January 21, 2024
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Demitrius Conger signed with the Illawarra Hawks for the 2017–18 NBL season. In 27 games for the Hawks, he averaged 19.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals with the Hawks, who narrowly missed out on making the playoffs, finishing in fifth place (12-16).

Conger went on to finish second in league MVP voting and earned All-NBL First Team honours.

He spent the following season playing in Adelaide, where he saw a drop in his production but was a vital part of a team that narrowly missed the NBL playoffs.

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Demitrius Conger played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Illawarra Hawks and the Adelaide 36ers. He averaged 16.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 46 NBL games.

He joins host Dan Boyce to also discuss his 11-year career as a pro, playing in war-torn Israel and his goal of returning to Australia to play in the NBL1 to finish his career.

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Podcast Topics include…

Getting the update from Demitrius on where he’s been playing since leaving Australia (2:00)
Breaking down different European basketball leagues (5:00)
How he found himself playing in Australia back in 2017 (7:00)
His first season in the NBL, playing with the Illawarra Hawks (9:30)
Playing for the Adelaide 36ers the following season (16:30)
Signing with the Adelaide 36ers (19:00)
His connection to fellow NYC ballers like Gary Ervin, Corey ‘Homicide’ Williams and Gary Clark (21:30)
Playing for coach Joey Wright (29:00)
How his time in Australia finished up (32:00)
Playing in Israel and his thoughts on the country’s current situation (36:00)
The biggest hurdles and highlights from his playing career (40:00)

All of this and a whole lot more…

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Demitrius Conger on his time in Australia, playing for the Illawarra Hawks & Adelaide 36ers