Peyton Siva
August 12, 2021
Tyson Demos
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 3/07/88
- Place of Birth: Wollongong(NSW)
- Position: SG
- Height (CM): 192
- Weight (KG): 92
- Junior Assoc: NSW - Illawarra
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 19/09/07
- AGE AT DEBUT: 19
- LAST NBL GAME: 11/11/15
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 27
- NBL History: Gold Coast 2008-10 | Wollongong 2011-16
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Born and bred in the Illawarra region, Demos is a junior product of the Illawarra Basketball Association. Demos received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2006. He spent two years year there and played for the program’s state league team (2006, 2007).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Tyson Demos made his NBL debut with the Gold Coast Blaze at 19 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Demos played nine seasons in the NBL with the Gold Coast Blaze and Illawarra Hawks.
2015/16
After Wollongong finished last at 6-22 and was placed into Voluntary Administration, the Hawks returned under the Illawarra name with Rob Beveridge replacing Gordie McLeod as head coach. Gary Ervin, Jahii Carson, Luke Nevill, Adam Ballinger (retired), Brad Hill and David Gruber exited, while Oscar Forman, Tim Coenraad, Rhys Martin, Larry Davidson, Luke Jamieson and Tyson Demos returned. Demos re-signed with his hometown club before the season, while Beveridge added AJ Ogilvy (via Manresa), Kevin Lisch (via Zaragoza), Kirk Penney (via Sevilla), Kevin White (via Sydney) and Cody Ellis (via Sydney).
Demos produced his best game of the season in Illawarra’s opener at Cairns on October 8, making 4-of-6 shots and two three-pointers to finish with 10 points and 2 steals in 12:59. Penney (12 points) and Weeks (12 points) were Illawarra’s equal-leading scorers, while Cameron Gliddon (19 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists) led Cairns to a 79-74 victory.
Demos (3.5 points across 6 games) provided reserve backcourt minutes during the opening weeks and played a season-high 19:34 against New Zealand on October 14, finishing with 3 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists, and 2 steals as Illawarra recorded its first victory of the season, defeating the Breakers 96-75 behind Penney (36 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Ogilvy (23 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2 blocks), while Charles Jackson (20 points and 9 rebounds) led New Zealand.
His final appearance came against Perth at WIN Entertainment Centre on November 11, where Demos (0 points and 1 rebound) played 8:37 in a 99-96 loss. Lisch (25 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals) and Ogilvy (25 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 blocks) led Illawarra, while Jermaine Beal (26 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists) was Perth’s leading scorer. Demos suffered a knee injury during November and on November 30 the Hawks ruled him out for the remainder of the season. Beveridge later explained that Illawarra had spent much of the opening 12 games dealing with injuries and that the rotation finally became balanced once Martin returned, although Demos remained unavailable with his knee injury.
Penney (20.4 points and 3.1 assists across 27 games) led Illawarra in scoring, while Lisch (19.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.8 steals across 27 games) and Ogilvy (16.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals, and 1.7 blocks across 31 games) formed the Hawks’ ‘three-headed monster’. Coenraad (9.5 points and 3.6 rebounds across 30 games), Martin (9.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 4.2 assists across 18 games), Forman (8 points and 3.5 rebounds across 31 games), Weeks (6.1 points across 31 games) and Ellis (6 points across 29 games) were the other major contributors as Illawarra recovered to finish third with a 17-11 record. Penney was selected to the All-NBL Second Team, Ogilvy and Lisch were selected to the All-NBL First Team and Lisch won both NBL Most Valuable Player and Best Defensive Player.
Demos remained sidelined throughout the semifinals. Perth won game one 80-68 after Lisch suffered an ankle injury during the opening quarter, Illawarra responded at home with a 104-87 victory without Lisch, before Lisch returned for the deciding game in Perth where the Wildcats defeated the Hawks 89-74 and eliminated Illawarra 2-1.
