Nelson Larkins
July 23, 2020
Daniel Carlin
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 19/01/93
- Place of Birth: Rose Park (SA)
- Position: CTR
- Height (CM): 206
- Weight (KG): 111
- Junior Assoc: SA - Central Districts
- College: Casper College (2011-2012) / Westmont (2012-2013)
- NBL DEBUT: 7/10/15
- AGE AT DEBUT: 22
- LAST NBL GAME: 2/05/16
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 23
- NBL History: Adelaide 2016
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Daniel Carlin was born in Rose Park (SA) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Central Districts basketball program. Carlin received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2009. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Daniel Carlin made his NBL debut with the Adelaide 36ers at 22 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
After finishing third with a 17-11 record before being swept by eventual champion New Zealand in the 2014/15 semifinals, Adelaide entered Joey Wright’s third season after club MVP Jamar Wilson (to Rouen), Brock Motum (to Žalgiris Kaunas) and Luke Schenscher (to Townsville) departed. Wright added Kenyon McNeail (via Oliveirense), two-time NBL champion Ebi Ere (via Bayamón), Lucas Walker (via Melbourne), Matthew Hodgson (via Frankston) and Nathan Sobey (via Cairns). The Central Districts forward joined Adelaide as a development player after Wright selected him for his team at the Worldwide Invitational in Las Vegas, where he impressed enough to remain under consideration for a squad position.
Carlin (0 points) made his NBL debut against defending champion New Zealand at Titanium Security Arena on October 7, playing 3:21 from the bench as Adelaide opened the season with a 90-71 win. Johnson (15 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 block) and Gibson (11 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 1 steal) were among Adelaide’s leaders, while Cedric Jackson (14 points and 6 assists) led New Zealand.
Carlin (0.2 points across 9 games) remained outside Wright’s regular rotation as a development player, coming off the bench in all nine appearances. His only NBL points came against Perth on October 10, where Carlin (2 points) played 3:13 and made his only field-goal attempt as Adelaide fell 79-66 at Titanium Security Arena. Creek (13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, and 2 blocks) was Adelaide’s second-leading scorer, while Jermaine Beal (18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal) led Perth.
McNeail (4 points across 3 games) (released) was let go on October 19 after the shoulder injury he suffered during the preseason dunk contest failed to respond to treatment. Jerome Randle (via Eskişehir Basket) was signed as his replacement after spending the previous five seasons overseas. Randle (23 points and 5.2 assists across 23 games) later said he had begun to “fall out of love” with basketball before Wright told him, “If you don’t play your game, then you’re gonna f***in’ sit on the bench!” The outburst struck a chord with Randle, who remembered thinking, “Damn, I’m at home now”.
Carlin’s best game came against Perth at Perth Arena on December 4, where Carlin (0 points and 6 rebounds) received a season-high 13:08 and attempted three shots as the Wildcats defeated Adelaide 90-72. Randle (18 points) and Petrie (17 points, 6 rebounds, and 1 block) led Adelaide, while Casey Prather (23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 block) was Perth’s best.
Johnson (15.5 points and 9.3 rebounds across 28 games) led the NBL in rebounding and earned All-NBL Second Team honours, while Randle finished as the league’s leading scorer, becoming the first Adelaide player to do so, won the inaugural NBL Australia Post Fan’s MVP and was selected to the All-NBL First Team. Carlin was not retained for 2016/17 and returned to the Central District Lions as Adelaide finished fifth with a 14-14 record and missed the playoffs.
2014/15
A year after Adelaide went from wooden spooners to the Grand Final, Anthony Petrie returned to Joey Wright’s frontcourt after receiving the club’s Best Team Mate award during the 2013/14 campaign. Daniel Johnson (to Zielona Góra), Gary Ervin (to Wollongong), Jason Cadee (to Sydney) and Rhys Carter (to New Zealand) departed, while captain Adam Gibson, Mitchell Creek, Luke Schenscher, Brendan Teys, BJ Anthony and Petrie remained. Jamar Wilson (via Cairns), Peter Crawford (via Townsville), Daequon Montreal and Tom Daly were added to the opening roster.
The 36ers began against Cairns at Adelaide Arena, where Petrie (13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block) started in the frontcourt. Wilson (22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal) and Creek (16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal) led Adelaide’s scoring, while Torrey Craig (19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block) produced Cairns’ strongest all-round line in a 97-87 Taipans victory.
Petrie (10.3 points and 6.3 rebounds across 30 games) remained a dependable part of Adelaide’s frontcourt rotation and appeared in all 28 regular-season games and both semifinals.
The roster changed further in November when Montreal was released after five appearances and Adelaide added Brock Motum after he had been waived by the Utah Jazz. Daniel Johnson later returned from Poland in January, giving Wright a deeper collection of frontcourt options alongside Petrie, Motum and Schenscher.
Petrie’s best game and highest-scoring performance came on the road against Townsville on December 5. Despite spending much of the night in foul trouble, Petrie (17 points, 7 rebounds, and 1 steal) made 7-of-9 shots in only 19 minutes. Motum (18 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal) and Gibson (12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 block) were Adelaide’s other leading contributors, but Mickell Gladness (19 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks) controlled the interior for Townsville as the Crocodiles won 96-84.
The loss formed part of a seven-game Adelaide losing streak that dropped the 36ers from 3-2 to 3-9. Their form eventually reversed, and after sitting at 7-11 in January, Adelaide won its final 10 regular-season games to finish third with a 17-11 record.
