Shea Ili poses during the announcement of the Tall Blacks team for the Commonwealth Games at the headquarters of the Breakers team in Auckland yesterday. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESA few big names are missing but the Tall Blacks have named a solid squad for next month's Commonwealth Games. It also includes six non-travelling reserves, one of whom is Otago big man Sam Timmins, currently at the University of Washington in the USA. The only player who was in the team that won silver in 2006, the last time the sport was included in the Games, is Mika Vukona. The Tall Blacks find themselves in a tough pool, with Australia, Canada and Nigeria standing in their way.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 16, 2018 17:15 UTC