BIO: Withers grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina and attended Northeast Guilford High School in McLeansville, North Carolina, where he was a member of the basketball, football, tennis and track and field team’s. He was named All-Mid State Conference as a junior and senior, when he was also named the conference most valuable player.
Todd Withers made his NBL debut with the Adelaide 36ers at 25 years of age. He scored seven points in his first game.
Todd Withers currently plays for the Perth Wildcats and has played 28 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 8.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists since entering the league in 2021.
CURRENT CONTRACT:
Perth Wildcats – 1 Year Deal (2024-25)
HIGHLIGHTS:
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.
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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2024-25 | 28 | Melbourne | 4-2 (3) | 6 | 16.0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 38% | 3 | 13 | 23% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 47% | 47% | 11 |
2024-25 | 28 | Perth | 4-2 (3) | 6 | 16.0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 38% | 3 | 13 | 23% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 47% | 47% | 11 |
2021-22 | 26 | Adelaide | 10-18 (7) | 26 | 624.0 | 217 | 101 | 31 | 30 | 71 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 180 | 42% | 39 | 106 | 37% | 26 | 37 | 70% | 55% | 53% | 17 | Totals | 28 | 638 | 233 | 105 | 31 | 34 | 71 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 57 | 82 | 196 | 41.8% | 42 | 119 | 35.3% | 27 | 39 | 69.2% | 55% | 53% | 17 |
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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2024-25 | 28 | Perth | 4-2 (3) | 6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 38% | 0.5 | 2.2 | 23% | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50% | 47% | 47% | 11 |
2021-22 | 26 | Adelaide | 10-18 (7) | 26 | 24.0 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 42% | 1.5 | 4.1 | 37% | 1.0 | 1.4 | 70% | 55% | 53% | 17 | Total | 28 | 22.8 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 41.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.3% | 1.5 | 4.3 | 69.2% | 55% | 53% | 17 |
POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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Withers averaged 6.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.1 assist, 1.0 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game In his rookie season, with the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA G League. He was signed by Grand Rapids NBA affiliate, the Detroit Pistons, to an Exhibit 10 contract but was waived near the end of the preseason on October 17, 2019NBA TRANSACTIONS:
July 22, 2019: Signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Detroit Pistons.
- October 17, 2019: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.
After his stint with Adelaide was over, Withers played in New Zealand for the Otago Nuggets and averaged 12.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists across 18 games during the 2022 NZNBL season.
Withers played four seasons for the Queens Royals, starting the final three years. He was named second team All-South Atlantic Conference (SAC) after averaging 10.7 points and 7.0 rebounds in his junior season.
As a senior, Withers averaged 13.6 points, eight rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game and was named first team All-SAC and Division II All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
- Division II All-American – NABC (2018)
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First team All-SAC (2018)
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Second team All-SAC (2017)
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