Wilson (20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3.1 assists across 26 games) led Adelaide in scoring, collected two NBL Player of the Week awards, won the Mark Davis Trophy as club MVP and earned All-NBL Second Team honours. Motum (17.5 points and 7.1 rebounds across 24 games) became the team’s leading rebounder and was selected to the All-NBL First Team, while Creek (11.2 points and 4.4 rebounds across 26 games) developed into the 36ers’ third-leading scorer. Gibson (10.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.6 steals across 30 games) continued to direct the backcourt, and Johnson (10.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks across 9 games) strengthened the rotation after returning late in the season.
Adelaide carried its 10-game winning streak into a semifinal series against second-placed New Zealand, but the Breakers took control of game one at Vector Arena. Petrie (10 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists) played 29 minutes, with Wilson (21 points) and Johnson (14 points and 8 rebounds) supplying Adelaide’s main offence. Corey Webster (24 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists) led New Zealand and Cedric Jackson (13 points and 10 assists) controlled the backcourt as the Breakers won 111-82 to take a 1-0 series lead.
Game two moved to Adelaide, where Petrie (10 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 assist) again reached double figures. Wilson (23 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals) and Johnson (16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal) led the 36ers, but Jackson (18 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals) and Ekene Ibekwe (18 points) powered New Zealand to a 94-83 victory, completing the 2-0 semifinal sweep and ending Adelaide’s season.
Daniel Carlin played one season in the NBL. He averaged 0.2 points, 1 rebounds, and 0.1 assists in 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 23 | Adelaide | 14-14 (5) | 9 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 20% | 0% | 2 | Totals | 9 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 23 | Adelaide | 14-14 (5) | 9 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 20% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 20% | 0% | 2 | Total | 9 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 20.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- AIS (2009), Central Districts (2013–2016), Woodville (2017)
Carlin joined the AIS for the 2009 state league season, with the Rose Park-born centre spending one year in the Australian Institute of Sport basketball program. The 19 January 1993-born Carlin was part of a men’s scholarship group that included Cameron Bairstow, Jason Cadee, Mitchell Creek, Anthony Drmic, Hugh Greenwood, Jeromie Hill and Corban Wroe.
Carlin joined Central Districts for the 2013 Premier League season after returning from his college pathway, reconnecting with the club where he had developed as a junior. His role with Central Districts continued into the following seasons, giving the Lions a frontcourt player with size, rebounding and rim protection in South Australia’s senior state league.
Central Districts retained Carlin for the 2014 Central ABL season and worked him back into the line-up during the year. He had seven points and five rebounds in a 70–65 win over Sturt in Round 8, helping the Lions extend their winning run to four games and move into fourth place on the ladder.
Carlin continued with Central Districts for the 2015 Premier League season and entered the year as a senior frontcourt option for the Lions. During that season, he was recognised as a 206cm Central Districts forward and was selected by Adelaide coach Joey Wright for a July summer league team at the Worldwide Invitational in Las Vegas, with that opportunity coming while he was playing locally for the Lions.
Central Districts again used Carlin in the 2016 Premier League season, where he was one of the Lions’ major contributors. He led the competition in blocked shots at 1.6 per game, finished as Central Districts’ top Woollacott Medal vote-getter with 17 votes, and the Lions finished ninth with a 3–18 record.
Carlin joined Woodville for the 2017 Premier League season after leaving Central Districts, moving with former Central players Chris Clausen, Luke Frost and Myles Thiele under coach Scott Whitmore. Woodville entered the season after a 14–7 finish and knockout semi-final loss the previous year, with Carlin named in the Warriors’ men’s roster as a 206cm forward-centre.
Woodville used Carlin as part of its 2017 frontcourt rotation and he remained in good form late in the season. He scored 24 points against Central Districts in Round 17, with the performance noted before Woodville’s Round 18 game against Forestville as the Warriors tried to close the season strongly.
COLLEGE
Carlin played college basketball at Casper College during the 2011-12 season before transferring to Westmont, where he competed from 2012 to 2013.
In the 2011-12 season at Casper College, Carlin appeared in 28 games, totaling 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 70 minutes played (2.5 minutes per game).
That 2011-12 Casper College team went 25-9 and reached the Region IX tournament championship game, where Casper finished runner-up after falling to Otero (Colo.) Junior College.
Carlin then moved to Westmont for the 2012-13 season, when the Warriors went 27-6 overall and 12-2 in conference play under head coach John Moore.
In that 2012-13 season at Westmont, Carlin played in all 33 games and made two starts, averaging 4.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.
Across the 2012-13 schedule, Carlin recorded a season-high 11 points three times (against UC Merced, William Jessup, and CSU San Marcos), and he posted a season-high 11 rebounds against William Jessup to produce a double-double in that matchup.
Beyond the 2012-13 campaign, Carlin remained at Westmont for additional seasons, including 2013-14 (30 games, 18 starts, 8.2 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game, 1.3 assists per game, 1.3 blocks per game, 20.7 minutes per game, 39 total blocks, 107-for-182 shooting for 58.8%, nine double-figure scoring games, and a single-game high of 20 points against Simpson) and 2014-15 (started all 36 games, averaged 13.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, and earned NAIA Second Team All-American honours while also being recognised as an All-GSAC selection, NAIA All-Tournament Team selection, and a GSAC Player of the Week on January 19, 2015).
COACHING HISTORY
After his professional playing career, Daniel Carlin moved into coaching in the United States and became the boys basketball head coach at Vista Murrieta High School in California.
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