Mario Donaldson
September 7, 2026
Greg Hubbard
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 13/10/66
- Place of Birth: Wollongong (NSW)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 186
- Weight (KG): 86
- Junior Assoc: NSW - Wagga Wagga
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 25/04/87
- AGE AT DEBUT: 20
- LAST NBL GAME: 20/09/96
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 29
- NBL History: Illawarra 1987-92, 1996 | Sydney 1993-95
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Greg Hubbard was born in Wollongong (NSW) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Wagga Wagga basketball program.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Greg Hubbard made his NBL debut with the Illawarra Hawks at 20 years of age. He scored eight points in his first game.
Greg Hubbard, a product of Wagga Wagga, joined the Illawarra Hawks in 1987 as a 21-year-old and averaged 11 points in 28 minutes per game en route to claiming the NBL Rookie of the Year Award (the first Hawk to do so).
1988
In 1988, Hubbard averaged 12.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.9 assists, playing a key role in the Hawks rotation, helping the team finish seventh in the regular season with an 11–13 record.
1989
Hubbard had a breakout season in 1989 where he averaged 20 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 6.7 assists. To this day Greg is the only Australian born guard to average over 20 points for the Hawks and along with Geordie McLeod, is the only Australian to average 7 assists for the Hawks over a season (Hubbard did this twice).
1990
During the 1990 season Hubbard averaged 17.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 7 assists and helped the Hawks finish with a record of 13-13 and ended the regular season in eighth place.
1992
In 1992 Hubbard averaged 19.2 points and 5.9 rebounds, and helped guide the Hawks to a eighth place finish in the regular season with a 13-11 record.
1991
The 1991 season saw Hubbard average 14.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 6 assists during a season where the Hawks struggled against the competition.
On the 27th of July, 1991 MacDonald was a part of the highest scoring game in NBL history when the Illawarra Hawks lost to the Melbourne Tigers 186-158 in a game where a total of 344 points were scored. MacDonald contributed 13 points himself and added 6 rebounds, and 2 assists to the stat sheet as well. Remarkably the Hawks shot 76% from the field, which remains the highest shooting percentage ever recorded by a team in a losing effort.
The Hawks managed only six wins this season, finishing with a 6-20 record.
1992
In 1992, Hubbard averaged 19.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 6 assists, playing a key role in the Hawks rotation, helping the team finish eighth in the regular season with a 13–11 record.
SYDNEY KINGS
1993
In 1993, Greg left the Hawks to play for the team’s crosstown rivals, the Sydney Kings. Playing alongside Dwayne McClain, Ken McClary and Damian Keogh, Hubbard was the perfect fit, averaging 17.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists but the team endured a turbulent season and finished in 11th spot with an 11–15 record.
1994
After three seasons with import duo Dwayne McClain and Ken McClary, Sydney coach Bob Turner chose to go in a different direction in 1994. With rumours McClain’s rise in popularity had created difficulties in coaching the star, the Kings did not re-sign McClain or McClary and looked for younger talent. Tony De Ambrosis (to Gold Coast) also departed, while Wayne Womack, James Carr, John Blake and Mike Kenny did not return. Damian Keogh, Dean Uthoff, Mark Dalton, Tim Morrissey and Jody Austin returned alongside Sydney’s leading local scorer from the previous season.
Turner signed Mario Donaldson (via Omaha) after spotting him playing during Omaha’s 1993 CBA championship season and paired him with relatively unknown forward Leon Trimmingham (via Briar Cliff University), who had been recommended by former Hobart coach Dr David Atkins. Neil Turner (via Hobart) and rookie Brad Williams were also added to the roster.
Sydney opened the season against defending champions South East Melbourne at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on April 9, where Hubbard (21 points and 4 assists) made four of six three-pointers as the Kings won 110-100. Trimmingham (32 points, 14 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks) and Donaldson (28 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 blocks) led Sydney, while Bruce Bolden (25 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists) and Tony Ronaldson (25 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals) led the Magic. The victory started a three-game winning streak before Sydney suffered its first loss of the season in Perth.
