Ben Madgen
July 23, 2020
Jack Madgen
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 25/04/93
- Place of Birth: Williamstown (SA)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 196
- Weight (KG): 95
- Junior Assoc: SA - Eastern Hills
- College: Delta State University (2012–2016)
- NBL DEBUT: 5/11/16
- AGE AT DEBUT: 23
- LAST NBL GAME: 17/02/17
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 23
- NBL History: Cairns 2017
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Jack Madgen was born in Williamstown (SA) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Eastern Hills basketball program. He also played football for Barossa District in 2010 in the Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association. He jointly won the 2010 Senior Colt Footballer of the Year.
FAMILY: Jack’s brother, Ben Madgen also played 167 games in the NBL.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Jack Madgen made his NBL debut with the Cairns Taipans at 23 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Cairns entered 2016/17 after finishing sixth with a 12-16 record and missing the playoffs the previous season, with Aaron Fearne reshaping the roster around captain Cameron Gliddon. Markel Starks (to Cremona), Torrey Craig (to Brisbane), Shaun Bruce (to Brisbane), Cameron Tragardh (released), Matt Burston (not re-signed) and Jack White (to Duke) departed, while Mark Worthington, Alex Loughton, Stephen Weigh and Damon Heuir returned. Nathan Jawai (via Perth) returned to his hometown club, Jarrad Weeks (via Illawarra) joined the backcourt and imports Travis Trice (via Westchester), Fuquan Edwin (via Ironi Nes Ziona) and Nnanna Egwu (via Erie) were added. Mitchell McCarron (via Palencia) completed the main local roster after one season in Spain.
Jack Madgen (via Delta State) joined Cairns as a development player after returning to Australia from college. He was not signed as an injury replacement and did not replace anyone on the Taipans’ main roster, joining Anthony Fisher, Ashley Constable and Tevin Jackson among Cairns’ development players.
Madgen (0 points across 1 game) remained outside Fearne’s regular rotation and did not appear in any of Cairns’ 28 regular-season games. No injury or illness was reported as the reason for his lack of court time, with his limited opportunities coming from his development-player role.
Fuquan Edwin (8.1 points and 3.5 rebounds across 20 games) (to Prishtina) was released on January 19 for personal reasons after returning to the United States, with Cairns sitting 9-11 and fighting for a playoff position. Tony Mitchell (8.6 points across 10 games) (via Hapoel Eilat) was signed the following day as Edwin’s direct import replacement with eight regular-season games remaining.
Trice (14.6 points, 3.5 assists, and 1.2 steals across 26 games) led Cairns in scoring and won the Taipans’ Most Valuable Player award, while Gliddon (10.6 points, 3.1 assists, and 1.2 steals across 30 games) remained a key two-way presence as captain. Jawai (10.1 points and 4.3 rebounds across 29 games) provided the interior scoring, while Worthington (9.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.3 assists across 28 games) announced on January 22 that he would retire at the end of the season and received the Members’ Choice MVP award. McCarron (7.2 points and 3.8 rebounds across 29 games) earned Cairns’ Best Defensive Player and Commitment to Community awards, while Loughton (6.6 points across 26 games), Weeks (6.3 points across 30 games), Weigh (5.4 points across 29 games) and Egwu (5.1 points and 3.7 rebounds across 30 games) provided the other major contributions. Egwu received the Coaches’ Award and Heuir (3 points across 18 games) was named Players’ Player. After falling to 9-12, Cairns won six of its final seven regular-season games.
Madgen did not play as Cairns completed its regular season in Adelaide on February 11 with a 98-89 victory over the league-leading 36ers. Trice (18 points and 3 rebounds) and Gliddon (16 points and 5 assists) led Cairns, while Jerome Randle (24 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists) was Adelaide’s best, with the victory completing a 15-13 regular season and securing second place and home-court advantage for the semifinals.
Madgen’s best game was also his only NBL appearance, coming in game one of the semifinals against defending champion Perth at the Cairns Convention Centre. Madgen (0 points) played the final 1:10 as the Wildcats defeated the Taipans 91-69. Trice (15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals) and Worthington (11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block) led Cairns, while Bryce Cotton (34 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals) and Casey Prather (22 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals) powered Perth to a 1-0 series lead.
Madgen did not play when game two moved to Perth Arena. Trice (22 points and 5 assists) and Mitchell (17 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 steal) led Cairns, while Prather (24 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists) and Jesse Wagstaff (20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals) carried Perth to a 74-66 victory and completed the 2-0 semifinal sweep, while Worthington (3 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block) played his 335th and final NBL game.
