BIO: Harry Rouhliadeff was born in Perth (WA) before growing up in Brisbane (QLD), where he developed his basketball career through the Southern Districts Spartans.
Rouhliadeff attended Villanova College in Coorparoo, graduating in December 2021 after establishing himself as one of Queensland’s leading school basketball prospects.
During his final two school basketball seasons, Harry Rouhliadeff (30 points and 13 rebounds per game) played for Villanova College.
Rouhliadeff helped Villanova win three consecutive school conference basketball championships.
During his junior development with the Southern Districts Spartans, Rouhliadeff helped the association win four Queensland state titles and also made a national tournament appearance with the club.
In 2021, Rouhliadeff represented Queensland at the Australian Under-20 National Championships, helping the state win the national championship.
Rouhliadeff also gained experience competing against senior opposition with the Southern Districts Spartans during the 2021 NBL1 North season.
During this period, Rouhliadeff received opportunities to train with the Brisbane Bullets, gaining exposure to an NBL professional environment.
As a teenager, Rouhliadeff also attended a University of Hawai‘i basketball exhibition game during the Rainbow Warriors’ 2018 tour of Australia, an experience that helped introduce him to the American college program.
On April 18, 2022, Rouhliadeff signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Hawai‘i, accepting a scholarship to join the Rainbow Warriors for the 2022/23 NCAA season.
FAMILY: Harry Rouhliadeff is the son of Stephen and Nichole Rouhliadeff and has a younger brother.
His father Stephen spent part of his early life in Hawai‘i, giving the family a personal connection to the American state before Harry attended the University of Hawai‘i.
Harry Rouhliadeff made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 23 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
After finishing last with a 6-27 record in 2025/26, Brisbane began a rebuild under new head coach Will Weaver following a season that ended with 13 consecutive defeats.
In May 2026, Brisbane signed local forward Harry Rouhliadeff (via University of Hawai‘i) to a multi-year agreement after he completed a four-year college career with the Rainbow Warriors.
Rouhliadeff had previously trained with the Bullets, including during the NBL26 preseason, and became the first new addition to Weaver’s NBL27 roster after the club re-signed Sam McDaniel.
Rouhliadeff said signing his first professional deal in his home city was special and welcomed the opportunity to develop under Weaver, while the coach praised his commitment and professionalism.
The Bullets also built around returning players Tyrell Harrison, Mitch Norton and Jacob Holt and recruited Arnas Velička, Nate Hinton, Jaylin Williams, Max Mackinnon and other additions ahead of NBL27.
On 22 September, Brisbane opened the season at Pat Rafter Arena by overcoming an 11-point deficit to defeat New Zealand 88-85, with Arnas Velička (23 points, 14 assists and 5 rebounds), Tyrell Harrison (22 points and 7 rebounds) and Nate Hinton (14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists) leading Brisbane, while Parker Jackson-Cartwright (26 points and 7 assists) and DJ Vasiljevic (17 points) led the Breakers.
Brisbane backed up that win with a 103-95 defeat of Illawarra at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 25 September, as Max Mackinnon (31 points and 12 rebounds) made six three-pointers and Nate Hinton (16 points and 10 rebounds) helped the Bullets finish the game strongly.
On 30 September, Sydney handed Brisbane its first defeat of the season, winning 93-78 at Afterpay Arena in the Ignite Cup after the Bullets led 34-23 at quarter-time; the Kings’ defence restricted Brisbane to 44 points over the final three quarters.
Brisbane then fell 109-99 in overtime to Tasmania at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 3 October.
The Bullets lost their next match 97-91 to Cairns on 8 October, despite Nate Hinton (30 points) and Tyrell Harrison (23 points and 18 rebounds) leading Brisbane, while Jaylon Brown (25 points), Jack McVeigh and Jonah Bolden helped Cairns secure the win.
Through five matches, the Bullets held a 2-3 record. Through five matches, Rouhliadeff had made two NBL appearances, averaging 0 points, 2 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game while continuing to develop under Weaver.
Harry Rouhliadeff currently plays for the Brisbane Bullets and has played 6 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 0.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 0.3 assists since entering the league in 2026.
CURRENT CONTRACT:
Brisbane Bullets – 3 Year Deal (2026-29)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 24 | Brisbane | 3-3 (5) | 6 | 63 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7% | 1 | 7 | 14% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11% | 11% | 3 | Totals | 6 | 63 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7.1% | 1 | 7 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 24 | Brisbane | 3-3 (5) | 6 | 10.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 7% | 0.2 | 1.2 | 14% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11% | 11% | 3 | Total | 6 | 10.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 7.1% | 0.0 | 14.3% | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Harry Rouhliadeff made his NBL1 North debut for Southern Districts in April 2021 at 17 years of age. He was the youngest player in the Spartans’ senior men’s group and was listed on Southern Districts’ NBL1 roster during the 2021 season, when NBL1s official mens roster tracker listed him under his fuller name Harrison Rouhliadeff alongside Josh Derksen, Jake Allen, Ben Hastings, Sam Korst, Anei Muorter, CJ Massingale and Matt Wilson.