Hubbard (18.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 2.2 steals across 29 games) appeared in every game Sydney played, including all 26 regular-season games and all three quarterfinals. He averaged 40 minutes per game and made 87 three-pointers at 42 percent as one of Sydney’s main perimeter weapons. The Kings reached the halfway mark with an 8-3 record and looked like a title contender, but the lack of experience amongst the roster began to show as Sydney went 8-7 over the remainder of the regular season and finished seventh with a 16-10 record.
One of Hubbard’s best games came in Townsville on May 27, where Hubbard (29 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals) made five three-pointers as Sydney defeated the Suns 115-95. Trimmingham (37 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 steals) and Uthoff (19 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists) provided the additional scoring, while Ricky Jones (32 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, and 6 blocks) and Darryl Johnson (29 points, 6 assists, and 2 steals) led Townsville.
Hubbard’s best scoring game came at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on June 11, where Hubbard (37 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists) made 13-of-20 field goals, including seven three-pointers, but Sydney fell 108-97. Trimmingham (21 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks) and Donaldson (21 points and 2 steals) provided support, while Derek Rucker (38 points, 4 rebounds, 13 assists, and 4 steals) and Terry Dozier (24 points and 6 rebounds) led Newcastle.
Another big night came against Melbourne at Melbourne Park on July 23, where Hubbard (36 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals) made six of ten three-pointers and all six of his free throws as Sydney defeated the Tigers 126-102. Trimmingham (34 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks), Dalton (20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists) and Keogh (15 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists) helped the Kings to the win, while Mark Bradtke (28 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists), Lanard Copeland (23 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals) and Andrew Gaze (22 points and 9 assists) led Melbourne.
During the season Hubbard was named to the 1994 NBL All-Star team and selected to represent Australia at the FIBA World Championship in Canada. He appeared in two games for the Boomers, scoring 3 points against the United States and 4 points against China as Australia finished fifth overall. Morrissey (3.2 points across 29 games) later remembered his teammate, “‘Hubs’ was a character. Played hard. Great competitor, worked his guts out. Underrated Boomer.”
Trimmingham (27.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 2.2 blocks across 29 games) led Sydney in scoring, rebounding and blocks, finished second in NBL scoring behind Andrew Gaze and won the Kings’ club MVP award. Donaldson (22.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.8 steals across 29 games) provided deadly outside scoring and defence, while Keogh (11.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.9 steals across 29 games) directed the offence. Uthoff (8.3 points and 9.3 rebounds across 29 games) and Dalton (8.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.4 steals across 29 games) provided the majority of the frontcourt support.
Sydney drew second-placed North Melbourne in the quarterfinals and entered the series as decided underdogs after the Giants had beaten them in both regular-season meetings. In front of 9,092 fans at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, the Kings rocketed out of the blocks in game one with an 11-0 run in the first 71 seconds, led 43-25 after the first period and received a standing ovation after taking a 77-51 advantage into halftime. Hubbard (32 points, 4 assists, and 7 steals) was the chief destroyer, making eight of nine three-pointers in only 28 minutes, while Donaldson (27 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists), Trimmingham (26 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocks) and Keogh (18 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists) helped Sydney make 15 of 18 three-pointers, an extraordinary 83.3 percent, in a 131-109 win. Paul Maley (26 points and 6 rebounds), Rod Johnson (20 points) and Darryl McDonald (11 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals) led North Melbourne.
Game two moved to Melbourne, where Hubbard (8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals), Trimmingham (22 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 blocks), Donaldson (18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 3 blocks) and Keogh (11 points and 5 assists) led Sydney, but Pat Reidy (28 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals), Darryl Pearce (17 points), Maley (17 points and 9 rebounds) and McDonald (14 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 2 steals) led North Melbourne to a 112-91 win and levelled the series.
The deciding game remained in Melbourne, where Hubbard (10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals), Trimmingham (31 points), Keogh (21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Dalton (16 points) led Sydney, while Maley (33 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals), Reidy (24 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals) and McDonald (17 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists) led North Melbourne to a 104-95 win and ended Sydney’s season.
