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| Vijay Ramburuth |
| Height | 5' 7 |  |
| Position | Point Guard |
| Number | 8 |
| Nickname | VJ |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Ultimate Pop Star |
| Most admired player? | Michael Jordan - he was the ultimate competitor |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | 1999 Under 20's National Final Four - Ellesmere Port |
| Why do you like Basketball? | I like to compete. I love to play, always have, always will. |
| Favourite food? | Any Mauritian dish - especially sea food! |
| Favourite film? | You've Got Game |
| Favourite holiday destination? | Mauritius |
| Maarten Wijdekop |
| Height | 6' 5 |  |
| Position | Centre/Power Forward |
| Number | 12 |
| Nickname | Knees |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Likes tight pants |
| Most admired player? | Rik Smits |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | Finishing a coast-2-coast with a dunk (back in Holland, a long time ago….) |
| Why do you like Basketball? | I love to play and meet new people |
| Favourite food? | Lasagne |
| Favourite film? | The English Patient |
| Favourite holiday destination? | Holland |
| Mark Price |
| Height | 6' 4 |  |
| Position | Power Forward |
| Number | TBC |
| Nickname | Pricey |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Big and Mean |
| Most admired player? | Dominique Wilkins |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | Tournament in Truro with young Alan Duppa |
| Why do you like Basketball? | Plenty of contact! |
| Favourite food? | Steak |
| Favourite film? | Blues Brothers |
| Favourite holiday destination? | Rhyl |
| Steve Flanagan |
| Height | 6' |  |
| Position | Shooting Guard |
| Number | 7 |
| Nickname | Flanders |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | How Dare You! |
| Most admired player? | Michael Jordan |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | Finishing 16-0 with Liverpool in 2000/01 season and becoming Divisional Champions |
| Why do you like Basketball? | Stops me from getting fat! |
| Favourite food? | Garlic Bread |
| Favourite film? | Shawshank Redemption |
| Favourite holiday destination? | Maldives |
| Robbie Connell |
| Height | 5' 10 |  |
| Position | Point Guard |
| Number | TBC |
| Nickname | The Wizard |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Big Bad Ugly |
| Most admired player? | Ervin 'Magic' Johnson |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | Playing at Chapel Hill, North Carolina - UNC's home court |
| Why do you like Basketball? | It's fast and furious |
| Favourite food? | Chocolate |
| Favourite film? | Toy Story |
| Favourite holiday destination? | Australia |
| Andy White |
| Height | 6' 2 |  |
| Position | Shooting Guard |
| Number | 5 |
| Nickname | Sick Note |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Sick Once Again |
| Most admired player? | Scottie Pippen |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | The last time I played a full season! |
| Why do you like Basketball? | The travelling and the banter with the boys |
| Favourite food? | Pizza |
| Favourite film? | You've Got Mail |
| Favourite holiday destination? | Hong Kong |
| Matt Weedall |
| Height | 6' 6 |  |
| Position | Power Forward / Centre / Head Coach |
| Number | 15 |
| Nickname | Weedall or Coach |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Super Smashing Great |
| Most admired player? | Mark Ogley |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | 1st Welsh Senior cap at 18 |
| Why do you like Basketball? | Travelling around and meeting people |
| Favourite food? | Mum's home cooking |
| Favourite film? | The Big Lebowski |
| Favourite holiday destination? | France |
| Alan Duppa |
| Height | 6' 7 |  |
| Position | Centre |
| Number | 13 |
| Nickname | Dups |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Big Pie Eater |
| Most admired player? | Kobe Bryant |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | Playing for Wales in Andorra |
| Why do you like Basketball? | Fast and Furious |
| Favourite food? | Pies |
| Favourite film? | Saving Private Ryan |
| Favourite holiday destination? | California |
| Mark Ogley |
| Height | 6' 1 |  |
| Position | Point Guard / Coach |
| Number | TBC |
| Nickname | Ogs / Stan |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Fun-loving / Cuddly / Balding |
