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February 2, 2021
Reginald Poole
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 25/12/76
- Place of Birth: Shreveport, Louisiana (USA)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 203
- Weight (KG): 104
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Louisiana (1994–1999)
- NBL DEBUT: 2/10/02
- AGE AT DEBUT: 25
- LAST NBL GAME: 8/02/03
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 26
- NBL History: Canberra 2003
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Reginald Poole was born in Shreveport, Louisiana (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Reginald Poole made his NBL debut with the Canberra Cannons at 25 years of age. He scored 11 points in his first game.
Although Canberra entered 2002 struggling to stay afloat financially, the team added imports Mike Chappell (via Wollongong) and Reginald Poole (via Europe) to the roster and hoped a competitive team would draw enough fans to cover their costs.
With Chappell (21.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists) leading the team in scoring, alongside Dave Thomas (18.2 points, 12.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.4 steals), CJ Bruton (15.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 2.1 steals) and Poole (14.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.7 steals, and 2.2 blocks) the Cannons started the season on fire. The part of the plan that involved building a successful team worked with Canberra winning seven of their first nine games, but by December, Cannon’s ownership couldn’t afford to keep paying the bills, and the team was forced into voluntary administration just three months into the season. Back-up big man Pero Vasiljevic (5.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.2 assists) and Thomas, who had both just signed two-year deals with the Cannons, exited the club to find alternative employment. A few games later, Bruton and Chappell both requested their release and signed elsewhere also.
Veterans Matthew Shanahan (14.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.9 assists) and Willie Simmons (6.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks) were added mid-season to help cover the loss of their starting lineup but it wasn’t nearly enough.
In a combined attempt to raise enough money to keep the team in the league and add a few bodies to the roster, a number of NBL legends made cameo appearances with Cannons throughout the last half of the season. 41-year-old Butch Hays suited up for four games for the Cannons, and Perth Wildcats’ legend James Crawford also came out of retirement for one game. The Cannons season ended with the club going 4-17 across their remaining games, and at the end of 2003, Canberra’s licence was moved to Newcastle, where it operated as the Hunter Pirates.
Reginald Poole played one season in the NBL. He averaged 14.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 1 assists in 16 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 | 26 | Canberra | 11-19 (9) | 16 | 549.0 | 226 | 151 | 17 | 69 | 82 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 86 | 181 | 48% | 8 | 29 | 28% | 46 | 80 | 58% | 52% | 50% | 29 | Totals | 16 | 549 | 226 | 151 | 17 | 69 | 82 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 86 | 181 | 47.5% | 8 | 29 | 27.6% | 46 | 80 | 57.5% | 52% | 50% | 29 |
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 | 26 | Canberra | 11-19 (9) | 16 | 34.3 | 14.1 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 48% | 0.5 | 1.8 | 28% | 2.9 | 5.0 | 58% | 52% | 50% | 29 | Total | 16 | 34.3 | 14.1 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 47.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.6% | 0.5 | 1.8 | 57.5% | 52% | 50% | 29 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 29 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Chile - Club Deportivo Valdivia (2001) | Uruguay - ??? | Dominican Republic - ??? | United Kingdom - Sheffield Sharks (2016–2017)
Poole joined Club Deportivo Valdivia for the 2001 DIMAYOR season, playing his first season in Chile, and was part of the Valdivia roster that went on to win the 2001 Dimayor championship under head coach Marcos Guzmán alongside teammates Nelson Méndez, Francisco Zepeda, Diego Luci, Johnny Gómez, Anthony Bishop, Paulo Henríquez, Ramiro Vera, Claus Prützmann, Víctor Zamora, Sandor Bravo, and Felipe Henríquez.
Poole later continued his South American career in Uruguay, competing in the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol, adding a further overseas stop outside the United States.
He also played in the Dominican Republic’s Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, extending his international résumé within the Caribbean region before returning to Europe later in his career.
Poole then joined One Health Sheffield Sharks for the 2016–17 British Basketball League season in the United Kingdom, where Sheffield finished the regular season with a 20–13 record and advanced to the BBL Playoffs before falling 0–2 to Worcester Wolves, with losses of 71–73 and 84–86.
COLLEGE
Poole played college basketball at Louisiana during the 1994-95 season and continued with the program through 1998-99, appearing in four separate varsity seasons with a year away from game action in 1997-98 before finishing his career in 1999 as a veteran frontcourt starter in the Sun Belt Conference.
In 1994-95, Louisiana’s year-by-year results list a 7-22 overall record and a 4-14 mark in Sun Belt play under head coach Marty Fletcher, and Poole appeared in 29 games as a freshman forward while averaging 8.4 points per game with 243 total points.
That 1994-95 season saw Poole shoot 99-for-186 from the field (53.2%) while going 45-for-90 at the free-throw line (50.0%), and his box-score production also included 29 games played as he established early interior efficiency despite a developing offensive role.
As a sophomore in 1995-96, Louisiana finished 16-12 overall under Fletcher, and Poole played 28 games while averaging 9.0 points per game, totaling 252 points as his workload stayed steady and his scoring output ticked up on a stronger team record.
In that 1995-96 season, Poole shot 90-for-194 from the field (46.4%) and 53-for-91 at the foul line (58.2%), and across his first two seasons he combined for 495 points while continuing to build the rebounding and defensive profile that would define the middle of his career.
Poole’s junior season in 1996-97 became his first major offensive jump, as he played 28 games and averaged 16.0 points per game, producing 447 total points on 169-for-314 shooting from the field (53.8%) while adding 93-of-151 free throws (61.6%) as Louisiana finished 12-16 overall under Fletcher.
In 1996-97, he also showed a perimeter counter as part of his expanded scoring load, making 16 three-pointers on 44 attempts (36.4%), and he paired that scoring with the rebounding volume that pushed him toward the program’s long-term leaderboards.
After not appearing in the 1997-98 season, Poole returned for his final campaign in 1998-99 when Louisiana went 13-16 overall and 7-7 in Sun Belt play under head coach Jessie Evans, and he played all 29 games while averaging 14.7 points per game with 424 total points as a senior focal point in the half court.
In 1998-99, Poole shot 154-for-362 from the field (42.5%), hit 21-of-74 from three-point range (28.4%), and went 98-for-144 at the free-throw line (68.1%), and he produced one of the program’s top single-game rebounding performances with 21 rebounds against Hawai’i during that season.
Across his Louisiana career, Poole totaled 1,369 points over 115 games for an 11.9 points per game average, finishing with 512 made field goals on 1,056 attempts (48.5%) and 289 made free throws on 476 attempts (60.7%), while also making 56 career three-pointers that accounted for 168 of his points from beyond the arc.
Poole’s all-around impact placed him prominently in Louisiana’s record book, including 842 career rebounds that rank among the program’s top career totals, 169 career blocked shots that sit in the upper tier of Louisiana’s shot-blocking history, and 157 career steals that reflect how often he created extra possessions as a defending forward across multiple seasons.
AWARDS
- 1x NBL Blocks Leader
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