Clint Read
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Sydney (NSW)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): #N/A
- Weight (KG): #N/A
- Junior Assoc:
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 6/01/01
- AGE AT DEBUT: 0
- LAST NBL GAME: 19/01/02
- NBL History: Perth 2001-02
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Clint Read was born in Sydney (NSW)
NBL EXPERIENCE
Clint Read made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats on 6/1/2001. He scored two points in his first game.
Clint Read played two seasons with the Perth Wildcats. He averaged 1.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1 assists in 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 0 | Perth | 17-13 (2) | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 17% | 0% | 2 |
| 2000-01 | 0 | Perth | 21-7 (3) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 50% | 0% | 2 | Totals | 3 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 0 | Perth | 17-13 (2) | 2 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 17% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 17% | 0% | 2 |
| 2000-01 | 0 | Perth | 21-7 (3) | 1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 50% | 0% | 2 | Total | 3 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 25.0% | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Cockburn (1996–1999), Willetton (2000–2009)
Clint Read joined the Cockburn Cougars for the 1996 SBL season and remained with the club through 1999, playing 80 games and scoring 790 points at 9.9 points per game across the four seasons.
Cockburn finished second in 1996 with a 20–6 record before losing its quarter-final series 2–1 to Goldfields. In 1997, the Cougars finished sixth at 14–10, defeated Goldfields 2–1 in the quarter-finals and advanced to the semi-finals, where Geraldton swept the series 2–0.
The Cougars finished on top of the ladder at 20–4 in 1998. Cockburn swept Willetton 2–0 in the quarter-finals and Perry Lakes 2–0 in the semi-finals before losing the grand final 105–96 to Bunbury City. Reads final season with Cockburn came in 1999, when the Cougars finished third at 18–8, defeated Geraldton 2–1 in the quarter-finals and lost 2–0 to Perth in the semi-finals.
Read joined the Willetton Tigers for the 2000 SBL season and remained with the club through 2009. Willetton finished on top of the Sky Conference at 16–3 in his first season before losing its quarter-final series 2–0 to Bunbury City.
In 2001, Willetton finished sixth at 15–11 and defeated third-seeded Perth 2–1 in the quarter-finals before a 2–0 semi-final loss to Geraldton. The Tigers improved to 22–4 and second place in 2002, sweeping Cockburn and Geraldton in the first two rounds of the playoffs before losing the grand final 101–97 to Perry Lakes.
Willetton finished third in the South Conference at 13–6 in 2003 before losing its quarter-final series 2–0 to Lakeside. Across his first four seasons with the Tigers from 2000 to 2003, Read played 97 games and scored 1,696 points at 17.5 points per game.
Read received Willettons Chris Purdie Award in 2004. The Tigers finished third at 19–5, defeated Perth 2–1 in the quarter-finals and took their semi-final series against Goldfields to three games. He was named Willettons club MVP in 2005, when the Tigers finished eighth at 13–11 and pushed minor premiers Perry Lakes to three games in the quarter-finals.
In 2006, Read played all 28 games including the playoffs and scored 496 points while collecting 324 rebounds, 97 assists, 50 blocks and 33 steals. He shot 58 percent from the field and averaged 17.7 points and 11.6 rebounds per game as Willetton finished the regular season on top of the ladder at 21–3. The Tigers swept Wanneroo 2–0 in the quarter-finals before losing 2–0 to eventual champion Lakeside in the semi-finals.
Willetton finished third at 16–8 in 2007, with Read receiving the clubs Coachs Award. The Tigers were eliminated 2–0 by Cockburn in the quarter-finals, with Read recording 10 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and one block in the opening game of the series and nine points and 11 rebounds in the second game.
Read received another Willetton Coachs Award in 2008 as the eighth-seeded Tigers produced a run to the SBL grand final. Willetton defeated minor premiers Perry Lakes 2–1 in the quarter-finals and swept Cockburn 2–0 in the semi-finals, with Read contributing 11 points, three rebounds and four assists in a 98–96 semi-final victory. Goldfields defeated Willetton 101–82 in the grand final.
His final season came in 2009. Read was named Willettons club MVP for the second time and earned SBL Player of the Week honours in Round 13. The Tigers finished tenth with a 10–16 record and missed the playoffs.
Read finished his SBL career with 342 games, including 80 for Cockburn and 262 for Willetton. He also collected 3,026 rebounds across those 342 appearances and served as Willetton captain during his decade with the Tigers. In 2017, Willetton recognised his 262 games for the club with SBL player life membership.
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