Emmanuel Malou
August 21, 2026
Tad Dufelmeier
- Nationality: USA/AUS
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Chicgao, Illinois (USA)
- Position: PG
- Height (CM): 183
- Weight (KG): 81
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Loyola (Illinois) (1975-77)
- NBL DEBUT: 6/02/82
- AGE AT DEBUT: 0
- LAST NBL GAME: 13/09/91
- NBL History: Canberra 1982, 1985, 1987-90 | Southern Melbourne 1991
- Championships: 1
- Canberra (1988)
NICKNAME/S: The Microwave
FAMILY: Tad’s son Tad Dufelmeier also played 58 games in the NBL. Also has a daughter Bianca Dufelmeier who played college basketball for the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Tad Dufelmeier made his NBL debut with the Canberra Cannons on 6/2/1982. He scored 33 points in his first game.
During his first year in the NBL, Dufelmeier averaged 19.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.9 assists as the Cannons finished with a record of 8-18 .
1985
During the 1985 season Dufelmeier averaged 5.6 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists and helped the Cannons finish the regular season in a fourth place (19-7).
1987
In 1987, Dufelmeier averaged 16.8 points and 2.8 rebounds, and 4.5 assists, and helped guide the Cannons to a fifth place finish in the regular season (17-9).
1988
In 1988, Dufelmeier averaged 12.0 points and 2.1 rebounds, and 3.0 assists, as the Cannons finished in fourth place (16-8).
1989
A quality scorer and gifted passer, Dufelmeier delivered his best statistical season in 1989, averaging 13.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 4.1 assists and helped guide the Cannons to a second place finish (17-7) in the regular season.
1990
In 1990, Dufelmeier averaged 15.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 3.3 assists as the Cannons finished in seventh place (16-10).
SOUTHERN MELBOURNE SAINTS
1991
In 1991, Dufelmeier averaged 7.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists, playing a key role in the Tigers second unit, helping the team finish with a record of 9-17.
Tad Dufelmeier played seven seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Southern Melbourne Saints and the Canberra Cannons. He averaged 12.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 178 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 0 | Brisbane | 6-27 (10) | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | Adelaide | 10-18 (7) | 27 | 367 | 116 | 55 | 59 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 115 | 39% | 8 | 33 | 24% | 37 | 82 | 45% | 38% | 43% | 12 |
| 1991 | 0 | Southern Melbourne | #N/A | 24 | 460 | 187 | 42 | 61 | 8 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 41 | 43 | 69 | 158 | 44% | 16 | 52 | 31% | 33 | 37 | 89% | 53% | 49% | 18 |
| 1990 | 0 | Canberra | 16-10 (7) | 26 | 664 | 396 | 57 | 86 | 14 | 43 | 40 | 5 | 77 | 69 | 147 | 295 | 50% | 40 | 87 | 46% | 62 | 74 | 84% | 60% | 57% | 38 |
| 1989 | 0 | Canberra | 17-7 (2) | 29 | 659 | 378 | 56 | 118 | 12 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 82 | 68 | 146 | 299 | 49% | 25 | 66 | 38% | 61 | 71 | 86% | 57% | 53% | 31 |
| 1988 | 0 | Canberra | 16-8 (4) | 26 | 513 | 313 | 55 | 79 | 11 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 50 | 54 | 132 | 277 | 48% | 13 | 40 | 33% | 36 | 44 | 82% | 53% | 50% | 32 |
| 1987 | 0 | Canberra | 17-9 (5) | 19 | 512 | 320 | 53 | 85 | 14 | 39 | 28 | 4 | 66 | 49 | 131 | 258 | 51% | 22 | 51 | 43% | 36 | 50 | 72% | 57% | 55% | 31 |
| 1985 | 0 | Canberra | 19-7 (4) | 28 | 0 | 157 | 40 | 48 | 11 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 57 | 48 | 64 | 142 | 45% | 4 | 18 | 22% | 25 | 29 | 86% | 50% | 46% | 21 |
| 1982 | 0 | Canberra | 8-18 (11) | 26 | 0 | 493 | 108 | 102 | 31 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 82 | 198 | 429 | 46% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 97 | 118 | 82% | 51% | 46% | 33 | Totals | 178 | 2808 | 2244 | 411 | 579 | 101 | 310 | 135 | 19 | 475 | 413 | 887 | 1858 | 47.7% | 120 | 314 | 38.2% | 350 | 423 | 82.7% | 55% | 51% | 38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 0 | Brisbane | 6-27 (10) | 1 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | Adelaide | 10-18 (7) | 27 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 39% | 0.3 | 1.2 | 24% | 1.4 | 3.0 | 45% | 38% | 43% | 12 |
| 1991 | 0 | Southern Melbourne | #N/A | 24 | 19.2 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 44% | 0.7 | 2.2 | 31% | 1.4 | 1.5 | 89% | 53% | 49% | 18 |
| 1990 | 0 | Canberra | 16-10 (7) | 26 | 25.5 | 15.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 11.3 | 50% | 1.5 | 3.3 | 46% | 2.4 | 2.8 | 84% | 60% | 57% | 38 |
| 1989 | 0 | Canberra | 17-7 (2) | 29 | 22.7 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 49% | 0.9 | 2.3 | 38% | 2.1 | 2.4 | 86% | 57% | 53% | 31 |
| 1988 | 0 | Canberra | 16-8 (4) | 26 | 19.7 | 12.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 10.7 | 48% | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33% | 1.4 | 1.7 | 82% | 53% | 50% | 32 |
| 1987 | 0 | Canberra | 17-9 (5) | 19 | 26.9 | 16.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 13.6 | 51% | 1.2 | 2.7 | 43% | 1.9 | 2.6 | 72% | 57% | 55% | 31 |
| 1985 | 0 | Canberra | 19-7 (4) | 28 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 45% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 22% | 0.9 | 1.0 | 86% | 50% | 46% | 21 |
| 1982 | 0 | Canberra | 8-18 (11) | 26 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 16.5 | 46% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 3.7 | 4.5 | 82% | 50.8% | 46% | 33 | Total | 178 | 15.8 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 10.4 | 47.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.2% | 0.7 | 1.8 | 82.7% | 55% | 51% | 38 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 38 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
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COLLEGE
Tad Dufelmeier played for the Loyola (Illinois) Ramblers across the 1975–76 and 1976–77 seasons under head coach Jerry Lyne, arriving in a period where Loyola went 10–16 in 1975–76 before improving to 13–13 the following year.
During the 1975–76 season, Dufelmeier set a program benchmark with 128 field goals on 268 attempts (47.8%), and he also delivered one of Loyola’s best single-season free-throw campaigns on record by going 71-of-80 at 88.8%, a figure that still ranks among the top single-season FT% marks in school history (minimum-qualification lists).
In 1976–77, Dufelmeier again featured among Loyola’s notable free-throw seasons, finishing 59-of-73 at 80.8% as the Ramblers played to a .500 overall record (13–13).
His impact across the mid-1970s era was later recognised by the school when Loyola named him to its Men’s Basketball 1970s All-Decade Team (announced November 21, 2008), listing him among the 11 standout Ramblers of that decade.
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