Montrezl Harrell
October 29, 2024
Fiston Ipassou
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 16/09/03
- Place of Birth:
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 195
- Weight (KG): 92
- Junior Assoc:
- College:
- NBL DEBUT: 16/09/22
- AGE AT DEBUT: 19
- LAST NBL GAME: 19/12/22
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 19
- NBL History: Adelaide 2023
- Championships: 0
- None
Ipassou received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2020. He spent two years year there and played for the program’s state league team (2020, 2021).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Fiston Ipassou made his NBL debut with the Adelaide 36ers at 19 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
After finishing seventh with a 10-18 record, Adelaide brought back Mitch McCarron, Daniel Johnson, Sunday Dech, Hyrum Harris, Kai Sotto and Nick Marshall. Isaac Humphries (to Melbourne), Mojave King (to G League Ignite), Todd Withers (to Rytas Vilnius), Cameron Bairstow (retired), Dusty Hannahs (free agent), Tad Dufelmeier Jr (free agent) and Emmanuel Malou (free agent) moved on, while Anthony Drmic (via Brisbane), Antonius Cleveland (via Illawarra), Robert Franks (via Brisbane), Craig Randall II (via Long Island Nets), Kyrin Galloway (via New Zealand) and Deng Acuoth (via Knox) joined Adelaide.
Fiston Ipassou signed a one-year development deal after playing for the Forestville Eagles in NBL1 Central, joining fellow new development players Cameron Thew and Fraser Roxburgh. Bruton said the club wanted its young players to “grow in their careers and achieve everything on their wish list to play this game.”
Ipassou’s best game came against Brisbane at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on December 17, where Ipassou (1 block) played 2:15 as Adelaide defeated the Bullets 108-77. Franks (25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals) and Cleveland (20 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block) led the 36ers, while Cadee (18 points and 2 steals) was Brisbane’s best.
Ipassou (0 points across 5 games) played only 5:34 for the season, receiving brief late-game opportunities behind Cleveland, Drmic, Dech, McCarron, Marshall and Randall II, before Ian Clark was added during the season. His development-player status meant the majority of his work came during training rather than Adelaide’s regular rotation.
After the season, Ipassou left Adelaide to join Northern Kentucky University for the 2023/24 college season. The 36ers finished eighth with a 13-15 record after Melbourne defeated Adelaide 116-107 in the final game.
Fiston Ipassou played one season in the NBL.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 19 | Adelaide | 13-15 (8) | 5 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 19 | Adelaide | 13-15 (8) | 5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- BA Centre of Excellence Canberra (2020–2021), Forestville (2022, 2024–2025)
Ipassou joined the BA Centre of Excellence for the 2020 season after receiving a scholarship to enter the program in Canberra in September 2020, and he remained with the Centre of Excellence through 2021 while also being selected for Australia’s under-19 World Cup camp in February 2021.
Ipassou joined Forestville for the 2022 NBL1 Central season and played 19 games, averaging 9.58 points and 5.42 rebounds per game. During that stint he scored 17 points against South Adelaide in Round 12, and he finished the season with 16 points in Forestville’s preliminary final loss to South Adelaide.
Ipassou rejoined Forestville for the 2024 NBL1 Central season and played 23 games, averaging 8.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. He produced one of his best all-round performances on 27 April 2024 with 15 points and 16 rebounds against Woodville, then delivered 22 points in Forestville’s 91-84 preliminary final win over Sturt. Forestville went on to win the 2024 NBL1 Central championship, and at the NBL1 National Finals he pulled down eight rebounds against Eltham before Forestville dropped both games on the Sunshine Coast.
Ipassou returned to Forestville for the 2025 NBL1 Central season, where he teamed with Adelaide 36ers teammate Dejan Vasiljevic for the Eagles. Forestville entered the year as the reigning NBL1 Central champions, finished the regular season on top after losing only two games, and then fell one win short of the grand final with a preliminary final loss to West Adelaide. During that 2025 run, Ipassou contributed 12 points and eight rebounds in a win over Norwood.
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