Warrnambool Seahawk Arcaim Lallemand

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Hear from Warrnambool Seahawks American recruit Arcaim Lallemand ahead of the 2025 Big V season.

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00:00All right, I'm joined by Akeem Lallemand, newest Warrnambool Seahawks recruit.

00:05Akeem, how are you finding Warrnambool?

00:06I'm excited to be here.

00:08I've read a lot about it.

00:10I've been to a couple games and just seen the community.

00:12And I think it's a really big deal for me to be here and

00:15I'm just excited to show what I can bring to the table.

00:18And you said it was a bit of a perfect fit, this club for you?

00:20Yeah, no, definitely.

00:22I think early on I hit it off with Jack Huxtable, who's no longer with us.

00:26But just being able to meet everybody through him and

00:28get introduced to the community.

00:29Louise has been awesome, Shane's been awesome.

00:31I feel like everybody, Paul's been awesome.

00:34I feel like we've all hit it off on the same page and the right base.

00:37And what can we expect from you on the court this year?

00:40I think big plays and smart plays.

00:41I think I wanna play fun basketball, fast basketball.

00:45But I also have been able to watch the guys and they're very crafty,

00:48they're tough guys.

00:49And I think that match, like I said, match made in heaven.

00:52I think there's gonna be some fun plays that come out of that.

00:55And a championship would be nice too?

00:57Yeah, yeah, that's the goal.

00:58I'm not scared to admit it.

00:59I think this is a year that I wanna make that stamp and

01:03help Warrnambool make that stamp.

01:04I know it's a club that's used to good basketball and a good brand of it.

01:07And I know what they wanna see.

01:09So I'm right there with them and I'm gonna do everything I can to make it happen.

01:13And you've got a bit of an advantage in that you've been playing basketball in

01:15Australia for the past three years with Wollin, do you reckon that'll help?

01:18Yeah, it's been a blessing.

01:19Wollin's been a great club to me, they looked after me well.

01:21And I think they, in a way, prepared me for this.

01:24And not to say that Wollin hasn't played at a high level.

01:28This is a bit of a step up, but being able to get tougher over there and

01:31learn the game, it'll definitely help me adjust at a quicker pace.

01:35And your partner as well,

01:36your partner who you've got a young daughter with, she's from out this way as well?

01:39Yeah, my partner Riley's out here with me and our beautiful daughter Maya.

01:42And we're excited, she's about to turn one.

01:45And I think what better place to celebrate that than over here where we're

01:49closer to family, we're at a club that loves us and we love them back.

01:52Sounds good, well we're looking forward to seeing you on the court this year.

01:54I'm looking forward to the impact and just being around everybody, thank you.

01:57Sounds good.

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