Tributes are being paid to a coach who has inspired young basketball players across Hammersmith and Fulham for decades.

Tony ‘Huggy’ Rhoden has died suddenly at 61.

He was a fixture at Notting Dale’s Harrow Club since the 1980s where he was credited as helping build skills, confidence and teamwork.

The 6ft 2in coach has been described as “a devoted son, brother, uncle, friend, coach, father figure and pillar of the community”.