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International Player Of The Week – Aussie Ballers Abroad

Each week Aussie Hoopla shines a light on the best Aussie ballers currently plying their trade overseas.

Each week we award the player who had both the greatest impact on the stat sheet and the wins column.

Player Of The Week

Dyson Daniels

Current Team: New Orleans Pelicans (NBA)

Hometown: Bendigo, VIC

Last played in Australia: Australian Boomers (FIBA 2021)

19 yo Dyson Daniels produced 14 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, and 1 steal in the Pelican’s (13-8) 126-108 win over the Toronto Raptors (11-10) on Thursday to take out our International player of the week. In his 31 minutes off the bench, he shot 6-of-9 from the field and 1-of-2 from 3-point range.

His performance, which saw him set career highs in points and assists, showed the different ways he can influence a game. He has been able to make the most of the extra minutes in the rotation with Pelican’s injuries and didn’t look overwhelmed in the slightest.

Daniels was rewarded with his first start for the Pelicans (14-8) on Saturday and finished with 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists in 31 minutes, beating the Spurs (6-17) 117-99.

After limited minutes and opportunities early in the season, Daniels has seen a more significant role over the last eight games off the bench, averaging 6.6 points, five rebounds, and three assists on 52.5% shooting from the field. He has also brought great defensive energy, and with 3 straight wins this week for the Pelicans, it looks like Daniels may become a more permanent fixture in the rotation.

GAME MIN FG 3PT FT PTS REBS AST STL BLK TO
SAS 31:57 2-7 0-3 0-1 4 5 3 0 0 1
TOR 31:16 6-9 1-2 1-2 14 8 9 1 0 1
OKC 27:41 3-5 2-3 0-0 8 5 2 2 0 1

Weekly Averages

MIN FG 3PT FT PTS REBS AST STL BLK TO
30:18 52.38% 37.50% 50% 8.66 6 4.66 1 0 1

Honourable Mentions

Tyler Robertson

Current Team: Portland Pilots (NCAA)

Hometown: Melbourne, VIC

Last played in Australia:  Under-17 Oceania Championships (FIBA 2017)

University of Portland (6-4) senior Tyler Robertson finished Thursday’s 100-79 win over Multnomah (0-1)  with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and a career-high 12 assists across 33 minutes with Portland clocking up their 6th win of the season.

On Sunday, he managed to back that up against North Dakota (5-5) with 18 points, shooting 5 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line, while adding six rebounds and five assists. Portland (7-4) got off to a fast start and led North Dakota 44-30 at the half, with Robertson scoring a team-high 10 points before the break. In the second half, Portland managed to hold strong and won easily 90-69.

Robertson is shooting 40.7% and averaging 16.1 points for the season but has developed his role as a facilitator, averaging 6.20 assists per game, up from 4 last year. They had a chance to beat North Carolina, then beat Villanova last week, and Robertson has played a key role for the team, who look like they can compete in the WCC this year.

GAME MIN FG 3PT FT PTS REBS AST STL BLK TO
North Dakota 29:00 5-9 1-3 7-7 18 6 5 0 0 2
Multnomah 33:00 4-8 1-4 3-4 12 10 12 0 0 2

Weekly Averages

MIN FG 3PT FT PTS REBS AST STL BLK TO
31:00 52.94% 28.57% 90.91% 15 8 8.5 0 0 2

Josh Giddey

Current Team: Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA)

Hometown: Melbourne, Australia

Last played in Australia: Adelaide 36ers (NBL20)

After taking the week 2 International player of the week honours a few weeks back, Giddey has continued to do Josh Giddey things. He scored 21 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, dished out 7 assists, and defensively had 2 blocks and as many steals in 33 mins in the Thunder’s (10-13) 128-135 win against the Timberwolves (11-12) on Sunday.

Giddey’s 3 from 7 from downtown was one other important stat for the game. This marked his most made threes in a game this season, where he struggled to find consistency from the 3-point range, making 1 of his last 14 attempts heading into Sunday.

On Thursday, the Thunder (9-13) took on the Spurs (6-16) without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s No. 3 scorer with 31.1 points per game overcame a 20-point second-half deficit to win 119-111. Giddey had a productive 14 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals with no turnovers over 33 minutes.

GAME MIN FG 3PT FT PTS REBS AST STL BLK TO
MIN 33:04 8-16 3-7 2-3 21 12 7 2 2 4
SAS 32:34 7-18 0-1 0-0 14 14 5 2 0 0
NOP 28:07 3-9 0-1 1-1 7 5 1 1 0 3

Weekly Averages

MIN FG 3PT FT PTS REBS AST STL BLK TO
31:15 41.86% 33.3% 75% 14 10.3 4.33 1.66 0.66 2.33

Tyrese Proctor

Current Team: Duke (NCAA)

Hometown: Sydney, Australia

Last played in Australia:  Australian Boomers (FIBA 2022)

Freshman Guard Proctor finished Duke’s (6-3) Monday’s 75-56 loss to Purdue (7-0) with 16 points (7-13 FG, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, and three assists across 36 minutes.

