Boomers: we’re not taking Patty and Bryce
May 18, 2026
Jock Landale
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 25/10/95
- Place of Birth: Geelong (VIC)
- Position: F/C
- Height (CM): 211
- Weight (KG): 116
- Junior Assoc: VIC - Geelong
- College: Saint Mary's (2014–2018)
- NBL DEBUT: 15/01/21
- AGE AT DEBUT: 25
- LAST NBL GAME: 25/06/21
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 25
- NBL History: Melbourne 2021
- Championships: 1
- Melbourne (2021)
BIO: Jock Landale was born in Geelong (VIC) and grew up in nearby Corio. He began playing basketball as a junior with the Geelong program, but drifted away from the sport before a significant growth spurt from Year 9 to Year 12, where he grew close to a foot, led him back to the game. He returned to play for Geelong’s Under-18 and Under-23 sides, re-establishing himself within the local pathway.
He was later selected alongside future NBL talent George Blagojevic in the Victorian under-20 team for the 2014 national championships, highlighting his rapid development during his late teenage years. Landale attended Geelong Grammar School, where strong performances at state-level tournaments helped him earn a scholarship offer from Saint Mary’s College in California.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Jock Landale made his NBL debut with the Melbourne United at 25 years of age. He scored 10 points in his first game.
After multiple seasons trying to get import Casey Prather back onto the court, both United and Prather mutually agreed to terminate the second season of his contract. Melbourne would then rejig their roster by adding Jack White (via Duke University) and Japanese star Yudai Baba (one-year deal), who signed with the team on an NBL Special Restricted Player contract. The team also re-signed team captain Chris Goulding (three-year deal), David Barlow (one year deal), Mason Peatling (three year deal) and Sam McDaniel (one year deal). United would rely on their local talent this season, signing Scotty Hopson (via Europe) as their lone import for the season and, as their last move, was able to sign Australian Boomers forward Jock Landale (one-year deal) mere weeks prior to the season tip-off, after his Lithuania contracted was voided due to Covid Travel Restrictions.
During the first month of the season, United lost rookie Jack White (9.1 points and 5.9 rebounds), who was a strong pick for the rookie of the year award, when he suffered a season-ending Achilles injury against Cairns. With White requiring 12 months of rehabilitation, retired centre David Andersen was signed as an injury replacement player.
Another injury hit when Chris Goulding (15.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2 assists) was ruled out for the majority of February 2021. As United battled through the injury bug, Jock Landale (16.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.5 blocks) would lead Melbourne in scoring as the team finished in first place (28-8). Melbourne would then face Victorian rivals, the South East Melbourne Phoenix as their semi finals opponents but with the Victorian lockdown keeping both team’s out of the state, their semi finals series began in empty arenas in held in Sydney.
The two Melbourne team’s split the first two games playing at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena before returning to Melbourne to play the deciding game three with the winner going on to face the Perth Wildcats in the Grand Final. After trailing 32-15 early in the second quarter, Melbourne’s defence locked in to hold South East Melbourne to just 42 points the rest of the night while scoring 69 themselves. With Landale (27 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks) equalling his season-high for points, shooting 11-13 from the floor and a perfect 3/3 from beyond, United came away with the victory (84-74).
In the same game, Goulding (14 points) notched up his 350th game while Mitch McCarron (11 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists), Scotty Hopson (9 points and 6 boards), and Jo Lual-Acuil (8 points and 3 rebounds) all played important roles in the win. Reuben Te Rangi (22 points) and Mitch Creek (19 points) were key contributors for the Phoenix.
Due to the border restrictions by the Western Australian state government the Perth Wildcats (the lower seed) hosted the first two games of the Grand Final series. In game one, Landale posted 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks in a 73–70 win. Landale then helped the team take a 2–0 series lead after logging a double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds.
While the Wildcat’s remained competitive without their injured superstar Bryce Cotton United would win both games in Perth and return to Melbourne to host the third game (United would have also hosted the fourth and fifth games had they not already won the series by the third game).
Landale (15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks) continued to rack up stats in every category, making him a obvious winner of the Finals MVP.
A sold-out 5,000-strong crowd at John Cain Arena (the maximum allowed within Covid restrictions) witnessed United defeat Perth (81-76) in what would be Melbourne’s sixth championship and their second under the United branding.
Jock Landale played one season in the NBL. He averaged 16.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 41 NBL games.
HIGHLIGHTS:
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 |
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| 2020-21 | 25 | Melbourne | 28-8 (1) | 41 | 1,129.8 | 676 | 320 | 96 | 79 | 241 | 24 | 61 | 79 | 95 | 259 | 474 | 55% | 59 | 150 | 39% | 99 | 139 | 71% | 63% | 61% | 27 | Totals | 41 | 1130 | 676 | 320 | 96 | 79 | 241 | 24 | 61 | 79 | 95 | 259 | 474 | 54.6% | 59 | 150 | 39.3% | 99 | 139 | 71.2% | 63% | 61% | 27 |
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 |
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| 2020-21 | 25 | Melbourne | 28-8 (1) | 41 | 27.6 | 16.5 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 11.6 | 55% | 1.4 | 3.7 | 39% | 2.4 | 3.4 | 71% | 63% | 61% | 27 | Total | 41 | 27.6 | 16.5 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 11.6 | 54.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.3% | 1.4 | 3.7 | 71.2% | 63% | 61% | 27 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 27 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Geelong (2013–2014)
Landale joined Geelong for the 2013 Big V State Youth Championship. During that time he trained with the Geelong Supercats program.
