2022-2023 NBL Depth Charts
February 7, 2023
Hunter Clarke
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 6/08/01
- Place of Birth: Adelaide (SA)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 196
- Weight (KG): 83
- Junior Assoc:
- College:
- NBL DEBUT: 27/11/22
- AGE AT DEBUT: 21
- LAST NBL GAME: 26/01/23
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 21
- NBL History: Brisbane 2023
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Hunter Clarke was born in Adelaide (SA) Clarke received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2018. He spent two years year there and played for the program’s state league team (2018, 2019).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Hunter Clarke made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 21 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
After finishing eighth with a 10-18 record, Brisbane lost Robert Franks (to Adelaide), Anthony Drmic (to Adelaide), Deng Deng (to Illawarra), and Chuanxing Liu (to the Bay Area Dragons), while Lamar Patterson, Isaiah Moss, Jack Salt, and Tom Digbeu were not retained. Nathan Sobey, Jason Cadee, Tyrell Harrison, and Tanner Krebs returned, with Aron Baynes (via Toronto), Tyler Johnson (via San Antonio), Devondrick Walker (via Rockingham), Harry Froling (via Illawarra), Gorjok Gak (via Nymburk), DJ Mitchell (via Gold Coast), and Kody Stattmann (via Virginia) added.
Hunter Clarke became Brisbane’s third development player when he signed on October 6 after attending the Centre of Excellence, Basketball Australia Global Academy, and the University of Montana. “Competing with and against such an elite group of guards such as Tyler, Sobey and Jason is an opportunity that can’t be replicated elsewhere,” he said.
The development guard (0 points and 1 rebound) made his NBL debut at Spark Arena on November 27 after injuries to Harrison and Baynes created openings in Brisbane’s game-day squad. Krebs (19 points), Sobey (14 points, 4 rebounds, and 10 assists), and Johnson (12 points and 2 blocks) led the Bullets, but Brantley (29 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block) powered New Zealand to a 116-79 victory.
Clarke (4 games) remained outside the regular rotation behind experienced guards Johnson, Sobey, Cadee, Krebs, and Stattmann, with none of his appearances lasting four minutes. His limited opportunities resulted from his development-player role and Brisbane’s depth in the backcourt rather than an injury.
His best statistical game came against Cairns at Nissan Arena on January 5, where he finished with 1 rebound and 1 assist in 3:48. Johnson (32 points, 4 assists, and 4 steals) and Stattmann (10 points) led Brisbane, while Waardenburg (24 points and 8 rebounds), Hogg (23 points and 6 rebounds), and Ayre (20 points and 4 assists) helped Cairns win 107-81.
Clarke also recorded his only steal against Sydney at Nissan Arena on January 11, playing 3:50 as Cooks (20 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists) and Soares (20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks) led the Kings to a 116-67 victory.
His final appearance came against New Zealand at Nissan Arena on January 26, where he played 1:42 and finished with 0 points. Johnson (20 points and 5 rebounds), Sobey (13 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists), and Baynes (13 points and 5 rebounds) led Brisbane, while Brantley (22 points and 2 steals) and Pardon (17 points and 9 rebounds) carried the Breakers to a 99-71 victory.
Johnson (15.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.2 steals), Sobey (15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.7 assists), Baynes (11.7 points and 7.8 rebounds), Cadee (11.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.1 assists), Mitchell (9.6 points and 4.6 rebounds), Krebs (8.3 points and 3 rebounds), White (7.7 points and 3.1 rebounds), and Froling (5.4 points and 4 rebounds) were Brisbane’s main contributors. Sobey received the Leroy Loggins Trophy as club MVP, Johnson was named Members MVP and Players’ Player, Baynes received the Defensive Player of the Year award, Cadee won the St Genevieve Partners’ Choice Award, and Matt Johns was named Youth Player of the Year.
Brisbane closed its season at Nissan Arena on February 4, where Baynes (17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Johnson (15 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists) pushed New Zealand into overtime, but Brantley (19 points and 5 rebounds) and McDowell-White (15 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 2 steals) led the Breakers to an 80-75 victory as Brisbane finished ninth with an 8-20 record.
Hunter Clarke 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 | 21 | Brisbane | 8-20 (9) | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
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 | 21 | Brisbane | 8-20 (9) | 4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- BA Centre of Excellence (2018–2019), Willetton (2021–2023), Cockburn (2024)
Clarke joined the BA Centre of Excellence for the 2019 NBL1 season after being part of the Centre of Excellence program across 2018–19, and he averaged 10.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks per game while playing as a 196 cm guard.
Clarke produced one of his best 2019 outings with 25 points against the Hobart Huskies, and later in the season he added 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a win over Eltham as the Centre of Excellence closed its year with a successful final weekend.
Clarke joined Willetton for the 2021 NBL1 West season and gave the Tigers a versatile backcourt option in the club’s inaugural year in the competition, averaging 10.66 points and 4.77 rebounds per game while also leading the team in blocks at 0.83 a game.
Clarke opened that 2021 season with 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists in a win over the Eastern Suns, later had 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists against Mandurah, and finished Willetton’s qualifying final loss to Lakeside with 10 points and eight rebounds, with his potential game-tying three on the buzzer missing as the Tigers went down 95–92.
Clarke returned to Willetton for the 2022 NBL1 West season, and early in the year he scored 15 points in the season opener against Joondalup before adding 16 points, five rebounds and five assists in the ANZAC Day win over Kalamunda.
Clarke also delivered 19 points, eight assists and five rebounds in Willetton’s 99–72 win over the Eastern Suns in Round 12 of 2022, and he remained part of the Tigers group that beat Cockburn in the semi-final and advanced through to the NBL1 West grand final that season.
Clarke re-signed with Willetton for the 2023 NBL1 West season and began the year with nine points, five rebounds and three assists against Lakeside before posting 22 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals against Cockburn.
Clarke’s 2023 season ended after nine games when a broken leg brought his year to a halt, with the injury later leading to ankle reconstruction, and that closed his three-season run with Willetton from 2021 to 2023.
Clarke joined Cockburn for the 2024 NBL1 West season after moving across from Willetton, and he opened the year with three points, four rebounds and three assists in Cockburn’s win over Mandurah.
Clarke added nine points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in a 2024 outing for Cockburn, but injuries again disrupted his season, including an ankle issue that limited him to less than nine minutes against East Perth, and he finished the year having played seven games for the Cougars.
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