
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