17 Mar 2009

Wellington to host both Basketball tests

12:05 pm on 17 March 2009

Wellington will host both return matches for the New Zealand men's and women's World Basketball Championship qualifying series' in late August and early September.

The Tall Blacks will play Australia at the TSB Bank Arena on Tuesday, August 25th, while Porirua's new Te Rauparaha Arena will host its first basketball international in game two of the women's series against Australia on Saturday September 5th.

Oceania has two berths in next year's World men's Basketball Championships, so they'll be playing for seedings, however only the winner of the women's series will get to their World Championships.