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July 23, 2020
Luke Doherty
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 25/06/81
- Place of Birth: Wollongong (NSW)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 187
- Weight (KG): 90
- Junior Assoc: NSW - Illawarra
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 12/11/99
- AGE AT DEBUT: 18
- LAST NBL GAME: 26/03/03
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 21
- NBL History: Wollongong 2000-03
- Championships: 1
- Wollongong (2001)
BIO: Luke Doherty was born in Wollongong (NSW) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Illawarra basketball program.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Luke Doherty made his NBL debut with the Wollongong Hawks at 18 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
During the 1999/00 season, Doherty averaged 0.4 points and 0.6 rebounds, and helped guide the Hawks to a eighth place finish in the regular season with a 11-17 record.
2000/01
Brendan Joyce reshaped Wollongong before the 2000/01 season, adding Charles Thomas, Damon Lowery, Axel Dench, Grant Kruger, Matt Shanahan and Ray Borner to a returning core that included co-captains Mat Campbell and Glen Saville, Melvin Thomas, Matt Garrison and Luke Doherty.
Doherty (1.1 points and 0.8 assists) appeared in nine games in a deep-bench role, with his best game coming against Townsville on December 15, where he finished with 7 points, 2 assists, and 1 steal in 9:10 minutes during a 116-90 loss. He later added 3 points, 1 assist, and 1 steal in 6:08 minutes as Wollongong defeated Canberra 121-86 on March 17.
Melvin Thomas (18.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 1.3 steals), Charles Thomas (16.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.6 steals), Saville (15.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.1 blocks), Lowery (13.6 points, 3.2 assists, and 1.4 steals), Dench (13.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks) and Campbell (12.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.1 steals) carried the main load as Wollongong finished fourth with a 21-7 record.
Wollongong defeated Perth in three games to claim the first playoff series win in club history, then beat Adelaide in three games after Lowery (20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists) made three free throws with no time left to win game three 109-108 and send the Hawks into their first Grand Final series.
Doherty’s only playoff appearance came in game two of the Grand Final, where he was scoreless in 1:30 minutes as Townsville defeated Wollongong 114-97, before Charles Thomas (23 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists), Melvin Thomas (18 points and 12 rebounds), Saville (18 points and 12 rebounds), Dench (15 points and 11 rebounds) and Campbell (10 points and 3 rebounds) led the Hawks to a 97-94 game three win and the first NBL championship by a New South Wales club.
Luke Doherty played four seasons with the Wollongong Hawks. He averaged 1.3 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 0.7 assists in 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 21 | Wollongong | 18-12 (4) | 27 | 168 | 47 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 36 | 33% | 8 | 23 | 35% | 15 | 26 | 58% | 50% | 44% | 8 |
| 2001-02 | 20 | Wollongong | 16-14 (4) | 13 | 60 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 18% | 2 | 12 | 17% | 4 | 8 | 50% | 27% | 23% | 8 |
| 2000-01 | 19 | Wollongong | 21-7 (4) | 9 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21% | 2 | 6 | 33% | 2 | 0% | 25% | 26% | 7 | |
| 1999-00 | 18 | Wollongong | 11-17 (7) | 7 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20% | 1 | 4 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 30% | 30% | 3 | Totals | 56 | 298 | 74 | 37 | 41 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 21 | 82 | 25.6% | 13 | 45 | 28.9% | 19 | 36 | 52.8% | 38% | 34% | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 21 | Wollongong | 18-12 (4) | 27 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 33% | 0.3 | 0.9 | 35% | 0.6 | 1.0 | 58% | 50% | 44% | 8 |
| 2001-02 | 20 | Wollongong | 16-14 (4) | 13 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 18% | 0.2 | 0.9 | 17% | 0.3 | 0.6 | 50% | 27% | 23% | 8 |
| 2000-01 | 19 | Wollongong | 21-7 (4) | 9 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 21% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 33% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% | 25% | 26% | 7 |
| 1999-00 | 18 | Wollongong | 11-17 (7) | 7 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 20% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 25% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 30% | 30% | 3 | Total | 56 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 25.6% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 28.9% | 0.3 | 0.6 | 52.8% | 38% | 34% | 8 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Illawarra 1998-03
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