BIO: Eban Hyams is the first ever Indian national to play in ULEB competitions. Hyams was born in Pune, India to Jewish Indian parents.
He moved to Australia at a young age and began playing basketball while attending school there.
Eban Hyams made his NBL debut with the Singapore Slingers at 25 years of age. He scored two points in his first game.
Eban Hyams played one season in the NBL. He averaged 2.1 points, 1 rebounds, and 0.2 assists in 9 NBL games.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 26 | Singapore | 13-20 (8) | 9 | 53.0 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 46% | 2 | 5 | 40% | 5 | 7 | 71% | 58% | 54% | 6 | Totals | 9 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 46.2% | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 5 | 7 | 71.4% | 59% | 54% | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 26 | Singapore | 13-20 (8) | 9 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 46% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 40% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 71% | 58% | 54% | 6 | Total | 9 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 46.2% | 0.1 | 40.0% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 71.4% | 59% | 54% | 6 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Hyams played for Penrith in the Waratah League from 1999 through 2002, with published career summaries crediting him as a major contributor during that early Sydney competition run.
He was with Blacktown City in 2003 before returning to the Waratah League after his time in the United States.
Hyams joined Hornsby for the 2005 Australian Basketball Association season, giving him another Sydney-based senior competition stop before moving to the Sydney Comets the following year.
Sydney added him for the 2006 Waratah ABL Men season where he played 13 games, logged 372:08 minutes, shot 73-of-175 from the field, finished with 191 points, and averaged 14.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists.
He joined Bankstown for the 2007 Waratah League Men season where he played 14 games, shot 100-of-247 from the field, made 23 three-pointers, averaged 20 points per game, and finished fourth in the league with 42 steals.
Hyams played for Manly Warringah in the 2008 Waratah League season, returning to form with the Sea Eagles and averaging 23 points per game.
He later played for Parramatta in the 2009 Waratah ABL Men season, with the Wildcats winning the men’s championship 109–104 over Manly Warringah.
Hyams joined Hapoel Galil Elyon for the 2007–08 season in Israel after being signed on a three-year deal announced on August 15, 2007, which also marked his first involvement connected to ULEB competition coverage.
In Israel’s top division, Hyams’ documented regular-season action for Galil in 2007–08 was limited to one game, logging 8 minutes against Maccabi Tel Aviv and finishing with 0 points, 2 rebounds, 1 turnover and 2 personal fouls, before later moving to Baitar Binyamina in 2008.
Hyams returned to India’s professional scene with Haryana Gold in the UBA Pro Basketball League, debuting for the club in UBA Season 3 in Pune at Balewadi Stadium and then posting an all-around line in UBA Season 4 at 11.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.8 steals per game while sharing the Haryana Gold roster with teammates that included Akash Bhasin, Akashdeep Hazra and Shane Jayamanne.
Hyams played college basketball at Coastal Georgia during the 2002–03 season before transferring to Georgia Perimeter College, where he competed during the 2003–04 season and completed his studies prior to 2006.
In the 2002–03 season at Coastal Georgia, he was listed on the Mariners roster as an Australian guard competing in the NJCAA ranks, appearing in regular-season competition within Region 17 play as part of the program’s intercollegiate schedule.
Coastal Georgia competed in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association during that period, facing conference opponents across a full regular-season slate that included regional matchups and tournament qualification scenarios.
Following his freshman campaign, Hyams transferred to Georgia Perimeter College for the 2003–04 season, joining a Jaguars program that also competed in the NJCAA structure and within Georgia’s junior-college conference alignment.
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