Harry Rouhliadeff on NCAA Money and the Rebuilding of the Brisbane Bullets Program
November 2, 2026
Harry Rouhliadeff
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 1/01/03
- Place of Birth: Perth (WA)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 206
- Weight (KG): 104
- Junior Assoc: QLD - Southern Districts
- College: Hawaii (2022–2026)
NBL CAREER OVERVIEW
NBL DEBUT
22/09/26
Age 23
LAST NBL GAME
4/11/26
Age 23
TEAM HISTORY
1 seasons | 1 team- 2027BB
Brisbane Bullets1 season
CHAMPIONSHIPS
NoneBIO: Harry Rouhliadeff was born in Perth (WA) before growing up in Brisbane (QLD), where he developed his basketball career through the Southern Districts Spartans.
During his childhood, Rouhliadeff held season tickets to watch the Brisbane Bullets, developing a connection to the club he would eventually join as a professional player.
Rouhliadeff attended Villanova College in Coorparoo, graduating in December 2021 after establishing himself as one of Queensland’s leading school basketball prospects.
During his final two school basketball seasons, Harry Rouhliadeff (30 points and 13 rebounds per game) played for Villanova College.
Rouhliadeff helped Villanova win three consecutive school conference basketball championships.
During his junior development with the Southern Districts Spartans, Rouhliadeff helped the association win four Queensland state titles and also made a national tournament appearance with the club.
In 2021, Rouhliadeff represented Queensland at the Australian Under-20 National Championships, helping the state win the national championship.
Rouhliadeff also gained experience competing against senior opposition with the Southern Districts Spartans during the 2021 NBL1 North season.
During this period, Rouhliadeff received opportunities to train with the Brisbane Bullets, gaining exposure to an NBL professional environment.
As a teenager, Rouhliadeff also attended a University of Hawai‘i basketball exhibition game during the Rainbow Warriors’ 2018 tour of Australia, an experience that helped introduce him to the American college program.
On April 18, 2022, Rouhliadeff signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Hawai‘i, accepting a scholarship to join the Rainbow Warriors for the 2022/23 NCAA season.
FAMILY: Harry Rouhliadeff is the son of Stephen and Nichole Rouhliadeff and has a younger brother.
His father Stephen spent part of his early life in Hawai‘i, giving the family a personal connection to the American state before Harry attended the University of Hawai‘i.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Harry Rouhliadeff made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 23 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
After finishing last with a 6-27 record in 2025/26, Brisbane began a rebuild under new head coach Will Weaver following a season that ended with 13 consecutive defeats.
Before committing to Brisbane for NBL27, Rouhliadeff attracted interest from multiple clubs in Japan. ESPN’s Olgun Uluc reported that his agent, Charles Misuraca of SLASH Sports & Entertainment, said the 206cm (6-foot-9) forward was strongly considering an NBL opportunity alongside offers of interest from Japanese teams following his senior year at the University of Hawai‘i. The NBL later reported that Brisbane had beaten Japanese competition to secure his signature. This was reported interest rather than a signed contract or playing stint in Japan.
In May 2026, Brisbane signed local forward Harry Rouhliadeff (via University of Hawai‘i) to a multi-year agreement after he completed a four-year college career with the Rainbow Warriors.
Rouhliadeff had previously trained with the Bullets, including during the NBL26 preseason, and became the first new addition to Weaver’s NBL27 roster after the club re-signed Sam McDaniel.
Rouhliadeff said signing his first professional deal in his home city was special and welcomed the opportunity to develop under Weaver, while the coach praised his commitment and professionalism.
In a May 2026 interview with basketball.com.au, Rouhliadeff described his family’s excitement when he signed with the Bullets and explained that the chance to play in front of friends and family helped him choose Brisbane over other pathways. His father Stephen said conversations with Weaver and the club’s player-development vision gave the family confidence in the decision. Read the interview.
The Bullets also built around returning players Tyrell Harrison, Mitch Norton and Jacob Holt and recruited Arnas Velička, Nate Hinton, Jaylin Williams, Max Mackinnon and other additions ahead of NBL27.
On 22 September, Brisbane opened the season at Pat Rafter Arena by overcoming an 11-point deficit to defeat New Zealand 88-85, with Arnas Velička (23 points, 14 assists and 5 rebounds), Tyrell Harrison (22 points and 7 rebounds) and Nate Hinton (14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists) leading Brisbane, while Parker Jackson-Cartwright (26 points and 7 assists) and DJ Vasiljevic (17 points) led the Breakers.
Brisbane backed up that win with a 103-95 defeat of Illawarra at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 25 September, as Max Mackinnon (31 points and 12 rebounds) made six three-pointers and Nate Hinton (16 points and 10 rebounds) helped the Bullets finish the game strongly.
