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
Jo Lual Acuil
Current Team: Nanjing Tongxi Monkey King (Chinese CBA)
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Last played in Australia: Melbourne United (NBL22)
The inaugural Aussie Hoopla International Player of the week for 2022 must be awarded to former NBL Best Sixth Man Jo Lual Acuil.
He had 25 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals, and a block against the Ningbo Rockets (0-9) on 10/28/2022 and has been a huge part of the Monkey Kings (6-3) rebuild this season who have won their last 5 games over which he averaged 20 points and 10.6 rebounds games and currently sit on 6 wins, a massive turnaround from their 2021-22 campaign finishing with only 2 wins (2-36).
| MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | REBS | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 11-15 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Honourable Mentions
Josh Giddey
Hometown: Melbourne, Vic
Current Team: Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA)
Last played in Australia: Adelaide 36ers (NBL20)
Oklahoma City guard Josh Giddey led the Thunder to a 132-113 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, scoring 15 points to go with nine rebounds and five assists in only 22 minutes. 2 nights previously, the thunder suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Bucks where Giddey racked up 18 points, 15 rebounds and six assists and continues to add to his highlight reels each night.
| MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | REBS | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Jayden Stone
Hometown: Perth, WA
Current Team: Detroit-Mercy (NCAA)
Last played in Australia: Perth Redbacks (juniors)
Jayden Stone backed up a career-high 15 points in the first game of the season with 22 points for Detroit Mercy (1-1), shooting 4-6 from range despite Boston College (2-0) closing out on a 7-0 run to beat Detroit Mercy 70-66. Stone played in 30 games the past two seasons at Grand Canyon University and averaged 3.4 points and 1.4 rebounds on very limited court time, but with the increased court time in his new role, his production has taken a leap averaging 18.5 points, 2 assists and 1 steal over his first 2 games this season.
| MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | REBS | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 8-14 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Duop Reath
Current Team: Qingdao Double Star Eagles (Chinese CBA)
Hometown: Mirrabooka, WA
Last played in Australia: Illawarra Hawks (NBL21)
Past Boomer Duop Reath helped Qingdao (4-5) to a very convincing 122/76 defeat over the Fujian Sturgeons (1-8) in only 22 minutes Reath scored 28 points and racked up 5 blocks and is currently ranked 2nd in the CBA this season for blocks per game at 2.7 per contest.
| MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | REBS | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 13-18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Thon Maker
Current Team: Fujian Sturgeons (Chinese CBA)
Hometown: Juba, South Sudan
Last played in Australia: Australian Boomers (FIBA 2023)
Maker pulled down a career-best 18 rebounds against the Qingdao Double Star Eagles (4-5) 7 of which were offensive to go with his 23 points, but it wasn’t enough to help the Sturgeons (1-8), who suffered their 8th loss in a row. Maker leads the CBA in rebounds this season, collecting 12.1 boards a night.
| MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | REBS | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 10-20 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
