Peter Blight

Nationality: AUS
Date of Birth: 1/05/55
Place of Birth:
Position: F/C
Height (CM): 195
Weight (KG): #N/A
Junior Assoc: VIC - Cobourg
College: None

NBL DEBUT: 2/02/80
AGE AT DEBUT: 24
LAST NBL GAME: 9/07/88
AGE AT LAST GAME: 33
NBL History: Coburg 1980-1986 | Eastside Melb 1987 | Hobart 1988
Championships: 0
None

NBL EXPERIENCE

Peter Blight made his NBL debut with the Coburg Giants at 24 years of age. He scored 12 points in his first game.

In his first season, Blight averaged 19.2 pointsas the Giants finished in ninth place (7-15).

1981
In 1981, Blight averaged 14.4 points, playing a key role in the Giants rotation, helping the team finish in tenth place (7-15 ).

1982
The 1982 season saw Blight average 15.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 0.6 assists and play a key role in helping the Giants finish in fourth place (18-8).

1983
During the 1983 season Blight averaged 14.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 0.4 assists and helped the Giants finish the regular season in sixth place (13-9).

1984
During the 1984 season, Blight averaged 21.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists and was a part of the Giants squad that finished in third place (18-6).

1985
In 1985 Blight averaged 15.8 points and 5.4 rebounds, and 1.0 assists, and helped guide the Giants to a fifth place finish in the regular season (18-8).

1986
A dismal result in the previous season saw coach Owen Hughan replaced with former player Les Riddle. This move also saw Ray Borner (to Illawarra), Chuck Harmison (to Bankstown), Steve Davis (to Nunawading) and Benny Lewis (to St Kilda) all leave the club for opportunities elsewhere. Riddle and the Giants made efforts to find replacements for them, the key moves being imports Willie Simmons and Jim Foster joining the team and adding a young David Graham to fill the void. Losing the majority of the team’s core however, proved too much and the Giants missed the playoffs for the first time since 1981.

Blight averaged 13.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists as the team struggled to remain competitive and finished in eight place (14-12).

Missing the playoffs again and financial difficulties saw the Giants leave Coburg and re-brand to the North Melbourne Giants. This included a move into the CBD to play out of the much larger Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre (The Glasshouse).

NUNAWADING SPECTRES
1987
In 1987, Blight averaged 7.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.2 assists, playing a key role in the Spectres second unit as the team finished in eighth place (13-13) during the regular season.

HOBART DEVILS
1988
The 1988 season saw Blight average 6.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists and play out his final season in Hobart where he added veteran leadership to a young Devils side that finished in tenth place (10-14).

Peter Blight played nine seasons across three NBL teams. This included the Coburg Giants, Eastside Melbourne Spectres and Hobart Devils. He averaged 14.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in 221 NBL games.

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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
1988	33	Hobart	10-14 (10)	24	376.0	158	67	18	32	35	5	4	18	29	65	125	52%	1	6	17%	27	40	68%	55%	52%	19
1987	32	Eastside Melbourne	13-13 (8)	26	427.0	191	102	31	37	65	11	7	30	42	71	157	45%	5	15	33%	44	63	70%	51%	47%	16
1986	31	Coburg	14-12 (8)	26	0.0	346	140	52	61	79	23	7	43	60	134	315	43%	23	74	31%	55	75	73%	49%	46%	26
1985	30	Coburg	18-8 (5)	26	0.0	410	140	27	55	85	18	7	37	61	155	338	46%	18	39	46%	82	112	73%	52%	49%	41
1984	29	Coburg	18-6 (3)	27	0.0	579	211	37	98	113	22	11	68	65	230	401	57%	7	13	54%	112	154	73%	61%	58%	48
1983	28	Coburg	13-9 (6)	26	0.0	369	152	11	72	80	10	7	41	58	139	301	46%	0	0	0%	91	125	73%	51%	46%	34
1982	27	Coburg	18-8 (4)	27	0.0	428	186	17	71	115	0	0	42	78	180	363	50%	0	0	0%	68	95	72%	52%	50%	32
1981	26	Coburg	7-15 (10)	21	0.0	302	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	116	234	50%	0	0	0%	70	88	80%	55%	50%	21
1980	25	Coburg	7-15 (9)	18	0.0	345	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	137	274	50%	0	0	0%	71	94	76%	54%	50%	30
Totals				221	803	3128	998	193	426	572	89	43	279	482	1227	2508	48.9%	54	147	36.7%	620	846	73.3%	54%	50%	48

