Adam Darragh
July 23, 2020
Brad Kelleher
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 14/05/86
- Place of Birth: Hallam (VIC)
- Position: G/F
- Height (CM): 183
- Weight (KG): 80
- Junior Assoc: VIC - Waverly
- College: Midland College (2008–2009) / Hofstra University (2010–2011)
- NBL DEBUT: 8/10/05
- AGE AT DEBUT: 19
- LAST NBL GAME: 6/01/07
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 20
- NBL History: Brisbane 2006-07
- Championships: 1
- Brisbane (2007)
BIO: Brad Kelleher was born in Hallam (VIC) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Waverly basketball program.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Brad Kelleher made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 19 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Trialled with the NZ Breakers in 2006 but missed out on the team’s final roster spot to Adam Darragh.
Brad Kelleher played two seasons the Brisbane Bullets. He averaged 1.2 points, 0.2 rebounds, and 0.2 assists in 4 NBL games.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 20 | Brisbane | 28-5 (1) | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | 19 | Brisbane | 17-15 (6) | 3 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 33% | 1 | 4 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 42% | 0% | 5 | Totals | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 20 | Brisbane | 28-5 (1) | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 19 | Brisbane | 17-15 (6) | 3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 33% | 0.3 | 1.3 | 25% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 42% | 0% | 5 | Total | 4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 28.6% | 0.1 | 25.0% | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Eltham (2004), Waverley (2007–2008, 2012–2019), Keilor (2019)
Kelleher joined Eltham for the 2004 Big V season, beginning his senior state league record with the Wildcats before his later Waverley and Keilor stops.
Kelleher joined Waverley for the 2007 Big V season and returned in 2008, when he scored 35 points with three assists and three steals in a 126–82 win over Sunbury.
In 2008, Kelleher also recorded 15 points, 10 assists and no turnovers as Waverley beat Keilor 111–70, with that game MVP performance coming during a 10-game winning streak for the Falcons.
Kelleher returned to Waverley for the 2012 Big V season and remained with the Falcons through 2013 and 2014, with the 2014 season including 26 points and five assists on 10-of-12 shooting as Waverley beat Eltham 90–76 and stayed unbeaten after three rounds.
Kelleher continued with Waverley in 2015, playing 22 games and 622 minutes for the Falcons while earning a State Championship Men Defensive Player of the Year nomination that season.
In 2016, Kelleher stayed with Waverley, with one July Falcons game decided on an off-balance Kelleher three.
Kelleher returned again for Waverley in 2017, and the Falcons reached the Big V State Championship Men Grand Final before losing the series 2–0 to Ringwood by scores of 103–93 and 101–99.
Kelleher remained with Waverley in 2018, when the Falcons finished third on the Big V State Championship Men table at 15–7, entered the finals on a five-game winning streak and used a senior core that included Jason Reardon, Chris Arkell and Kelleher.
Kelleher opened 2019 with Waverley in NBL1 South, recording two points, two rebounds and one assist in an 89–84 road win over Eltham on 6 April.
Kelleher joined Keilor later in 2019 in the Big V season, playing 11 games for the Thunder and scoring 11 points, including late baskets, as Keilor beat Corio Bay 81–74 after a 26–15 fourth quarter.
COLLEGE
Brad Kelleher played college basketball at Midland College during the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons before transferring to Hofstra University, where he was on the roster from 2009–10 to 2010–11 and appeared in games during the 2010–11 season as a senior guard from Victoria, Australia.
At Midland College, Kelleher played for one of the top junior college programs in the country and helped the Chaparrals reach the 2009 NJCAA championship game, with the team finishing 33–4 and being nationally ranked No. 6 in 2008–09.
As a Midland freshman in 2007–08, he averaged 10.6 points and 3.5 assists per game, and he ranked sixth nationally in three-point shooting percentage at 44% while earning all-conference honors.
In 2008–09 at Midland, Kelleher averaged 9.5 points and 3.3 assists per game while continuing as a backcourt contributor on a deep roster that advanced through the NJCAA postseason to the title game.
After arriving at Hofstra, Kelleher sat out the 2009–10 season due to a penalty from the NCAA amateurism clearinghouse, then returned to action for the Pride in 2010–11 under first-year head coach Mo Cassara.
In the 2010–11 season at Hofstra, he played 25 games and averaged 28.2 minutes, 7.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game, shooting 37.3% from the field, 33.7% from three-point range, and 76.3% at the free throw line.
Hofstra finished 21–12 overall and 14–4 in Colonial Athletic Association play in 2010–11, tied for second in the regular-season standings, won its CAA tournament opener, and then lost in the semifinals to Old Dominion.
The Pride later played in the 2011 College Basketball Invitational, where their season ended in a 77–70 first-round loss at Evansville, a game in which Kelleher logged 34 minutes with 9 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound, and 4 turnovers while going 4-for-8 from the field and 1-for-5 on three-pointers.
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