Jacob Wiley joined the Adelaide 36ers as a replacement for Mitch Creek in 2018.
His ‘one and done’ season saw him finish the year as one of the premier forwards in the league and fill the highlight reels with multiple posterizing dunks.
Wiley averaged 12.3 points and 5 rebounds playing for then coach Joey Wright, who he credits with helping to shape his basketball career.
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After initially re-signing with Adelaide for another season, Wiley then exercised his European out-clause in June 2019 to play with Spanish team Gran Canaria.
He now plays for the Shiga Lakes in Japan’s B.League, a team that also competes in the newly launched EASL (an Asian champions league).
He joins Dan Boyce on the podcast to share with us his thoughts on playing in the NBL and how he is already talking to NBL teams about returning next season.
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Podcast topics include;
- Playing in Japan and the newly formed EASL league (2:00)
Why Japan is after the best frontcourt players in the world (3:30) - Why he wants to return to Australia and play in the NBL next season (5:00)
- How imports in Asia view the NBL right now (6:30)
- How Jacob ended up playing in Adelaide for the 2018 season (8:00)
- His experiences being coached by Joey Wright (11:00)
- The ups and downs of the Adelaide 36ers 2018-19 season (13:00)
- Being aware of your ‘stock’ as an import and making the right contract decisions (23:00)
- Playing in Europe (27:00)
- An import’s role in Europe and making the adjustment there (28:00)
- Winning a championship in Puerto Rico (30:00)
- The biggest learning moments and highlights from his career so far (34:00)
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.
