BIO: Hayden Allen was born in Dunedin, Otago (New Zealand).
Hayden Allen made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 24 years of age. He scored two points in his first game.
The Breakers entered their second NBL season looking to improve on their tenth-place finish in their first year during their debut season. The Breakers moved Frank Arsego, who had replaced Jeff Green mid-season, into a permanent position as the team’s head coach. The next move was locking in the Breakers’ leading scorer and MVP from the previous season, Mike Chappell, and replacing import Casey Frank with Shawn Redhage, who had been dominating the state league (SEABL).
Ben Melmeth would return to his hometown of Newcastle to play for the Hunter Pirates. He was replaced with fellow Aussie big man Ben Pepper, whose former team, the Victoria Giants, had vacated the league due to financial issues.
To begin the season, Paul Henare was made co-captain, alongside last year’s ‘skipper’ Pero Cameron, and despite falling short in their opening game (a re-match of the team’s first ever game against Adelaide, which they lost 94-106) they started the season by splitting the first games six games and sit within the middle of the were pack with a 3-3 record.
Although Redhage (12.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists) made a impressive start to the season, a form slump in November, which saw the team lose six of its seven games, led to Redhage’s court time being reduced and eventually his release after 13 games.
While Redhage would go on to sign with Perth and become one of the NBL’s all-time greats, his replacement came in the form of Marcus Timmons (9.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.5 steals). A clear mistake had been made there, however, as shortly after taking the court, it was clear Timmons was no longer the player he was back when he joined the Melbourne Tigers mid-season in 1997 and led them to a championship.
Chappell (18 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.0 assists) would lead the team in scoring for a second consecutive season, while Aaron Olson would boost his scoring from 10.8 points per game to 15.5 points per game and win the club’s MVP award at the end of the season.
Allen appeared in 2 games and averaged 1 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0 assists, while the Breakers finished in eleventh place (9-23), failing to improve on their debut season.
SINGAPORE SLINGERS
2007/08
Allen returned to the NBL in 2007, signed on with the cash-strapped Slingers during their second year in the league. Allen averaged 5.3 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists but with the team failing to invest the same amount of money during the team’s second year as they did in the first season, the roster struggled to be competitive and finished with a dismal record (6-24). Singapore withdrew the following season due to financial reasons.
Hayden Allen played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the New Zealand Breakers and the Singapore Slingers. He averaged 4.9 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1 assists in 25 NBL games.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
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 |
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2007-08 | 28 | Singapore | 6-24 (12) | 23 | 351.0 | 121 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 52 | 43 | 104 | 41% | 22 | 48 | 46% | 13 | 19 | 68% | 54% | 52% | 14 |
2004-05 | 25 | New Zealand | 9-23 (11) | 2 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 4 | 50% | 26% | 0% | 2 | Totals | 25 | 356 | 123 | 49 | 26 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 52 | 43 | 106 | 40.6% | 22 | 49 | 44.9% | 15 | 23 | 65.2% | 53% | 51% | 14 |
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 |
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2007-08 | 28 | Singapore | 6-24 (12) | 23 | 15.3 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 41% | 1.0 | 2.1 | 46% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 68% | 54% | 52% | 14 |
2004-05 | 25 | New Zealand | 9-23 (11) | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0% | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50% | 26% | 0% | 2 | Total | 25 | 14.2 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 40.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.9% | 0.9 | 2.0 | 65.2% | 53% | 51% | 14 |
POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
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1 | 0 | 47% | 58% | 54% | 0% | ||||||
2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 43 | 106 | 40.6% | 22 | 49 | 44.9% |
YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
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2007-08 | 28 | Singapore | 6-24 (12) | 23 | 351.0 | 121 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 52 | 43 | 104 | 41% | 22 | 48 | 46% | 13 | 19 | 68% | 54% | 52% | 14 |
2004-05 | 25 | New Zealand | 9-23 (11) | 2 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 4 | 50% | 26% | 0% | 2 | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hayden Allen spent the majority of his career in the New Zealand NBL where he played close to 300 games and scored over 4,000 points in his NBL career.
Allen debuted as a teenager for the Otago Nuggets in 1998 and enjoyed his best season with the club in 2001, when he averaged 20 points per game and was named in the All-Star Five. His first championship title came the following year in 2002 with the Waikato Titans.
He returned to Otago for the 2003 and 2004 seasons before joining the New Zealand Breakers as a development player for the 2004/05 NBL season.
After his NBL stint with the Breakers, he returned to the NZNBL to play three seasons for the Harbour Heat.
After Allens second stint in the NBL, he continued to play in the NZNBL. In 2012 Hayden Allen played in New Zealand for the Auckland and averaged 15.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists across 18 games.
In 2013 Allen switched teams to play for the Otago Nuggets where he averaged 12.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists across 14 games.
Allen did not play in the NZNBL in 2014 but returned In 2015 to play for the Super City Rangers and averaged 9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assist across 14 games.
In 2016, Allen played for the Southland Sharks and averaged 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists across 13 games.
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