Daniel Fotu
July 23, 2020
Isaac Fotu
- Nationality: NZL
- Date of Birth: 18/12/93
- Place of Birth: York, (England)
- Position: PF
- Height (CM): 203
- Weight (KG): 112
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Hawaii (2012–2014)
- NBL DEBUT: 11/11/11
- AGE AT DEBUT: 17
- LAST NBL GAME: 9/02/20
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 26
- NBL History: New Zealand 2012
- Championships: 1
- New Zealand (2012)
BIO: Born in York, England to a Tongan father and a English mother, Fotu and his family moved to New Zealand when he was seven and settled down in Auckland.
As a teenager, Fotu attended Rangitoto College and played club basketball for the North Harbour Basketball Association, representing the club at U17, U19 and U21 levels.
In June 2011, he was named to the all-star five of the Nike All-Asia Camp in China, a invitation-only tournament for some of the best young high school players throughout Asia and Oceania.
FAMILY: Isaac’s brother, Daniel Fotu also played 22 games in the NBL.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Isaac Fotu made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 17 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
After winning their first NBL championship, the Breakers suffered two major losses, the first being leading scorer Kirk Penney’s decision to play in Europe and a off-seasonAchilles injury to Kevin Braswell that saw him still unable to play at the beginning of the 2011/12 season. Coach Andrej Lemanis would replace him with Cedric Jackson and then finalised their roster by adding Daryl Corletto, who the Melbourne Tigers had just released to make room for NBA star Patty Mills.
Jackson (12.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 2.2 steals) would lead the league in both assists and steals and ensure the Breakers didn’t skip a beat as the defending champs. Gary Wilkinson (16.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists) and Thomas Abercrombie (15.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists) both boosting their offensive output in the absence of Penney, propelling New Zealand to a first-place finish (21-7) for the second consecutive season.
New Zealand would go on to defeat the Perth Wildcats in the Grand Final (2–1) becoming the first side to win consecutive titles since Sydney in 2002-2005. As a development player Fotu appeared in one game, failing to score.
Isaac Fotu played in one NBL game during the 2011-12 season, scoring 0 points, 0 rebounds, and 0 assists.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 18 | New Zealand | 19-9 (2) | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 18 | New Zealand | 19-9 (2) | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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FIBA EXPERIENCE
Fotu was selected to play for the Tall Blacks at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. There, New Zealand (3-2) advanced to the second round of the tournament where they were eliminated by Lithuania (71-76). Corey Webster (13.7 ppg) and Kirk Penney (10.8 ppg) would lead the team in scoring as New Zealand finished 15th overall.
Fotu continued to be a part of the New Zealand national team, competing in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. New Zealand entered the tournament in a rebuilding phase with legends Kirk Penney, Mika Vukona, Phil Jones and Pero Cameron all having retired since the teams previous World Cup campaign. New Zealand opened their campaign with a loss to Brazil (94–102), a win over Montenegro (83–93) and a second loss to Greece (97–103) which then eliminated them from medal contention. The Tall Blacks, led by Corey Webster (22.8 ppg and 5.6 apg), would beat Japan (111–81) and Turkey (102–101) in the classification games to finish in nineteenth place.
Fotu was also a part of the team for New Zealands Q6 World Qualifiers in February 2023. Fotu later earned selection to the New Zealand national team that participated at the 2023 FIBA World Cup and finished in 22nd place.
FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30 | 5 | 76 | 42 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 15 | 66.7% |
| 2019 | 26 | 5 | 123 | 92 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 51 | 66.7% | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 22 | 30 | 73.3% |
| 2014 | 21 | 6 | 119 | 57 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 60.5% | 5 | 12 | 41.7% | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | Total | 16 | 318 | 191 | 75 | 12 | 28 | 47 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 121 | 60% | 7 | 20 | 35% | 38 | 57 | 67% |
FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30 | 5 | 15.2 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 50.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.0 | 3.0 | 66.7% |
| 2019 | 26 | 5 | 24.6 | 18.4 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 10.2 | 66.7% | 0.4 | 1.6 | 25.0% | 4.4 | 6.0 | 73.3% |
| 2014 | 21 | 6 | 19.8 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 60.5% | 0.8 | 2.0 | 41.7% | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0% | Total | 16 | 19.9 | 11.9 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 60% | 0.4 | 1.3 | 35% | 2.4 | 3.6 | 67% |
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