For a complete list of all the Aussies currently plying their trade overseas, see below.
Aussie Basketballers Playing Abroad
Last updated: 13/11/22
| Player | Pos | HT | WT | Team | League(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aashay Verma | C | 7-2 | 290 | William Jessup | NCAA |
| Achor Achor | F | 6-9 | 222 | Samford | NCAA |
| Aidan Gardiner | F | 6-9 | - | Montevallo | NCAA |
| Akol Mawein | F | 6-9 | 220 | Sacramento State | NCAA |
| Alex Ducas | G | 6-7 | 220 | Saint Mary's | NCAA |
| Anthony Dell'Orso | GF | 6-6 | 190 | Campbell | NCAA |
| Anthony Semerad | SF | 6-5 | 230 | NLEX Road Warriors | PBA - Philippine Cup PBA - Commissioners Cup |
| Anyang Garang | C | 6-9 | 210 | UMBC | NCAA |
| Ater Majok | FC | 6-11 | 233 | Al Riyadi Club Beirut | Lebanese Division A Venezuelan SLB |
| Bayley Crawford | G | 6-4 | - | Southwest Baptist | NCAA |
| Ben Gill | C | 6-10 | - | Luther College (Iowa) | NCAA |
| Ben Simmons | PF | 6-10 | 240 | Brooklyn Nets | NBA |
| Benjamin Griscti | C | 6-11 | 220 | Incarnate Word | NCAA |
| Bernard Dockner | F | 6-2 | - | Bernard Dockner | Austrian A Bundesliga |
| Blake Jones | F | 6-10 | 189 | George Mason | NCAA |
| Bol Dengdit | PF | 6-11 | 200 | Portland | NCAA |
| Brannagh Walsh | F | 6-8 | 215 | South Dakota School of Mines | NCAA |
| Brock Motum | PF | 6-10 | 235 | Levanga Hokkaido | Japanese B.League |
| Brody Nunn | G | 6-1 | 175 | Seattle | NCAA |
| Caleb Henty Brown | G | 6-4 | - | Clark University (MA) | NCAA |
| Callum MacNamara | F | 6-7 | 210 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | NCAA |
| Cameron Healy | PG | 6-3 | 190 | Southern Utah | NCAA |
| Cameron Huefner | F | 6-7 | 210 | Sam Houston State | NCAA |
| Charles Johnston | C | 6-11 | 225 | Cal State Monterey Bay | NCAA |
| Chase Page | G | 6-5 | - | Bluefield State | NCAA |
| Chima Moneke | Sacramento Kings | NBA | |||
| Chol Deng | F | 6-6 | 180 | Utah Tech | NCAA |
| Clancy Bird | F | 6-9 | 200 | Seattle | NCAA |
| Cody Fredrickson | G | 6-2 | 160 | Ottawa University (KS) | NCAA |
| Cooper Creek | C | 6-8 | 210 | Assumption College | NCAA |
| Curtis Scott | G | 6-3 | - | Ottawa University (KS) | NCAA |
| Damian Prgomet | F | 6-10 | 221 | Baskonia II | Spanish LEB Silver |
| Daniel Foster | F | 6-6 | 185 | Nevada | NCAA |
| Daniel Jones | G | 6-4 | - | Southwestern Christian (OK) | NCAA |
| Daniel Titus | PF | 6-8 | 210 | Coppin State | NCAA |
| Dante Exum | PG | 6-5 | 214 | Partizan | Serbian KLS |
| David Semerad | F | 6-4 | 230 | Blackwater Bossing | PBA - Philippine Cup PBA - Commissioners Cup |
| Deakin Pereira | F | 6-9 | 220 | Anderson (SC) | NCAA |
| Deng Adel | SF | 6-7 | 196 | Bakken Bears | Danish Basketligaen |
| Deng Dut | G | 6-4 | 192 | Southern Utah | NCAA |
| Deng Gak | C | 6-11 | 220 | Valmiera Glass | Estonian-Latvian Basketball League |
| Derek Emelifeonwu | G | 6-3 | 185 | Walsh | NCAA |
| Dominic Gilbert | F | 6-6 | 216 | Real Valladolid | Spanish LEB Gold |
| Duop Reath | C | 6-11 | 245 | Qingdao Eagles | Chinese CBA |
| Dyson Daniels | GF | 6-8 | 199 | New Orleans Pelicans | NBA |
| Earvin Dizon | G | 6-4 | - | Iowa Wesleyan | NCAA |
| Elias Cato | GF | 6-8 | 200 | Central Arkansas | NCAA |
| Emmett Naar | G | 6-1 | 195 | Heroes Den Bosch | BNXT League |
| Ethan Marshall | G | 6-3 | 197 | Fisher | NCAA |
| Ethan Taafe | G | 6-5 | 190 | Hawaii-Pacific | NCAA |
| Evan Kilminster | G | 6-1 | - | Charleston | NCAA |
| Fletcher MacDonald | F | 6-8 | 200 | Lubbock Christian | NCAA |
| Fraser MacDonald | F | 6-8 | 195 | Maine - Augusta | NCAA |
| George Nehma | F | 6-8 | 220 | Florida Tech | NCAA |