On 30 September, Sydney handed Brisbane its first defeat of the season, winning 93-78 at Afterpay Arena in the Ignite Cup after the Bullets led 34-23 at quarter-time; the Kings’ defence restricted Brisbane to 44 points over the final three quarters.
Rouhliadeff (3 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal) scored his first NBL points in the loss to Sydney, making one three-pointer.
Brisbane then fell 109-99 in overtime to Tasmania at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 3 October.
The Bullets lost their next match 97-91 to Cairns on 8 October, despite Nate Hinton (30 points) and Tyrell Harrison (23 points and 18 rebounds) leading Brisbane, while Jaylon Brown (25 points), Jack McVeigh and Jonah Bolden helped Cairns secure the win.
After five games, Brisbane held a 2-3 record, with Rouhliadeff appearing in all five games and recording 3 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists over that stretch.
On October 15, Brisbane defeated South East Melbourne 115-105 in captain Mitch Norton’s 400th NBL game and the club’s inaugural Pink Hoops charity game. Max Mackinnon (24 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists), Jaylin Williams (19 points and 6 rebounds) and Nate Hinton (16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists) led Brisbane, while Angus Glover (27 points) led the Phoenix. Rouhliadeff played eight minutes off the bench as Brisbane improved to 3-3.
On October 21, Brisbane lost 106-85 to Tasmania in Hobart, with Josh Bannan (22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists) and Taran Armstrong (19 points and 6 assists) leading the JackJumpers. Mackinnon (21 points), Hinton (13 points) and NBL debutant Raul Neto (9 points and 6 assists) were among Brisbane’s leading contributors. Rouhliadeff (4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block) played approximately 23 minutes in a short-handed Bullets rotation.
On October 24, Brisbane rebounded with a 98-81 win over Illawarra at WIN Entertainment Centre, led by Hinton (21 points, 6 assists and 3 steals), Harrison (14 points and 8 rebounds) and Mackinnon (14 points and 7 rebounds). Todd Blanchfield (19 points) and Sam Froling (14 points) led the Hawks, while Rouhliadeff played five minutes off the bench. The victory moved Brisbane to 4-4 through eight games.
Harry Rouhliadeff currently plays for the Brisbane Bullets and has played 11 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 1.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 0.3 assists since entering the league in 2026.
CURRENT CONTRACT:
Brisbane Bullets – 3 Year Deal (2026-29)
Watch the full interview
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 24 | Brisbane | 6-6 (6) | 11 | 103 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 17% | 2 | 11 | 18% | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25% | 21% | 5 | Totals | 11 | 103 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 17.2% | 2 | 11 | 18.2% | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 25% | 21% | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 24 | Brisbane | 6-6 (6) | 11 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 17% | 0.2 | 1.0 | 18% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 25% | 21% | 5 | Total | 11 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 17.2% | 0.2 | 1.0 | 18.2% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0% | 25% | 21% | 5 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Southern Districts (2021), Brisbane Capitals (2022)
Harry Rouhliadeff made his NBL1 North debut for Southern Districts in April 2021 at 17 years of age. He was the youngest player in the Spartans’ senior men’s group and was listed on Southern Districts’ NBL1 roster during the 2021 season, when NBL1s official mens roster tracker listed him under his fuller name Harrison Rouhliadeff alongside Josh Derksen, Jake Allen, Ben Hastings, Sam Korst, Anei Muorter, CJ Massingale and Matt Wilson.
Rouhliadeff moved to the Brisbane Capitals for the 2022 NBL1 North season and was listed on the club’s men’s roster under coach Andrea Gjinaj, alongside Ben Wilson, Nick Stoddart, Lachlan Dent, Ben Volkman, Anthony Kopcikas, Atem Bior, Geordan Papacostas and Tim Soong.
His verified Queensland state-league résumé therefore includes senior NBL1 North appearances with both Southern Districts and Brisbane.
COLLEGE
On April 18, 2022, Harry Rouhliadeff signed a National Letter of Intent to join the University of Hawai‘i under head coach Eran Ganot.
Following his college signing, Rouhliadeff continued representing Queensland at junior national championship level.
In 2022, Rouhliadeff helped Queensland win a second consecutive Australian Under-20 National Championship, following the team's 2021 title.
Rouhliadeff subsequently moved to Honolulu to begin his college basketball career with Hawai‘i for the 2022/23 NCAA season.
Harry Rouhliadeff joined the University of Hawai‘i in 2022 after developing at Villanova College in Brisbane and spent four seasons with the Rainbow Warriors from 2022–23 through 2025–26.
As a freshman in 2022–23, Rouhliadeff appeared in 26 games off the bench and averaged 3.2 points and 1.3 rebounds while shooting 49.2 percent from the field.
