Warrnambool Seahawks basketballer Kester Ofoegbu

Warrnambool Seahawks American import Kester Ofoegbu speaks ahead of the 2024 Big V division one basketball season.

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00:00 Testa, Warrnambool Seahawks new import, are you looking forward to the season ahead?

00:04 Of course, of course I am.

00:06 And what do you think of Warrnambool so far in Australia?

00:09 I like it, people are friendly, everybody's been making me have a very very warm welcome

00:15 so I've been enjoying it.

00:16 And you're excited for the season ahead, a lot of good talent?

00:19 Yeah I'm excited, I'm ready to see what we can do, I'm looking forward to it, you know

00:24 seeing the guys and the teammates and stuff, I'm really looking forward to it, I'm excited.

00:29 Sounds good.

00:30 And you're from LA?

00:31 Yeah from Los Angeles, California.

00:32 And you said there's some similarities, obviously not as big here.

00:37 Yeah not as big but you know the heat, the beach, the water, basic, you know the only

00:43 difference is probably the driving and the Vegemite.

00:47 You haven't tried Vegemite yet?

00:48 No.

00:49 Do you plan to?

00:51 No.

00:52 And everyone's been pretty welcoming?

00:53 Yeah everybody's been welcoming, everybody's been very very nice.

00:56 And you said before you've got a bit of a point to prove or a chip on your shoulder,

01:00 is that true?

01:01 Yes, I have a point to prove, you know, I want to get out here and show that I can actually

01:06 help a team be successful.

01:08 And have you been given the opportunities in the past that you would have liked or are

01:12 you getting more of an opportunity here?

01:14 I'm getting more of an opportunity now but it's really for me about the competition and

01:18 having fun but what comes with that is you know getting some wins and enjoying life in

01:25 its presence.

01:26 You said you're going to try and convert some Aussie rules players to basketball?

01:31 Yeah, no more Australian football, we're going to stay with basketball.

01:34 That sounds good, thanks for that Mr, good luck.