WBBL Players and Coaches

Vanessa Ellis

Coach

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#5 Ana Santana Gonzalez

3 Guard

Age: 20
Previous clubs & Caps (International etc): Canterbury Lions, Basket Pintadera
Favourite Film: Hidden Figures
Favourite Player: Marta Xargay
Favourite Food:Pizza
Greatest Achievement: 1st Canary Islands Championship, 4th Spanish Championship
Greatest Influence: My Mum and Dad

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#6 Millie Oates

Guard

Age: 16
Previous clubs & Caps (International etc):
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#9 Helen Naylor

Forward

Age: 30
Previous clubs & Caps (International etc): Doncaster Panthers, Leeds Carnegie
Favourite Film: Love and Basketball or Finding Nemo 🙂
Favourite Player: Candace Parker/ Tony Parker
Favourite Food: Nandos or Pizza
Greatest Achievement: Getting my degree
Greatest Influence: My mum and sister

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#10 Deborah Rodriguez

Centre

Age: 28
Previous clubs & Caps (International etc): Real Club Celta de Vigo (LF1 and LF2)
Carmelitas de Ourense (LF2)
Wildcats (Super League and Div 1)
Intrepida Basket Brindisi (LF2)
Favourite Film: Diano de Noa, Million Doller Baby
Favourite Player: Ana Santana, Roso Buch
Favourite Food: Italian
Greatest Achievement: Gold in Spanish Championship
Greatest Influence: Carlos Colinas, Miguel Mendez

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#13 Naomi Campbell

Power Forward

Age: 26
Previous clubs & Caps (International etc): Sheffield Hatters 2002-present
England U16 2007
GB U20 squad
Loughborough University 2009-2012
Sheffield Hallam University 2012-present
Favourite Film: Matilda or Lion King
Favourite Player: Garnet Gayle (don’t tell him!)
Favourite Food: Cucumber
Greatest Achievement: Becoming a Maths teacher
Greatest Influence: Parents!

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#16 Brigha Allen

Forward

Age: 16
Previous clubs & Caps (International etc): England Under 17
Favourite Film:Tangled
Favourite Player: Stephen Curry
Favourite Food:My Dad’s Chocolate Guinness Cake
Greatest Achievement: National Champions with Hatters U14′, Regional Champions with Yorkshire, and Playing for England
Greatest Influence: Betty Codona

#17 Jessica Southwell

Guard

Age: 16
Previous clubs & Caps (International etc): England Under 16
Favourite Film:Get Out
Favourite Player: Kyrie Irving
Favourite Food:Chocolate Digestives
Greatest Achievement: Playing for England Under 15’s and GB Under 16’s
Greatest Influence: Parents