Tyson Demos played nine seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Gold Coast Blaze and the Illawarra Hawks. He averaged 3.5 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 0.7 assists in 222 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 27 | Illawarra | 17-11 (3) | 6 | 83 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 38% | 4 | 15 | 27% | 1 | 3 | 33% | 47% | 48% | 10 |
| 2014-15 | 26 | Wollongong | 6-22 (8) | 22 | 159 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 43 | 23% | 3 | 22 | 14% | 6 | 16 | 38% | 29% | 27% | |
| 2013-14 | 25 | Wollongong | 13-15 (4) | 28 | 547 | 149 | 65 | 38 | 18 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 58 | 50 | 141 | 35% | 16 | 58 | 28% | 33 | 49 | 67% | 45% | 41% | |
| 2012-13 | 24 | Wollongong | 13-15 (3) | 23 | 404 | 86 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 45 | 26 | 89 | 29% | 17 | 55 | 31% | 17 | 25 | 68% | 43% | 39% | 9 |
| 2011-12 | 23 | Wollongong | 9-19 (8) | 28 | 421 | 145 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 64 | 47 | 134 | 35% | 25 | 72 | 35% | 26 | 39 | 67% | 48% | 44% | 20 |
| 2010-11 | 22 | Wollongong | 15-13 (5) | 27 | 372 | 155 | 52 | 29 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 46 | 48 | 129 | 37% | 17 | 56 | 30% | 42 | 59 | 71% | 49% | 44% | 16 |
| 2009-10 | 21 | Gold Coast | 16-12 (3) | 30 | 261 | 69 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 22 | 72 | 31% | 16 | 46 | 35% | 9 | 17 | 53% | 43% | 42% | 9 |
| 2008-09 | 20 | Gold Coast | 8-22 (10) | 30 | 293 | 78 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 27 | 83 | 33% | 15 | 55 | 27% | 9 | 19 | 47% | 42% | 42% | 11 |
| 2007-08 | 19 | Gold Coast | 15-15 (8) | 28 | 143 | 59 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 51 | 39% | 12 | 32 | 38% | 7 | 12 | 58% | 52% | 51% | 10 | Totals | 222 | 2683 | 791 | 284 | 175 | 83 | 201 | 71 | 9 | 185 | 340 | 258 | 763 | 33.8% | 125 | 411 | 30.4% | 150 | 239 | 62.8% | 46% | 42% | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 27 | Illawarra | 17-11 (3) | 6 | 13.8 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 38% | 0.7 | 2.5 | 27% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 33% | 47% | 48% | 10 |
| 2014-15 | 26 | Wollongong | 6-22 (8) | 22 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 23% | 0.1 | 1.0 | 14% | 0.3 | 0.7 | 38% | 29% | 27% | |
| 2013-14 | 25 | Wollongong | 13-15 (4) | 28 | 19.5 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 35% | 0.6 | 2.1 | 28% | 1.2 | 1.8 | 67% | 45% | 41% | |
| 2012-13 | 24 | Wollongong | 13-15 (3) | 23 | 17.6 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 29% | 0.7 | 2.4 | 31% | 0.7 | 1.1 | 68% | 43% | 39% | 9 |
| 2011-12 | 23 | Wollongong | 9-19 (8) | 28 | 15.0 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 35% | 0.9 | 2.6 | 35% | 0.9 | 1.4 | 67% | 48% | 44% | 20 |
| 2010-11 | 22 | Wollongong | 15-13 (5) | 27 | 13.8 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 37% | 0.6 | 2.1 | 30% | 1.6 | 2.2 | 71% | 49% | 44% | 16 |
| 2009-10 | 21 | Gold Coast | 16-12 (3) | 30 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 31% | 0.5 | 1.5 | 35% | 0.3 | 0.6 | 53% | 43% | 42% | 9 |
| 2008-09 | 20 | Gold Coast | 8-22 (10) | 30 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 33% | 0.5 | 1.8 | 27% | 0.3 | 0.6 | 47% | 42% | 42% | 11 |
| 2007-08 | 19 | Gold Coast | 15-15 (8) | 28 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 39% | 0.4 | 1.1 | 38% | 0.3 | 0.4 | 58% | 52% | 51% | 10 | Total | 222 | 12.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 33.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.4% | 0.6 | 1.9 | 62.8% | 46% | 42% | 20 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 20 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
|---|
STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- lawarra (2005), AIS (2006–2007), Southern Districts (2008–2010), Illawarra (2011–2012), Mackay (2015), Illawarra (2017), Illawarra (2019)
Demos joined Illawarra for the 2005 ABA season, beginning his senior state-league path with the Seahawks. The Wollongong, New South Wales guard was born on 3 July 1988 and has no known college stop attached to this stage.
Demos joined the Australian Institute of Sport for the 2006 SEABL season and stayed with the AIS through 2007. His two-season SEABL stint came after his Illawarra junior pathway and before his move into the Queensland state-league system.
Demos joined Southern Districts for the 2008 SEABL season, playing under the Brisbane Spartans name through 2010. The 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons kept him in SEABL competition before his return to Illawarra.
Demos returned to Illawarra for the 2011 Waratah League season and continued with the Hawks in 2012. Illawarra finished fifth in the 2012 Waratah Championship League men’s standings.
Demos joined Mackay for the 2015 QBL season, adding a defensive role to a title-winning Meteors team. Mackay defeated Brisbane 2–1 in the QBL grand final series, closed the deciding game 88–86, and Demos was named Mackay’s Best Defensive Player, earned QBL All Defensive Team recognition, and later became a Mackay Team of the Decade backcourt finalist for his 2015 season.
Demos returned to Illawarra for the 2017 Waratah League season and averaged 10.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists across five games. He scored 13 points with six rebounds and two assists in a 64–54 win over Sutherland on 23 April, then had his season high with 16 points against Hills on 29 July.
Demos remained tied to Illawarra for the 2019 NSW Waratah League season, after his 2017 return with the Hawks and his 2015 QBL championship at Mackay.
FIBA EXPERIENCE
Demos represented Australia at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Serbia.
Related
HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PLAYER?
Whilst we try to source as much information as we can for every player who has ever played in the NBL some information on a player profile may be missing. If you have additional information on a player you'd like us to add to a profile, please send it to us using the enquiry form below.
Submissions are then sent to info@aussiehoopla.com