Kentucky Wildcats big man Tai Wynyard will once again suit up for his home country of New Zealand.
Wynyard was selected to represent the Kiwis at this year’s FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup. He was selected as one of 12 members of the Junior Tall Blacks for the 2017 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup, which will be held July 1-9 in Cairo.
The 6-10, 254-pound Wynyard previously played in the 2013 FIBA U16 Oceania Championship, the 2014 FIBA U18 Oceania Championship and the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship. He was also named the most valuable player of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup in 2015 after he led his team to the gold medal.