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    A swathe of size and experience is returning to the Tall Blacks for their looming Basketball World Cup qualification series against Australia

    A swathe of size and experience is returning to the Tall Blacks for their looming Basketball World Cup qualification series against Australia


    After not featuring at the Asia Cup in August - guards Shea Ili and Izayah Le'afa and forward Finn Delany are all back on deck.

    The big man trio of Sam Mennenga , Tyrell Harrison and Yanni Wetzell also return.

    Delany's been named captain for the two games in Hobart on November 28, and Wellington on December 1.

    BASKETBALL COVERAGE WITH BK'S CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN. TOPPED WITH MELTY CHEESE SAUCE...AND MORE CHEESE.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Basketball News
     08 Dec: Basketball's bearded wonder James Harden is now in the NBA's top 10 scorers of all time
     07 Dec: An increasing level of satisfaction for Breakers coach Petteri Koponen after they racked up a third straight win in basketball's NBL
     06 Dec: A deep breath for centre Rob Loe as the Breakers hunt a third win in a row in tonight's NBL basketball game against Tasmania
     06 Dec: The Adelaide 36ers have extended their Australian basketball league winning streak to five games with a 90-65 win over Brisbane, remaining second on the ladder
     03 Dec: Izayah Le'afa unknowingly played through a stress fractured foot in the Tall Blacks basketball World Cup qualifier loss to Australia in Wellington
     03 Dec: Kiwi guard Tai Webster's returned for a third Australian Basketball League stint with the Breakers
     02 Dec: Australia have completed a clean sweep of the Tall Blacks in their two basketball World Cup qualification games
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