Deconstructing the NBL Free Agent Lists
March 31, 2017
Jackson Hussey
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 24/01/92
- Place of Birth: Attadale (WA)
- Position: SG
- Height (CM): 191
- Weight (KG): 84
- Junior Assoc: WA - Willetton
- College: Pikeville (2014–2016)
- NBL DEBUT: 28/10/16
- AGE AT DEBUT: 24
- LAST NBL GAME: 5/11/16
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 24
- NBL History: Perth 2017
- Championships: 1
- Perth (2017)
BIO: Jackson Hussey was born in Attadale (WA) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Willetton basketball program. Hussey received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2009. He spent three years year there and played for the program’s state league team (2009, 2010, 2011).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Jackson Hussey made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats at 24 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Hussey would play as a developmental player deal with the Wildcats during the 2016/17 season. He would see limited opportunities to play, appearing in only two games and failing to score in both.
the Wildcats would finish in fourth place and go onto win the NBL championship, defeating the Illawarra Hawks in three straigtht games.
Jackson Hussey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 25 | Perth | 15-13 (3) | 2 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 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 | 25 | Perth | 15-13 (3) | 2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- AIS (2009–2011), Joondalup (2012), Geraldton (2016–2017), Perth (2018), Willetton (2019), Rockingham (2020)
Hussey joined the Australian Institute of Sport for the 2009 SEABL season, beginning his state league career while on scholarship in Canberra. The AIS roster included future senior professionals from his age group, and Hussey remained with the team through the 2010 SEABL season and the 2011 SEABL season.
Hussey joined Joondalup for the 2012 State Basketball League season after returning to Western Australia. He made an early impact as a new recruit, scoring 40 points at 65 per cent from the field in a 113–89 win over Perry Lakes, helping Joondalup improve to five wins from its first six games.
Hussey joined Geraldton for the 2016 State Basketball League season after completing his college career. He became a key backcourt player on a Buccaneers team that reached the semi-finals, highlighted by a 39-point quarter-final performance in Game 1 against Rockingham and a 13-point, 19-rebound, eight-assist game in a 119–97 win over Perry Lakes during the regular season.
Geraldton continued with Hussey for the 2017 State Basketball League season, pairing him with Maurice Barrow, Dwayne Benjamin, Matt Hancock, Mat Wundenberg, James Paringatai and Aaron Ralph. He opened the season with 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in a 119–84 win over Kalamunda, then added 13 points and four assists in a 99–85 win over Lakeside the next day.
Hussey stayed with Geraldton through the early part of the 2017 season as the Buccaneers moved to 6–1. He had 23 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in a road win over Perry Lakes, then followed with 15 points, nine assists, six steals and three rebounds in a six-point win over Rockingham.
Hussey’s 2017 season also included All-Star recognition and a Player of the Week award in Round 6. Geraldton later reached the semi-finals, where he scored 15 points in an 93–81 Game 2 loss to Joondalup as the Buccaneers’ season ended one round short of the Grand Final.
Hussey joined Perth for the 2018 State Basketball League season, moving from Geraldton alongside Maurice Barrow. Perth entered as defending champion and added Hussey to a group featuring Shawn Redhage, Joel Wagner, Ben Smith, Michael Vigor and Lee Roberts, with Hussey and Barrow both coming off 2017 seasons in which they played more than 1000 minutes for Geraldton.
Perth used Hussey as a lead guard during the 2018 season, and he had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in an early game against Cockburn. He later hit a late pull-up jumper in a 95–94 win over Lakeside, finishing that game with 18 points, five rebounds and three steals.
Hussey finished the 2018 regular season with Perth in third place at 19–7 after a six-game winning streak. In the final regular-season game, he produced 11 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals in a 112–102 win over East Perth before Perth’s title defence ended in the quarter-finals against Warwick.
Hussey joined Willetton for the 2019 State Basketball League season, becoming the Tigers’ point guard after Kyle Armour’s departure and again playing alongside Maurice Barrow. In his first game with Willetton, he scored 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a 90–81 win over Cockburn, which was his 102nd SBL appearance and his third SBL club.
Willetton continued to use Hussey as a primary creator through the 2019 season. He scored 30 points with seven assists and four rebounds in a 111–89 win over East Perth, added 20 points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks against Lakeside, then top-scored with 23 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 93–82 win over Perth.
Hussey joined Rockingham for the 2020 State Basketball League season, which became the West Coast Classic after the regular SBL season was disrupted. He signed with Rockingham after previous SBL stints with Joondalup, Geraldton, Perth and Willetton, giving the Flames another experienced guard for the shortened competition.
Rockingham leaned heavily on Hussey during the 2020 West Coast Classic. He had 15 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals against Lakeside, scored 45 points in a win over Joondalup, then added 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists against Perth.
Hussey continued his high-scoring West Coast Classic form for Rockingham late in the 2020 season. He produced 36 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals on 12-of-20 shooting in a 96–90 win over Kalamunda, while also going 10-of-10 from the free-throw line.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Denmark - Team FOG Næstved (2018–2021), Horsens IC (2021–2023) | Sweden - Norrköping Dolphins (2023–2025)
Hussey joined Team FOG Næstved for the 2018–19 Basketligaen season in Denmark, averaging 11.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists across 31 games while helping the club reach the Danish League semifinals.
He returned to Team FOG Næstved for the 2019–20 Basketligaen season and averaged 14.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists through 25 games.
Hussey signed with Team FOG Næstved again for the 2020–21 Basketligaen season, averaging 13.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists while helping the club win the Danish Cup title.
He joined Horsens IC for the 2021–22 Basketligaen season in Denmark and averaged 11.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists across 36 games while winning the Danish League championship.
Hussey returned to Horsens IC for the 2022–23 Basketligaen season, averaging 10.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 35 games as the club reached the league finals.
He signed with Norrköping Dolphins for the 2023–24 Swedish Basketligan season, averaging 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists while winning the Swedish championship.
Hussey returned to the Norrköping Dolphins for the 2024–25 Swedish Basketligan season and averaged 9.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists across 41 games while helping the club secure back-to-back Swedish titles.
COLLEGE
Hussey played college basketball at Pikeville during the 2014-15 season after transferring in from Fort Hays Tech Northwest (Northwest Kansas Tech), where he then competed through the 2015-16 season.
Hussey was on Pikeville’s roster by the 2014-15 season, and he recorded an early double-figure scoring game on November 22, 2014, finishing with 11 points in a 99–78 loss at Campbellsville, with Pikeville’s recap also noting K.K. Simmons had 14 points and Kenny Manigault posted 20 points and 11 rebounds in the same game.
In postseason play during the 2014-15 campaign, Hussey scored 14 points in Pikeville’s 94–86 win over Bethel in the opening round of the NAIA National Championship tournament on March 19, 2015, in a game where Macari Brooks led Pikeville with 21 points and Pikeville had five players reach double figures.
In 2015-16, Hussey played in all 31 games and made 16 starts for Pikeville, averaging 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game across the season.
That 2015-16 season included a career-high 22 points at Ave Maria, and he followed that with consecutive Mid-South Conference games scoring 21 points against Georgetown and 21 points against Shawnee State.
Late in the 2015-16 season, Pikeville’s Senior Day on February 13, 2016 included Hussey being recognized as part of the program’s group of five seniors, with Pikeville’s game recap noting the seniors checked out to a standing ovation in the closing minutes of an 87–70 win over St. Catharine at the East Ky. Expo Center.
Hussey also received national academic recognition in 2015-16 when he was named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete, an honour that requires at least junior academic standing, a minimum cumulative GPA threshold, and nomination by the institution.
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