Basketball New Zealand has appointed Australian Leonard King to lead its high performance programme.
The appointment comes as New Zealand is branching out into basketball's Asia zone and looking to qualify for the 2019 World Cup in China.
The non-coaching role is responsible for leading all high performance programmes from the national talent programme through national age-group levels and up to the Tall Ferns and Tall Blacks.
King has previously worked with BNZ in a coaching capacity with the national teams from 2004 to 2007.
New Zealand basketball has grown significantly since then, and King says he's looking forward to building on that foundation.
"There's an abundance of talented players in New Zealand, and I hope to be able to take what I have learnt working in the high performance environment over the past 10 years and make a difference in helping BNZ take the next step on the global stage."
King will take up the role in early December after leaving his current role at Basketball Queensland.
