Jack Madgen
July 23, 2020
Ashley Constable
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 7/07/93
- Place of Birth: Horsham (VIC)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 188
- Weight (KG): 84
- Junior Assoc: VIC - Horsham
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 22/11/14
- AGE AT DEBUT: 21
- LAST NBL GAME: 8/01/16
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 22
- NBL History: Cairns 2015-16
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Ashley Constable was born in Horsham (VIC) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Horsham basketball program.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Ashley Constable made his NBL debut with the Cairns Taipans at 21 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Cairns began the season looking to improve on a fifth-place 12-16 finish under Aaron Fearne. Alex Loughton, Cameron Gliddon, Cameron Tragardh, Stephen Weigh, Matt Burston, Mitchell Young and Shaun Bruce remained with the club, while Jamar Wilson (to Adelaide), Clint Steindl (to Townsville) and Demetri McCamey departed. The Taipans strengthened the main roster with Scottie Wilbekin (via Florida), Torrey Craig (via USC Upstate) and Corey Maynard (via Bryant).
Constable (0 points across 4 games) joined Cairns as a development player after spending the previous two SEABL seasons with the Ballarat Miners. His limited NBL involvement reflected his development-player role rather than a reported injury, with his court time during the season coming late in Cairns’ February victory over Melbourne.
His best appearance came at the Cairns Convention Centre on February 13, when Constable (0 points) played 3:52 and attempted one three-pointer as the Taipans defeated Melbourne 84-62. Craig (21 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 blocks) and Wilbekin (17 points and 3 rebounds) led Cairns, while Kickert scored 17 points for United.
Cairns’ established rotation carried the club to the top of the ladder, with Wilbekin (15.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists across 32 games) winning the club MVP award and earning All-NBL First Team honours. Tragardh (12.1 points and 4.8 rebounds across 32 games) was named NBL Best Sixth Man, while Loughton (11.2 points and 4.5 rebounds across 32 games), Gliddon (10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.2 steals across 32 games) and Craig (8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds across 32 games) provided the other major contributions. Fearne collected NBL Coach of the Year honours as the Taipans finished 21-7 and won the first minor premiership in franchise history.
Constable did not play when Cairns opened the semifinals with a 71-64 home victory over Perth. Wilbekin (23 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal) and Tragardh (16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists) led the Taipans, while Beal scored 20 points for the defending champions.
He was not used in game two at Perth Arena, where Wilbekin (16 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists) and Weigh (16 points and 3 rebounds) helped Cairns win 80-68. Beal scored 21 points and Knight finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Perth as the Taipans swept the series and advanced to the Grand Final.
Constable remained outside the playing lineup for game one against New Zealand. Jackson (22 points and 7 rebounds) and Ibekwe (19 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks) led the Breakers to an 86-71 victory, while Wilbekin scored 16 points and Gliddon had 13 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals for Cairns.
Constable did not take the court in game two in Auckland, where Tragardh (17 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 block) and Craig (16 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists) led the Taipans and Abercrombie scored 19 points for New Zealand. Wilbekin tied the game with two free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining, but Ibekwe hit a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer to secure an 83-81 Breakers victory and a 2-0 Grand Final sweep. Jackson was named Grand Final MVP.
2015/16
After reaching the Grand Final and finishing first with a 21-7 record the previous season, Cairns entered 2015/16 under coach Aaron Fearne without Scottie Wilbekin (to Philadelphia), Mitch Young (to Townsville), Corey Maynard (to Townsville) and Nathan Sobey (to Adelaide). Cameron Gliddon, Torrey Craig, Cameron Tragardh, Alex Loughton, Stephen Weigh, Matt Burston and Shaun Bruce returned, while Markel Starks (via Italy) and Mark Worthington (via Melbourne) were added to the roster.
Ashley Constable returned for a second season with Cairns as a development player. His limited appearances were a result of his development-player role and being outside Fearne’s regular rotation, with no injury identified as the reason he played only once.
Constable’s only appearance came against Townsville at the Cairns Convention Centre on January 8, where Constable (0 points) played the final 1:16 and missed his only field-goal attempt as Cairns defeated the Crocodiles 75-61. Gliddon (25 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists) and Craig (15 points and 6 rebounds) led the Taipans, while Mirko Djeric (15 points) was Townsville’s leading scorer. The victory was Cairns’ second in succession and improved the Taipans to 9-11.
Constable (0 points across 1 game) remained a development player for the remainder of the season and did not make another NBL appearance.
Gliddon (13.5 points and 4.3 rebounds across 28 games) led Cairns in scoring and won the club’s Most Valuable Player award, while Starks (12.5 points across 26 games), Craig (11.6 points and 6.1 rebounds across 28 games) and Worthington (11.3 points and 4.8 rebounds across 28 games) provided the other major contributions. Craig received the Members’ Choice MVP award and Worthington was named Cairns’ Best Defensive Player.
Constable remained outside the lineup as Cairns closed the season in Townsville on February 11, where Gliddon (16 points) and Weigh (14 points and 5 rebounds) led the Taipans, while Omar Samhan (14 points and 8 rebounds) led the Crocodiles to an 85-68 victory, leaving Cairns sixth with a 12-16 record.
Ashley Constable played two seasons with the Cairns Taipans.
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 | 22 | Cairns | 12-16 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 2014-15 | 21 | Cairns | 21-7 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
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 | 22 | Cairns | 12-16 (6) | 1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 2014-15 | 21 | Cairns | 21-7 (1) | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Ballarat (2013–2014, 2016–2017)
Constable joined Ballarat for the 2013 SEABL season, moving into the Miners senior team after coming through the Ballarat pathway from Horsham. The 7 July 1993-born guard continued with Ballarat in 2014 and was part of a Miners group that produced one of its strongest road weekends of the season when he scored all eight of his points in the fourth quarter of a 92–89 comeback win over North West Tasmania.
Constable returned to Ballarat for the 2016 SEABL season and was appointed co-captain as the Miners brought him back into their senior rotation. He averaged six points and two rebounds that season, with his best SEABL scoring game coming against the Melbourne Tigers when he finished with 21 points in just over 23 minutes.
Ballarat retained Constable for the 2017 SEABL season, with the point guard recommitting to the Miners ahead of their March 31 season opener against Geelong. He entered the year as Ballarat’s vice-captain and reached his 100th SEABL game late in the regular season as the Miners pushed toward the top of the South Conference.
The Miners finished first in the SEABL South Conference regular-season standings in 2017 after an 11-point win over the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence. Ballarat’s finals run ended in the South Conference decider, where the Miners lost to Dandenong by eight points in overtime.
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