FIBA EXPERIENCE
Jock Landale was selected for the Boomers 2019 FIBA World Cup squad. In their opening pool, Australia was able to win all three games, defeating Canada (92–108), Senegal (81–68) and Lithuania (87-82). Behind the high scoring of Patty Mills (22.8 ppg), Aron Baynes (11.4 ppg) and Joe Ingles (10.5 ppg), the Boomers continued through the second round undefeated, notching up wins against Dominican Republic (82-76) and France (100-98). A victory of Czech Republic (82-70) in the Quarter-finals saw the Boomers face Spain in the semifinals in a rematch of the previous years Olympics bronze medal game. Spain trailed for much of the game but surged in the fourth quarter and took the lead 71-70 when Pau Gasol hit two free throws with 8.7 seconds to play in regulation. Mills had two free throws to win the game with 4.8 seconds to play, but he missed the second after making the first to send the game into overtime (71-71). Both teams had chances to win in regulation and in the first overtime, which ended 80-80. It was two 3-point shots by Llull in the second overtime that pushed Spain to one of its largest leads of the game to defeat Australia (95-88) and advance to the gold medal game against the USA. Australia would face lose to France in the bronze medal game (67–59).
Landale was selected to play for Australia at the 2020 Olympics (Japan) where after defeating Nigeria (84–67), Italy (86-83) and Germany (89–76). Behind the offensive firepower of Patty Mills (19 points), Australia defeated Argentina (97–59) the team would advance to the semi finals. There they lost to a star studded US team (97–78) which featured Kevin Durant (23 points), Devin Booker (20 points) and Jayson Tatum (11 points). Mills (20 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists) was again the top scorer for Australia. This set up a game against Slovenia for the bronze medal, where Luka Doncic (22 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists) and Mills (42 points, 3 rebounds, and 9 assists) led their respective countries in scoring, with Mills and the Boomers winning the bronze medal (107-93) and making history by securing Australias first ever medal at a major FIBA tournament. Joe Ingles (16 points and 9 rebounds), Nick Kay (6 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals in 30 minutes) and Landale (14 points and 5 rebounds) were also key contributors in the medal winning game.
In 2024, Landale was selected as a part of the 22-player Boomers squad that prepared for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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% |
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| 2024 | 29 | 4 | 113 | 58 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 40 | 62.5% | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 7 | 14 | 50.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | 6 | 131 | 77 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 54 | 53.7% | 5 | 12 | 41.7% | 14 | 19 | 73.7% |
| 2019 | 24 | 8 | 148 | 50 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 51.3% | 7 | 15 | 46.7% | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | Total | 18 | 392 | 185 | 90 | 29 | 31 | 59 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 74 | 133 | 56% | 13 | 29 | 45% | 24 | 39 | 62% |
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% |
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| 2024 | 29 | 4 | 28.3 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 62.5% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 50.0% | 1.8 | 3.5 | 50.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | 6 | 21.8 | 12.8 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 53.7% | 0.8 | 2.0 | 41.7% | 2.3 | 3.2 | 73.7% |
| 2019 | 24 | 8 | 18.5 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 51.3% | 0.9 | 1.9 | 46.7% | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.0% | Total | 18 | 21.8 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 56% | 0.7 | 1.6 | 45% | 1.3 | 2.2 | 62% |
NBA EXPERIENCE
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Landale signed with the Atlanta Hawks for NBA Summer League. Landale also played for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2019 Las Vegas Summer League.
Landale played 289 games in the NBA. He averaged 6.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- August 19, 2021: Signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs.
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December 8, 2021: Assigned to the Austin Spurs of the G-League.
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December 12, 2021: Recalled from the Austin Spurs of the G-League.
