Scott Ninnis
July 23, 2020
Lachlan Armfield
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 22/04/72
- Place of Birth: Melbourne (VIC)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 187
- Weight (KG): 88
- Junior Assoc: VIC - Kilsyth
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 17/08/91
- AGE AT DEBUT: 19
- LAST NBL GAME: 14/01/00
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 27
- NBL History: Canberra 1991-95 | Newcastle 1996 | Illawarra 1997 | Sydney 2000
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Lachlan Armfield was born in Melbourne (VIC) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Kilsyth basketball program. Armfield received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 1989. He spent three years year there and played for the program’s state league team (1989, 1990, 1991).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Lachlan Armfield made his NBL debut with the Canberra Cannons at 19 years of age. He scored four points in his first game.
In 1996 Armfield averaged 8.2 points and 1.3 rebounds, and helped guide the Falcons to a ninth-place finish during the regular season with a 11-15 record.
After another season missing out on the NBL playoffs in 1996, the Hawks were unable to retain their scoring and rebounding leader Marcus Timmons (who would end up leading the Melbourne Tigers to the championship that season) and were forced to move into a rebuilding phase for this season. The Hawks rebuilding would focus on the continued development of Hawks big man Matt Zauner, who was named team captain at the start of the season, and young stars Glen Saville and Mat Campbell. The Hawks chose not to re-sign 31-year-old Andre LaFleur and signed two young imports in guard Bryan Edwards and big man Clayton Ritter to replace the scoring and rebounding of Timmons. The team also added Armfield and SEABL stalwart Eric Cooks who had played under head coach Brendan Joyce during his time with the Ballarat Miners in state league competition, a team which had also included both Saville and Campbell.
Armfield contributed 2.9 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0.5 assists during the 1997 season but with Edwards not being the fit needed at point guard and off-court issues between Zauner and Joyce stemming from a contract dispute the Hawks struggled. Edwards was replaced by Dylan Rigdon mid-season and the Hawks (7-23) failed to make the playoffs yet again.
Armfield would not play in the NBL for the next three seasons, until a chance to return to the court with the Sydney Kings arose during the 1999/00 season. Armfield averaged 0.7 points and 0.6 rebounds, and helped guide the Kings to a seventh-place finish during the regular season with a 11-17 record.
Lachlan Armfield played eight seasons across four NBL teams. This included the Canberra Cannons, Newcastle Falcons, Illawarra Hawks and Sydney Kings. He averaged 7.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 158 NBL games.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 27 | Sydney | 11-17 (7) | 9 | 51.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 8% | 0 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 5 | 80% | 20% | 8% | 3 |
| 1997 | 25 | Illawarra | 7-23 (11) | 22 | 182.0 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 60 | 30% | 10 | 32 | 31% | 18 | 20 | 90% | 46% | 38% | 11 |
| 1996 | 24 | Newcastle | 11-15 (9) | 26 | 436.0 | 213 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 45 | 72 | 201 | 36% | 30 | 91 | 33% | 39 | 46 | 85% | 48% | 43% | 23 |
| 1995 | 23 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 16 | 274.0 | 106 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 101 | 41% | 11 | 30 | 37% | 13 | 19 | 68% | 48% | 46% | 21 |
| 1994 | 22 | Canberra | 7-19 (12) | 26 | 736.0 | 283 | 40 | 93 | 11 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 69 | 84 | 107 | 225 | 48% | 28 | 76 | 37% | 41 | 61 | 67% | 56% | 54% | 21 |
| 1993 | 21 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 26 | 823.0 | 279 | 66 | 124 | 14 | 52 | 28 | 5 | 85 | 79 | 96 | 225 | 43% | 40 | 102 | 39% | 47 | 60 | 78% | 55% | 52% | 23 |
| 1992 | 20 | Canberra | 11-13 (8) | 26 | 659.0 | 229 | 59 | 66 | 24 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 67 | 64 | 77 | 183 | 42% | 32 | 70 | 46% | 43 | 57 | 75% | 55% | 51% | 23 |
| 1991 | 19 | Canberra | 9-17 (9) | 7 | 140.0 | 64 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 60 | 38% | 6 | 22 | 27% | 12 | 15 | 80% | 48% | 43% | 19 | Totals | 158 | 3301 | 1244 | 245 | 374 | 73 | 172 | 97 | 8 | 332 | 350 | 435 | 1068 | 40.7% | 157 | 426 | 36.9% | 217 | 283 | 76.7% | 52% | 48% | 23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 27 | Sydney | 11-17 (7) | 9 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.6 | 80% | 20% | 8% | 3 |
| 1997 | 25 | Illawarra | 7-23 (11) | 22 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 30% | 0.5 | 1.5 | 31% | 0.8 | 0.9 | 90% | 46% | 38% | 11 |
| 1996 | 24 | Newcastle | 11-15 (9) | 26 | 16.8 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 36% | 1.2 | 3.5 | 33% | 1.5 | 1.8 | 85% | 48% | 43% | 23 |
| 1995 | 23 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 16 | 17.1 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 41% | 0.7 | 1.9 | 37% | 0.8 | 1.2 | 68% | 48% | 46% | 21 |
| 1994 | 22 | Canberra | 7-19 (12) | 26 | 28.3 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 48% | 1.1 | 2.9 | 37% | 1.6 | 2.3 | 67% | 56% | 54% | 21 |
| 1993 | 21 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 26 | 31.7 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 43% | 1.5 | 3.9 | 39% | 1.8 | 2.3 | 78% | 55% | 52% | 23 |
| 1992 | 20 | Canberra | 11-13 (8) | 26 | 25.3 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 42% | 1.2 | 2.7 | 46% | 1.7 | 2.2 | 75% | 55% | 51% | 23 |
| 1991 | 19 | Canberra | 9-17 (9) | 7 | 20.0 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 38% | 0.9 | 3.1 | 27% | 1.7 | 2.1 | 80% | 48% | 43% | 19 | Total | 158 | 20.9 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 40.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.9% | 1.0 | 2.7 | 76.7% | 52% | 48% | 23 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 23 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- AIS 1989-91 | Mildura 1998
AWARDS
- NBL Rookie Of The Year (1992)
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