1. Tai Hikuroa Wynyard was born on 5 February 1998 and is a New Zealand professional basketball player who last played for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League.
23 Facts About Tai Wynyard
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Tai Wynyard began his career playing in his home country for the Breakers of the Australian NBL and the Super City Rangers of the New Zealand NBL.
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Tai Wynyard played in the New Zealand NBL in 2014 for the Super City Rangers, averaging 4.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in nine games.
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On 15 August 2014, Tai Wynyard signed with the New Zealand Breakers as a non-contracted development player so as to keep his amateur status and his NCAA eligibility.
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In October 2015, Tai Wynyard helped Rangitoto College win the Secondary Schools National Championships while earning MVP honours.
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In November 2015, Tai Wynyard signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
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Tai Wynyard was used only sparingly by coach John Calipari throughout the entire season.
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In 15 games for the Wildcats as a freshman, Tai Wynyard averaged 3.6 minutes per game and totalled 11 points and 13 rebounds.
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Tai Wynyard played just 97 minutes across two seasons with Kentucky, scoring 19 points.
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On 28 March 2019, Tai Wynyard signed with the Southland Sharks for the 2019 New Zealand NBL season.
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Tai Wynyard made one appearance for the Taipans during the season.
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In June 2020, Wynyard was acquired by the Taranaki Mountainairs for the 2020 New Zealand NBL season.
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On 6 March 2021, Wynyard re-signed with the Mountainairs for the 2021 New Zealand NBL season.
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On 7 January 2022, Tai Wynyard re-signed with Taranaki, now known as the Airs, for the 2022 New Zealand NBL season.
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On 20 March 2023, Tai Wynyard signed with the Canterbury Rams for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season.
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On 9 January 2024, Tai Wynyard joined the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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On 7 December 2024, Tai Wynyard signed with the New Zealand Breakers as an injury replacement player, providing cover in the absence of Dane Pineau and Jonah Bolden.
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On 15 July 2014, Tai Wynyard became the youngest Tall Black when he took to the court against South Korea in Wellington.
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Tai Wynyard later missed out on making the final squad for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain but went on to lead the Junior Tall Blacks in December during the Oceania Championships in Fiji.
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On 26 May 2017, Tai Wynyard was named in a 12-man Junior Tall Blacks squad for the Under-19 World Cup in Cairo in July.
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Tai Wynyard saw action in all seven contests during the tournament, averaging team highs of 14.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
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Tai Wynyard is the son of world champion woodchoppers Jason and Karmyn Tai Wynyard.
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Tai Wynyard's mother played college basketball for the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves from 1992 to 1995.