| Most admired player? | Dave Gardner |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | Beating Doncaster to win the league and gain promotion into the Premier League |
| Why do you like Basketball? | Explosive, skilful and tactical |
| Favourite food? | Lamb, mash potatoes, peas & gravy |
| Favourite film? | Snatch / Shawshank Redemption |
| Favourite holiday destination? | Egypt |
| Ian Thomas |
| Height | 5' 10 |  |
| Position | Point Guard |
| Number | 4 |
| Nickname | Tommo |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Relaxed / Grey / Sharp |
| Most admired player? | Michael Jordan |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | Winning Welsh Cup with Hope Lions |
| Why do you like Basketball? | Get to play with Mark Price and stay in shape. |
| Favourite food? | Pasta |
| Favourite film? | Desperado |
| Favourite holiday destination? | Mexico |
| Steve Roberts |
| Height | 6' 1 |  |
| Position | Forward/Guard |
| Number | 10 |
| Nickname | Robbo/Arnie/Day 20 |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | I never foul |
| Most admired player? | Nick Horricks |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | Winning Welsh Cup with Hope Lions |
| Why do you like Basketball? | Gets me out of housework |
| Favourite food? | Don’t eat - just drink coffee |
| Favourite film? | Teen Wolf |
| Favourite holiday destination? | Cancun |
| Sean Jones |
| Height | 6' 5 |  |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | TBC |
| Nickname | Jet Wash |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Tall / Bald / Skinny |
| Most admired player? | Charles Barkley |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | Scoring 50 points in a game |
| Why do you like Basketball? | Keeps me fit |
| Favourite food? | Kebab |
| Favourite film? | Human Traffic |
| Favourite holiday destination? | Ibiza |
| Rhys Platten |
| Height | 6' 0 |  |
| Position | Point Guard / Guard |
| Number | 14 |
| Nickname | Smiler |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Married Dedicated Smiling |
| Most admired player? | Larry Bird |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | Beating Manchester Giants when playing for the Cumberland Cougars |
| Why do you like Basketball? | World's greatest sport for the world's greatest athletes |
| Favourite food? | Margarita Pizza |
| Favourite film? | Happy Gilmore |
| Favourite holiday destination? | St Lucia, ahh good times |
| Ryan Chambers |
| Height | 6' 1 |  |
| Position | Point Guard |
| Number | 11 |
| Nickname | Ry |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Cheap and Cheerful |
| Most admired player? | Jason Kidd |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | Getting my first Wales cap this year |
| Why do you like Basketball? | Love the competition |
| Favourite food? | Scampi and chips |
| Favourite film? | Either Big Daddy or All The Presidents Men |
| Favourite holiday destination? | NYC |
| Craig Jones |
| Height | 5' 9 |  |
| Position | Point Guard |
| Number | 6 |
| Nickname | TBC |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | TBC |
| Most admired player? | TBC |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | TBC |
| Why do you like Basketball? | TBC |
| Favourite food? | TBC |
| Favourite film? | TBC |
| Favourite holiday destination? | TBC |
| Jez Robertson |
| Height | 6' 1 |  |
| Position | Guard / Forward |
| Number | TBC |
| Nickname | Jegs |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Keen As Mustard |
| Most admired player? | Scottie Pippen |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | Knicks drafting Freddy Weis over Andrei Kirilenko! |
| Why do you like Basketball? | Creativity / depth of skill |
| Favourite food? | Chicken |
| Favourite film? | The Matrix |
| Favourite holiday destination? | Hong Kong |
| Kostas Psarris |
| Height | 6' 3 |  |
| Position | Guard / Forward |
| Number | 9 |
| Nickname | Kos, for the time being |
| 3 words to describe yourself? | Out of shape |
| Most admired player? | Dirk Nowitzki, Theo Papaloukas |
| Most memoriable basketball moment? | A winning buzzer beater I finished that game having 1/9 field goals... |
| Why do you like Basketball? | Coz its both physical and tactical |
| Favourite food? | Souvlaki |
| Favourite film? | The Godfather (I and II) |
| Favourite holiday destination? | Wrexham |
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