Graham Nesbitt (born 18 February 1983 in

Plymouth Plymouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers River Plym, Plym and River Tamar, Tamar, about southwest of Exeter and ...

, Devon,

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) is a professional

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, and currently plays for the

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in the

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. Nesbitt spent a few years overseas in the United States with the foreign exchange program. He lived in Lebo, Kansas and played his senior year of high school basketball as a Lebo Wolf. Also played tennis at ICC in Independence, Kansas. The 6-foot 5 forward attended Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and, following a brief spell in 2003/04 with

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, is now in his rookie season as a professional basketball player with his hometown team the Plymouth Raiders.

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1983 births Living people British Basketball League players English men's basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Sportspeople from Plymouth, Devon Plymouth Raiders players 21st-century English sportsmen {{UK-basketball-bio-stub