Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - he mema ano a Ponkrashov o te roopu poitūkohu a motu o Ruhia. Ki te kapa motu o Ruhia i wini ia i te mētara koura i te 2007 FIBA European Championship
, he mētara parahi i te 2012 Summer Olympics me te mētara parahi i te 2011 European Championships.