1995
In 1995 Hubbard suffered a back injury which severely hampered the rest of his career. He averaged 11 points for the Kings before returning to Illawarra where he would play his final season of NBL basketball in limited minutes.
ILLAWARRA HAWKS
1996
He averaged 6 points in 16 minutes per game in 1996, the lowest minutes of his NBL career and retired the following season.
After losing both coach Alan Black and their leading scorer and rebounder from the past four seasons in Melvin Thomas the Hawks looked to rebuild in 1996. Although many felt the void left by Thomas and Black heading to NSW rivals Sydney would be difficult to replace, incoming coach Brendan Joyce had just the player in mind. New arrival Marcus Timmons surprised everyone by being one of the premier forwards in the competition, proving to be a more than adequate replacement for Thomas. Timmons led the team in points (21.9 ppg), rebounds, (12.3 rpg), steals (2.3 spg) and blocks (1.0 bpg) but still the Hawks struggled to find wins during the year and finished in 10th place behind a 9-17 record.
Import point guard Andre LaFleur in his sixth season had begun to show clear signs of slowing down, averaging 18.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 6.9 assists, all career lows. Hawks legend Greg Hubbard also struggled to overcome a back injury which saw him average 6 points in 16 minutes per game (lowest minutes of career) and retire at the end of the season. Hubbard would finish the year averaging 6.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.
Greg Hubbard played ten seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Illawarra Hawks and the Sydney Kings. He averaged 14.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in 253 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 45th in total steals
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 30 | Illawarra | 9-17 (10) | 23 | 372 | 148 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 56 | 142 | 39% | 21 | 75 | 28% | 15 | 16 | 94% | 49% | 47% | 18 |
| 1995 | 29 | Sydney | 10-16 (10) | 24 | 701 | 263 | 55 | 51 | 16 | 39 | 31 | 0 | 51 | 37 | 99 | 272 | 36% | 37 | 120 | 31% | 28 | 31 | 90% | 46% | 43% | 24 |
| 1994 | 28 | Sydney | 16-10 (7) | 29 | 1,160 | 528 | 90 | 103 | 21 | 69 | 64 | 2 | 78 | 61 | 190 | 418 | 45% | 87 | 208 | 42% | 61 | 76 | 80% | 58% | 56% | 37 |
| 1993 | 27 | Sydney | 11-15 (11) | 26 | 1,056 | 447 | 73 | 74 | 25 | 48 | 54 | 3 | 74 | 71 | 166 | 408 | 41% | 58 | 178 | 33% | 57 | 72 | 79% | 51% | 48% | 27 |
| 1992 | 25 | Illawarra | 13-11 (5) | 26 | 1,142 | 500 | 153 | 96 | 46 | 107 | 63 | 1 | 65 | 72 | 201 | 446 | 45% | 53 | 168 | 32% | 45 | 56 | 80% | 53% | 51% | 29 |
| 1991 | 24 | Illawarra | 6-20 (13) | 21 | 723 | 307 | 86 | 126 | 28 | 58 | 32 | 3 | 62 | 68 | 115 | 248 | 46% | 39 | 91 | 43% | 38 | 43 | 88% | 57% | 54% | 36 |
| 1990 | 23 | Illawarra | 13-13 (8) | 26 | 1,059 | 453 | 108 | 182 | 22 | 86 | 44 | 0 | 81 | 72 | 172 | 341 | 50% | 64 | 133 | 48% | 45 | 57 | 79% | 62% | 60% | 31 |
| 1989 | 23 | Illawarra | 7-17 (11) | 24 | 1,002 | 481 | 100 | 160 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 0 | 97 | 73 | 185 | 390 | 47% | 51 | 120 | 43% | 60 | 76 | 79% | 56% | 54% | 40 |
| 1988 | 21 | Illawarra | 11-13 (7) | 24 | 691 | 302 | 44 | 67 | 16 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 62 | 39 | 115 | 276 | 42% | 40 | 106 | 38% | 32 | 40 | 80% | 51% | 49% | 25 |