With his one-season stint as a Cairns development player complete, Madgen (to Mount Gambier) played in the SEABL before switching codes and joining Collingwood as a Category B rookie later in 2017.
Jack Madgen played in one NBL game during the 2016-17 season, scoring 0 points, 0 rebounds, and 0 assists.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 23 | Cairns | 15-13 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | #DIV/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 23 | Cairns | 15-13 (2) | 1 | 1.2 | 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 | #DIV/0! | 0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 1 | 1.2 | 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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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Mount Gambier (2017)
Madgen joined Mount Gambier for the 2017 SEABL season, giving the Pioneers another perimeter option in a team that finished the regular season on top of the East Conference with a 21–3 record. He played 27 games, averaged 8.7 points, and finished with 235 points while shooting 46.1 percent from the field, 29.4 percent from three-point range and 78.1 percent at the free-throw line.
Madgen’s role continued through Mount Gambier’s finals run as the Pioneers won their fifth straight SEABL conference title. The season ended with Mount Gambier defeating Dandenong by seven points in the SEABL Championship Game, sealing the club’s third SEABL national championship in four years.
Mount Gambier (2017)
COLLEGE
Madgen played college basketball at Delta State University during the 2012–13 season, where he competed from 2012–13 to 2015–16 and played college basketball for Delta State University in Mississippi.
In 2012–13 as a freshman, he played 27 games with 24 starts and logged 929 minutes (34.4 minutes per game), scoring 274 points (10.1 points per game) while shooting 94-for-233 from the field (40.3%), 38-for-107 on three-pointers (35.5%), and 48-for-65 at the free-throw line (73.8%).
Across that 2012–13 season, Madgen collected 65 rebounds (2.4 per game) with 8 offensive rebounds and 57 defensive rebounds, added 99 assists, 16 steals, and 3 blocks, and his listed single-game highs included 18 points vs Concordia College (11/27/2012), seven assists vs West Alabama (01/17/2013), and seven rebounds at Alabama Huntsville (01/12/2013), while also being named to the GSC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
In 2013–14 as a sophomore, he played 33 games with 32 starts and helped Delta State finish 26–7, win the Gulf South Conference regular-season title, and reach the NCAA Division II South Region title game after advancing to the Sweet 16.
Madgen scored 330 points in 2013–14 (10.0 points per game) while shooting 104-for-234 from the field (44.4%), leading Delta State with 57 made three-pointers, and he went 65-for-78 at the free-throw line (83.3%), alongside 73 rebounds (2.2 per game) and 79 assists (2.4 per game), with 14 double-figure scoring games and a 20-point performance vs Union (01/18/2014).
During the 2014 NCAA Division II tournament, he set Delta State NCAA Tournament single-game records with 32 points, seven made three-pointers, and 10 three-point attempts in an 82–77 overtime win over Barry on 03/15/2014, and he was later recognised with both the GSC Winter All-Academic Award and GSC Winter Academic Honor Roll, as well as selection to the NABC Honor Court and the GSC All-Academic Team for the season.
In 2014–15 as a junior, Madgen played 26 games with 19 starts and totaled 263 points (10.1 points per game) while shooting 87-for-195 from the field (44.6%), 44-for-95 from three-point range (46.3%), and 45-for-56 at the line (80.4%).
Across that 2014–15 season, he logged 730 minutes (28.1 minutes per game), recorded 56 total rebounds (2.2 per game), 43 assists, 30 turnovers, 16 steals, and 3 blocks, and he passed the 800-point mark for his Delta State career vs Shorter on 01/12/2015, while also being named to the NABC Honor Court for the year.
In 2015–16 as a senior, he started all 30 games and averaged 9.9 points per game, finishing with 296 points on 84-for-234 shooting (35.9%), including 46-for-130 from three-point range (35.4%), plus 82-for-101 on free throws (81.2%).
In that final season, Madgen added 114 rebounds (3.8 per game), 60 assists, 90 turnovers, 36 steals, and 3 blocks in 917 minutes (30.6 minutes per game), had season highs of eight rebounds and nine assists vs Johnson (11/21/2015), and led Delta State in scoring with 20 points against both Johnson (11/21/2015) and North Alabama (03/01/2016).
During 2015–16 he eclipsed 1,000 career points vs Alabama Huntsville (01/04/2016), was named Preseason All-GSC, and his Delta State career concluded with him ranked third in school history in three-pointers made (185) and three-point attempts (467).
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