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New Zealand’s Sam Waardenburg signs with Miami

Miami Hurricanes head coach Jim Larranaga directs his team in their East Regional NCAA men's basketball game against the Marquette Golden Eagles in Washington

Miami Hurricanes head coach Jim Larranaga directs his team in their East Regional NCAA men’s basketball game against the Marquette Golden Eagles in Washington, March 28, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) New Zealand native Sam Waardenburg has signed a scholarship agreement with the Miami Hurricanes’ basketball team.

The 6-foot-9 Waardenburg will join the Hurricanes immediately and is expected to begin competition with the 2017-18 season.

Waardenburg represented New Zealand in the Under-18 World Championship in Kazakhstan. He was also recruited by Virginia, SMU and Utah.

He’ll be a teammate of Hurricane guard Dejan Vasiljevic and incoming freshman Deng Gak, both of Australia.