2022-2023 NBL Depth Charts
February 7, 2023
Antonius Cleveland
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 2/02/94
- Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee (USA)
- Position: SG
- Height (CM): 196
- Weight (KG): 90
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Southeast Missouri State University (2013-2017)
- NBL DEBUT: 5/12/21
- AGE AT DEBUT: 27
- LAST NBL GAME: 5/02/23
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 29
- NBL History: Illawarra 2022 | Adelaide 2023
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Antonius Cleveland was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee (USA). He later moved to Ludowici, Georgia with his family, where he attended Cleveland attended Faith Baptist Christian Academy.
Cleveland played for the Melbourne United when they faced off against the Oklahoma City Thunder in their NBLxNBA game vs October 2017. United had a number of player injuries and had Cleveland fill in as a replacement player.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Antonius Cleveland made his NBL debut with the Illawarra Hawks at 27 years of age. He scored six points in his first game.
After nearly knocking off the Perth Wildcats and progressing to the Finals of NBL21, the Illawarra Hawks look primed and ready to progress even further in the upcoming season.
After a brilliant debut season, Tyler Harvey, the team’s leading scorer, was inked to a three-year deal and paired with import additions Antonius Cleveland and Travis Trice. Before the season began Trice was released from his contract after refusing to receive the COVID vaccine. Xavier Rathan-Mayes was signed as his replacement. Other additions included Harry Froling (via Brisbane) joining his brother Sam in Hawks colours and Duop Reath (via Serbia) joining the team after a impressive Boomers campaign.
Coming into the league off the back of a Bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and ambitions to get into the NBA, the Reath started the season on fire averaging 19.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game in his first four games. Star guard Tyler Harvey however, found his second year in the NBL a little more challenging, seeing his scoring numbers dip from 20.4 points per game, to 16.1 but still led the team in scoring.
Club legend Tim Coenraad (3.9 points and 2.2 rebounds) was not included in the team’s full roster, but was later named as an injury replacement. He was elevated to full roster once again due to a season ending knee injury suffered by Daniel Grida.
Other notables for the Hawks saw a significant improvement from Next Star Justinian Jessup (13.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.2 steals) in his second season, Sam Froling (8.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks) bounced back from a injury plagued season to become a major part of the frontcourt rotation with Cleveland averaging 14.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists 1.8 steals, 1.1 blocks, filling the stat sheet in multiple categories.
Illawarra finished the season in second place (19-9), before suffering another disappointing exit in the semi finals, this time by by cross-town rivals, Sydney. Reath (15.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks) collected the Hawks MVP award at the end of the season while Cleveland (14.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.1 blocks) was awarded the Damian Martin Trophy for Defensive Player of the Year and also named to the All-NBL First Team.
ADELAIDE 36ERS
2022/23
In 2022/23, Cleveland averaged 15.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists, playing a key role in the 36ers rotation, helping the team finish in eighth place (13-15).
Antonius Cleveland played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Illawarra Hawks and the Adelaide 36ers. He averaged 14.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in 58 NBL games.
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.
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 |
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| 2022-23 | 29 | Adelaide | 13-15 (8) | 28 | 798.1 | 443 | 147 | 77 | 41 | 106 | 53 | 19 | 53 | 75 | 170 | 349 | 49% | 35 | 97 | 36.1% | 68 | 101 | 67% | 56% | 54% | 30 |
| 2021-22 | 28 | Illawarra | 19-9 (2) | 30 | 881.2 | 426 | 191 | 63 | 56 | 135 | 54 | 32 | 42 | 87 | 164 | 348 | 47% | 15 | 69 | 21.7% | 83 | 115 | 72% | 53% | 49% | 22 | Totals | 58 | 1679 | 869 | 338 | 140 | 97 | 241 | 107 | 51 | 95 | 162 | 334 | 697 | 47.9% | 50 | 166 | 30.1% | 151 | 216 | 69.9% | 55% | 52% | 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 |
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| 2022-23 | 29 | Adelaide | 13-15 (8) | 28 | 28.5 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 49% | 1.3 | 3.5 | 36.1% | 2.4 | 3.6 | 67% | 56% | 54% | 30 |
| 2021-22 | 28 | Illawarra | 19-9 (2) | 30 | 29.4 | 14.2 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 47% | 0.5 | 2.3 | 21.7% | 2.8 | 3.8 | 72% | 53% | 49% | 22 | Total | 58 | 29.0 | 15.0 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 12.0 | 47.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.1% | 0.9 | 2.9 | 69.9% | 55% | 52% | 30 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 30 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Cleveland signed with the Portland Trail Blazers to join their roster for the 2017 NBA Summer League.
