Ash Cannan
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 4/03/82
- Place of Birth: Melbourne (VIC)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 200
- Weight (KG): #N/A
- Junior Assoc: VIC - Kilsyth
- College: Colorado Christian University (2001–2005)
- NBL DEBUT: 29/09/06
- AGE AT DEBUT: 24
- LAST NBL GAME: 3/02/07
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 24
- NBL History: South 2007
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Ash Cannan was born in Melbourne (VIC) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Kilsyth basketball program.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Ash Cannan made his NBL debut with the South Dragons at 24 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Ash Cannan played one season in the NBL. He averaged 1.2 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0 assists in 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 25 | South | 15-18 (7) | 7 | 19.0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 31% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 7 | 14% | 28% | 31% | 4 | Totals | 7 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 30.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 7 | 14.3% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 25 | South | 15-18 (7) | 7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 31% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.1 | 1.0 | 14% | 28% | 31% | 4 | Total | 7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 30.8% | 0.0 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Goldfields (2005), Dandenong (2005–2008), Southern Districts (2009–2011), Geelong (2013–2017)
Cannan joined Goldfields for the 2005 Western Australian Basketball League season and scored 16 points in an 83–72 win over Perth Redbacks.
Cannan joined Dandenong for the 2005 Big V season after his Goldfields stint, with Dandenong adding him and Brent Hobba to a senior group that also included Lester Strong, Adrian Campbell, Mark Roberts, Russell Cranston, David Godfrey, Jeremy Kirtley and Chris Law.
He continued with the Dandenong Rangers in 2006 where he averaged 18 points and 13 rebounds per game, including a 29 rebound night against the Eltham Wildcats.
Dandenong reached the 2006 ABA National Finals where Cannan scored 18 points in a 110–98 win over Forestville, then finished with 21 points and 19 rebounds in a 94–80 grand final loss to Geelong and was named ABA National Grand Final MVP and an ABA National Men’s All-Star.
Cannan remained with Dandenong in 2007 where the Rangers reached the Australian Club Championships grand final before losing 110–98 to Cairns, and he was named in the men’s All-Star Five alongside Aaron Grabau, Nathan Jawai, Scott Cook and Brent Hobba.
His Dandenong stint continued through 2008, when he remained part of the Rangers senior men’s program and earned another ABA all-star selection.
Cannan joined Southern Districts for the 2009 state-league season, with the Brisbane-based Spartans stint later carrying all-star honours in 2009–2010.
He remained with Southern Districts in 2011 where the Spartans finished 10–16 during the season alongside Cortez Groves.
Cannan joined Geelong for the 2013 SEABL season and went on to play more than 120 games for the Supercats across his 2013–2017 stint.
During the 2014 SEABL season, he had 19.5 points and 6 rebounds across a weekend split where Geelong beat Albury-Wodonga 92–85 and lost 79–78 to Frankston, then added 17 points and 9 rebounds in an 85–84 win over Nunawading.
Cannan remained with Geelong for the 2016 SEABL season before returning again in 2017, when he played 23 games and averaged 5.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists while shooting 48-of-117 on two-point attempts and 25-of-34 from the free throw line.
His final SEABL season with Geelong included 16 points in a 109–84 win over Albury-Wodonga on 5 August 2017 and 11 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists in a 107–65 finals loss to Nunawading on 19 August 2017.
COLLEGE
Cannan played college basketball at Colorado Christian University from 2001 to 2005, arriving in the fall of 2001 and graduating in 2005 with a 3.77 GPA, while earning three Academic All-Conference selections and being named Colorado Christian University Male Athlete of the Year in 2005.
During the 2004–05 season, Cannan was an All-RMAC Honorable Mention selection, matching CCU teammate Brent Hobba’s All-RMAC recognition era (Hobba was 2nd-Team All-RMAC in 2004 and 2005), and that same period placed both players prominently in CCU’s record book across career and single-season categories.
Across his CCU career (2001–05), Cannan finished with a .569 career field-goal percentage, which ranks 5th in CCU men’s basketball history, and he totaled 505 career rebounds, also ranking 5th in school history in the career rebounds list.
Cannan also produced two of the top single-season field-goal percentage marks in program history, shooting .634 in 2003–04 (ranked 4th on CCU’s single-season field-goal percentage list) and .626 in 2004–05 (ranked 5th).
In a documented early-season box score from November 30, 2001, Cannan recorded 18 points on 8-for-13 shooting with 10 total rebounds (5 offensive, 5 defensive), plus 2 assists and 5 steals in 24 minutes for Colorado Christian, reflecting his immediate statistical impact during the 2001–02 campaign timeline.
Another early-season box score from November 10, 2001 shows Cannan going 1-for-7 from the field and 3-for-6 at the foul line for 5 points, adding 6 total rebounds (3 offensive, 3 defensive) in 17 minutes, in a game that also included Brent Hobba in the same Colorado Christian rotation.
In a January 10, 2004 conference game entry, Cannan logged 12 minutes and scored 8 points on 3-for-6 shooting and 2-for-2 free throws, with 6 total rebounds and 1 turnover, in a contest where Colorado Christian totaled 84 points and where Hobba also appeared in the scoring summary for CCU.
Cannan attended Colorado Christian University alongside South Dragons teammate Brent Hobba.
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