Stephen Black

Nationality: AUS/IRE
Date of Birth: 5/04/80
Place of Birth: Melbourne (VIC)
Position: GRD
Height (CM): 186
Weight (KG): 80
Junior Assoc: WA - Bunbury
College: None

NBL DEBUT: 10/10/98
AGE AT DEBUT: 18
LAST NBL GAME: 18/10/08
AGE AT LAST GAME: 28
NBL History: Perth 1999-03 | Brisbane 2005-07 | Cairns 2008-09
Championships: 2
Perth (2000), Brisbane (2007)

BIO: Stephen Black was born in Melbourne (VIC). Black received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 1998. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.

FAMILY: Stephen Black is the son of Alan Black who played 245 games in the NBL.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Stephen Black made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats at 18 years of age. He scored five points in his first game.

Black played five seasons with the Perth Wildcats, the same team where his father Alan had championship success, before joining the Brisbane Bullets in 2003. He joined the Cairns Taipans in 2007, retiring at the end of the 2008/09 NBL season having played 298 NBL games. Black played 11 seasons in the NBL.

Stephen Black played eleven seasons across three NBL teams. This included the Perth Wildcats, Brisbane Bullets and Cairns Taipans. He averaged 13.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in 298 NBL games.

CAREER RANKINGS:
– 42nd in total assists

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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
2008-09	28	Cairns	11-19 (9)	6	188.0	100	21	19	7	14	7	1	13	20	33	59	56%	17	34	50%	17	19	89%	74%	70%	28
2007-08	27	Cairns	16-14 (6)	31	1,245.0	539	73	173	8	65	32	1	79	91	160	372	43%	75	195	38%	144	158	91%	60%	53%	30
2006-07	26	Brisbane	28-5 (1)	37	1,087.0	515	97	141	21	76	17	4	65	106	172	387	44%	37	85	44%	108	124	87%	58%	49%	25
2005-06	25	Brisbane	17-15 (6)	27	1,040.0	499	94	163	13	81	25	6	73	79	172	380	45%	68	159	43%	87	106	82%	58%	54%	40
2004-05	25	Brisbane	17-15 (5)	36	1,457.0	685	120	189	19	101	37	3	95	117	219	520	42%	82	238	34%	165	195	85%	56%	50%	39
2003-04	24	Brisbane	22-11 (4)	30	1,177.0	648	124	117	23	101	34	4	76	83	210	447	47%	105	216	49%	123	138	89%	63%	59%	43
2002-03	23	Perth	22-8 (2)	37	1,059.0	465	90	132	21	69	29	7	63	68	169	341	50%	67	156	43%	60	72	83%	62%	59%	25
2001-02	22	Perth	17-13 (2)	30	644.0	203	58	68	14	44	13	0	34	64	75	188	40%	31	96	32%	22	29	76%	50%	48%	15
2000-01	21	Perth	21-7 (3)	31	701.0	270	70	72	5	65	12	2	48	57	100	210	48%	46	110	42%	24	34	71%	60%	59%	17
1999-00	20	Perth	22-6 (3)	32	440.0	141	34	50	8	26	13	3	39	42	46	103	45%	19	46	41%	30	33	91%	59%	54%	12
1998-99	19	Perth	13-13 (6)	1	10.0	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	2	2	100%	128%	0%	5
Totals				298	9048	4070	782	1125	139	643	219	31	586	729	1357	3008	45.1%	548	1336	41.0%	782	910	85.9%	60%	54%	43

