Year 7! ๐
Iโd like to thank the Caledonia Gladiators for having me for the last couple of years. Regardless of my feelings towards last season, we had some very special moments and I got to know some really great people! โ๏ธ๐ต
๐ฌ๐ง๐ซก Some of @gbbasketball's finest! Yes, thatโs right, itโs the @moltensports British Team of the Year! Congratulations to all who were selected! ๐ซก
๐ฒ Click the link in our bio to read more on our website, including a full voting record to see who your teamโs coach or captain chose!
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From Manchester Magic to Spain to the GB squad โ Pat Whelan has lived it all.
In a special Chargeton Tales sit-down, he talks joy, pressure, broken systems, and the future of British basketball.
The full interview is out now.
Read it here: https://t.co/AMlwwmHXpn
Here is another ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ป-๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ for #BritishBasketball followersโฆ
Patrick Whelanโs uncle, Jean Claude Ntep, is also a former Cameroon ๐จ๐ฒ national team (@FECABASKET) player who played for the Central African nation at the ๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ฎ @FIBA ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป (nka @AfroBasket).
He has since become a highly respected figure in coaching across several African countries.
In 2013, Ntep served as an assistant coach for ๐จ๐ฌ @Congobasket during their FIBA AfroBasket campaign. Four years ago, he was the head coach of ๐จ๐ซ Bangui SC (@BanguiSportingC), guiding them through an inspiring @roadtoBAL run.
Today, Ntep leads Cameroonโs Onyx Basketball (@OnyxBasket), in the Elite Messieurs (Cameroun Basketball League).
Patrickโs connection to the Ntep family tree underscores the rich legacy of African basketball within his familyโa legacy rooted in history and still thriving through him, his brother Jordan (@jordan_whelan), their uncle and several others.
Hereโs a fun #AfricanBasketball fact for #BritishBasketball followersโฆ
Patrick Whelanโs (@p_whelan1Two) mother Catherine Whelan (nรฉe Ntep) played in the ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฏ @FIBA ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป (today known as the @afrobasketwomen).
Catherine Whelan (nรฉe Ntep) helped Cameroon ๐จ๐ฒ beat Mozambique ๐ฒ๐ฟ, Cรดte dโIvoire ๐จ๐ฎ, Angola ๐ฆ๐ด en route to the bronze medal ๐ฅ.
@FECABASKET #WomensBasketball
Congratulations to @Cal_Gladiators
player and MBA graduate, Prince Onwas! ๐๐
"Two years of hard work on and off the court, balancing basketball, university studies and now fatherhood: it has been a struggle, but itโs all been worth it."
Read more:https://t.co/U31V89uayS
.@Cal_Gladiators with a HUGE come from behind victory in the @fibaeuropecup behind British duo @p_whelan1Two (25p 8a) & Toto Fagbenle (17p) - Whelan hit the go-ahead four point play with 24 seconds remainingโผ๏ธ๐ฌ๐ง๐
๐ | In FIBA Europe Cup action, @p_whelan1Two knocks down a clutch and-one basket to pick up game MVP honours for the Caledonia Gladiators against MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg ๐ฌ๐ง
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๐ | @p_whelan1Two leads the Caledonia Gladiators in scoring as they beat Manchester in the opening round of the Super League Basketball Trophy! ๐ฌ๐ง
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๐ | On his Ottawa BlackJacks debut, @p_whelan1Two finished as one of five guys in double-digit scoring to beat the Brampton Honey Badgers, 94-79 ๐จ๐ฆ
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