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Tai Hikuroa Wynyard (born 5 February 1998) is a New Zealand professional basketball player who currently plays for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (ANBL). He previously played for the Super City Rangers of the New Zealand NBL and has committed to playing for the University of Kentucky. ==Early life and career== Born in Auckland, Wynyard attended Rangitoto College where he helped the school's basketball team win the Auckland premier championship in September 2014, recording 24 points and seven rebounds in the final over Auckland Grammar. After appearing in the Super City Rangers' first three games of the 2014 New Zealand NBL season, Wynyard travelled to the United States to participate in the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic held on 18 April. He scored just two points and grabbed one rebound as he fouled out in just 11 minutes. Following the event, he returned to New Zealand and re-joined the Rangers, playing a further six games for the club to finish the season with averages of 4.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Player statistics for Tai Wynyard – NZNBL )〕 On 15 July 2014, Wynyard became the youngest Tall Black when he took to the court against South Korea in Wellington.〔 He later missed out on making the final squad for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain as he went on to lead the Junior Tall Blacks in December during the 2014 Oceania Championships in Fiji. On 15 August 2014, Wynyard signed with the New Zealand Breakers as a non-contracted development player so as to keep his amateur status and his NCAA eligibility. He made his debut for the Breakers in just the second game of the season on 17 October, recording one assist and one block in 44 seconds of play against the Adelaide 36ers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Player statistics for Tai Wynyard – ANBL )〕 On 26 January 2015, Wynyard committed to the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball program with the aim of joining the team in 2016–17. On 12 March, he was named to take part in the 2015 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon. In the 11 April game, Wynyard recorded two points, two assists and one rebound as the World Team defeated Team USA, 103–101. He then returned to New Zealand and made his season debut for the Super City Rangers on 24 April against the Wellington Saints, recording six points and four rebounds in a 102–94 win. In 10 games for the Rangers, he averaged 6.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.〔 After helping lead the Tall Blacks to the 2015 Stanković Cup title, Wynyard played in the two-game FIBA Oceania Championship series against Australia in mid-August. New Zealand were defeated 2–0 as Wynyard did not play in Game 1, and scored two points in Game 2. On 24 August 2015, Wynyard reacquired his development player spot with the New Zealand Breakers, maintaining a non-payment contract status in order to continue protecting his amateur status ahead of joining Kentucky in December 2015. On 3 October, Wynyard helped Rangitoto College win the 2015 Secondary Schools National Championships, as his performance earned him All-Tournament Team selection and MVP honours. On 16 November, he signed a National Letter of Intent with Kentucky, the last official act required before joining coach John Calipari's squad in December. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tai Wynyard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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