In 2004, Defoe joined the Eagles from Hackney White Heat near to where he grew up.

Since then the 6ft 8in centre has collected a staggering 27 pieces of silverware consisting of seven BBL regular season wins, seven BBL Championship play-off successes, seven BBL Trophy triumphs and six BBL Cups.

But he picks out the 2015 Championship play-off victory over London Lions at the O2 Arena as the highlight.

“That was pretty fun to me, coming home to London, being against London and beating them in London,” he told BBC North East and Cumbria.

“I would say that is the one that I look out for the most.”