Rouhliadeff moved to the Brisbane Capitals for the 2022 NBL1 North season and was listed on the club’s men’s roster under coach Andrea Gjinaj, alongside Ben Wilson, Nick Stoddart, Lachlan Dent, Ben Volkman, Anthony Kopcikas, Atem Bior, Geordan Papacostas and Tim Soong.
His verified Queensland state-league résumé therefore includes senior NBL1 North appearances with both Southern Districts and Brisbane.
On April 18, 2022, Harry Rouhliadeff signed a National Letter of Intent to join the University of Hawai‘i under head coach Eran Ganot.
Following his college signing, Rouhliadeff continued representing Queensland at junior national championship level.
In 2022, Rouhliadeff helped Queensland win a second consecutive Australian Under-20 National Championship, following the team's 2021 title.
Rouhliadeff subsequently moved to Honolulu to begin his college basketball career with Hawai‘i for the 2022/23 NCAA season.
Harry Rouhliadeff joined the University of Hawai‘i in 2022 after developing at Villanova College in Brisbane and spent four seasons with the Rainbow Warriors from 2022–23 through 2025–26.
As a freshman in 2022–23, Rouhliadeff appeared in 26 games off the bench and averaged 3.2 points and 1.3 rebounds while shooting 49.2 percent from the field.
Rouhliadeff appeared in all 32 games as a sophomore in 2023–24 and averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds while continuing to provide frontcourt depth for Hawai‘i.
His role expanded significantly as a junior in 2024–25, when he appeared in 31 games with 17 starts and averaged 6.5 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 46.3 percent from the field.
Rouhliadeff became a full-time starter and team captain as a senior in 2025–26, starting 30 of his 31 appearances and averaging 10.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists while shooting 52.7 percent from the field, 39.8 percent from three-point range and 80.8 percent from the free-throw line.
His senior season included a career-high 22 points in Hawai‘i’s comeback win over UTEP, and he finished the year as the Rainbow Warriors’ third-leading scorer and rebounder while leading the team in both field-goal percentage and three-point percentage.
Hawai‘i entered the 2026 Big West Championship as the No. 2 seed after finishing the conference regular season 14-6.
In the tournament semi-final on 13 March, Rouhliadeff recorded a double-double with 10 rebounds as Hawai‘i defeated Cal State Fullerton 78-63, with Isaac Johnson (19 points) leading the winners and Christian Williams (21 points) leading Fullerton.
In the championship game on 14 March, Harry Rouhliadeff (15 points and 12 rebounds) recorded his second consecutive tournament double-double as Hawai‘i defeated top seed UC Irvine 71-64 in Henderson, Nevada.
Isaac Johnson (22 points and 3 blocks) and Dre Bullock (15 points) joined Rouhliadeff among Hawai‘i's leading contributors, while Jurian Dixon (17 points), Kyle Evans (13 points and 10 rebounds) and Derin Saran (13 points) led UC Irvine.
Rouhliadeff scored a late transition basket to help Hawai‘i close out the victory, earning the school its first Big West tournament championship and first NCAA Tournament berth since 2016; Rouhliadeff, Johnson and Bullock were named to the tournament All-Tournament Team, with Johnson taking Most Outstanding Player honours.
As a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Hawai‘i faced fourth-seeded Arkansas in Portland on 19 March and lost 97-78 to finish the season 24-9 overall.
Harry Rouhliadeff (9 points and 7 rebounds in 32 minutes) shot 4-of-7 from the field, with Dre Bullock (21 points and 8 rebounds), Isaac Johnson (15 points) and Isaac Finlinson (12 points) leading Hawai‘i's scoring.
Rouhliadeff was named to the Big West Championship All-Tournament Team and received Hawai‘i’s Riley Wallace Leadership Award and Community Service Award at the end of his senior season.
Across his four seasons at Hawai‘i, Rouhliadeff appeared in 120 games with 47 starts and averaged 6.0 points and 3.2 rebounds, completing his college career as the only four-year player on Hawai‘i’s 2025–26 roster.
- 2026 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Champion (Hawai‘i)
- 2026 Big West Championship All-Tournament Team (Hawai‘i)
- 2026 University of Hawai‘i Riley Wallace Leadership Award
- 2026 University of Hawai‘i Community Service Award
- 2× Australian Under-20 National Championship champion, Queensland (2021, 2022)
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