Ben Adamson

Position: Forward

Height: 206cm

Born: 17 February, 2002

Junior Association: Counties Manukau

High School: Howick College

Previous NBL clubs – Rookie

Played for Elias Titans in Darwin 2021 averaging 15.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.

A trained barber.

Grant Anticevich (Import)

Alonzo Burton

Position: Wing

Height: 193cm

Born: 4 October, 1993

Junior Association:

High School: St John’s College Hastings

Highest Representative Honour – NZ Select (2018)

Previous NBL clubs – Southland Sharks (2021-present), Hawkes Bay (2012-13 and 2015-16, Manawatu (2014), Taranaki (2017-19)

Averaged 13.3 points per game in 17 appearances for the Sharks in 2021 before a serious hand injury ruled him out of the back part of the season.

Has made over 150 NBL appearances since debuting in 2012.

Played 7 games for the NZ Breakers in 2013-14 as a Development Player.

Son of Tall Black and NBL Legend Willie Burton.

Tom Cowie

Position: Guard

Height: 184cm

Born: 5 March, 2001

Junior Association: Southland

High School: James Hargest College/Westlake Boys

Highest Representative Honour – NZ U18 (2018)

Previous NBL clubs – Southland Sharks (2019-present), Canterbury Rams (2020)

Played 19 games for the Sharks in 2021.

Played for New Zealand at the FIBA 2018 U17 World Cup in Argentina.

Cowie spent all but Year 13 (when he attended Westlake Boys) at James Hargest College, Invercargill.

Romaro Gill (Import)

Position: Centre

Height: 2.18m (7’2”)

Born: 2 October, 1994

High School: Saint Thomas Technical HS, Jamaica

Previous NBL Clubs – Position: Centre

Averaged 8.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 9 games for the Saints in 2021.

Played for Raptors 905 in the 2021-22 G League.

Played at Seton Hall University – named to the Big East All-Academic Team in 2018 and 2019. As a senior he averaged 7.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game.

Played cricket, volleyball and football at school.

Ben Hall

Johnny Helu

Position: Guard

Height: 188cm

Born: 18 June, 1999

Junior Association: Wellington

High School: Wellington College

Previous NBL clubs – Wellington Saints (2019 and 2022), Southland Sharks (2021)

Played 19 games for the Southland Sharks in 2021 averaging 6.3 points per game. Scored a season high 13 points against the Auckland Huskies in May.

Attended University of West Florida (NCAA Division II) in 2019-20.

Jeremy Kendle (Import)

Brayden Inger

Position: Wing

Height: 203cm

Born: 18 March, 1999

Junior Association: North Harbour

High School: Rangitoto College

Highest Representative Honour – Tall Blacks (Debuted in 2022)

Previous NBL clubs – Southland Sharks (2021)

Played 19 games for the Sharks in 2021 averaging 14.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game – shot 40% (56/139) from the 3-point line.

Played for Cairns Taipans as a Development Player in the 2021-22 Australian NBL season.

Inger spent 2019 and 2020 playing in the Western Australian State League for Geraldton Buccaneers. Averaged 13.3 points and 5.8 rebounds in 2020.

Enjoyed an outstanding junior career winning U15 and U17 National titles with North Harbour and back-to-back Secondary School titles with Rangitoto College in 2015 and 2016.

Dru-Leo Leusogi-Ape

Position: Guard

Height: 190cm

Born: 14 October, 2001

Junior Association: Waitakere West

High School: Liston College and Shawnigan Lake School, Vancouver

Highest Honour – Samoan National Team

Previous NBL clubs – Franklin Bulls (2020), Taranaki Airs (2021)

Played 14 games for the Airs in 2021 averaging 6.6 points per game.

Named to the Tournament Team at the 2021 U23 National Championship team after helping Porirua to the title.

Averaged 19.8 points per game for the Samoan senior national team at the 2019 Pacific Games in New Caledonia.

Spent two-years attending high school in Canada.

Riley Snow

Quake Webster

Position: Guard

Height:

Born: 25 June, 2005

Junior Association: Southland

High School:

Previous NBL clubs – Rookie

Played for Southland at 2021 U17 National Championships