Rosters

Men’s Roster

Mug Sam Betts

Sam Betts #7 (Captain)

Position: Forward
Height: 6′4″
Joined Crusaders in 2006, played for East London juniors. Played BBL for London Towers.

Jeff Wadey

Jeff Wadey #9

Position: Guard
Height: 6′0″
Joined Crusaders in 2004, played junior and senior basketball in Medway.

Damian Mug

Damian Lyons #11 (Vice-Captain)

Position: Guard
Height: 6′2″
Joined Crusaders in 2006, originally from Wales, where he played junior and senior basketball for Cardiff. Played senior basketball for Oxford Devils and Reading Rockets. Community coach for Crusaders.

JP Mug

JP Dimandja #21

Position: Forward
Height: 6′6″
Joined Crusaders in 2007.

James Harris Mug

James Harris #23

Position: Guard
Height: 6′0″
Joined Crusaders in 2005, product of East Kent Crusaders junior system. Played for London Towers Juniors, attended Loughborough University where he played BUSA and EBL.

Mug Rafa

Rafal Sojczynski #24

Position: Center
Height: 6′7″
Joined Crusaders in 2008. Originally from Poland. Played with Scottish National League Grampian Flyers in 2007/08. Played Polish Division 1, 2 and 3 and kadets with MOSiR Zabrze.

Mug Lewis Elgar

Lewis Elgar

Position: Forward
Height: 6′4″
Joined Crusaders in 2008, product of Folkestone under 18s system. Plays with Tenterden Tornados in Kent Local League.

Mug Kalil

Kalil Irving

Position: Guard
Height: 6′4″
Joined Senior Men Crusaders in 2007 as practice player, shortly after being chosen for Under 16’s England training squad. Plays for Crusaders Under 18’s and Crusaders Academy.  Has been part of Crusaders since he was 7.  Older brother Angelo has alos played for the Crusaders Men.

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Brad Smith

Position: Forward
Height: 6′6″
Joined Crusaders in 2009 from the University of Western Ontario in Canada.  First team league all-star and back-to back National Semi-finalists.

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Tom Raymen

Position: Guard
Height: 6′0″
Joined Crusaders in 2009 after attending high school in the US.  Captain of England Under 16s and played junior basketball for London Towers.

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Gregoire Currat

Position: Guard
Height: 6′0″
Joined Crusaders in 2009 from Villars Basket in LNB in Switzerland.  Played with former Crusader Walter Moyse in Switzwerland.

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Gary Noakes

Position: Forwards
Height: 6′4″
Joined Crusaders Men in 2009. Plays for Crusaders Under 18’s and Crusaders Academy.

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Andrew Chiguiri

Position: Guard
Height: 6′2″
Joined Crusaders Men in 2009. Plays for Crusaders Under 18’s and Crusaders Academy.

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Disraeli Lufadeju

Position: Guard
Height: 6′0″
Joined Crusaders Men in 2009. Plays for Crusaders Under 18’s and Crusaders Academy.

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Rob Vassie

Position: Guard
Height: 6′0″
Joined Crusaders Men in 2009. Plays for Crusaders Under 18’s and Crusaders Academy.

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Stephan Eyeson

Position: Forward
Height: 6′2″
Joined Crusaders in 2008 from Bristol Academy

   
Mads Olesen

Mads Olesen

Position: Head Coach
Head coach from 2007. Joined Crusaders in 2005, originally from Denmark. Level 3 coach. Assistant Coach at Kristiansand Pirates, Norway BLNO pro league 2004-05, head coach Lundergaard Basketball, Denmark div. 2 men 2002-04, assistant at Aalborg BK, Denmark, div. 2 men, 2000-02, head coach Aalborg BK div. 2 women 1998-2000. Also head coach of regional/county teams in England and Denmark.

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James Vear

Position: Assistant
Joined Crusaders in 2009 from Sevenoaks.  Associate Head Coach at Crusaders Academy.

U18 and Academy Roster

Kalil Irving 6′4″ Guard
Gary Noakes 6′4″ Forward

U16 Roster

U14 Roster