Sunday’s game was Proctor’s best scoring game of the season so far, a step in the right direction. Starting in each of Duke’s eight games this season, his numbers haven’t been consistent, averaging 6.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, and he has appeared uncomfortable at times this season while adjusting to the college game.

Proctor followed up his season-high 16 points against Purdue with 12 against Ohio State (5-2) , playing primarily off the ball. Over the last week, there seemed to be some growth as he settles in with the team.

Arguably, Proctor has one of the highest ceilings of any Aussie prospect in recent years and is projected to be a first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft

GAME MIN FG 3PT FT PTS REBS AST STL BLK TO
Boston College 24:00 3-6 1-4 2-2 9 2 3 0 0 0
Ohio State 27:00 2-8 2-3 6-6 14 12 1 0 0 0
Purdue 36:00 7-13 0-4 2-2 16 5 3 0 0 1

Weekly Averages

MIN FG 3PT FT PTS REBS AST STL BLK TO
29:00 44.4% 27.27% 100% 12.3 3.3 2.3 0 0 0.33

Brock Motum

Current Team: Levanga Hokkaido (Japanese B.Leauge)

Hometown: Sunnybank, QLD

Last played in Australia:  Adelaide 36ers (NBL 2015)

Despite falling short in overtime 108-115, Boomer and former Adelaide 36er Brock Motum finished Saturday’s Japanese B.League game against Shiga with 27 points and 7 rebounds for Levanga Hokkaido.

Motum departed Europen club AS Monaco, where he averaged 3.2 points and 1.1 rebounds, and joined Hokkaido in the B.Leauge for the 2022-23 season.

Motum has since started all 16 games for Hokkaido, averaging 17.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game, despite the team’s poor 5-11 start to the season, which has them sitting 20th out of 24 teams.

GAME MIN FG 3PT FT PTS REBS AST STL BLK TO
Shiga Lakestars 37:14 9-11 4-6 5-6 27 7 2 0 0 5
Chiba Jets 24:00 8-14 0-2 0-0 16 4 2 3 0 1
Hitachi Sun Rockers 31:51 8-14 1-4 0-0 17 7 3 0 0 3

Weekly Averages

MIN FG 3PT FT PTS REBS AST STL BLK TO
31:02 64.10% 41.67% 83.33% 20 6 2.33 1 0 3

 

For a complete list of all the Aussies currently plying their trade overseas, see below.

