The Connell Files: NAT CONNELL #11
Nickname: Nat
6 th NBL Season
DOB: 14/03/80 in California, USA
Position: Guard
Height/ Weight: 1.85m; 85kg
First Job: Paper boy
Occupation: Basketball player and Rambo Charitable Trust worker
Toughest Opponent in NBL: Myself
Favourite Food: Mother’s cooking
Favourite Pastime: Listening to music and playing video games
Education: Shirley Boys and Aranui High Schools
2005 Basketball Ambitions: Win 2005 NBL title with the Rams, and play for the Tall Blacks
Favourite Team: Philadelphia 76’s
Favourite Player: Myself
Career Highlight: Winning the Secondary Schoolboys final and going 42- 0 with Aranui High School in 1998

Scouting Report:

• A naturally gifted ballplayer with unlimited talent
• Can break down any defender off the dribble
• Has deadly three- point range
• Able to draw a foul on almost any drive to the hole
• An under- rated rebounder for his size

Career Notes:

• Spent two seasons playing for the Waikato Titans
• Brings much needed scoring power from all areas of the court and is an established star performer in the NBL
• A maturing force who is capable of making the NZ Breakers and Tall Blacks squads
• Has big game championship experience playing in three NBL finals and alongside NZ stars Pero Cameron and Dillon Boucher
• Canterbury Junior representative U13- U23
• U23 Championship Title
• Two time NZ junior representative
• Third year playing for the Rams
• Helped the Titans to a championship title in 2001 alongside current Ram Clifton Bush