Ted Holcomb
March 19, 2021
Bob Kubbinga
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 197
- Weight (KG): #N/A
- Junior Assoc: NSW - Illawarra
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 3/03/79
- AGE AT DEBUT: 0
- LAST NBL GAME: 24/05/80
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 0
- NBL History: Illawarra 1979-80
- Championships: 0
- None
NBL EXPERIENCE
Bob Kubbinga made his NBL debut with the Illawarra Hawks on 3/3/1979. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
When the NBL was launched in 1979, Illawarra entered the competition with a roster primarily made up of players local to Wollongong, including Kubbinga, who was appointed as the Hawk’s first team captain. US import Jim Slacke (23.8 ppg) led the Hawks in scoring as Illawarra managed 5 wins, 13 losses during the inaugural season of the NBL, finishing eighth out of ten team’s.
To crown the first champions of the national league, the first and second team’s would play off in a single game Grand Final clash. This saw St Kilda (1st) defeating Canberra (2nd), 94–93, to become the league’s first champions.
1980
In 1980, Adrian Hurley took over from Joe Farrugia as head coach of the Hawks and Gordie McLeod (13.0 ppg), who also played with the Boomers at the Moscow Olympics this year, would take over from Kubbinga as team captain. Kubbinga (4.7 ppg) played in all 22 games for the Hawks, as they recorded their first winning season, finishing in sixth place with a 13-9 record. US born star Jim Slacke (22.6 ppg) would lead the team in scoring for the second year in a row, as well as record the league’s highest free-throw shooting percentage (68/78).
Bob Kubbinga played two seasons the Illawarra Hawks. He averaged 6.2 points, 0 rebounds, and 0 assists in 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 | Illawarra | 13-9 (6) | 22 | 0.0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 34 | 68 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 35 | 57 | 61% | 54% | 50% | 10 |
| 1979 | 0 | Illawarra | 5-13 (8) | 18 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 63 | 126 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 20 | 38 | 53% | 51% | 50% | 14 | Totals | 40 | 0 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 97 | 194 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 95 | 57.9% | 53% | 50% | 14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 | Illawarra | 13-9 (6) | 22 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.6 | 2.6 | 61% | 54.2% | 50% | 10 |
| 1979 | 0 | Illawarra | 5-13 (8) | 18 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.1 | 2.1 | 53% | 50.7% | 50% | 14 | Total | 40 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 50.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 57.9% | 53% | 50% | 14 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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