Aussie Basketballers Playing Abroad

Last updated: 13/11/22

PlayerPosHTWTTeamLeague(s)
Aashay VermaC7-2290William JessupNCAA
Achor AchorF6-9222SamfordNCAA
Aidan GardinerF6-9-MontevalloNCAA
Akol MaweinF6-9220Sacramento StateNCAA
Alex DucasG6-7220Saint Mary'sNCAA
Anthony Dell'OrsoGF6-6190CampbellNCAA
Anthony SemeradSF6-5230NLEX Road WarriorsPBA - Philippine Cup
PBA - Commissioners Cup
Anyang GarangC6-9210UMBCNCAA
Ater MajokFC6-11233Al Riyadi Club BeirutLebanese Division A
Venezuelan SLB
Bayley CrawfordG6-4-Southwest BaptistNCAA
Ben GillC6-10-Luther College (Iowa)NCAA
Ben SimmonsPF6-10240Brooklyn NetsNBA
Benjamin GrisctiC6-11220Incarnate WordNCAA
Bernard DocknerF6-2-Bernard DocknerAustrian A Bundesliga
Blake JonesF6-10189George MasonNCAA
Bol DengditPF6-11200PortlandNCAA
Brannagh WalshF6-8215South Dakota School of MinesNCAA
Brock MotumPF6-10235Levanga HokkaidoJapanese B.League
Brody NunnG6-1175SeattleNCAA
Caleb Henty BrownG6-4-Clark University (MA)NCAA
Callum MacNamaraF6-7210Indiana University of PennsylvaniaNCAA
Cameron HealyPG6-3190Southern UtahNCAA
Cameron HuefnerF6-7210Sam Houston StateNCAA
Charles JohnstonC6-11225Cal State Monterey BayNCAA
Chase PageG6-5-Bluefield StateNCAA
Chima MonekeSacramento KingsNBA
Chol DengF6-6180Utah TechNCAA
Clancy BirdF6-9200SeattleNCAA
Cody FredricksonG6-2160Ottawa University (KS)NCAA
Cooper CreekC6-8210Assumption CollegeNCAA
Curtis ScottG6-3-Ottawa University (KS)NCAA
Damian PrgometF6-10221Baskonia IISpanish LEB Silver
Daniel FosterF6-6185NevadaNCAA
Daniel JonesG6-4-Southwestern Christian (OK)NCAA
Daniel TitusPF6-8210Coppin StateNCAA
Dante ExumPG6-5214PartizanSerbian KLS
David SemeradF6-4230Blackwater BossingPBA - Philippine Cup
PBA - Commissioners Cup
Deakin PereiraF6-9220Anderson (SC)NCAA
Deng AdelSF6-7196Bakken BearsDanish Basketligaen
Deng DutG6-4192Southern UtahNCAA
Deng GakC6-11220Valmiera GlassEstonian-Latvian Basketball League
Derek EmelifeonwuG6-3185WalshNCAA
Dominic GilbertF6-6216Real ValladolidSpanish LEB Gold
Duop ReathC6-11245Qingdao EaglesChinese CBA
Dyson DanielsGF6-8199New Orleans PelicansNBA
Earvin DizonG6-4-Iowa WesleyanNCAA
Elias CatoGF6-8200Central ArkansasNCAA
Emmett NaarG6-1195Heroes Den BoschBNXT League
Ethan MarshallG6-3197FisherNCAA
Ethan TaafeG6-5190Hawaii-PacificNCAA
Evan KilminsterG6-1-CharlestonNCAA
Fletcher MacDonaldF6-8200Lubbock ChristianNCAA
Fraser MacDonaldF6-8195Maine - AugustaNCAA
George NehmaF6-8220Florida TechNCAA
Greg SpurginF6-6195Westminster College (Utah)NCAA
Hamish WardenF6-8215Lugano TigersSwiss LNA
Harrison HorneryF6-10210USCNCAA
Harrison PennisiC6-9220Fresno PacificNCAA
Harry QuinlanF6-4160SUNY CantonNCAA
Harry RouhliadeffF6-9220HawaiiNCAA
Harry WesselsC7-1255Saint Mary'sNCAA
Hayden BlankleyF6-6-Lugano TigersPBA - Commissioners Cup
Hayden MeakesF6-7230McKendreeNCAA
Hunter GoodrickF6-7225California BaptistNCAA
Hunter MarksF6-9210Sacramento StateNCAA
Hunter-Jack MaddenG6-2190Abilene ChristianNCAA
Issac AbergutF6-7205Shawnee StateNCAA
Jack McWilliamsC7-1215Oklahoma CityNCAA
Jack PerryG6-3190PortlandNCAA
Jack WhiteSF6-7222Denver NuggetsNBA
Jackson HardingF6-8190California BaptistNCAA
Jackson HuxtableF6-6186StetsonNCAA
Jackson SmythG6-1165Southern OregonNCAA
Jacob CollisPF6-8-Luther College (Iowa)NCAA
Jacob RigoniSF6-6215ART Giants DusseldorfGerman Pro A
Jake LynchG6-1160MolloyNCAA
Jake PetersonF6-7215Maryville (MO)NCAA
Jake TranterF6-7195Menlo CollegeNCAA
Jalen BarkerG6-3-Dalton StateNCAA
James InghamG6-5200Midwestern StateNCAA
James LaputC6-10245HotshotsPBA - Philippine Cup
PBA - Commissioners Cup
Jamie JuncalF6-5-Manhattan Christian CollegeNCAA
Jason SpurginC6-11235Southern UtahNCAA
Jasper GibsonF6-6219Presentation CollegeNCAA
Jayden StoneSG6-4195Detroit-MercyNCAA
