Jason Williams
July 23, 2020
Brad Mckinnon
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 27/10/76
- Place of Birth: Adelaide (SA)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 184
- Weight (KG): 90
- Junior Assoc: SA - West Adelaide
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 14/04/96
- AGE AT DEBUT: 19
- LAST NBL GAME: 27/09/97
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 20
- NBL History: Adelaide 1996-97
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Brad Mckinnon was born in Adelaide (SA) and began playing basketball as a junior with the West Adelaide basketball program.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Brad Mckinnon made his NBL debut with the Adelaide 36ers at 19 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
NORTH MELBOURNE GIANTS
1997
After finishing seventh with a 15-11 record and being swept by South East Melbourne in the 1996 quarterfinals, North Melbourne entered another financially tight off-season under Brett Brown. Darryl McDonald, Pat Reidy, Paul Rees, Rod Johnson, Matthew Shanahan and Stephen Hoare returned, while Tonny Jensen (to Newcastle), Larry Sengstock (retired) and John Stelzer exited and Paul Maley (back injury) missed the season. With Gold Coast and Hobart no longer in the league, Brown added Mike Mitchell (via Brisbane), David Stiff (via Hobart), Andrew Goodwin (via Brisbane), Matthew Reece (via Newcastle) and Cameron Jackson as North Melbourne carried the league minimum of 11 players.
North Melbourne opened the season at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre on April 11 with an 85-81 win over Sydney, where Mitchell finished with 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals in his Giants debut. Reidy (24 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals) and McDonald (14 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals) provided the other major contributions, while Isaac Burton (19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals) led Sydney.
Mitchell (15.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.7 steals across 32 games) gave North Melbourne another proven import scorer after earning All-NBL Third Team honours with Brisbane the previous season. He appeared in 27 of 30 regular-season games and all five playoff games as the Giants opened the season 5-0.
The biggest setback came when Rees (4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds across 11 games) suffered a severe knee injury that kept him out for most of the regular season. Rees returned late before breaking his wrist against Brisbane in the second-last round, but returned again for the playoffs. Mitchell also suffered bruised ribs late in the second quarter against Newcastle in July, although North Melbourne was still able to pull away in the final period.
Mitchell’s season-high came against Townsville on May 23, where Mitchell (27 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals) made six three-pointers as North Melbourne defeated Townsville 122-114, with McDonald (25 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals) and Reidy (24 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 2 steals) providing the support.
Mitchell (27 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks) matched his season-high at Beaton Park on June 14 as North Melbourne defeated Illawarra 111-104, with Reidy (33 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals) also producing one of his best games of the season, while Clayton Ritter (25 points) led the Hawks.
Mitchell (26 points and 12 rebounds) delivered another of his best all-round games against Melbourne on July 7 as North Melbourne defeated the Tigers 94-86 at Melbourne Park.
Reidy (20.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.4 steals across 35 games) led North Melbourne in scoring, while McDonald (17.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 8.9 assists, and 3.3 steals across 35 games) led the NBL in assists and steals, won the Good Hands Award, finished runner-up in MVP voting and earned All-NBL Second Team honours.
Stiff (13.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks across 35 games) became the main interior presence during Rees’ absence, while Johnson (10.8 points across 35 games), Goodwin (10.5 points and 5.7 rebounds across 35 games) and Shanahan (7.7 points across 35 games) filled out Brown’s main rotation. Mitchell missed three regular-season games, including North Melbourne’s final two, with Perth defeating the Giants 106-102 on September 24 as North Melbourne finished third with an 18-12 record, going 9-6 at home and 9-6 on the road.
The elimination finals opened at the AIS Arena on October 3, where Mitchell (2 points, 2 assists, and 1 block), Goodwin (23 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists) and Reidy (25 points and 7 rebounds) led North Melbourne, but Robert Rose (22 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals) and Ray Borner (18 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals) helped Canberra win 104-93.
Game two moved to the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre, where Mitchell (17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals), Reidy (26 points and 4 rebounds) and Stiff (7 points and 5 rebounds) helped North Melbourne answer with a 108-98 win, while Mario Donaldson (25 points and 3 rebounds), Simon Dwight (17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks) and Rose (16 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists) led Canberra.
Game three remained at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre, where Mitchell (17 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists) and Stiff (14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, and 3 blocks) helped North Melbourne defeat Canberra 102-75 and win the series 2-1, while Rose (23 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists) and Troy Pilon (20 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists) led the Cannons.
The semifinals opened against Melbourne at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre, where Mitchell (5 points and 3 rebounds), Stiff (24 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks) and Johnson (17 points and 4 assists) led North Melbourne, but Mark Bradtke (25 points, 15 rebounds, and 2 blocks) played all 48 minutes as Melbourne won 107-99.
Game two moved to Melbourne Park, where Mitchell (13 points and 5 rebounds) played 24:44 minutes in his final NBL game, while McDonald (27 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals) and Goodwin (16 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 steals) led North Melbourne and Bradtke (26 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 assists) again played all 48 minutes as Melbourne completed the sweep with a 112-105 win.
A little 90's Nth Melb Giants v Sydney Kings. Enjoy!! pic.twitter.com/3VdqfONAJN— RANDOM HOOPS (@HoopsRandom) May 14, 2023
Brad Mckinnon played two seasons with the Adelaide 36ers. He averaged 4.1 points, 1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 54 NBL games.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20 | Adelaide | 14-16 (7) | 26 | 444 | 150 | 42 | 59 | 10 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 120 | 39% | 14 | 45 | 31% | 42 | 62 | 68% | 50% | 45% | 12 |
| 1996 | 19 | Adelaide | 16-10 (6) | 28 | 265 | 73 | 15 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 80 | 30% | 12 | 36 | 33% | 13 | 20 | 65% | 41% | 38% | 8 | Totals | 54 | 709 | 223 | 57 | 94 | 21 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 53 | 69 | 71 | 200 | 35.5% | 26 | 81 | 32.1% | 55 | 82 | 67.1% | 47% | 42% | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20 | Adelaide | 14-16 (7) | 26 | 17.1 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 39% | 0.5 | 1.7 | 31% | 1.6 | 2.4 | 68% | 50% | 45% | 12 |
| 1996 | 19 | Adelaide | 16-10 (6) | 28 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 30% | 0.4 | 1.3 | 33% | 0.5 | 0.7 | 65% | 41% | 38% | 8 | Total | 54 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 35.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.1% | 0.5 | 1.5 | 67.1% | 47% | 42% | 8 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Australian Institute of Sport (1994–1995)
McKinnon joined the Australian Institute of Sport for the 1994 SEABL season. He was part of the AIS mens program under head coach Gordon McLeod, with the 1994 group also including Andrew Boeree, Philip Doherty, Frank Drmic, Brendan Mann, Scott McGregor and Glen Saville.
McKinnon remained with the AIS for the 1995 SEABL season, completing a two-year stint in Canberra. Gordon McLeod continued as mens head coach, with Mark Watkins and Frank Arsego on the coaching staff, while McKinnon was joined in the program by Boeree, Doherty, Drmic, Mann, McGregor, Ben Castle, Leon ONeill, David Pennisi, Nathan Taylor, Tyson Ward and Jared Wilson.
FIBA EXPERIENCE
McKinnon won a gold medal for Australia at the FIBA Under 23 World Championships in 1997.
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