Tall Blacks Head Coach Paul Henare named a 14 strong roster to travel to Asia to prepare for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament in the Philippines in July
Tall Blacks Touring Party, name, club/s, position, height, age
Tom Abercrombie, Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir (Turksih League)/SKYCITY Breakers, Forward, 198cm, 29 years;
BJ Anthony, Wellington Saints (NBL), Forward, 198cm, 28 years;
Everard Bartlett, Southland Sharks (NBL), Guard, 193cm, 29 years;
Finn Delany, Nelson Giants (NBL)/SKYCITY Breakers, Forward, 200cm, 20 years;
Isaac Fotu, CAI Zaragoza (Liga ACB), Forward, 203cm, 22 years;
Shea Ili, Wellington Saints (NBL)/SKYCITY Breakers (ANBL), Guard, 183cm, 23 years;
Michael Karena, Canterbury Rams (NBL)/Wright State University (NCAA), Centre, 208cm, 22 years;
Jarrod Kenny, Nelson Giants (NBL)/Perth Wildcats, Guard, 186cm, 30 years;
Rob Loe, Limburg United (Belgian League), Centre, 211cm, 24 years;
Jordan Ngatai, Taranaki MountainAirs (NBL), Forward, 195cm, 23 years;
Ethan Rusbatch, Canterbury Rams (NBL), Guard, 196cm, 23 years;
Mika Vukona, Supercity Rangers (NBL)/SKYCITY Breakers (ANBL), Forward, 198cm, 34 years;
Corey Webster, Supercity Rangers (NBL)/SKYCITY Breakers, Guard, 188cm, 27 years;
Tai Webster, Nebraska Cornhuskers (NCAA), Guard, 193cm, 20 years
Obviously the huge miss is absense of Steven Adams, also Tall Blacks legend Kirk Penney decided to retire from NT, along with another experienced guard Lindsay Tait. While talented Tai Wynyard from Kentucky Uni. also declared his unavailability for the NT earlier
Tall Blacks Touring Party, name, club/s, position, height, age
Tom Abercrombie, Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir (Turksih League)/SKYCITY Breakers, Forward, 198cm, 29 years;
BJ Anthony, Wellington Saints (NBL), Forward, 198cm, 28 years;
Everard Bartlett, Southland Sharks (NBL), Guard, 193cm, 29 years;
Finn Delany, Nelson Giants (NBL)/SKYCITY Breakers, Forward, 200cm, 20 years;
Isaac Fotu, CAI Zaragoza (Liga ACB), Forward, 203cm, 22 years;
Shea Ili, Wellington Saints (NBL)/SKYCITY Breakers (ANBL), Guard, 183cm, 23 years;
Michael Karena, Canterbury Rams (NBL)/Wright State University (NCAA), Centre, 208cm, 22 years;
Jarrod Kenny, Nelson Giants (NBL)/Perth Wildcats, Guard, 186cm, 30 years;
Rob Loe, Limburg United (Belgian League), Centre, 211cm, 24 years;
Jordan Ngatai, Taranaki MountainAirs (NBL), Forward, 195cm, 23 years;
Ethan Rusbatch, Canterbury Rams (NBL), Guard, 196cm, 23 years;
Mika Vukona, Supercity Rangers (NBL)/SKYCITY Breakers (ANBL), Forward, 198cm, 34 years;
Corey Webster, Supercity Rangers (NBL)/SKYCITY Breakers, Guard, 188cm, 27 years;
Tai Webster, Nebraska Cornhuskers (NCAA), Guard, 193cm, 20 years
Obviously the huge miss is absense of Steven Adams, also Tall Blacks legend Kirk Penney decided to retire from NT, along with another experienced guard Lindsay Tait. While talented Tai Wynyard from Kentucky Uni. also declared his unavailability for the NT earlier
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