Jaylen GordonF6-9200St. Edward'sNCAA
Jesse HuntPF6-7210Petrolina AEK LarnacaCypriot Division A
Jezza McKenzieG6-4185Colorado-Colorado SpringsNCAA
Jo Lual AcuilC7-0225Nanjing Tongxi Monkey KingsChinese CBA
Jock LandaleC6-11255Phoenix SunsNBA
Joe InglesF6-8226Milwaukee BucksNBA
Joe MutimerG6-0177St. Cloud StateNCAA
Joel DyerG5-9170Huntington (IN)NCAA
John IbukunoluwaF6-8-WV WesleyanNCAA
Josh BannanF6-9220MontanaNCAA
Josh GiddeyG6-8216Oklahoma City ThunderNBA
Josh GreenSG6-6210Dallas MavericksNBA
Josh KunenF6-8210San FranciscoNCAA
Josh SchlossC7-0-Kansas ChristianNCAA
Joshua RichardsonF6-7-Dean CollegeNCAA
Junior GarbrahG6-1185Fort LewisNCAA
Keanu RasmussenG6-2185California BaptistNCAA
Keegan HarveyC6-11220George WashingtonNCAA
Keli LeaupepeF6-6245Loyola MarymountNCAA
Kobe ShannonG6-4185Midland UniversityNCAA
Kobe WilliamsonC6-8225SeattleNCAA
Kuany KuanyF6-7201Kauhajoki Karhu BasketFinnish Korisliiga
Kyle BowenPF6-8222Saint Mary'sNCAA
Kyle LeslieF6-7215Southeastern Oklahoma StateNCAA
Kyrie IrvingG6-2191Brooklyn NetsNBA
Lachlan AndersonF6-8205KK TFT SkopjeLithuanian LKL
Macedonian Superleague
Lachlan BofingerF6-6215Texas-San AntonioNCAA
Lachlan MihaiG6-2-Ottawa University (KS)NCAA
Lachlan OlbrichC6-10-UC RiversideNCAA
Levi FranklandG6-3190Cal State Monterey BayNCAA
Leyi AdebayoF6-7210PrincetonNCAA
Liam PattersonG6-2185MobileNCAA
Louis BleechmoreSG6-5200Saint Joseph'sNCAA
Lukas BattistiF6-7-Eastern Nazarene CollegeNCAA
Luke SchroederFC6-9220TransylvaniaNCAA
Manyiel WugolGF6-6195Florida National UNCAA
Marshal DestremauC6-9220Southern UtahNCAA
Marshall KearingF6-9225South AlabamaNCAA
Mason KhaluPG6-3-Cardinal StritchNCAA
Matisse ThybulleSF6-5205Philadelphia SixersNBA
Matt DellavedovaG6-3200Sacramento KingsNBA
Matt McCarthyPF6-9232ParnuEstonian-Latvian Basketball League
Matthew HallamC6-10240Dominican (CA)NCAA
Matthew TealeF6-5203CaldwellNCAA
Mawot MagF6-7216RutgersNCAA
Max MackinnonF6-5205ElonNCAA
Max ThompsonG6-1-HeroesVenezuelan SLB
Nick KayF6-9230Shimane Susanoo MagicJapanese B.League
Noah ToddGF6-6185Cal State Monterey BayNCAA
Oscar BerryG6-4190North FloridaNCAA
Oscar PercyF6-8215Muhlenberg CollegeNCAA
Paddy TwiggGF6-7202Notre Dame (OH)NCAA
Patrick RyanGF6-5171Menlo CollegeNCAA
Patty MillsG6-0180Brooklyn NetsNBA
Peter Dadson, Jr.GF6-4195Southern UtahNCAA
Ray CaoF6-8-Florida CollegeNCAA
Reed NottageGF6-7215California BaptistNCAA
Reyne SmithG6-2-CharlestonNCAA
Riley AbercrombieF6-9220Northern ColoradoNCAA
Rob BanksG6-5210Texas A&M CommerceNCAA
Rowan MackenzieG6-3191Lubbock ChristianNCAA
Ryan AbbottF6-8200Fresno PacificNCAA
Ryan MooreF6-6215Culver-StocktonNCAA
Ryan RappF6-5190HawaiiNCAA
Ryan WickhamC6-8220Davis & ElkinsNCAA
Sam DavidsonG6-3-Rogers StateNCAA
Samuel TaulapiuG6-4215Oklahoma CityNCAA
Samuel WarrenG6-4-Ottawa University (KS)NCAA
Sean BairstowF6-8190Utah StateNCAA
Sejr DeansG6-2205JacksonvilleNCAA
Shaylen WoodberrySG6-3-Colorado ChristianNCAA
Tana KopaF6-6-Spring HillNCAA
Taran ArmstrongG6-6190California BaptistNCAA
Thon MakerC7-0221Fujian SturgeonsChinese CBA
Tim KearneyF6-8202BC LuleaSwedish Basketligan
Tom KubankF6-7200Aris LeeuwardenBNXT League
Trace EvansC6-9250Seattle PacificNCAA
Tre ArmstrongF6-6205California BaptistNCAA
Tyler FearneF6-6175CharlotteNCAA
Tyler RobertsonG6-6225PortlandNCAA
Tyrese ProctorPG6-5178DukeNCAA
Uche DibiamakaG6-4200St. Edward'sNCAA
Uzoma DibiamakaG6-3-St. Edward'sNCAA
Vanja GazibegovicFC6-10-KK Spartak SuboticaSerbian KLS
Wil TattersallF6-7210UC RiversideNCAA
Will JohnstonG6-3180Texas-RGVNCAA
Yuat AlokPF6-11211Cypriot Division A
Yuot GaiC6-11210Abilene ChristianNCAA
Zac KimballF6-6195Fairmont StateNCAA
Zachary YujnovichG6-3173Illinois TechNCAA
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