At a glance

Tall Blacks wider squad: Joe Cook-Green (Eastern Arizona College), Shea Ili (Breakers/Wellington Saints), Jarrod Kenny (Perth Wildcats/Bay Hawks), Derone Raukawa (Breakers/Southland Sharks), Tai Webster (Fraport Skyliners), Luke Aston (Southland Sharks), Quinn Clinton (Breakers), Ethan Rusbatch (Canterbury Rams), Reuben Te Rangi (Brisbane Bullets/Southland Sharks), Corey Webster (Ironi Nahariya/Wellington Saints), Tom Abercrombie (Breakers), Dan Fotu (Breakers), Dyson King-Hawea (Nunawading Spectres), Jordan Ngatai (Breakers/Wellington Saints), Finn Delany (Breakers, Nelson Giants), Isaac Fotu (Ratiopharm Ulm), Tohi Milner-Smith (Melbourne United), Mitchell Newton (Breakers/Southland Sharks), Mika Vukona (Breakers), James Hunter (Breakers/Southland Sharks), Michael Karena (Forca Lleida), Rob Loe (Breakers), Alex Pledger (Breakers/Southland Sharks)

FIBA World Cup qualifying, Group A (top three progress to next phase of qualifying and carry points through): November 23 v Korea, TSB Bank Arena Wellington; November 26 v Hong Kong, away; February 23 v China, away; February 26 v South Korea, away; June 28 v Hong Kong, NZ venue TBA; July 21 v China, NZ venue TBA.