Jeff Danchie (born 19 April 1984 in

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) is an

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professional

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player, and currently plays for the London Mets in the English Basketball League's first division. Previously, Jeff played was a reserve player for the Plymouth Raiders in the

British Basketball League The British Basketball League (BBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Great Britain and represents the highest level of play in the countries. The league is contested by 10 teams from England and Scotland. There are no clubs howeve ...

. The 5ft10 Guard attended the UK's student basketball powerhouse, Marjon's College, whilst also playing with the Plymouth Raiders from 2004, having been signed from

Hackney White Heat Hackney White Heat was an English basketball team from the district of Hackney in London. The club were members of the top tier of the former National Basketball League before the competition was reformatted into the current English Basketbal ...

. Daniche holds dual British and Ghanaian citizenship. He is a graduate of the

Hackney Community College Basketball Academy The Hackney Community College's Basketball Academy is a basketball programme located in the London Borough of Hackney in the United Kingdom. It was originally designed to engage young people vulnerable to exclusion from education to gain qualifica ...

Programme and received an AoC Gold Award in 2009.

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1984 births Living people British Basketball League players Ghanaian emigrants to England English men's basketball players Ghanaian men's basketball players Shooting guards Hackney White Heat players Plymouth Raiders players Point guards Place of birth missing (living people) {{Africa-basketball-bio-stub