| Greg Spurgin | F | 6-6 | 195 | Westminster College (Utah) | NCAA |
| Hamish Warden | F | 6-8 | 215 | Lugano Tigers | Swiss LNA |
| Harrison Hornery | F | 6-10 | 210 | USC | NCAA |
| Harrison Pennisi | C | 6-9 | 220 | Fresno Pacific | NCAA |
| Harry Quinlan | F | 6-4 | 160 | SUNY Canton | NCAA |
| Harry Rouhliadeff | F | 6-9 | 220 | Hawaii | NCAA |
| Harry Wessels | C | 7-1 | 255 | Saint Mary's | NCAA |
| Hayden Blankley | F | 6-6 | - | Lugano Tigers | PBA - Commissioners Cup |
| Hayden Meakes | F | 6-7 | 230 | McKendree | NCAA |
| Hunter Goodrick | F | 6-7 | 225 | California Baptist | NCAA |
| Hunter Marks | F | 6-9 | 210 | Sacramento State | NCAA |
| Hunter-Jack Madden | G | 6-2 | 190 | Abilene Christian | NCAA |
| Issac Abergut | F | 6-7 | 205 | Shawnee State | NCAA |
| Jack McWilliams | C | 7-1 | 215 | Oklahoma City | NCAA |
| Jack Perry | G | 6-3 | 190 | Portland | NCAA |
| Jack White | SF | 6-7 | 222 | Denver Nuggets | NBA |
| Jackson Harding | F | 6-8 | 190 | California Baptist | NCAA |
| Jackson Huxtable | F | 6-6 | 186 | Stetson | NCAA |
| Jackson Smyth | G | 6-1 | 165 | Southern Oregon | NCAA |
| Jacob Collis | PF | 6-8 | - | Luther College (Iowa) | NCAA |
| Jacob Rigoni | SF | 6-6 | 215 | ART Giants Dusseldorf | German Pro A |
| Jake Lynch | G | 6-1 | 160 | Molloy | NCAA |
| Jake Peterson | F | 6-7 | 215 | Maryville (MO) | NCAA |
| Jake Tranter | F | 6-7 | 195 | Menlo College | NCAA |
| Jalen Barker | G | 6-3 | - | Dalton State | NCAA |
| James Ingham | G | 6-5 | 200 | Midwestern State | NCAA |
| James Laput | C | 6-10 | 245 | Hotshots | PBA - Philippine Cup PBA - Commissioners Cup |
| Jamie Juncal | F | 6-5 | - | Manhattan Christian College | NCAA |
| Jason Spurgin | C | 6-11 | 235 | Southern Utah | NCAA |
| Jasper Gibson | F | 6-6 | 219 | Presentation College | NCAA |
| Jayden Stone | SG | 6-4 | 195 | Detroit-Mercy | NCAA |
| Jaylen Gordon | F | 6-9 | 200 | St. Edward's | NCAA |
| Jesse Hunt | PF | 6-7 | 210 | Petrolina AEK Larnaca | Cypriot Division A |
| Jezza McKenzie | G | 6-4 | 185 | Colorado-Colorado Springs | NCAA |
| Jo Lual Acuil | C | 7-0 | 225 | Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings | Chinese CBA |
| Jock Landale | C | 6-11 | 255 | Phoenix Suns | NBA |
| Joe Ingles | F | 6-8 | 226 | Milwaukee Bucks | NBA |
| Joe Mutimer | G | 6-0 | 177 | St. Cloud State | NCAA |
| Joel Dyer | G | 5-9 | 170 | Huntington (IN) | NCAA |
| John Ibukunoluwa | F | 6-8 | - | WV Wesleyan | NCAA |
| Josh Bannan | F | 6-9 | 220 | Montana | NCAA |
| Josh Giddey | G | 6-8 | 216 | Oklahoma City Thunder | NBA |
| Josh Green | SG | 6-6 | 210 | Dallas Mavericks | NBA |
| Josh Kunen | F | 6-8 | 210 | San Francisco | NCAA |
| Josh Schloss | C | 7-0 | - | Kansas Christian | NCAA |
| Joshua Richardson | F | 6-7 | - | Dean College | NCAA |
| Junior Garbrah | G | 6-1 | 185 | Fort Lewis | NCAA |
| Keanu Rasmussen | G | 6-2 | 185 | California Baptist | NCAA |
| Keegan Harvey | C | 6-11 | 220 | George Washington | NCAA |
| Keli Leaupepe | F | 6-6 | 245 | Loyola Marymount | NCAA |
| Kobe Shannon | G | 6-4 | 185 | Midland University | NCAA |
| Kobe Williamson | C | 6-8 | 225 | Seattle | NCAA |
| Kuany Kuany | F | 6-7 | 201 | Kauhajoki Karhu Basket | Finnish Korisliiga |
| Kyle Bowen | PF | 6-8 | 222 | Saint Mary's | NCAA |
| Kyle Leslie | F | 6-7 | 215 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | NCAA |
| Kyrie Irving | G | 6-2 | 191 | Brooklyn Nets | NBA |
| Lachlan Anderson | F | 6-8 | 205 | KK TFT Skopje | Lithuanian LKL Macedonian Superleague |
| Lachlan Bofinger | F | 6-6 | 215 | Texas-San Antonio | NCAA |
| Lachlan Mihai | G | 6-2 | - | Ottawa University (KS) | NCAA |
