Stephen Weigh
July 23, 2020
Darren Ng
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 18/12/83
- Place of Birth: Adelaide (SA)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 189
- Weight (KG): 77
- Junior Assoc: SA - Woodville
- College: St Peters College (Adelaide)
- NBL DEBUT: 27/12/02
- AGE AT DEBUT: 19
- LAST NBL GAME: 25/03/12
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 28
- NBL History: Adelaide 2003-05, 2007-08, 2010-12
- Championships: 0
- None
NICKNAME/S: The Ninja
BIO: Darren Ng was born in Adelaide (SA) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Woodville basketball program.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Darren Ng made his NBL debut with the Adelaide 36ers at 19 years of age. He scored five points in his first game.
Darren Ng (Chinese: 黄立人; pinyin: Huáng Lìrén) is a Chinese-Australian former professional basketball player.
Ng was known as one of the better three-point shooters in the NBL.
He decided to sit out the 2012/13 NBL season for family and career reasons, being a new father and a practising physician as a resident doctor at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH).
Darren Ng played eight seasons with the Adelaide 36ers. He averaged 7.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 192 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 28 | Adelaide | 8-20 (9) | 28 | 425 | 170 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 56 | 145 | 39% | 39 | 104 | 38% | 19 | 20 | 95% | 55% | 52% | 20 |
| 2010-11 | 27 | Adelaide | 9-19 (8) | 14 | 238 | 120 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 41 | 86 | 48% | 25 | 59 | 42% | 13 | 14 | 93% | 65% | 62% | 21 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | Adelaide | 10-18 (8) | 28 | 623 | 241 | 61 | 52 | 17 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 52 | 83 | 182 | 46% | 51 | 111 | 46% | 24 | 30 | 80% | 61% | 60% | 20 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | Adelaide | 14-16 (9) | 30 | 805 | 399 | 135 | 54 | 40 | 95 | 24 | 5 | 40 | 62 | 140 | 321 | 44% | 51 | 152 | 34% | 68 | 92 | 74% | 55% | 52% | 30 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | Adelaide | 11-22 (11) | 29 | 582 | 276 | 72 | 47 | 21 | 51 | 16 | 3 | 41 | 63 | 93 | 222 | 42% | 49 | 115 | 43% | 41 | 52 | 79% | 56% | 53% | 29 |
| 2004-05 | 21 | Adelaide | 19-13 (4) | 31 | 354 | 121 | 46 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 44 | 114 | 39% | 16 | 46 | 35% | 17 | 21 | 81% | 49% | 46% | 19 |
| 2003-04 | 20 | Adelaide | 14-19 (8) | 28 | 296 | 119 | 36 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 33 | 41 | 96 | 43% | 19 | 50 | 38% | 18 | 30 | 60% | 54% | 53% | 17 |
| 2002-03 | 19 | Adelaide | 16-14 (5) | 4 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 67% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 72% | 0% | 5 | Totals | 192 | 3340 | 1456 | 427 | 226 | 139 | 288 | 97 | 25 | 167 | 307 | 502 | 1172 | 42.8% | 251 | 639 | 39.3% | 201 | 261 | 77.0% | 57% | 54% | 30 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 28 | Adelaide | 8-20 (9) | 28 | 15.2 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 39% | 1.4 | 3.7 | 38% | 0.7 | 0.7 | 95% | 55% | 52% | 20 |
| 2010-11 | 27 | Adelaide | 9-19 (8) | 14 | 17.0 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 48% | 1.8 | 4.2 | 42% | 0.9 | 1.0 | 93% | 65% | 62% | 21 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | Adelaide | 10-18 (8) | 28 | 22.3 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 46% | 1.8 | 4.0 | 46% | 0.9 | 1.1 | 80% | 61% | 60% | 20 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | Adelaide | 14-16 (9) | 30 | 26.8 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 44% | 1.7 | 5.1 | 34% | 2.3 | 3.1 | 74% | 55% | 52% | 30 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | Adelaide | 11-22 (11) | 29 | 20.1 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 42% | 1.7 | 4.0 | 43% | 1.4 | 1.8 | 79% | 56% | 53% | 29 |
| 2004-05 | 21 | Adelaide | 19-13 (4) | 31 | 11.4 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 39% | 0.5 | 1.5 | 35% | 0.5 | 0.7 | 81% | 49% | 46% | 19 |
| 2003-04 | 20 | Adelaide | 14-19 (8) | 28 | 10.6 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 43% | 0.7 | 1.8 | 38% | 0.6 | 1.1 | 60% | 54% | 53% | 17 |
| 2002-03 | 19 | Adelaide | 16-14 (5) | 4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 67% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 50% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 50% | 72% | 0% | 5 | Total | 192 | 17.4 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 42.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.3% | 1.3 | 3.3 | 77.0% | 57% | 54% | 30 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Woodville (2002, 2013–2017), Sturt (2004–2010)
Ng joined Woodville for the 2002 Premier League season, breaking into South Australia’s senior state league with his junior association club before his later Sturt run.
Ng joined Sturt for the 2004 ABA Central Conference season and played with the Sabres through 2010 while continuing his medical studies, with the supplied Sturt tenure forming the main stretch of his state league career.
Sturt retained Ng for the 2006 ABA Central Conference season, when he won the Woollacott Medal as South Australia’s fairest and most brilliant men’s player and also earned men’s MVP honours during a Grand Final campaign in which the Sabres finished runner-up to Forestville.
Ng continued with Sturt in 2009 and won a second Woollacott Medal with the Sabres, giving him two of the state’s major individual awards during his Sturt stint.
Sturt had Ng in the 2010 Central ABL season, when he helped the Sabres win the Premier League championship and completed the supplied Sturt run with a title season.
Ng joined Woodville for the 2013 Premier League season, returning to the Warriors for the supplied 2013 to 2017 stint after his earlier Woodville state league start.
Woodville retained Ng for the 2014 Central ABL season, when he won his second state league championship as the Warriors defeated West Adelaide 80–78 in the Grand Final and he clinched the title with a putback basket.
Ng remained with Woodville from 2015 to 2017, completing four seasons in his return stint with the Warriors before announcing his retirement from playing in 2017.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
When Singapore announced on 29 July 2008 that the Slingers would withdraw from the NBL permanently due to increased international travel costs, Ng remained with the core group as the team shifted into a schedule of touring games and exhibitions that included the Singapore Challenge Series, which concluded in January 2009.
AWARDS
- South Australian Basketball Woollacott medal winner (2006)
LIFE AFTER BASKETBALL
For the 2013/14 NBL season, Ng returned to the 36ers, not as a player but as the club doctor.
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