FLYING THE FLAG

ELITE WELSH PLAYERS 2020/21 ELITE WELSH BASKETBALL NEAR & FAR 2020/21

This document celebrates current elite Welsh players who are flying the flag near home and afar. If there are any players that should be added please let us know at teamscoordinator@basketball.

WBBL WBBL Welsh Juniors, Maisie Harrhy, Isobel Bunyan Tanisha Walker, Manchester and Carys Roy, Archers WBBL 2020/21 Mystics 2020/21

WBBL ARCHERS TEAM 2020/21 Players: Robyn Lewis, Sara Jörgensen, Kim Kheing, Laura Shanahan, Sarah Wagstaff, Denisa Molnar, Azeb Smalley, Ellie Lester, Maisie Harrhy, Issy Bunyan, Carys Roy, Marlee Ball, Levi Warren, Cristina Bigica, Shannon Hatch, Justine Ferland, Mara Marchizotti and Marie Le Picault.

Head Coach: Stef Collins WBBL / WEABL / NBL DIV 1 BBL BBL Associate Head Coach: Alex Radu Daisy Porter, Oaklands Isaiah Walker, Alex Koukouravas, Assistant Coach: Luke Strong Wolves 2020/21 Raiders

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Maisie Harrhy, Georgia Hellerman, Abi Morris, St David’s St David’s St David’s

Funmi Oduwaiye, Liv Thomson, ST DAVID’S COLLEGE St David’s St David’s

St David’s partners with the Cardiff Met In 2020 they strengthened the link Archers, to allow students to develop with Cardiff Met Archers Basketball their skills on the court, while gaining programme as the college team is now a high quality education off it. coached by Archers head coach and WBBL player Sarah Wagstaff.

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Rokas Jodkevicius, Omar Soltan, Umear Naseem, Logan Harding, Cardiff IRELAND St David’s St David’s St David’s and Vale College Ben Merchant, Norwich University Vermont 2019/20, Fr Mathews Division 1 Cork 2020/21

Cohen Goddard, Mike Bekiesza, Joshua Brown, Cardiff St David’s St David’s and Vale College

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USA USA USA USA Emily Stradling, AJ Edu, former Swansea Storm player, Jacob Solvason, Highland Morgan Carter, University of Mercer University, Georgia University of Toledo, Ohio, NCAA Div 1 High School Rams, Utah Minnesota Crookston, Minnesota

USA USA USA Ben Gordos, Luke Gordos, Phillips Jonny Hall, Missouri Concordia Chicago, Illinois Academy Andover, Massachussetts Valley College, Missouri

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NBL DIV 1 & EABL BUCS BUCS WEABL LMBL Ollie Wright, Daffyd Griffiths, Niall Williams, Kate Davies, Jess Hunt, Oakland’s Wolves Plymouth Marjon University Plymouth Marjon University Charnwood Camden Panthers

BUCS BUCS BUCS BUCS Ben Bedgood, Ben Evans, Llifon Torr, Jasper Ladd, Worcester University Worcester University Worcester University Durham University

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EABL 2020/21 EABL 2020/21 EABL 2020/21 EABL 2020/21 EABL 2020/21 Nathan Symons, Jayden Edwards, Panos Karras, Henry Lythe Depee, Joe Hooton, SGS Basketball Academy SGS Basketball Academy Itchen College Myerscough Myerscough

EABL 2020/21 EABL 2020/21 WNBL DIV 1 WNBL DIV 1 WNBL DIV 1 Ben Woog, Jacob Adams, Jenny Dorney-Savage, Eleanor Bishop, Imogen Youd, Charnwood College Charnwood College Thames Valley Cavaliers Thames Valley Cavaliers

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ARCHERS DIV 1 WOMEN 2020/21

From back row, left to right: 1. Issy Bunyan, Freya Williams, Katie Richards, Amber Deane 2. Lauren Green, Funmi Oduwaiye, Eloïse Ferguson, Heather Johnstone 3. Greta Kvietinskaite, Beth Jones 4. Liv Thomson, Centini McDonald 5. Bella Basini-James, Abi Morris 6. Maisie Harrhy

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ARCHERS DIV 2 MEN

Matthew Broderick Jake Kinder Eli Andam Gareth Williams

Eddie Kizito Lloyd Roberts Lennie Norris Kieran Horrigan James Dawe

Georgi Lokmadzhiev JJ Royall Jordan Seeley

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ARCHERS U18 PREM MEN

Ben Evans Cohen Goddard Juan Roderick Lucas Scotland

Omar Sultan Pete Walker Rokas Jodkevicius Umear Naseem Myles Mullett

James Mace Osion James Mike Bekiesza

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ARCHERS U18 PREM WOMEN

Liv Thomson Abi Morris Funmi Oduwaiye Freya Williams

Issy Bunyan Bella Basini-James Maisie Harrhy Carys Roy Esme Cornelius

Georgia Hellerman Neva Hughes Maddie Tiessen Talia Tombs Katie Bamborough

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