A lookback at some of the great and perhaps not so great players in the history of the BBL's oldest club, the Leicester Riders

Monday, December 26, 2005

Troy Coleman

Name: Troy Coleman
Height: 6'3
Position: Point Guard
College: Lincoln Memorial
Signed: 1999/00

6'3 Troy Coleman arrived with Coach Darling for the 99-00 season but he only showed his better form once Darling had walked and Billy Mims took over, he gave Troy more freedom and it paid off with some fine games at PG. Troy was susceptible to injury however, his Yorick Williams esque skinny legs probably didn't help!

The Beast.................

Name: John Smith
Height: 6'8
Position: Power Forward
College: Virginia Commonwealth
Signed: 2003/04 and 2004/05

The Beast eh? One thing you could not fault 6'8 John Smith for was effort, but he wasn't the most intimidating big guy we have had by a long way. John's speciality move was a laboured spin move on the low block, followed by an attempted lay up which would usually end with John doing a huge star jump up to the backboard with the ball halfway back down the court in the hands of an opposing player..........

A nice guy, and a true "gentle giant" now playing back in Finland i believe.