Sven Eru Tipene Friday (born 24 October 1990) is a New Zealand professional basketball player and former first-class cricketer.
[2] He represented Wellington in cricket through the age-groups, and before he started playing basketball, he was named to the U17 national tournament team in 2007.
He later played for the Junior Tall Blacks in July 2009 at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship[3] and spent the 2009 New Zealand NBL season on the Wellington Saints training squad list.
[1][9] After recovering from a back injury, Friday was meant to return to cricket in the English domestic league.
To maintain his fitness, he began attending practice sessions with the Rangers and coach Jeff Green brought him on board.