In November 2022, Rouhliadeff (10 points) recorded his first double-figure college game against Hawai‘i Pacific, then registered a freshman season-high 11 points and 4 rebounds as Hawai‘i defeated Texas State to win the North Shore Classic. Across three games at the event, he averaged 10 points while making 13 of 16 field-goal attempts. Rouhliadeff (10 points) later contributed off the bench in Hawai‘i's February 25 home win over UC Irvine.
Rouhliadeff appeared in all 32 games as a sophomore in 2023–24 and averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds while continuing to provide frontcourt depth for Hawai‘i.
In 2023/24, Rouhliadeff (11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists) matched his then career-high scoring mark against Utah, scoring in 22 games overall while shooting 50.6 percent from the field and 84.6 percent from the free-throw line.
In Hawai‘i's Big West Championship quarter-final against CSUN, Rouhliadeff (7 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block) contributed in just eight minutes off the bench.
His role expanded significantly as a junior in 2024–25, when he appeared in 31 games with 17 starts and averaged 6.5 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 46.3 percent from the field.
Rouhliadeff (15 points) scored the go-ahead tip-in in Hawai‘i's overtime victory against Oakland at the Diamond Head Classic. He later set a new career scoring-high with 21 points and 7 rebounds at UC Davis and recorded his first collegiate double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in a victory over Cal State Fullerton.
He shot approximately 34 percent from three and 75 percent from the foul line, starting 10 of the team's final 11 games.
Rouhliadeff became a full-time starter and team captain as a senior in 2025–26, starting 30 of his 31 appearances and averaging 10.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists while shooting 52.7 percent from the field, 39.8 percent from three-point range and 80.8 percent from the free-throw line.
His senior season included a career-high 22 points in Hawai‘i’s comeback win over UTEP, and he finished the year as the Rainbow Warriors’ third-leading scorer and rebounder while leading the team in both field-goal percentage and three-point percentage.
Rouhliadeff scored seven consecutive points late in the comeback against UTEP and matched his 22-point career-high against Mississippi Valley State, shooting 8-of-13 from the field and 3-of-4 from three-point range. During the 2025/26 season, he made 35 three-pointers, had 10 games with multiple made threes, and led Hawai‘i in scoring on five occasions.
Rouhliadeff was selected to the Academic All-Big West team for the third consecutive season and earned a second NABC Honors Court award while completing his studies in kinesiology.
Hawai‘i entered the 2026 Big West Championship as the No. 2 seed after finishing the conference regular season 14-6.
In the tournament semi-final on 13 March, Harry Rouhliadeff (16 points and 10 rebounds) recorded a double-double as Hawai‘i defeated Cal State Fullerton 78-63, with Isaac Johnson (19 points) leading the winners and Christian Williams (21 points) leading Fullerton.
In the championship game on 14 March, Harry Rouhliadeff (15 points and 12 rebounds) recorded his second consecutive tournament double-double as Hawai‘i defeated top seed UC Irvine 71-64 in Henderson, Nevada.
Isaac Johnson (22 points and 3 blocks) and Dre Bullock (15 points) joined Rouhliadeff among Hawai‘i's leading contributors, while Jurian Dixon (17 points), Kyle Evans (13 points and 10 rebounds) and Derin Saran (13 points) led UC Irvine.
Rouhliadeff scored a late transition basket to help Hawai‘i close out the victory, earning the school its first Big West tournament championship and first NCAA Tournament berth since 2016; Rouhliadeff, Johnson and Bullock were named to the tournament All-Tournament Team, with Johnson taking Most Outstanding Player honours.
As a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Hawai‘i faced fourth-seeded Arkansas in Portland on 19 March and lost 97-78 to finish the season 24-9 overall.
Harry Rouhliadeff (9 points and 7 rebounds in 32 minutes) shot 4-of-7 from the field, with Dre Bullock (21 points and 8 rebounds), Isaac Johnson (15 points) and Isaac Finlinson (12 points) leading Hawai‘i's scoring.
Rouhliadeff was named to the Big West Championship All-Tournament Team and received Hawai‘i’s Riley Wallace Leadership Award and Community Service Award at the end of his senior season.
Across his four seasons at Hawai‘i, Rouhliadeff appeared in 120 games with 47 starts and averaged 6.0 points and 3.2 rebounds, completing his college career as the only four-year player on Hawai‘i’s 2025–26 roster.
AWARDS
- 2026 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Champion (Hawai‘i)
- 2026 Big West Championship All-Tournament Team (Hawai‘i)
- 2026 University of Hawai‘i Riley Wallace Leadership Award
- 2026 University of Hawai‘i Community Service Award
- 2× Australian Under-20 National Championship champion, Queensland (2021, 2022)
- 3× Academic All-Big West (2024, 2025, 2026)
- 2× NABC Honors Court (2025, 2026)
- 3× Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
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