| Lachlan Olbrich | C | 6-10 | - | UC Riverside | NCAA |
| Levi Frankland | G | 6-3 | 190 | Cal State Monterey Bay | NCAA |
| Leyi Adebayo | F | 6-7 | 210 | Princeton | NCAA |
| Liam Patterson | G | 6-2 | 185 | Mobile | NCAA |
| Louis Bleechmore | SG | 6-5 | 200 | Saint Joseph's | NCAA |
| Lukas Battisti | F | 6-7 | - | Eastern Nazarene College | NCAA |
| Luke Schroeder | FC | 6-9 | 220 | Transylvania | NCAA |
| Manyiel Wugol | GF | 6-6 | 195 | Florida National U | NCAA |
| Marshal Destremau | C | 6-9 | 220 | Southern Utah | NCAA |
| Marshall Kearing | F | 6-9 | 225 | South Alabama | NCAA |
| Mason Khalu | PG | 6-3 | - | Cardinal Stritch | NCAA |
| Matisse Thybulle | SF | 6-5 | 205 | Philadelphia Sixers | NBA |
| Matt Dellavedova | G | 6-3 | 200 | Sacramento Kings | NBA |
| Matt McCarthy | PF | 6-9 | 232 | Parnu | Estonian-Latvian Basketball League |
| Matthew Hallam | C | 6-10 | 240 | Dominican (CA) | NCAA |
| Matthew Teale | F | 6-5 | 203 | Caldwell | NCAA |
| Mawot Mag | F | 6-7 | 216 | Rutgers | NCAA |
| Max Mackinnon | F | 6-5 | 205 | Elon | NCAA |
| Max Thompson | G | 6-1 | - | Heroes | Venezuelan SLB |
| Nick Kay | F | 6-9 | 230 | Shimane Susanoo Magic | Japanese B.League |
| Noah Todd | GF | 6-6 | 185 | Cal State Monterey Bay | NCAA |
| Oscar Berry | G | 6-4 | 190 | North Florida | NCAA |
| Oscar Percy | F | 6-8 | 215 | Muhlenberg College | NCAA |
| Paddy Twigg | GF | 6-7 | 202 | Notre Dame (OH) | NCAA |
| Patrick Ryan | GF | 6-5 | 171 | Menlo College | NCAA |
| Patty Mills | G | 6-0 | 180 | Brooklyn Nets | NBA |
| Peter Dadson, Jr. | GF | 6-4 | 195 | Southern Utah | NCAA |
| Ray Cao | F | 6-8 | - | Florida College | NCAA |
| Reed Nottage | GF | 6-7 | 215 | California Baptist | NCAA |
| Reyne Smith | G | 6-2 | - | Charleston | NCAA |
| Riley Abercrombie | F | 6-9 | 220 | Northern Colorado | NCAA |
| Rob Banks | G | 6-5 | 210 | Texas A&M Commerce | NCAA |
| Rowan Mackenzie | G | 6-3 | 191 | Lubbock Christian | NCAA |
| Ryan Abbott | F | 6-8 | 200 | Fresno Pacific | NCAA |
| Ryan Moore | F | 6-6 | 215 | Culver-Stockton | NCAA |
| Ryan Rapp | F | 6-5 | 190 | Hawaii | NCAA |
| Ryan Wickham | C | 6-8 | 220 | Davis & Elkins | NCAA |
| Sam Davidson | G | 6-3 | - | Rogers State | NCAA |
| Samuel Taulapiu | G | 6-4 | 215 | Oklahoma City | NCAA |
| Samuel Warren | G | 6-4 | - | Ottawa University (KS) | NCAA |
| Sean Bairstow | F | 6-8 | 190 | Utah State | NCAA |
| Sejr Deans | G | 6-2 | 205 | Jacksonville | NCAA |
| Shaylen Woodberry | SG | 6-3 | - | Colorado Christian | NCAA |
| Tana Kopa | F | 6-6 | - | Spring Hill | NCAA |
| Taran Armstrong | G | 6-6 | 190 | California Baptist | NCAA |
| Thon Maker | C | 7-0 | 221 | Fujian Sturgeons | Chinese CBA |
| Tim Kearney | F | 6-8 | 202 | BC Lulea | Swedish Basketligan |
| Tom Kubank | F | 6-7 | 200 | Aris Leeuwarden | BNXT League |
| Trace Evans | C | 6-9 | 250 | Seattle Pacific | NCAA |
| Tre Armstrong | F | 6-6 | 205 | California Baptist | NCAA |
| Tyler Fearne | F | 6-6 | 175 | Charlotte | NCAA |
| Tyler Robertson | G | 6-6 | 225 | Portland | NCAA |
| Tyrese Proctor | PG | 6-5 | 178 | Duke | NCAA |
| Uche Dibiamaka | G | 6-4 | 200 | St. Edward's | NCAA |
| Uzoma Dibiamaka | G | 6-3 | - | St. Edward's | NCAA |
| Vanja Gazibegovic | FC | 6-10 | - | KK Spartak Subotica | Serbian KLS |
| Wil Tattersall | F | 6-7 | 210 | UC Riverside | NCAA |
| Will Johnston | G | 6-3 | 180 | Texas-RGV | NCAA |
| Yuat Alok | PF | 6-11 | 211 | Cypriot Division A | |
| Yuot Gai | C | 6-11 | 210 | Abilene Christian | NCAA |
| Zac Kimball | F | 6-6 | 195 | Fairmont State | NCAA |
| Zachary Yujnovich | G | 6-3 | 173 | Illinois Tech | NCAA |
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