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Riki Buckrell
Association: Hutt Valley
School: Hutt Valley High School, Waitaki Boys High School
CBL Teams: North Otago Penguins
Position: Guard, small forward
Born: April 8, 1990 at Hawera
Height: 1.90m
National Teams: NZ U16 (2005)
National Tournament Honours: U16, U17 & U19 tournament teams
Career Highlight: Winning the Australian Junior Country Cup on the NZ Koru Tour
Role Models: Tiger Woods
Why did you start playing basketball?: Because my brothers played
What do you enjoy most about basketball?: The competitive nature
Favourites
Coach: Terry Stallworth
Team: North Carolina
All-Star Five: Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Julius Erving, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard
TV Show: Dragon Ball Z
Video Game: NBA Live 2K9
Movie: Transformers
Food: Butter chicken
