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Luke Fennell

  • Nationality: AUS
  • Date of Birth: 14/06/2006
  • Place of Birth: Berwick (VIC)
  • Position: GRD
  • Height (CM): 198
  • Weight (KG): 86
  • Junior Assoc: VIC - Knox
  • College: Syracuse

NBL CAREER OVERVIEW

NBL DEBUT 18/01/25 Age 18
LAST NBL GAME 25/01/25 Age 18

TEAM HISTORY

1 seasons | 1 team
  • 2025South East Melbourne Phoenix1 season

CHAMPIONSHIPS

None
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BIO: Luke Fennell was born in Berwick (VIC).

As a junior, Fennell collected a Gold Medal with the Centre of Excellence in the bi-annual Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany, averaging 8.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and leading the team in assists with 2.4 per game.

In 2024 Fennell also won a Gold Medal with the Victorian U-20 team in Ballarat. Fennell received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2023. He spent three years year there and played for the program’s state league team (2023, 2024, 2025).

NBL EXPERIENCE

Luke Fennell made his NBL debut with the South East Melbourne Phoenix at 18 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.

Luke Fennell joined South East Melbourne as a development player after training with the Phoenix from the age of 14. The Berwick product arrived after winning gold at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament and committed to Syracuse during the season.

Phoenix General Manager of Basketball Operations Simon Mitchell said the signing would benefit both the club and the 17-year-old.

“It’s great to have Luke officially join us at the Phoenix. We know a number of teams were after his services and it’s great that one of Australia’s brightest talents has chosen to stay in the Heartland,” Mitchell said.

Fennell (0 points across 2 games) made his NBL debut against New Zealand on January 18, playing 38 seconds as South East Melbourne won 102-89. His second appearance came against Tasmania on January 25, where Fennell (0 points and 1 assist) played 2:04 as Hurt (29 points and 6 rebounds) and Wieskamp (20 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks) led the Phoenix to a 116-80 victory, while Crawford (18 points and 5 assists) led Tasmania.

Fennell was not used during the postseason as South East Melbourne reached the semifinals.

Luke Fennell played one season in the NBL.

NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASONAGETEAMTEAM RECORDGPMINSPTSREBASTORDRSTLBLKTOPFFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%EFG%HS
2024-2518South East Melbourne16-13 (4)23001000000040%030%000%0%0%0
Totals23001000000040.0%030.0%000.0%0%0%0

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASONAGETEAMTEAM RECORDGPMINSPTSREBASTORDRSTLBLKTOPFFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%EFG%HS
2024-2518South East Melbourne16-13 (4)21.40.00.00.50.00.00.00.00.00.00.02.00%0.01.50%0.00.00%0%0%0
Total21.40.00.00.50.00.00.00.00.00.02.00.0%0.01.50.0%0.00.00.0%0%0%0

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS TURNOVERS TRIPLE DOUBLES
0010000

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

  • BA CoE (2023-2025)



Fennell joined the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence for the 2023 NBL1 East season and broke into the senior state league rotation during a year in which the CoE finished first on the regular-season ladder at 20–2. He played 11 games and averaged 8.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists, then contributed 17 points and two steals with 3/6 three-point shooting in the 103–71 quarter-final win over the Newcastle Falcons as the CoE advanced to the semi-finals before falling 89–82 to the Sutherland Sharks.

Fennell returned to the Centre of Excellence for the 2024 NBL1 East season and took on a larger offensive role as the CoE finished 14–6 and made the top four. He averaged 15.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists while shooting 40 per cent from three-point range, and his best scoring performances included 24 points against Central Coast, 20 points against the Sydney Comets, 34 points with five assists on 4/6 three-point shooting in the 105–100 overtime win over the Illawarra Hawks, 22 points, six rebounds and three assists the following day, and 26 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals against Manly Warringah. The CoE season ended in the finals against Canberra, with Fennell unavailable for that game.

Fennell remained with the Centre of Excellence in 2025 and completed his three-year CoE stint in NBL1 East. His final season included the team spending much of the year at or near the top of the ladder, even though the published season finish was second at 15–5 rather than a first-place 14–2 finish, and the CoE beat the Canberra Gunners 85–75 on June 5 while holding top spot. He opened the year with eight points, three rebounds and three assists against Manly Warringah, had 16 points on 3/4 three-point shooting in the April loss to Canberra, produced 24 points, three rebounds, three assists and four steals in a win over Albury-Wodonga, added 14 points in a win over Hills, 16 points and seven rebounds against Newcastle, 10 points and two rebounds in the win over Canberra, and nine points with seven assists against Maitland.

FIBA EXPERIENCE

Fennell played a key role in multiple junior national campaigns, winning gold at the 2024 FIBA U18 Asia Cup, the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Tournament, and the U20 National Championship with Victoria.

In February 2025, Luke Fennell was selected for the senior Australian Boomers for the final window of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers under coach Jacob Chance, making his first senior international appearances.

Fennell (8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist) played in Australias 109–58 victory over Indonesia at Traralgon on February 20.

He added 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a 114–64 win over Thailand on February 23 as Australia finished the qualification campaign undefeated at 6–0.

In February 2025, Fennell was named to Australias preliminary 25-player Emus squad for the U19 World Cup, attending the March 17–20 selection camp in Canberra. On 22 April, he was named in the reduced 20-player group for a further May selection camp at the Centre of Excellence (Basketball Australias 22 April 2025 announcement), before making the final 12-player team in May. At the FIBA U19 World Cup in Lausanne from 28 June to 6 July, Fennell appeared in seven games and averaged 10.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 19.2 minutes per game. He recorded 18 points against Germany in the quarter-final and another 18 points with five made three-pointers against Canada in the fifth-place classification game. Australia finished sixth with a 4–3 record. See Basketball Australia’s February 2025 preliminary-squad announcement, FIBA player game logs and official FIBA results.

COLLEGE

Luke Fennell joined Syracuse as a freshman guard from Melbourne, Australia, arriving as part of the Orange’s international backcourt pipeline and entering his first NCAA season in 2025–26.

Through his early freshman minutes in the 2025–26 season, Fennell had appeared in eight games and averaged 1.4 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 7.9 minutes per game, with his listed splits showing 21.4 percent from the field, 25.0 percent from three, and 100.0 percent at the free-throw line in his limited early sample.

Fennell’s Syracuse bio noted he recorded two points and three rebounds in his collegiate debut against Binghamton, then posted six points against Drexel while going 3-for-3 at the free-throw line, before adding three points and two assists off the bench against Iowa State.

In a game against Iowa State he logged his highest-minute outing in that stretch, logging 14 minutes and contributing three points and two assists, while the Drexel game included nine minutes and six points with a made three and perfect free-throw shooting on the night.

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