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June 30, 2022: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs with Dejounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks for Danilo Gallinari, a 2023 1st round draft pick (was later selected), a 2025 1st round draft pick (was later selected), a 2026 1st round draft pick (was later selected) and a 2027 1st round draft pick (was later selected). Conditional 2023 1st-rd pick is CHO own 2025 1st-rd pick is ATL own 2026 1st-rd pick is a right to swap 2027 1st-rd pick is ATL own
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July 6, 2022: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Phoenix Suns for cash. Atlanta also received a trade exception.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
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| 1 | 0 | 87% | 81% | 63% | 97% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 259 | 474 | 54.6% | 59 | 150 | 39.3% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
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| 2025-26 | 30 | Memphis | C | 45 | 25 | 1060 | 509 | 292 | 75 | 141 | 151 | 25 | 22 | 46 | 102 | 200 | 389 | 51% | 49 | 129 | 38% | 60 | 89 | 67% | 59% | 58% |
| 2025-26 | 30 | Atlanta | C | 23 | 2 | 446 | 209 | 95 | 40 | 42 | 53 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 82 | 159 | 52% | 25 | 64 | 39% | 20 | 37 | 54% | 60% | 59% |
| 2024-25 | 29 | Houston | C | 42 | 3 | 500 | 200 | 137 | 37 | 56 | 81 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 81 | 152 | 53% | 11 | 26 | 42% | 27 | 40 | 68% | 59% | 57% |
| 2023-24 | 28 | Houston | C | 56 | 3 | 763 | 274 | 172 | 65 | 88 | 84 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 74 | 106 | 206 | 51% | 10 | 40 | 25% | 52 | 65 | 80% | 58% | 54% |
| 2022-23 | 27 | Phoenix | C | 69 | 4 | 979 | 456 | 280 | 68 | 119 | 161 | 16 | 30 | 59 | 126 | 178 | 337 | 53% | 21 | 84 | 25% | 79 | 105 | 75% | 59% | 56% |
| 2021-22 | 26 | San Antonio | C | 54 | 1 | 589 | 265 | 138 | 45 | 63 | 75 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 53 | 101 | 204 | 50% | 29 | 89 | 33% | 34 | 41 | 83% | 60% | 57% | Total | 289 | 38 | 4337 | 1913 | 1114 | 330 | 509 | 605 | 94 | 123 | 202 | 452 | 748 | 1447 | 52% | 145 | 432 | 34% | 272 | 377 | 72% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
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| 2025-26 | 30 | Memphis | C | 45 | 25 | 23.6 | 11.3 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 51% | 1.1 | 2.9 | 38% | 1.3 | 2.0 | 67% | 59% | 58% |
| 2025-26 | 30 | Atlanta | C | 23 | 2 | 19.4 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 52% | 1.1 | 2.8 | 39% | 0.9 | 1.6 | 54% | 60% | 59% |
| 2024-25 | 29 | Houston | C | 42 | 3 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 53% | 0.3 | 0.6 | 42% | 0.6 | 1.0 | 68% | 59% | 57% |
| 2023-24 | 28 | Houston | C | 56 | 3 | 13.6 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 51% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 25% | 0.9 | 1.2 | 80% | 58% | 54% |
| 2022-23 | 27 | Phoenix | C | 69 | 4 | 14.2 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 53% | 0.3 | 1.2 | 25% | 1.1 | 1.5 | 75% | 59% | 56% |
| 2021-22 | 26 | San Antonio | C | 54 | 1 | 10.9 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 50% | 0.5 | 1.6 | 33% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 83% | 60% | 57% | Total | 289 | 38 | 15.0 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 52% | 0.5 | 1.5 | 34% | 0.9 | 1.3 | 72% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Lithuania - Partizan (2018–2019) | Serbia - Žalgiris (2019–2020)
Landale began his professional career in 2018 with Belgrade-based side Partizan. In the ABA League, Landale averaged 12 points and 5.6 rebounds, and was named to the All-ABA League Team for his performances.
Landale travelled to Lithuania to play with EuroLeague side Žalgiris Kaunas in 2019 where he averaged 11 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assist in his sole campaign for the side.
COLLEGE
Jock Landale played four NCAA seasons at Saint Mary’s from 2014–15 through 2017–18, finishing his Gaels career with 1,620 points (sixth in program history) and 817 rebounds (fifth), before departing as one of the most decorated big men in school history.
Landale’s breakout came as a junior in 2016–17, when he averaged 16.9 points and 9.5 rebounds, earned All-West Coast Conference First Team honours, and helped Saint Mary’s finish 29–5 overall and 16–2 in WCC play before reaching the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
In that 2017 NCAA Tournament run, Landale delivered an 18-point, 13-rebound double-double in the Round of 64 win over VCU, then played 40 minutes as Saint Mary’s advanced to the Round of 32.
Saint Mary’s season ended in the second round against Arizona, with Landale leading the Gaels with 19 points and 11 rebounds in the 69–60 loss in Salt Lake City.
As a senior in 2017–18, Landale took another leap statistically and nationally, averaging 21.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks while being named West Coast Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-WCC, and he was also a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award top-five finalist while adding major national recognition including NABC First Team and USBWA Second Team All-American honours.
That senior year included multiple landmark single-game outputs and record notes tracked by Saint Mary’s, including a career-high 37 points and 18 rebounds against Sacramento State, a 34-point game at San Diego, a 33-point, 12-rebound night against Georgia, and a Gaels single-season record 731 points, while his WCC résumé also featured a 26-point, 12-rebound double-double in the marquee 74–71 win at No. 13 Gonzaga.
AWARDS
- 1x time NBL Finals MVP (2021)
- 1x All-NBL First Team- LKL champion (2020)
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King Mindaugas Cup winner (2020)
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Serbian Cup winner (2019)
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All-Adriatic League Team (2019)
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Consensus second-team All-American (2018)
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WCC Player of the Year (2018)
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2× First-team All-WCC (2017, 2018)
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AP Honorable Mention All-American (2017)
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