Bruce Hope
July 23, 2020
Damien Armour
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 1/02/69
- Place of Birth:
- Position: PG
- Height (CM): 187
- Weight (KG): 85
- Junior Assoc: VIC - Geelong
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 2/05/87
- AGE AT DEBUT: 18
- LAST NBL GAME: 16/09/89
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 20
- NBL History: Geelong 1987-89
- Championships: 0
- None
NBL EXPERIENCE
Damien Armour made his NBL debut with the Geelong Cats at 18 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
In 1987, Armour averaged 0.8 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0 assists as the Cats finished in ninth place (13-13).
1988
Geelong suffered at the hands of financial difficulties and ownership problems during the latter part of the 1980′s, with it reaching its apex in 1987 when these issues resulted in a mass exodus of the team’s top talent. The Cats lost their five highest-scoring players from 1987 when Greg Giddings, Ian Davies, Mark Leader, Mark Dalton and Brad Dalton all left the club. Geelong used whatever the finances they had to recruit imports Sam Foggin and Ray Shirley (both via North Melbourne), Craig Fitzsimmons (via Perth) and entice Geelong local Bruce Hope (via Sydney) to return and help field a competitive roster.
After starting the season 0-4, the axe swung on import Ray Shirley (19.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.3 steals) and Leonard Mitchell (24.1 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.5 steals, and 2.0 blocks) brought in as his replacement.
After starting the season 0-4, the axe swung on import Ray Shirley (19.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.3 steals) and Leonard Mitchell (24.1 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.5 steals, and 2.0 blocks) brought in as his replacement. New recruit Hope (13.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists) managed to play in only ten games as he battled through injuries as it become evident that the combination of the reduction in the player salary cap and high volume of player turnover were too difficult to overcome and Geelong failed to win a game for the entire season.
Armour managed to put up averages of 1.3 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.6 assists as Geelong finished with the worst season in NBL history (0-22).
At the end of the 1988 season a group of local businessmen gathered to save the club and injected the team with some much needed financial assistance. As a result, the team was then rebranded from Cats to Supercats and granted a license to ensure Geelong’s ongoing participation in the NBL.
Armour appeared in 18 games this season, averaging 1.3 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.6 assists.
1989
At the end of the 1988 a group of local business men fought together to save the club, injected the team with some much needed financial assistance. The team was rebranded from Cats to Supercats Barry Barnes, who had been replaced by Brian Goorjian at Eastside Melbourne, was named head coach. Barnes had been a mentor to up and coming guard Shane Heal, who after winning Rookie of the Year with Brisbane, joined Barnes in Geelong for the 1989 season. Naturalised big man Jim Bateman (via Illawarra) was also signed to provide some addition scoring punch. The team was led by new import duo Daren Rowe (14.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists) and Aubrey Sherrod (14.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists). New recruits Bateman (17.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists) and Heal (14.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists) also impressed in their first seasons with the Supercats. Armour appeared in only three games this season and failed to score as Geelong improved from going winless the season prior to a 5-19 record in 1989 despite all of the off-court distractions.
Damien Armour played three seasons the Geelong Cats. This included the Geelong Cats. He averaged 1 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists in 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 20 | Geelong | 5-19 (13) | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | |
| 1988 | 19 | Geelong | 0-24 (13) | 18 | 174.0 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 29 | 31% | 1 | 7 | 14% | 4 | 11 | 36% | 34% | 33% | 6 |
| 1987 | 18 | Geelong | 13-13 (9) | 4 | 12.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20% | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 30% | 0% | 3 | Totals | 25 | 196 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 27.0% | 2 | 9 | 22.2% | 4 | 11 | 36.4% | 31% | 30% | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 20 | Geelong | 5-19 (13) | 3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | Geelong | 0-24 (13) | 18 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 31% | 0.1 | 0.4 | 14% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 36% | 34% | 33% | 6 |
| 1987 | 18 | Geelong | 13-13 (9) | 4 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 20% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 30% | 0% | 3 | Total | 25 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 27.0% | 0.0 | 22.2% | 0.1 | 0.4 | 36.4% | 31% | 30% | 6 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
|---|
STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Geelong 1996
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 18% | 37% | 61% | 38% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 10 | 37 | 27.0% | 2 | 9 | 22.2% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 20 | Geelong | 5-19 (13) | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | |
| 1988 | 19 | Geelong | 0-24 (13) | 18 | 174.0 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 29 | 31% | 1 | 7 | 14% | 4 | 11 | 36% | 34% | 33% | 6 |
| 1987 | 18 | Geelong | 13-13 (9) | 4 | 12.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20% | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 30% | 0% | 3 | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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