Brad Hill (basketball)
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Brad Hill is an Australia
n professional basketball
player with the Cairns Taipans
in the National Basketball League
.
Hill was a rookie at the Australian Institute of Sport
in 2004 and scored a career-high 32 against the Dandenong Rangers on May 2004 in the SEABL
. He made his NBL debut with the Adelaide 36ers
on 21 January 2005 with 8 points and 3 rebounds against the Sydney Kings
.
After three seasons with Adelaide, Hill signed to play for the South Dragons
in 2007-08
, playing only 4 games in an injury hit season before returning to the 36ers in 2008-09
and in doing so missed out on the Dragons 2009 NBL championship win.
Brad Hill averaged 8.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in all 28 games for the 36ers during the 2010-11 NBL season. At seasons end he had played a total of 141 NBL games and for a career average of 7.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
In 2011 Brad Hill became the playing coach of Central Australian Basketball League
team the Eastern Mavericks. In May of the same year, Hill signed with the Cairns Taipans.
Hill is the son Richard Hill who is one of the Save our Sixers consortium that owns that Adelaide 36ers.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player with the Cairns Taipans
Cairns Taipans
The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The club is based in the northern Queensland city of Cairns. The Taipans, named after a species of venomous snake native to Australia, entered the NBL in the 1999/2000 season...
in the National Basketball League
National Basketball League (Australasia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
.
Hill was a rookie at the Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
in 2004 and scored a career-high 32 against the Dandenong Rangers on May 2004 in the SEABL
South East Australian Basketball League
The South East Australian Basketball League, often abbreviated to the SEABL consists of two men's and one women's conferences in the Australian Basketball Association . The SEABL conferences are considered the strongest in the ABA, developing many emerging Australian Boomers players, as well as...
. He made his NBL debut with the Adelaide 36ers
Adelaide 36ers
The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
on 21 January 2005 with 8 points and 3 rebounds against the Sydney Kings
Sydney Kings
The Sydney Kings are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. They are the only team to date to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind the Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers two away from the record five wins...
.
After three seasons with Adelaide, Hill signed to play for the South Dragons
South Dragons
The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
in 2007-08
2007-08 NBL Season
2007-08 is the 30th NBL season.On 21 November 2006, the NBL announced that Gold Coast Blaze will join the league, expanding it to 13 teams.-2007-08 league participants:-Pre-season Transactions:...
, playing only 4 games in an injury hit season before returning to the 36ers in 2008-09
2008-09 NBL Season
-2008-09 league participants:* On 30 June 2008 the Brisbane Bullets confirmed they would be handing back the team's license to the NBL. The NBL confirmed there will be no Brisbane team participating in the 2008/09 season....
and in doing so missed out on the Dragons 2009 NBL championship win.
Brad Hill averaged 8.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in all 28 games for the 36ers during the 2010-11 NBL season. At seasons end he had played a total of 141 NBL games and for a career average of 7.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
In 2011 Brad Hill became the playing coach of Central Australian Basketball League
Central Australian Basketball League
The Central Australian Basketball League is the South Australian conference of the Australian Basketball Association . The Central ABL is used as a development league for the Adelaide teams competing in the NBL and the Women's National Basketball League.The winner of the CABL plays off against the...
team the Eastern Mavericks. In May of the same year, Hill signed with the Cairns Taipans.
Hill is the son Richard Hill who is one of the Save our Sixers consortium that owns that Adelaide 36ers.