While playing for Portland, he averaged 5.8 ppg in six games coming off the bench. On July 27, 2017, Cleveland signed with the Golden State Warriors on a training camp deal. On September 30, Cleveland was waived by the Warriors. Hed then be assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors NBA G League affiliate team on October 24, 2017.
On November 17, 2017, Cleveland signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. He made his NBA debut later that night in a 111–87 blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, recording 2 points and 2 rebounds in 6 minutes of play. Throughout his time on that two-way deal, he would split his playing time between the Mavericks and their G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. On December 18, 2017, he was injured in a 97–91 loss to the Phoenix Suns. He was waived from the team a day later, with his spot on the team being replaced by Kyle Collinsworth.
On February 22, 2018, the Atlanta Hawks signed Cleveland to a 10-day contract. He signed his second 10-day contract with Atlanta on March 4. On March 14, 2018, Atlanta signed Cleveland to a multi-year contract. On July 21, 2018, Cleveland was placed on waivers by the Hawks.
On July 23, 2018, the Chicago Bulls claimed Cleveland off waivers. He was waived by the Bulls on October 12, 2018. He re-joined the Santa Cruz Warriors for the 2018–19 season.
On July 25, 2019, Cleveland re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks on a two-way contract with the Texas Legends. He averaged 14.4 points and 7.3 rebounds for the G League Legends.
On December 3, 2020, Cleveland signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but was waived the same day. He then joined the Thunders G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue where he averaged 15.1 points per game.
Cleveland would finish his NBA career having played 30 NBA games for Dallas (2018, 2020) and Atlanta (2018).
Cleveland played 28 games in the NBA. He averaged 1.2 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.1 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- August 16, 2017: Signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors
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October 1, 2017: Waived by the Golden State Warriors.
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November 17, 2017: Signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks
December 19, 2017: Waived by the Dallas Mavericks.
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February 22, 2018: Signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
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March 4, 2018: Signed a 2nd 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
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March 14, 2018: Signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks
July 21, 2018: Waived by the Atlanta Hawks.
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July 23, 2018: Claimed on waivers by the Chicago Bulls from the Atlanta Hawks
October 13, 2018: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.
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July 24, 2019: Signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks
December 2, 2020: Signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 83% | 83% | 97% | 92% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 334 | 697 | 47.9% | 50 | 166 | 30.1% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 25 | Dallas | SG | 11 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29% | 0 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 5 | 60% | 34% | 29% |
| 2017-18 | 23 | Dallas | SG | 13 | 0 | 81 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 29% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 4 | 50% | 32% | 29% |
| 2017-18 | 23 | Atlanta | SG | 4 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 57% | 3 | 3 | 100% | 2 | 2 | 100% | 82% | 79% |
| 2017-18 | 23 | Dallas | SG | 13 | 0 | 81 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 29% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 4 | 50% | 32% | 29% |
| 2017-18 | 23 | Atlanta | SG | 4 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 57% | 3 | 3 | 100% | 2 | 2 | 100% | 82% | 79% |
| 2019-20 | 25 | Dallas | SG | 11 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29% | 0 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 5 | 60% | 34% | 29% | Total | 28 | 0 | 169 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 12 | 35 | 34% | 3 | 7 | 43% | 7 | 11 | 64% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
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| 2017-18 | 23 | Dallas | SG | 13 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 29% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50% | 32% | 29% |
| 2017-18 | 23 | Atlanta | SG | 4 | 0 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 57% | 0.8 | 0.8 | 100% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 79% |
| 2019-20 | 25 | Dallas | SG | 11 | 0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 29% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 60% | 34% | 29% | Total | 28 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 34% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 43% | 0.3 | 0.4 | 64% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Israel - Hapoel BC Eilat (2023), Maccabi Tel Aviv (2023-2024)
At the conclusion of the 2022/23 NBL season, Cleveland signed to play in Israel with Hapoel BC Eilat for the remainder of their 2022/23 season.
On July 27, 2023, Cleveland signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Maccabi would fall one game short of reaching the Euroleague Final Four, losing the deciding game five to Panathinaikos (88-95).
COLLEGE
Cleveland played for Southeast Missouri State University (2013-2017) for four seasons, where he was the team's leading scorer in his junior (15.2 PPG) and senior (16.6 PPG) years.
AWARDS
- 1x All-NBL First Team
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