Bruce Woodyard
July 23, 2020
Dean Templeton
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 1/05/60
- Place of Birth:
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 198
- Weight (KG): 93
- Junior Assoc: VIC - Nunawading
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 24/02/79
- AGE AT DEBUT: 18
- LAST NBL GAME: 9/07/88
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 28
- NBL History: Nunawading 1979 | St Kilda 1980-86 | Westside Melbourne 1987-88
- Championships: 1
- St. Kilda (1980)
NBL EXPERIENCE
Dean Templeton made his NBL debut with the Nunawading Spectres at 18 years of age. He scored four points in his first game.
1980
Fresh off the inaugural NBL championship in 1979, St Kilda entered the 1980 season determined to repeat after losing key pieces from the title rotation, with Robbie Cadee, Ian Manson, Peter Vitols, Neville Beer and Barry Bird no longer on the roster.
Coach Brian Kerle still had a strong local foundation to build around as Tony Barnett, Danny Morseu and Larry Sengstock returned, with Steve Breheny, Bill McGee, and Gary Voss also back in the mix from the championship year.
To lift the scoring ceiling and deepen the rotation, Kerle added import Rocky Smith then recruited Ken Burbridge and Dean Templeton (via Nunawading) to add further depth to the roster.
The Saints began on 3 February with a 74–68 loss to Wollongong at Albert Park, before quickly stabilising with a 109–70 win over Canberra and consecutive road wins over Newcastle (88–86) and City of Sydney (84–71) to build early momentum.
On 2 March at Beaton Park, St Kilda turned the tables on Wollongong with a 101–83 win as Smith (46 points) delivered his biggest scoring night, supported by Burbridge (21 points), Barnett (16 points) and Templeton (2 points) as the Saints’ rotation produced scoring from multiple spots.
With St Kilda locked into a tight, season-long race with West Adelaide for top position, Kerle later strengthened the group by bringing in a second import in Mike Slusher (12.3 ppg) to play the team’s final nine regular season games as they geared up for the finals.
The chase for first place ran right to the finish, and in the last home-and-away game on 7 June at Albert Park, St Kilda fell 88–90 to West Adelaide despite Smith (39 points) and Barnett (12 points), as the Bearcats were powered by Ken Richardson (31 points) and Rick Hodges (21 points).
Even with both teams ending the regular season 17–5, St Kilda still held top spot after splitting the season series 1–1 and retaining the points advantage from their earlier win, sending them to the finals in Launceston as the number one seed.
Across the season, St Kilda’s offence was led by Rocky Smith (33 ppg), who topped the league in scoring and finished second in free-throw percentage, alongside Danny Morseu (18.5 ppg) and Tony Barnett (14.9 ppg).
Further scoring support came from Mike Slusher (12.3 ppg), Larry Sengstock (9.3 ppg), Ken Burbridge (9.2 ppg) and Steve Breheny (6.7 ppg), with Dean Templeton (4.9 ppg) filling a supporting role and contributing within the Saints’ deeper rotation across the campaign.
At season’s end, Morseu earned All-NBL First Team selection, while Smith collected the league’s Most Valuable Player award despite surprisingly missing All-NBL First Team honours.
In the semi-final on 14 June, St Kilda defeated Nunawading 101–77 behind Smith (32 points) and Barnett (15 points), with Sengstock (13 points) and Morseu (13 points) also in double figures and Templeton adding (2 points), while the Spectres were led by Gary Fox (21 points) and Alan Black (18 points).
In the Grand Final on 15 June, St Kilda broke the game open in a 113–88 win over West Adelaide as Smith (26 points) led the way, with Morseu (19 points), Slusher (18 points), Sengstock (16 points) and Barnett (14 points) forming a balanced spread and Templeton finishing with (2 points).
West Adelaide leaned on Hodges (27 points), Richardson (20 points) and Trevor Maddiford (18 points), but St Kilda’s scoring depth proved decisive as the Saints secured back-to-back NBL titles.
1981
St Kilda entered 1981 chasing a third straight NBL title after losing Tony Barnett (to Geelong) and Gary Voss (retired), but head coach Brian Kerle kept the core together with Danny Morseu, Larry Sengstock, Rocky Smith, Mike Slusher and Steve Breheny returning as the Saints again set the pace in the regular season.
With Breheny limited across the year, Kerle drew on extra depth at times and Dean Templeton was added to help cover the gaps, appearing once on 14 June at Albert Park, scoring (4 points) in St Kilda’s 115–98 win over Forrestville where Smith (44 points) would drop a season high scoring effort.
