2022-2023 NBL Depth Charts
February 7, 2023
Gabe Hadley
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 16/01/98
- Place of Birth: Launceston (TAS)
- Position: SG
- Height (CM): 193
- Weight (KG): 91
- Junior Assoc: TAS - Launceston
- College: New Mexico State (2017-2018) / UC San Diego (2018-2021)
- NBL DEBUT: 17/09/22
- AGE AT DEBUT: 24
- LAST NBL GAME: 16/02/24
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 26
- NBL History: Cairns 2023 | Brisbane 2024
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Gabe Hadley was born in Launceston (TAS) where he started playing basketball as a junior but then moved with his family to Melbourne as a teenager. There he attended Templestowe College where he was coached by former NBL coach Ian Stacker.
Gabe represented both Tasmania and later Victoria in the Australian National Junior Championships.
Played on Victoria’s state team and won silver medals in 2016 and 2017 and a bronze in 2018. Competed for Tasmania’s state team in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Gabe Hadley made his NBL debut with the Cairns Taipans at 24 years of age. He scored three points in his first game.
After a starring for the Geelong Supercats in the NBL1 South, Hadley was offered a spot with the Cairns Taipans as an injury replacement player for the 2022/23 season. Hadley saw minimal playing time over the season, playing 1 game in which he scored three points.
BRISBANE BULLETS
2023/24
Hadley signed a one-year deal to play with Brisbane during NBL24.
“Gabe is a product of hard work and grinding his craft in the NBL1 and it’s great that he gets this opportunity with us,” Bullets coach Justin Schueller said upon announcing Hadley had joined the roster.
“When rounding out our roster we knew we needed to add shooting to our list and that’s exactly what he will bring to our squad. I’ve known Gabe a very long time and coached him on multiple team’s and levels. He is someone that is dependable, competes every day and wants to get better, exactly the type of guy we want to round out our list.”
Gabe Hadley played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Cairns Taipans and the Brisbane Bullets..
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 26 | Brisbane | 13-15 (7) | 6 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0% | 0 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | Cairns | 18-10 (3) | 1 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 150% | 0% | 3 | Totals | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14.3% | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 26 | Brisbane | 13-15 (7) | 6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | Cairns | 18-10 (3) | 1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 150% | 0% | 3 | Total | 7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 14.3% | 0.0 | 25.0% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 50.0% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Geelong (2021–2022), Geelong (2023), Brisbane (2024), Eltham (2025), Waverley (2026)
Hadley joined Geelong for the 2021 NBL1 South season and stepped into a Geelong Supercats roster that also featured Jack White and Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. He averaged 14.7 points per game in his first year with the club after arriving from UC San Diego and established himself as part of a deep Geelong perimeter group.
Hadley returned to Geelong for the 2022 NBL1 South season and lifted his production to 21.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists across 22 games. He opened the year with 27 points, followed that with 25 points and seven rebounds against Bendigo, hit 6 threes on his way to 26 points and eight rebounds against Knox, and helped Geelong finish 12–10 and reach the finals, although the Supercats were without him in their elimination final loss to Frankston.
Hadley remained with the rebranded Geelong United for the 2023 NBL1 South season and delivered his best state league scoring year, posting 23.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game while shooting 38.5 per cent from three-point range. He opened the season with 37 points in a two-point loss to Kilsyth, later erupted for 43 points in a late-season win over Keilor, and his output across the year earned selection in the NBL1 South All-Star Five.
Hadley moved to Brisbane for the 2024 NBL1 North season and added another strong year at state league level with the Brisbane Capitals. He averaged 19.5 points per game, scored 27 points with five assists and four steals against Cairns, produced a major performance in June with Brisbane’s seventh straight win over Darwin, then helped the Capitals reach the NBL1 North Grand Final after contributing 14 points, five rebounds and five assists in the semi-final win over the Darwin Salties. In the championship series decider against Mackay, he knocked down 7 three-pointers on the way to 29 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Hadley joined Eltham for the 2025 NBL1 South season and averaged 19.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists. He scored 25 points with six made threes in Eltham’s early-season win over Dandenong, poured in 38 points in April, added 35 points against Ringwood in June, and then had 32 points in July when the Wildcats snapped Sandringham’s 11-game winning streak. Eltham reached the semi-finals before bowing out to Sandringham, with Hadley finishing that final game with six points.
Hadley joined Waverley for the 2026 NBL1 South season and was immediately part of the Falcons rotation. In his opening appearance for Waverley he recorded 12 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals against Sandringham.
FIBA EXPERIENCE
Hadley was a part of U19 Australian Emus squad which participated in the 2016 Oceania Qualifiers.
COLLEGE
Gabe Hadley began his NCAA career at New Mexico State in 2017–18, playing 22 of the Aggies’ 34 games as a freshman guard and coming exclusively off the bench (6.3 minutes per game).
In limited minutes, Hadley averaged 2.5 points and 0.5 rebounds per game, shooting 19-of-49 from the field (.388) and 16-of-41 from three (.390), with his made field goals heavily weighted to the perimeter.
His biggest moment that season came in NM State’s WAC opener at Chicago State on January 6, 2018, when he erupted for a season-high 14 points in just 10 minutes, going 5-of-6 from the floor and a perfect 4-of-4 from deep in a 97–60 win.
That freshman year also included team success, with New Mexico State finishing 28–6 overall and 12–2 in WAC play, then winning the WAC Tournament to reach the NCAA Tournament as a No. 12 seed, where the Aggies were eliminated by No. 5 seed Clemson, 79–68, in San Diego.
Hadley transferred to UC San Diego and spent 2018–19 as a sophomore in the Tritons’ rotation, appearing in 33 games off the bench and averaging 6.4 points in 15.1 minutes per game while shooting 72-of-142 (.507) overall and 54-of-111 from three (.486).
As a junior in 2019–20 at UC San Diego, he again played a bench role across 28 games, lifting his output to 8.7 points per game in 18.4 minutes while shooting 80-of-166 (.482) from the field and 47-of-110 (.427) from three.
He finished his college career in 2020–21 as a senior during UC San Diego’s transition season at the Division I level, starting all 17 games and averaging 12.0 points and 3.6 rebounds in 29.7 minutes per night while hitting 72-of-150 (.480) from the field and 42-of-100 from three (.420).
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