hɪz stɹˈɔŋ plˈeɪ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks wʌz ɹᵻwˈɔːɹdᵻd ˌɔn ɪlˈɛvən mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks wɛn hiː wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪnðə nˈuː zˈiːlənd tˈɔːl blˈæks skwˈɑːd tə pɹɪpˈɛɹ fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl wˈɜːld tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ɪn dʒəpˈæn.
His strong play in 2006 was rewarded on 11 May 2006 when he was selected in the New Zealand Tall Blacks squad to prepare for the 2006 Basketball World Championship in Japan.