Emily Stradling - Class of '18
Name: Emily Stradling. (Twitter: @emilystradling7/Instagram: @emstrads07)
Age: 17.
Hometown: Porthcawl, Wales.
Current Club: Cardiff Met Archers.
Committed to College: Mercer University (NCAA Div. I).
Age I started playing basketball: In Year 7, aged 11 in 2011.
First team played for: Cynffig Cougars U12.
Playing shoes: Nike PG 1.
My favourite British player: Gabby Nikitinaite. As WBBL Young Player of the Year and GB U20 player, she is definitely someone for young girls to look up to!
My favourite teammate: Judit Fritz.
Favourite basketball moment: Wearing the GB strip this summer and getting my first cap.
Right now, British women's basketball is: Exciting, with the WBBL 2017/18 season approaching and teams announcing the latest additions to their rosters.
5 years from now British women's basketball will be: Of an even higher standard and more competitive on the global stage.
5 years from now I hope to be: Completing my final year of university and basketball out in the United States.
My ultimate basketball ambition: Is to continue to represent GB into U20 and beyond.
Watch as Emily Stradling stars in her first career WBBL start
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