Hi, my name is Rufus - I am 14 years old and basketball is my passion. I am very blessed to have played for my country already at just 13 years old and am looking to keep developing as a player.

Part of that development means competing at higher and higher levels and I have been selected to join the London Legends team this coming April 1st - April 8th to attend the 2024 Made Hoops Southeast Warmup competition in Marietta, Georgia, USA on the Nike AAU circuit to showcase UK talent at the highest junior level.

There is very little funding support for these junior events so I am reaching out to ask for support to invest in my development hopefully as a future England/GB player.

Taking the opportunity to say a massive thanks to Ryan Ewing, Steve Rhodes and Martin Watson-Chivers at Farnborough Phantoms, Julio Politi ex pro-player, Tom Politi at The Player Agency and Ryan Richards of Richards Elite Academy for all the great coaching, encouragement and advice!

Thanks too to my family and all the Phantoms families for all the noise and hustle in support on the sidelines!