Brad Williams
July 23, 2020
Justin Withers
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 28/04/70
- Place of Birth: Canberra (ACT)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 201
- Weight (KG): 105
- Junior Assoc: ACT - Canberra
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 21/04/89
- AGE AT DEBUT: 18
- LAST NBL GAME: 14/06/98
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 28
- NBL History: Wollongong 1989-92, 1998 | Canberra 1993-94 | Sydney 1995-97
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Justin Withers was born in Canberra (ACT) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Canberra basketball program.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Justin Withers made his NBL debut with the Illawarra Hawks at 18 years of age. He scored nine points in his first game.
On the 27th of July, 1991 Withers was a part of the highest scoring game in NBL history when the Illawarra Hawks lost to the Melbourne Tigers 186-158 in a game where a total of 344 points were scored. Withers contributed 21 points himself (shooting 10/20 from the field) and added 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals to the stat sheet as well. Remarkably the Hawks shot 76% from the field, which remains the highest shooting percentage ever recorded by a team in a losing effort.
In 1996 Withers averaged 5.6 points and 2.2 rebounds, and helped guide the Kings to a fifth place finish in the regular season with a 16-10 record.
In 1997 Withers averaged 1.2 points and 1 rebounds as the Kings fnished in ninth place with a 12-18 record.
In 1998, Wither returned to play for the Illawarra Hawks who had just re-signed star Clayton Ritter and paired him with defensive minded import guard Elliot Hatcher. Alongside the talented import duo Withers contributed 2.4 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 0.2 assists and helped the Hawks double their wins from the previous year, improving from seven wins to 14 wins and finishing in sixth place.
In the elimination finals the Hawks would go on to face the Perth Wildcats, losing back to back games before being eliminated from the playoffs in the first round.
Justin Withers played ten seasons across three NBL teams. This included the Illawarra Hawks, Canberra Cannons, Sydney Kings and Wollongong Hawks. He averaged 12.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 222 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28 | Wollongong | 14-16 (6) | 16 | 108.0 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 30% | 6 | 17 | 35% | 9 | 10 | 90% | 44% | 38% | 8 |
| 1997 | 27 | Sydney | 12-18 (9) | 5 | 28.0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22% | 1 | 4 | 25% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 30% | 0% | 4 |
| 1996 | 26 | Sydney | 16-10 (5) | 25 | 387.0 | 139 | 56 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 54 | 119 | 45% | 18 | 49 | 37% | 13 | 19 | 68% | 54% | 53% | 10 |
| 1995 | 25 | Sydney | 10-16 (11) | 26 | 480.0 | 179 | 79 | 23 | 31 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 57 | 68 | 178 | 38% | 13 | 55 | 24% | 30 | 50 | 60% | 44% | 42% | 18 |
| 1994 | 24 | Canberra | 7-19 (12) | 26 | 946.0 | 358 | 227 | 36 | 55 | 172 | 18 | 10 | 68 | 114 | 149 | 326 | 46% | 25 | 72 | 35% | 35 | 57 | 61% | 51% | 50% | 30 |
| 1993 | 23 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 22 | 852.0 | 394 | 208 | 48 | 72 | 136 | 19 | 8 | 34 | 84 | 145 | 304 | 48% | 29 | 79 | 37% | 75 | 100 | 75% | 56% | 52% | 35 |
| 1992 | 22 | Illawarra | 13-11 (5) | 26 | 1,016.0 | 483 | 227 | 36 | 79 | 148 | 22 | 17 | 60 | 105 | 177 | 415 | 43% | 25 | 89 | 28% | 104 | 140 | 74% | 50% | 46% | 32 |
| 1991 | 21 | Illawarra | 6-20 (11) | 26 | 924.0 | 487 | 171 | 45 | 60 | 111 | 29 | 14 | 78 | 120 | 200 | 405 | 49% | 23 | 71 | 32% | 64 | 95 | 67% | 54% | 52% | 31 |
| 1990 | 20 | Illawarra | 13-13 (8) | 26 | 777.0 | 449 | 132 | 46 | 43 | 89 | 21 | 12 | 54 | 84 | 185 | 345 | 54% | 36 | 92 | 39% | 43 | 62 | 69% | 60% | 59% | 35 |
| 1989 | 19 | Illawarra | 7-17 (11) | 24 | 560.0 | 310 | 127 | 16 | 59 | 68 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 71 | 130 | 247 | 53% | 3 | 9 | 33% | 47 | 74 | 64% | 55% | 53% | 22 | Totals | 222 | 6078 | 2844 | 1250 | 261 | 421 | 829 | 132 | 74 | 385 | 705 | 1122 | 2388 | 47.0% | 179 | 537 | 33.3% | 421 | 609 | 69.1% | 54% | 51% | 35 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28 | Wollongong | 14-16 (6) | 16 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 30% | 0.4 | 1.1 | 35% | 0.6 | 0.6 | 90% | 44% | 38% | 8 |
| 1997 | 27 | Sydney | 12-18 (9) | 5 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 22% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 25% | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50% | 30% | 0% | 4 |
| 1996 | 26 | Sydney | 16-10 (5) | 25 | 15.5 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 45% | 0.7 | 2.0 | 37% | 0.5 | 0.8 | 68% | 54% | 53% | 10 |
| 1995 | 25 | Sydney | 10-16 (11) | 26 | 18.5 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 38% | 0.5 | 2.1 | 24% | 1.2 | 1.9 | 60% | 44% | 42% | 18 |
| 1994 | 24 | Canberra | 7-19 (12) | 26 | 36.4 | 13.8 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 12.5 | 46% | 1.0 | 2.8 | 35% | 1.3 | 2.2 | 61% | 51% | 50% | 30 |
| 1993 | 23 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 22 | 38.7 | 17.9 | 9.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 13.8 | 48% | 1.3 | 3.6 | 37% | 3.4 | 4.5 | 75% | 56% | 52% | 35 |
| 1992 | 22 | Illawarra | 13-11 (5) | 26 | 39.1 | 18.6 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 16.0 | 43% | 1.0 | 3.4 | 28% | 4.0 | 5.4 | 74% | 50% | 46% | 32 |
| 1991 | 21 | Illawarra | 6-20 (11) | 26 | 35.5 | 18.7 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 15.6 | 49% | 0.9 | 2.7 | 32% | 2.5 | 3.7 | 67% | 54% | 52% | 31 |
| 1990 | 20 | Illawarra | 13-13 (8) | 26 | 29.9 | 17.3 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 13.3 | 54% | 1.4 | 3.5 | 39% | 1.7 | 2.4 | 69% | 60% | 59% | 35 |
| 1989 | 19 | Illawarra | 7-17 (11) | 24 | 23.3 | 12.9 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 10.3 | 53% | 0.1 | 0.4 | 33% | 2.0 | 3.1 | 64% | 55% | 53% | 22 | Total | 222 | 27.4 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 10.8 | 47.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3% | 0.8 | 2.4 | 69.1% | 54% | 51% | 35 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 35 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
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AWARDS
- NBL Rookie Of The Year (1989)
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