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BHM 2020 Topcats Alumni Celebrated: Marcus

Marcus Knight aka Machine gun aka Knight Rider Played for Topcats (1997-2001) & (2010-12) BBL Milton Keynes Lions (2001) German Bundesliga (2001-2002) Div 1 Teeside Mohawks (2002) BBL Leicester riders (2004-05) BBL London United (2005-06) BBL London Capitals 2007-09 Currently works in the digital design industry, spending 6 years at adidas and 3 years as […]

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October Half-Term Camp – Community Basketball Sessions

Learn new skills, get active and have fun. Our camp programme is designed to give you either a great introduction to basketball or to develop your skills if you already play. Brixton Topcats Half Term Community Basketball Sessions 29th Thursday and Friday 30th October 2020 will provide an extended opportunity to hone your skills with

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Black History Month: Inspiring Alumni – John Jowers (yes you can…)

Global Communications Director for Jordan Brand Q: How did playing for the club make a difference and why career is important ? I remember being terrified the first time I walked into a Brixton Topcats practice. Jimmy’s voice echoed through every corner of the gym, while everyone hustled quickly to follow his every command. I

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BHM: Topcats Celebrating Alumni – Arek Deng

🏀 Started playing for Brixton TopCats 1995-99 when she first arrived in the UK 🏀 BA in International relations (University of Delaware), MSC in Development and Refugee (London South Bank University) 🏀 Basketball career spanning over a decade: • 1996-2001 England U16 & U18 • 1999-2001 Blair Academy, USA • 2002-2006 University of Delaware •

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BHM: Topcats Celebrating Alumni – 🏀 Spiderman Rogers – Leeeee-O

🏀 Played for Topcats from 1987 – 1992 🏀 Dedicated father of three beautiful children 🏀 Leo is a current member of South London Topcats CIC board 🏀 Currently works for Jaguar/Land Rover (Liverpool) ✨ Proud that Jimmy’s legacy lives on ✨ “Big shout to all alumni and current Topcat players” 🙌🏾❤️ #drivethebody #BrixtonTopcatsAlumni #BlackHistoryMonth

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Topcats Celebrating Black History Month: Marvellous Marvin 🏀

🏀 Marvin Addy 🏀 Played for Topcats from 1994- 98, 2003 – 04 and 2014 – 15 🏀 Is a dedicated Basketball Coach 🏀 Currently is running his own coaching business ‘Young Prospect UK’ ✨ Instagram: young prospects 🏀 Works in 2 secondary schools and the University of East London developing players to reach the

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BHM: Topcats Celebrating Alumni – Dzaflo Larkai aka FLO 🏀

🏀 Played at Junior & Senior level for Topcats (1997-2000) 🏀 2008 Academic all conference team & 2nd team all conference 🏀 x2 undergraduate degrees 🏀 Gained a masters in 2019 🏀 Team GB member (2008 & 2013) 🏀 4x Regular season champion🇯🇵(2010,11,12,13) 🏀 3x Playoff champion 🇯🇵 (2010,11,12) 🏀 BBL cup champion (2018) 🏀

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Topcats Celebrating Black History Month – FE Adeniji aka Funke

🏀 Played for Topcats (2000- 2005, 2009-2011) 🏀 Has also played in Australia (2006) and for Sheffield Hatters(2007- 09) 🏀 Has 2 degrees – BSc Pharmacist (2002) & MSc Global Health Policy (2015) ✨ “My professional journey and the challenges I encountered during my Basketball ‘Career’ led me to establish an International not for profit

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