Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Muna 2015, Bender akasarudzwa neCroatia ye2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup
muCrete, Greece, asi akamanikidzwa kurega nemhaka yokuti vatambi vechikwata chacho vaifanira kupfeka zvipfeko zvomushambadzi weJordan Brand neshangu, nemhaka yechibvumirano chokutsigira. Bender akanga asaina chibvumirano chakafanana nomutsigiri wake Adidas, icho chakamudzivisa kupfeka zvimwe zviratidzo. Bender akaratidza kuodzwa mwoyo nechisarudzo cheCroatian Basketball Federation, achitotaura kuti vakanga vasina chikonzero chokurwisa kuvimbika kwake kuCroatia, kana kuvimbika kwemhuri yake kwairi. Adidas akazogadzira shangu dzisina logo yeBender, kuitira kuti atambe neMaccabi Tel Aviv, sezvo ivo vachitsigirwawo neJordan Brand, semhinduro kune chinzvimbo cheCroatian Basketball Federation.