NZL - The Trueman show

NAPIER (Jeep International Series) - Teenager Jeremiah Trueman will dress for his international debut with the Tall Blacks in tonight's Jeep International Series opener against Australia.

Trueman (19), a 2.05m forward at San Diego Christian College, was the bolter named in coach Tab Baldwin's 14-man squad named last week, getting his chance with the retirements of NBS performer Sean Marks and veteran centre Ed Book.

With only 12 suiting up for each of the games against the Australia Post Boomers, Baldwin will rest Auckland forward Dillon Boucher, who has struggled to recover physically from last weekend's PRIMO NBL Final, and Waikato forward Ben Hill, who will likely make his debut in Friday's Game Two.

Grant Chapman
Basketball New Zealand