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
1988	33	Hobart	10-14 (10)	24	15.7	6.6	2.8	0.8	1.3	1.5	0.2	0.2	0.8	1.2	2.7	5.2	52%	0.0	0.3	17%	1.1	1.7	68%	55%	52%	19
1987	32	Eastside Melbourne	13-13 (8)	26	16.4	7.3	3.9	1.2	1.4	2.5	0.4	0.3	1.2	1.6	2.7	6.0	45%	0.2	0.6	33%	1.7	2.4	70%	51%	47%	16
1986	31	Coburg	14-12 (8)	26	0.0	13.3	5.4	2.0	2.3	3.0	0.9	0.3	1.7	2.3	5.2	12.1	43%	0.9	2.8	31%	2.1	2.9	73%	49%	46%	26
1985	30	Coburg	18-8 (5)	26	0.0	15.8	5.4	1.0	2.1	3.3	0.7	0.3	1.4	2.3	6.0	13.0	46%	0.7	1.5	46%	3.2	4.3	73%	52%	49%	41
1984	29	Coburg	18-6 (3)	27	0.0	21.4	7.8	1.4	3.6	4.2	0.8	0.4	2.5	2.4	8.5	14.9	57%	0.3	0.5	54%	4.1	5.7	73%	61%	58%	48
1983	28	Coburg	13-9 (6)	26	0.0	14.2	5.8	0.4	2.8	3.1	0.4	0.3	1.6	2.2	5.3	11.6	46%	0.0	0.0	0%	3.5	4.8	73%	51%	46%	34
1982	27	Coburg	18-8 (4)	27	0.0	15.9	6.9	0.6	2.6	4.3	0.0	0.0	1.6	2.9	6.7	13.4	50%	0.0	0.0	0%	2.5	3.5	72%	52.4%	50%	32
1981	26	Coburg	7-15 (10)	21	0.0	14.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	5.5	11.1	50%	0.0	0.0	0%	3.3	4.2	80%	54.7%	50%	21
1980	25	Coburg	7-15 (9)	18	0.0	19.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	7.6	15.2	50%	0.0	0.0	0%	3.9	5.2	76%	54.1%	50%	30
Total				221	3.6	14.2	4.5	0.9	1.9	2.6	0.4	0.2	1.3	2.2	5.6	11.3	48.9%	0.0	0.0	36.7%	0.2	0.7	73.3%	54%	50%	48

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
48	17	7	4	3	6	0

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	80%	53%	52%	62%
2	0	48	7	4	3
Total						1227	2508	48.9%	54	147	36.7%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
1988	33	Hobart	10-14 (10)	24	376.0	158	67	18	32	35	5	4	18	29	65	125	52%	1	6	17%	27	40	68%	55%	52%	19
1987	32	Eastside Melbourne	13-13 (8)	26	427.0	191	102	31	37	65	11	7	30	42	71	157	45%	5	15	33%	44	63	70%	51%	47%	16
1986	31	Coburg	14-12 (8)	26	0.0	346	140	52	61	79	23	7	43	60	134	315	43%	23	74	31%	55	75	73%	49%	46%	26
1985	30	Coburg	18-8 (5)	26	0.0	410	140	27	55	85	18	7	37	61	155	338	46%	18	39	46%	82	112	73%	52%	49%	41
1984	29	Coburg	18-6 (3)	27	0.0	579	211	37	98	113	22	11	68	65	230	401	57%	7	13	54%	112	154	73%	61%	58%	48
1983	28	Coburg	13-9 (6)	26	0.0	369	152	11	72	80	10	7	41	58	139	301	46%	0	0	0%	91	125	73%	51%	46%	34
1982	27	Coburg	18-8 (4)	27	0.0	428	186	17	71	115	0	0	42	78	180	363	50%	0	0	0%	68	95	72%	52%	50%	32
1981	26	Coburg	7-15 (10)	21	0.0	302	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	116	234	50%	0	0	0%	70	88	80%	55%	50%	21
1980	25	Coburg	7-15 (9)	18	0.0	345	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	137	274	50%	0	0	0%	71	94	76%	54%	50%	30
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

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