Nick Davidson
Position: Point Guard
Height: 185cm
Born: 4 March, 2005
Junior Association: Nelson
High School: Nelson College
Previous NBL clubs – Rookie
Year 13 at Nelson College.
Named as a reserve for the 2021 NZ U17 National Team competing at the FIBA Asia Cup in June.
Nick Davidson
Sam Dempster
Position: Forward
Height: 194cm
Born: 20 June, 1990
Junior Association: Nelson
High School: Nayland College
Previous NBL Clubs – Nelson Giants (2008-present)
Highest Representative Honour – NZ Universities Team (2011)
Missed the 2020 NBL Showdown season due to work commitments otherwise has played every season since 2008 for the Giants, closing in on 200 appearances.
Played all 16 games for the Giants in 2021 averaging 7.3 points per game and a team high 7.8 rebounds.
Head coach of Nelson College
Sam Dempster
Tom Ingham
Position: Guard
Height: 192cm
Born: 19 June, 1993
Junior Association: Nelson
High School: Waimea College
Previous NBL Clubs – Nelson Giants (2010-2011 and 2016-present), Otago Nuggets (2012-2014)
Played all 16 games for the Giants in 2021 averaging 10.9 points per game – scored a season best 17 points against the Hawks.
Also a Nelson cricket representative, Ingham has played over 100 games for the Giants. He also played for Otago Nuggets whilst studying at Otago University.
School teacher at Nelson Intermediate.
Tom Ingham
Alex McNaught
Position: Guard
Height: 185cm
Born: 21 June, 2002
Junior Association: Auckland
High School: St Kentigern College
Highest Representative Honour – NZ U17 Team (2019)
Previous NBL clubs – Nelson Giants (2020-21)
The pugnacious guard played 8 games for the Giants in 2020 while still at Saint Kentigern College and a further 11 games in 2021.
He was the leading scorer at the 2021 U19 National Championships playing for Nelson.
Played on the St Kentigern College team that won the 2019 Secondary Schools National Championship.
Also in 2019 played for NZ at the FIBA U17 Oceania Championships in New Caledonia.
Alex McNaught
Nic Trathen
Position: Small Forward
Height: 200cm
Born: 12 June, 1997
Junior Association: Nelson
High School: Waimea College
Previous NBL Clubs – Nelson Giants (2015-present)
Played all 16 games for the Giants in 2021 averaging 9.3 points per game – shot the three-ball at an impressive 45% (27/60).
Trathen debuted for the Giants in 2015 as a 17-year old.
Nic Trathen