Leger-Walker sisters complete NZ basketball double

The Tall Ferns basketball squad for the upcoming tour of China has been named. Krystal Leger-Walker is the youngest member of the squad and has completed the family double after her younger sister was named in the NZ U18 3on3 team earlier in the week earlier.

Head Coach Kennedy Kereama has announced a squad of 14 players to tour China and Europe ahead of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in France next month.

The 14 players selected are:

•       Micaela Cocks, aged 30, from North Harbour, plays for Townsville Fire
•       Antonia Edmondson, 28, Canterbury - Perth Lynx
•       Kalani Purcell, 21, Counties Manukau - Brigham Young University-Provo
•       Erin Rooney, 25, Canterbury - Cote D'Opale Basket Calais, France
•       Lisa Wallbutton, 30, North Harbour - Perth Redbacks
•       Jessica Bygate, 24, Nelson - Adelaide Lightning/Sunbury Jets
•       Chevannah Paalvast, 24, Waitakere - Townsville Fire
•       Jordan Hunter, 25, Counties Manukau - Lady Hawks
•       Deena Franklin, North Harbour - Waitakere Lady Rangers
•       Krystal Leger-Walker, 18, Waikato - Waikato Wizards
•       Brooke Blair, North Harbour - Idaho State University
•       Katelyn Noyer, Waitakere - Waitakere Lady Rangers
•       Stella Beck, 20, Hutt Valley - Saint Mary's College, California
•       Penina Davidson, 20, Waitakere, University of California, Berkley

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