Daren Rowe
July 23, 2020
Bobby Locke
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 13/07/65
- Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 175
- Weight (KG): 75
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: University of Illinois at Chicago
- NBL DEBUT: 27/04/90
- AGE AT DEBUT: 24
- LAST NBL GAME: 26/09/92
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 27
- NBL History: Geelong 1990-92
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Bobby Locke was born in Chicago, Illinois (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Bobby Locke made his NBL debut with the Geelong Supercats at 24 years of age. He scored 50 points in his first game.
For the second year in a row, coach Barry Barnes was forced to build a new-look roster at the Supercats. John Dorge (via Brisbane) and Vince Hinchen (via Westside Melbourne) were added to the roster. Import forward Brian Vaughans was also brought in to replace Aubrey Sherrod.
The season didn’t start well for the Supercats. Although Vaughns (17.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.3 blocks) put up good numbers across four games, Geelong started the year 0-4 and Vaughns was released. This opened the door for explosive point guard Bobby Locke to join the team, who dropped 50 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals in his first NBL game. While the addition of Locke brought a new level of excitement for Supercats fans, the team wasn’t able to turn things around, losing the next three games before finally notching up a win against the Adelaide 36ers.
With Locke (31.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.4 steals) leading the team in scoring, 19-year-old Shane Heal (22.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 8.3 assists) would be selected as the league’s Most Improved Player after delivering career highs in points, rebounds and assists and Daren Rowe (18.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.4 steals and 3.2 blocks) leading the league in blocks, Geelong were able to win more games this season (11) than they had totaled in the previous two seasons combined (5).
1991
Thanks to a financial boost from the Supercats ownership group which was made up of four major owners, all local businessmen and approx. 30 other local shareholders, Geelong were able to return to the playoffs.
Coach Barry Barnes would lead the Supercats to a third place finish (17-9), their best result as a club since 1984. The team’s success a result of the talented starters, Bobby Locke (25.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists, and 3.0 steals), Vince Hinchen (24.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.4 steals), Shane Heal (23.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 7.8 assists, and 1.4 steals), Terry Dozier (22.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.7 steals) and John Dorge (14.3 points, 13.7 rebounds, 1.4 steals, and 4.3 blocks) who would all play a minimum off 33 minutes per game and Jim Bateman (7.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists) subbing in for whoever needed a rest.
Geelong’s team of ‘overachievers’ would fall short in the NBL elimination finals, losing to a North Melbourne squad featuring Scott Fisher and Paul Maley in three games.
1992
While a influx of cash had seen the Supercats return to the playoffs on the back of great seasons from Shane Heal, Bobby Locke, Daren Rowe and Jim Bateman, the team had been fighting to stay alive. The club’s financial woes almost saw them out of the league if not for a interest free loan they received from the NBL to keep them in the competition. The lack of finances resulted in the club unable to re-sign the majority of it’s roster, having to replace coach Barry Barnes with former St Kilda Saints player Steve Breheny and losing five of the team’s top six scorers to other clubs. Vince Hinchen (to Perth), Shane Heal (to Brisbane), Terry Dozier (to Newcastle), John Dorge (to South East Melbourne) and Jim Bateman (to Gold Coast) all exiting.
The Supercats attempted to fill the gaps by signing naturalised import Cecil Exum (via North Melbourne), Wayne Larkins (via South East Melbourne), rookie Matthew Alexander. Import Lafester Rhodes was also signed with the team playing out the season with only eight players getting regular minutes.
Rhodes (23.5 points, 7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.7 blocks) put up impressive numbers during his stint with Geelong, but six games in and the team elected to replace him with Chris Harris (20.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 3.3 steals). Geelong was able to get productive seasons from both the returning Bobby Locke (31.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.5 steals) and new additions Exum (17.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.4 steals, and 1.5 blocks) and Larkins (12.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists). Despite this, Geelong would still plummet to the bottom of the ladder, finishing dead last (2-22). This equalled the second fewest win total in a NBL season, a record set by Geelong’s zero win season in 1988.
Bobby Locke played three seasons the Geelong Supercats. He averaged 29.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 5.2 assists in 73 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 8th in points per game.
– 12th in steals per game.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 27 | Geelong | 2-22 (13) | 24 | 1,065.0 | 751 | 67 | 108 | 35 | 32 | 59 | 6 | 74 | 81 | 289 | 632 | 46% | 37 | 109 | 34% | 136 | 176 | 77% | 52% | 49% | 43 |
| 1991 | 26 | Geelong | 17-9 (3) | 27 | 1,186.0 | 695 | 73 | 173 | 31 | 42 | 81 | 9 | 81 | 87 | 280 | 548 | 51% | 19 | 57 | 33% | 116 | 145 | 80% | 56% | 53% | 41 |
| 1990 | 25 | Geelong | 11-15 (10) | 22 | 987.0 | 695 | 65 | 101 | 32 | 33 | 52 | 2 | 62 | 75 | 294 | 527 | 56% | 22 | 56 | 39% | 85 | 123 | 69% | 59% | 58% | 50 | Totals | 73 | 3238 | 2141 | 205 | 382 | 98 | 107 | 192 | 17 | 217 | 243 | 863 | 1707 | 50.6% | 78 | 222 | 35.1% | 337 | 444 | 75.9% | 56% | 53% | 50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 27 | Geelong | 2-22 (13) | 24 | 44.4 | 31.3 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 12.0 | 26.3 | 46% | 1.5 | 4.5 | 34% | 5.7 | 7.3 | 77% | 52% | 49% | 43 |
| 1991 | 26 | Geelong | 17-9 (3) | 27 | 43.9 | 25.7 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 10.4 | 20.3 | 51% | 0.7 | 2.1 | 33% | 4.3 | 5.4 | 80% | 56% | 53% | 41 |
| 1990 | 25 | Geelong | 11-15 (10) | 22 | 44.9 | 31.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 13.4 | 24.0 | 56% | 1.0 | 2.5 | 39% | 3.9 | 5.6 | 69% | 59% | 58% | 50 | Total | 73 | 44.4 | 29.3 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 11.8 | 23.4 | 50.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.1% | 1.1 | 3.0 | 75.9% | 56% | 53% | 50 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 50 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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AWARDS
- 1x NBL Steals Leader
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