Tamworth's Nick Kay has been rewarded for a standout season with NBL champions the Perth Wildcast by being named in Australia's extended squad for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
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NBA stars Ben Simmons, Joe Ingles, Patty Mills, Aron Baynes and Matthew Dellavedova headline Australia's star-studded squad.
Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis has picked nine Australian NBA players, with Andrew Bogut, Jonah Bolden, Deng Adel and Mitch Creek rounding out the list.
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After joining Perth from Illawarra last season, Kay produced his best-ever figures - the forward's average of 14.7 points per game well up on his 10.5 career average.
In 2018-19 he averaged 8.7 rebounds and three assists per game, compared to 5.4 and 1.9 for his career.
The 17-man squad will play four warm-up games prior to the World Cup - against Canada in Perth and USA Basketball in Melbourne.
It will then be trimmed to 12 players for the World Cup in China, which starts in August.
Boomers squad: Deng Adel, Aron Baynes, Todd Blanchfield, Andrew Bogut, Jonah Bolden, Mitch Creek, Matthew Dellavedova, Cameron Gliddon, Chris Goulding, Joe Ingles, Nicholas Kay, Jock Landale, Mitch McCarron, Patty Mills, Brock Motum, Ben Simmons, Nathan Sobey.
Australian Associated Press