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
2008-09	28	Cairns	11-19 (9)	6	31.3	16.7	3.5	3.2	1.2	2.3	1.2	0.2	2.2	3.3	5.5	9.8	56%	2.8	5.7	50%	2.8	3.2	89%	74%	70%	28
2007-08	27	Cairns	16-14 (6)	31	40.2	17.4	2.4	5.6	0.3	2.1	1.0	0.0	2.5	2.9	5.2	12.0	43%	2.4	6.3	38%	4.6	5.1	91%	60%	53%	30
2006-07	26	Brisbane	28-5 (1)	37	29.4	13.9	2.6	3.8	0.6	2.1	0.5	0.1	1.8	2.9	4.6	10.5	44%	1.0	2.3	44%	2.9	3.4	87%	58%	49%	25
2005-06	25	Brisbane	17-15 (6)	27	38.5	18.5	3.5	6.0	0.5	3.0	0.9	0.2	2.7	2.9	6.4	14.1	45%	2.5	5.9	43%	3.2	3.9	82%	58%	54%	40
2004-05	25	Brisbane	17-15 (5)	36	40.5	19.0	3.3	5.3	0.5	2.8	1.0	0.1	2.6	3.3	6.1	14.4	42%	2.3	6.6	34%	4.6	5.4	85%	56%	50%	39
2003-04	24	Brisbane	22-11 (4)	30	39.2	21.6	4.1	3.9	0.8	3.4	1.1	0.1	2.5	2.8	7.0	14.9	47%	3.5	7.2	49%	4.1	4.6	89%	63%	59%	43
2002-03	23	Perth	22-8 (2)	37	28.6	12.6	2.4	3.6	0.6	1.9	0.8	0.2	1.7	1.8	4.6	9.2	50%	1.8	4.2	43%	1.6	1.9	83%	62%	59%	25
2001-02	22	Perth	17-13 (2)	30	21.5	6.8	1.9	2.3	0.5	1.5	0.4	0.0	1.1	2.1	2.5	6.3	40%	1.0	3.2	32%	0.7	1.0	76%	50%	48%	15
2000-01	21	Perth	21-7 (3)	31	22.6	8.7	2.3	2.3	0.2	2.1	0.4	0.1	1.5	1.8	3.2	6.8	48%	1.5	3.5	42%	0.8	1.1	71%	60%	59%	17
1999-00	20	Perth	22-6 (3)	32	13.8	4.4	1.1	1.6	0.3	0.8	0.4	0.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	3.2	45%	0.6	1.4	41%	0.9	1.0	91%	59%	54%	12
1998-99	19	Perth	13-13 (6)	1	10.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	100%	1.0	1.0	100%	2.0	2.0	100%	128%	0%	5
Total				298	30.4	13.7	2.6	3.8	0.5	2.2	0.7	0.1	2.0	2.4	4.6	10.1	45.1%	0.0	0.0	41.0%	1.8	4.5	85.9%	60%	54%	43

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
43	9	12	5	1	7	0

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

AIS 1998-99 | Willetton 2000, 2002

Stephen Black played two seasons in the SBL. In 2020 he averaged 22.5 points in 13 games for Willetton. He then returned to the club in 2002 and averaged 35.4 points in 25 games.

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	78%	93%	70%	50%
2	1	43	12	5	1
Total						1357	3008	45.1%	548	1336	41.0%

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%
2008-09	28	Cairns	11-19 (9)	6	188.0	100	21	19	7	14	7	1	13	20	33	59	56%	17	34	50%	17	19	89%	74%	70%	28
2007-08	27	Cairns	16-14 (6)	31	1,245.0	539	73	173	8	65	32	1	79	91	160	372	43%	75	195	38%	144	158	91%	60%	53%	30
2006-07	26	Brisbane	28-5 (1)	37	1,087.0	515	97	141	21	76	17	4	65	106	172	387	44%	37	85	44%	108	124	87%	58%	49%	25
2005-06	25	Brisbane	17-15 (6)	27	1,040.0	499	94	163	13	81	25	6	73	79	172	380	45%	68	159	43%	87	106	82%	58%	54%	40
2004-05	25	Brisbane	17-15 (5)	36	1,457.0	685	120	189	19	101	37	3	95	117	219	520	42%	82	238	34%	165	195	85%	56%	50%	39
2003-04	24	Brisbane	22-11 (4)	30	1,177.0	648	124	117	23	101	34	4	76	83	210	447	47%	105	216	49%	123	138	89%	63%	59%	43
2002-03	23	Perth	22-8 (2)	37	1,059.0	465	90	132	21	69	29	7	63	68	169	341	50%	67	156	43%	60	72	83%	62%	59%	25
2001-02	22	Perth	17-13 (2)	30	644.0	203	58	68	14	44	13	0	34	64	75	188	40%	31	96	32%	22	29	76%	50%	48%	15
2000-01	21	Perth	21-7 (3)	31	701.0	270	70	72	5	65	12	2	48	57	100	210	48%	46	110	42%	24	34	71%	60%	59%	17
1999-00	20	Perth	22-6 (3)	32	440.0	141	34	50	8	26	13	3	39	42	46	103	45%	19	46	41%	30	33	91%	59%	54%	12
1998-99	19	Perth	13-13 (6)	1	10.0	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	2	2	100%	128%	0%	5
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

AWARDS

- 1x time NBL 6th Man (2003)
- 1x All-NBL First Team
- 1x All-NBL Third Team- ABA Youth Player of the Year (1999)

COACHING HISTORY

In 2010, he coached the South West Metro Pirates of the Queensland Basketball League.

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