| 1987 | 21 | Illawarra | 20-6 (3) | 30 | 848 | 343 | 71 | 56 | 27 | 44 | 34 | 1 | 63 | 52 | 141 | 347 | 41% | 47 | 126 | 37% | 14 | 25 | 56% | 48% | 47% | 24 | Totals | 253 | 8754 | 3772 | 814 | 948 | 240 | 574 | 409 | 10 | 652 | 574 | 1440 | 3288 | 43.8% | 497 | 1325 | 37.5% | 395 | 492 | 80.3% | 54% | 51% | 40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 30 | Illawarra | 9-17 (10) | 23 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 39% | 0.9 | 3.3 | 28% | 0.7 | 0.7 | 94% | 49% | 47% | 18 |
| 1995 | 29 | Sydney | 10-16 (10) | 24 | 29.2 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 11.3 | 36% | 1.5 | 5.0 | 31% | 1.2 | 1.3 | 90% | 46% | 43% | 24 |
| 1994 | 28 | Sydney | 16-10 (7) | 29 | 40.0 | 18.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 14.4 | 45% | 3.0 | 7.2 | 42% | 2.1 | 2.6 | 80% | 58% | 56% | 37 |
| 1993 | 27 | Sydney | 11-15 (11) | 26 | 40.6 | 17.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 15.7 | 41% | 2.2 | 6.8 | 33% | 2.2 | 2.8 | 79% | 51% | 48% | 27 |
| 1992 | 25 | Illawarra | 13-11 (5) | 26 | 43.9 | 19.2 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 17.2 | 45% | 2.0 | 6.5 | 32% | 1.7 | 2.2 | 80% | 53% | 51% | 29 |
| 1991 | 24 | Illawarra | 6-20 (13) | 21 | 34.4 | 14.6 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 46% | 1.9 | 4.3 | 43% | 1.8 | 2.0 | 88% | 57% | 54% | 36 |
| 1990 | 23 | Illawarra | 13-13 (8) | 26 | 40.7 | 17.4 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 13.1 | 50% | 2.5 | 5.1 | 48% | 1.7 | 2.2 | 79% | 62% | 60% | 31 |
| 1989 | 23 | Illawarra | 7-17 (11) | 24 | 41.8 | 20.0 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 16.3 | 47% | 2.1 | 5.0 | 43% | 2.5 | 3.2 | 79% | 56% | 54% | 40 |
| 1988 | 21 | Illawarra | 11-13 (7) | 24 | 28.8 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 42% | 1.7 | 4.4 | 38% | 1.3 | 1.7 | 80% | 51% | 49% | 25 |
| 1987 | 21 | Illawarra | 20-6 (3) | 30 | 28.3 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 11.6 | 41% | 1.6 | 4.2 | 37% | 0.5 | 0.8 | 56% | 48% | 47% | 24 | Total | 253 | 34.6 | 14.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 13.0 | 43.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.5% | 2.0 | 5.2 | 80.3% | 54% | 51% | 40 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 40 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
|---|
STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Illawarra 1998
FIBA EXPERIENCE
Hubbard become part of the Boomers program in 1989 and represented Australia at the FIBA World Championships in 1994 where alongside Andrew Gaze, who led the tournament in scoring (23.9 ppg), he helped Australia finish second in their pool to advance to the quarterfinals. There they lost to Russia (76–103) in a game which eliminated them from the medal rounds. The Boomers would finish fifth overall, equalling their best ever result at a World Championship.
FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | Total | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 67% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 2 | 2 | 100% |
FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 28 | 2 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 66.7% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0% | Total | 2 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 67% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100% |
AWARDS
- NBL Rookie Of The Year (1987)
Related
HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PLAYER?
Whilst we try to source as much information as we can for every player who has ever played in the NBL some information on a player profile may be missing. If you have additional information on a player you'd like us to add to a profile, please send it to us using the enquiry form below.
Submissions are then sent to info@aussiehoopla.com