At the end of the season he was selected for the Tall Blacks trials for the 2010 FIBA World Championships and subsequently made the twelve-man squad.
æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈiːzən hiː wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd fɚðə tˈɔːl blˈæks tɹˈaɪəlz fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn fˈiːbə wˈɜːld tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli mˌeɪd ðə twˈɛlvmˈæn skwˈɑːd.