Ben Pepper

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Ben Pepper
Position Centre
Nickname Pep
Height 213cm
Weight 112kg
Team New Zealand Breakers (NBL)
Nationality Flag of Australia Australia
Born July 15, 1975
Geraldton, Western Australia
Junior Association Geraldton
Debut 1996
Previous 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, 1975 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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