2020-2021 NBL Depth Charts
May 19, 2021
Levi Randolph
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 3/10/92
- Place of Birth: Madison, Alabama (USA)
- Position: G/F
- Height (CM): 198
- Weight (KG): 95
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Alabama (2011–2015)
- NBL DEBUT: 16/03/21
- AGE AT DEBUT: 28
- LAST NBL GAME: 5/06/21
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 28
- NBL History: New Zealand 2021
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Levi Randolph was born in Madison, Alabama (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Levi Randolph made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 28 years of age. He scored 11 points in his first game.
After finishing sixth with a 15-13 record and missing the playoffs in 2019/20, New Zealand returned for Dan Shamir’s second season with Corey Webster, Finn Delany, Thomas Abercrombie and Rob Loe among the key players retained. Scotty Hopson (to Melbourne), RJ Hampton (to Denver), Sek Henry (to Turkey), Jordan Ngatai (to Cairns), Brandon Ashley and Ater Majok departed, while Tai Webster (via Galatasaray), Lamar Patterson (via Brisbane), Colton Iverson (via Saint Petersburg), Dan Trist (via South East Melbourne) and Rasmus Bach (via Randers) joined the team. The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the season until January and forced the Breakers to base themselves in Australia, with several designated home games played in Tasmania and their first 29 games played outside New Zealand. Corey also suffered a severed nerve in his hand while cutting an avocado and missed the opening month of the season.
After losing to Adelaide in overtime in their opening game, New Zealand won only one of its first eight games. Patterson (10.8 points and 3.6 rebounds across 6 games), who had been named to the All-NBL First Team in each of the previous two seasons, struggled to regain his previous form before suffering a knee injury against Illawarra on February 22. Following Patterson’s final appearance, New Zealand won three of its next four games before falling back to 4-9 after 13 games. Jeremy Kendle (7 points across 3 games) was added as a short-term replacement, while William McDowell-White (7.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 5.1 assists across 20 games) joined as a nominated replacement player for the injured Corey. On March 16, New Zealand agreed to a mutual release with Patterson and signed Levi (via Canton Charge) for the remainder of the season. “It is no secret in basketball you need creators, and losing both major creators in Lamar and Corey requires replacing them,” said Shamir. Immigration formalities and quarantine delayed his arrival for almost four weeks.
Randolph (11 points, 1 rebound, and 1 steal) made his NBL debut against Melbourne at John Cain Arena on April 10, while Delany (33 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal) and Corey (13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal) led New Zealand. Scotty Hopson (19 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists) led Melbourne to an 84-78 win.
Randolph (14.8 points and 3.4 rebounds across 15 games) quickly became one of New Zealand’s main scoring options, with the Breakers going 4-4 across his first eight appearances after having gone 5-12 before he entered the lineup.
On May 1, Randolph (19 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal) hit the game-winning basket with less than a second remaining as New Zealand defeated Perth 86-84 at the Silverdome in Launceston. Abercrombie (14 points and 3 rebounds) and Tai Webster (12 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists) provided support, while John Mooney (25 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists) led Perth.
DOWN TO THE WIRE!
What a clutch play by Levi Randolph to secure the Breakers an 86-84 win over the Wildcats! #NBL
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— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) May 1, 2021
He then suffered a minor hamstring tear and missed New Zealand’s next four games before returning for the club’s final seven-game home stretch.
His best game came against Brisbane at Spark Arena on May 30, where Randolph (30 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, and 5 steals) made 11-of-18 shots from the field and three three-pointers. Delany (17 points and 5 rebounds) and Tai Webster (15 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists) provided support, while former Breaker Patterson (21 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists) led Brisbane to a 95-83 win in front of 7,612 fans.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Tai Webster (17.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1.2 steals across 29 games) led New Zealand in scoring despite missing seven games, while Delany (16.2 points and 6.8 rebounds across 36 games) produced the best season of his career, earning All-NBL Second Team honours and the Breakers’ club MVP award. Corey Webster (13.4 points and 3.2 rebounds across 28 games) returned from his hand injury before a knee injury in March sidelined him for another four weeks, while Abercrombie (10.6 points and 3.4 rebounds across 27 games), Iverson (8.8 points and 8.6 rebounds across 36 games), McDowell-White and Loe (6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds across 17 games) were the other major contributors. Loe also returned to New Zealand during the season for personal reasons as injuries and player availability continued to disrupt the team.
After playing its first 29 games outside New Zealand, the Breakers returned home for their final seven games and went 3-4. New Zealand closed the season against South East Melbourne at Trusts Arena on June 5, where Randolph (5 points), Tai Webster (26 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals) and Delany (18 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists) led the Breakers, while Keifer Sykes (29 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists) carried the Phoenix to an 83-78 win as New Zealand finished eighth with a 12-24 record.
Levi Randolph played one season in the NBL. He averaged 14.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 28 | New Zealand | 12-24 (8) | 15 | 449.8 | 222 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 40 | 85 | 196 | 43% | 28 | 84 | 33% | 24 | 29 | 83% | 53% | 51% | 30 | Totals | 15 | 450 | 222 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 40 | 85 | 196 | 43.4% | 28 | 84 | 33.3% | 24 | 29 | 82.8% | 53% | 51% | 30 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 28 | New Zealand | 12-24 (8) | 15 | 30.0 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 13.1 | 43% | 1.9 | 5.6 | 33% | 1.6 | 1.9 | 83% | 53% | 51% | 30 | Total | 15 | 30.0 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 13.1 | 43.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3% | 1.9 | 5.6 | 82.8% | 53% | 51% | 30 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 30 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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COLLEGE
Levi Randolph played four seasons at Alabama from 2011–12 through 2014–15, appearing in 135 games with 120 starts while averaging 9.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals across his Crimson Tide career.
As a senior in 2014–15, Randolph produced his best all-around season at Alabama, leading the team in scoring at 15.4 points per game while also averaging 5.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals, and he earned his first career all-conference recognition as a Second Team All-SEC selection.
That 2014–15 campaign also brought major academic recognition, as Randolph was named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and became the first men’s basketball player in program history to earn CoSIDA/Capital One First Team Academic All-District honours three consecutive years.
In postseason play during his senior year, Randolph was a key driver of Alabama’s run to the NIT semifinals, averaging 12.8 points across five postseason games while shooting 56 percent from the field and 67 percent from three, including 14.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game across three NIT contests.
His senior-year game log included multiple high-impact performances noted by Alabama’s official recap material, including a career-high-tying 18 points with three three-pointers at Mississippi State, 16 points and six rebounds in an NIT second-round win over Stanford, and 15 points and five rebounds in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal win over Tennessee.
Randolph also delivered a 2013 postseason highlight earlier in his career, scoring a game-high 16 points in Alabama’s NIT win over Stanford during the 2012–13 season, before the Tide’s NIT run ended one game later with a one-point loss to Maryland in the quarterfinals.
By the end of his Alabama career, Randolph had built the profile of a high-minutes perimeter mainstay, with Alabama tracking that the team went 16–4 in games where he scored at least seven points during his senior season, reflecting his value as a consistent two-way contributor in SEC play.
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