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Dan Hickert
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 1/05/56
- Place of Birth:
- Position: CTR
- Height (CM): 210
- Weight (KG): #N/A
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Kansas State
- NBL DEBUT: 24/02/79
- AGE AT DEBUT: 22
- LAST NBL GAME: 11/06/88
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 32
- NBL History: Brisbane 1979-80 | Perth 1982-83, 1987-88
- Championships: 0
- None
NBL EXPERIENCE
Dan Hickert made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 22 years of age. He scored 19 points in his first game.
The Bullets were established in 1979 by Brisbane Amateur Basketball Association for the foundation season of the National Basketball League under the captaincy of Bruce Fitzgerald (13.3 ppg) and head coach Bob Young. Hickert (13.9 ppg) played in all 18 games for the Bullets, who won 10 games and lost 8, finishing in fifth place. US star Cal Bruton (33.2 points per game) led both the Bullets and the league in scoring at a time when there was no 3-point line and games were played in 40 minutes.
To crown the first champions of the national league, only the first and second team’s progressed into the postseason, St Kilda (1st) defeating Canberra (2nd), 94–93, in the Grand Final match.
Dan Hickert played six seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Brisbane Bullets and the Perth Wildcats. He averaged 9.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 0.4 assists in 114 NBL games.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 32 | Perth | 10-14 (9) | 9 | 94.0 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 61% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 4 | 100% | 65% | 61% | 4 |
| 1987 | 31 | Perth | 19-7 (4) | 19 | 285.0 | 60 | 57 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 28 | 66 | 42% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 4 | 100% | 44% | 42% | 10 |
| 1983 | 27 | Perth | 6-16 (13) | 22 | 0.0 | 207 | 120 | 18 | 46 | 74 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 68 | 78 | 161 | 48% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 51 | 70 | 73% | 53% | 48% | 18 |
| 1982 | 26 | Perth | 10-16 (10) | 23 | 0.0 | 258 | 206 | 26 | 76 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 84 | 111 | 224 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 36 | 48 | 75% | 52% | 50% | 19 |
| 1980 | 24 | Brisbane | 15-8 (3) | 23 | 0.0 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 122 | 244 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 45 | 61 | 74% | 53% | 50% | 26 |
| 1979 | 23 | Brisbane | 10-8 (5) | 18 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 108 | 216 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 34 | 46 | 74% | 53% | 50% | 31 | Totals | 114 | 379 | 1090 | 400 | 55 | 146 | 254 | 18 | 29 | 101 | 373 | 458 | 929 | 49.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 174 | 233 | 74.7% | 53% | 49% | 31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 32 | Perth | 10-14 (9) | 9 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 61% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 100% | 65% | 61% | 4 |
| 1987 | 31 | Perth | 19-7 (4) | 19 | 15.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 42% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100% | 44% | 42% | 10 |
| 1983 | 27 | Perth | 6-16 (13) | 22 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 48% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.3 | 3.2 | 73% | 53% | 48% | 18 |
| 1982 | 26 | Perth | 10-16 (10) | 23 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.6 | 2.1 | 75% | 52.3% | 50% | 19 |
| 1980 | 24 | Brisbane | 15-8 (3) | 23 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.0 | 2.7 | 74% | 52.9% | 50% | 26 |
| 1979 | 23 | Brisbane | 10-8 (5) | 18 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.9 | 2.6 | 74% | 52.6% | 50% | 31 | Total | 114 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 49.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 74.7% | 53% | 49% | 31 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 31 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Perry Lakes 1989-1990, 1992, 1996
After his NBL career had ended, Hickert played a number of seasons in the WA state league for Perry Lakes. There he appeared in 60 games and scored 509 points (8.5 ppg)
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