BIO: Adam Thoseby was born in Melbourne (VIC)
Adam Thoseby made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 25 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Adam Thoseby played one season in the NBL. He averaged 1 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 0.1 assists in 17 NBL games.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 26 | Sydney | 11-17 (7) | 17 | 86.1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 24% | 2 | 13 | 15% | 6 | 7 | 86% | 37% | 29% | 3 | Totals | 17 | 86 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 23.8% | 2 | 13 | 15.4% | 6 | 7 | 85.7% | 37% | 29% | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 26 | Sydney | 11-17 (7) | 17 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 24% | 0.1 | 0.8 | 15% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 86% | 37% | 29% | 3 | Total | 17 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 23.8% | 0.0 | 15.4% | 0.1 | 0.8 | 85.7% | 37% | 29% | 3 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Thoseby spent the 2026 NBL1 season with the Diamond Valley Eagles.
Thoseby joined Reading Rockets for the 2009–10 English Basketball League season, playing his first season in England and averaging 8.8 points across 19 games.
Thoseby later joined Worcester Wolves for the 2018–19 British Basketball League season after signing on 22 August 2018, and he averaged 10.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists across 26 games.
In January 2020, Thoseby moved to Germany to join Basketball Löwen in the ProB, and he became the team’s leading scorer early in the stint by averaging 25.8 points over his first six games before finishing with 24.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.8 steals per game across eight appearances in the 2019–20 season.
Thoseby then joined Traiskirchen Lions for the 2020–21 Austrian Basketball Superliga season after signing in August 2020, before an injury ruled him out for the remainder of the season in February 2021.
On 3 November 2023, Thoseby returned to Germany after signing with Ehingen Urspring in the ProB for the rest of the 2023–24 season.
Thoseby played college basketball at Utah State during the 2011-12 season before transferring to South Dakota, where he competed from 2013 to 2015, and later finished his NCAA career at Georgia Southwestern State in 2015-16.
Thoseby signed his National Letter of Intent with Utah State on June 30, 2011, and as a freshman in 2011-12 he appeared in 28 games and made two starts, averaging 1.6 points in 8.0 minutes per game.
In that 2011-12 season at Utah State, Thoseby totaled 45 points while shooting 16-for-59 from the field (27.1%), 10-for-32 on three-pointers (31.3%), and 3-for-8 at the free-throw line (37.5%).
Across those 28 games for the Aggies, he recorded 12 total rebounds (0.4 per game), along with 11 assists (0.4 per game), 3 steals, 4 blocks, 13 turnovers, and 225 total minutes played (8.0 minutes per game).
Thoseby’s best statistical outing of his Utah State season came in a start against Idaho State on November 26, 2011, when he scored a season-high 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 4-of-6 from three-point range while also posting a season-high three assists, and he also scored nine points at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi on November 22, 2011 with three rebounds.
After transferring to South Dakota in July 2012, Thoseby sat out the 2012-13 season under NCAA transfer rules before returning to action in 2013-14.
As a sophomore for the Coyotes in 2013-14, Thoseby played in all 30 games and started the first 11 at small forward, averaging 18 minutes per game and 7.7 points with 2.3 rebounds, while adding 20 assists, 11 steals, and eight blocks across the season.
In that 2013-14 season at South Dakota, Thoseby shot 76-for-194 from the field (39.2%) and 54-for-67 at the free-throw line (80.6%), and he delivered 12 double-digit scoring games highlighted by a season-best 16 points at Kansas State on December 10, 2013 and another 16-point performance against Omaha on February 20, 2014.
Thoseby also posted 14 points and a season-high eight rebounds against Graceland on November 30, 2013 as part of his first season in the Summit League rotation with South Dakota.
As a junior in 2014-15 at South Dakota, Thoseby played in 25 of the team’s 33 games and averaged 5.7 minutes and 2.2 points per game, finishing the season with 21 rebounds, five assists, and two steals while shooting 19-for-58 from the field (32.8%), 6-for-26 from three-point range (23.1%), and 12-for-17 at the free-throw line (70.6%).
Thoseby’s career-high at South Dakota came against Wofford on November 22, when he scored 18 points and produced 13 of those points in the final 3:36, and he was also named to the Summit League honor roll that season.
Thoseby then moved to NCAA Division II Georgia Southwestern State in 2015-16 and started all 26 games, averaging 15.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game while earning third-team All-Peach Belt Conference honours in 2016.
In that 2015-16 season at Georgia Southwestern, Thoseby logged 846 minutes (32.5 per game) and scored 398 points, shooting 134-for-273 from the field (49.1%), 42-for-101 from three-point range (41.6%), and 88-for-111 from the free-throw line (79.3%).
Across those 26 games for the Hurricanes, he totaled 130 rebounds (21 offensive, 109 defensive), 78 assists, 19 steals, 14 blocks, 74 turnovers, and 64 personal fouls.
Thoseby’s Georgia Southwestern game log included a 20-point performance against Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras on November 28 (6-for-8 from the field and 8-for-9 at the line) and a 23-point outing against Lander on December 19 (9-for-15 shooting with 3-for-4 from three-point range).
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