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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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