St Kilda finished first on the ladder (17–5), three games clear of Launceston Casino City, with Smith and Morseu later named to the All-NBL First Team at season’s end. On the eve of the 1981 NBL Finals, St Kilda withdrew to compete in the 1981 FIBA Club World Cup in Brazil and finished sixth behind Real Madrid (Spain), Sirio (Brazil), Clemson (USA), Atletica Francana (Brazil) and Ferro Carril Oeste (Argentina).
In the reshaped NBL Finals, Launceston eliminated Brisbane 71–69 in the semi-finals and then defeated Nunawading 75–54 in the Grand Final as St Kilda’s season ended without a playoff appearance despite the minor premiership.
Dean Templeton played ten seasons across three NBL teams. This included the Nunawading Spectres, and Westside Melbourne Saints. He averaged 3.8 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 179 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 28 | Westside Melbourne | 9-15 (11) | 18 | 109.0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 20% | 2 | 7 | 29% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 27% | 27% | 3 |
| 1987 | 27 | Westside Melbourne | 4-22 (13) | 16 | 341.0 | 24 | 37 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 45 | 8 | 38 | 21% | 2 | 21 | 10% | 6 | 7 | 86% | 29% | 24% | 5 |
| 1986 | 26 | St. Kilda | 5-21 (14) | 26 | 0.0 | 96 | 106 | 48 | 18 | 88 | 32 | 15 | 23 | 92 | 38 | 93 | 41% | 10 | 24 | 42% | 10 | 16 | 63% | 48% | 46% | 13 |
| 1985 | 25 | St. Kilda | 10-16 (10) | 26 | 0.0 | 109 | 67 | 69 | 14 | 53 | 44 | 13 | 46 | 93 | 47 | 147 | 32% | 10 | 41 | 24% | 5 | 10 | 50% | 36% | 35% | 13 |
| 1984 | 24 | St Kilda | 9-14 (13) | 16 | 0.0 | 43 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 18 | 55 | 33% | 3 | 7 | 43% | 4 | 5 | 80% | 37% | 35% | 8 |
| 1983 | 23 | St Kilda | 12-10 (8) | 23 | 0.0 | 41 | 32 | 33 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 20 | 70 | 29% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 29% | 29% | 8 |
| 1982 | 22 | St Kilda | 17-9 (6) | 22 | 0.0 | 191 | 111 | 28 | 37 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 70 | 82 | 187 | 44% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 27 | 39 | 69% | 46% | 44% | 29 |
| 1981 | 21 | St. Kilda | 17-5 (1) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 50% | 0% | 4 |
| 1980 | 20 | St. Kilda | 17-5 (1) | 16 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 35 | 70 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 18 | 50% | 50% | 50% | 12 |
| 1979 | 19 | Nunawading | 13-5 (3) | 15 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 11 | 82% | 52% | 50% | 14 | Totals | 179 | 450 | 688 | 405 | 233 | 101 | 304 | 130 | 50 | 153 | 492 | 295 | 763 | 38.7% | 27 | 100 | 27.0% | 71 | 108 | 65.7% | 42% | 40% | 29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 28 | Westside Melbourne | 9-15 (11) | 18 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 20% | 0.1 | 0.4 | 29% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 27% | 27% | 3 |
| 1987 | 27 | Westside Melbourne | 4-22 (13) | 16 | 21.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 21% | 0.1 | 1.3 | 10% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 86% | 29% | 24% | 5 |
| 1986 | 26 | St. Kilda | 5-21 (14) | 26 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 41% | 0.4 | 0.9 | 42% | 0.4 | 0.6 | 63% | 48% | 46% | 13 |
| 1985 | 25 | St. Kilda | 10-16 (10) | 26 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 32% | 0.4 | 1.6 | 24% | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50% | 36% | 35% | 13 |
| 1984 | 24 | St Kilda | 9-14 (13) | 16 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 33% | 0.2 | 0.4 | 43% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 80% | 37% | 35% | 8 |
| 1983 | 23 | St Kilda | 12-10 (8) | 23 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 29% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50% | 28.9% | 29% | 8 |
| 1982 | 22 | St Kilda | 17-9 (6) | 22 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 44% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.2 | 1.8 | 69% | 46.5% | 44% | 29 |
| 1981 | 21 | St. Kilda | 17-5 (1) | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 50.0% | 0% | 4 |
| 1980 | 20 | St. Kilda | 17-5 (1) | 16 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.6 | 1.1 | 50% | 50.3% | 50% | 12 |
| 1979 | 19 | Nunawading | 13-5 (3) | 15 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.6 | 0.7 | 82% | 52.1% | 50% | 14 | Total | 179 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 38.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.0% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 65.7% | 42% | 40% | 29 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 29 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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COACHING HISTORY
After retiring in 1988 Templeton spent a year away from the game before moving into the role of head coach of the Westside Saints in 1990
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