Ben Pepper

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Ben Pepper

Position	Centre
Nickname	Pep
Height	213cm
Weight	112kg
Team	New Zealand Breakers (NBL)
Nationality	Australia
Born	July 15, 1975 Geraldton, Western Australia
Junior Association	Geraldton
NBL Debut	1996
Previous NBL Clubs	Newcastle Falcons 1996-97 North Melbourne Giants 1998 Victoria Titans 1999-2001 Wollongong Hawks 2002-2003 Victoria Giants 2004
Career Highlights	NBL's Most Improved Player (1997) NBL's Sixth Man of the Year (1997) Won a Gold medal with the Australian 22 & Under team at the World Championships in 1997

Ben Pepper born 15 July, 1978 in Geraldton, Western Australia, is an Australian basketball player who currently plays centre for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian National Basketball League. Pepper began his career with the Newcastle Falcons who he played for in the 1996-1997 season. In 1997 he entered the NBA draft and was chosen 56th overall by the Boston Celtics but was never signed. He then moved back to Australia and played in the NBL for North Melbourne in 1998, Victoria Titans from 1998/99 to 00-01, Wollongong Hawks 2001/02-03 before switching back to Victoria in 2003-04. When Victoria folded after the 2004 season, he was snapped up by the New Zealand Breakers for the start of the 2004-2005 NBL season. In 2005 he represented the Australian All-Stars team in the 2005 NBL All-Star Game.

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