Pepper joins coach Martin in Boomers squad for trans-Tasman series

The prolific Perth Wildcats guard, who is averaging more than 50 points across his first two NBL1 West games for Warwick Senators, will join Assistant Coach Gerard Martin for the three-game series which kicks off in Adelaide on Wednesday 7 May.

It’s the first of three games in five days for the Boomers and Tall Blacks, followed by a Sunshine Coast clash on Friday 9 May and the decider in Hamilton, New Zealand on Sunday 11 May.

Several former Wildcats will also feature in the squad including Mitch Norton (now at Brisbane Bullets), Todd Blanchfield (Illawarra Hawks), Kyle Bowen (Melbourne United) and ex-assistant Jacob Chance (Melbourne United).

The Australian-born, US-raised Pepper has been a regular for the Boomers since signed with the Wildcats ahead of the NBL25 season.

He made his official debut with the Boomers in February, playing in the Asia Cup Qualifiers against Indonesia and Thailand where he top-scored in both games with 18 and 24 points respectively.