Uwe Oeser
- Nationality: AUS
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- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 1/03/80
- AGE AT DEBUT: 0
- LAST NBL GAME: 2/03/80
- NBL History: St. Kilda 1980
- Championships: 1
- St. Kilda (1980)
NBL EXPERIENCE
Uwe Oeser made his NBL debut with the St. Kilda Saints on 1/3/1980. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
After winning the NBL’s inaugural title in 1979, St Kilda went into 1980 chasing a repeat despite turnover around the edges, with Robbie Cadee, Ian Manson, Peter Vitols, Neville Beer and Barry Bird no longer in the mix.
Coach Brian Kerle still had his proven local base in Tony Barnett, Danny Morseu and Larry Sengstock, while import Rocky Smith was the major scoring addition and Ken Burbridge arrived to bolster the rotation depth.
The Saints started 3 February with a 74–68 loss to Wollongong at Albert Park, then bounced back with a 109–70 win over Canberra and away wins over Newcastle (88–86) and City of Sydney (84–71) to settle early.
On 2 March at Beaton Park, St Kilda beat Wollongong 101–83 as Smith (46 points) went off, with Burbridge (21 points) and Barnett (16 points) ensuring the support cast delivered alongside the headline scorer.
St Kilda’s duel with West Adelaide for top spot ran all season and Kerle later added a second import in Mike Slusher (12.3 ppg) for the final nine regular season games ahead of the Launceston finals.
The chase tightened into the last home-and-away game on 7 June at Albert Park, where St Kilda fell 88–90 to West Adelaide despite Smith (39 points) and Barnett (12 points), with Ken Richardson (31 points) and Rick Hodges (21 points) leading the Bearcats.
Both teams finished 17–5, but St Kilda claimed first after splitting the season series 1–1 and holding the points advantage from their earlier win.
Across the season, the Saints were powered by Smith (33 ppg), Morseu (18.5 ppg) and Barnett (14.9 ppg), with Slusher (12.3 ppg), Sengstock (9.3 ppg) and Burbridge (9.2 ppg) keeping scoring threats on the floor across the rotation, while Uwe Oeser saw minimal court time as an injury replacement player, appearing in 2 games without scoring.
At season’s end, Morseu earned All-NBL First Team selection, while Smith collected the league’s Most Valuable Player award despite missing All-NBL First Team honours.
In the semi-final on 14 June, St Kilda defeated Nunawading 101–77 behind Smith (32 points) and Barnett (15 points), with the Spectres led by Gary Fox (21 points) and Alan Black (18 points).
In the Grand Final on 15 June, St Kilda pulled away from West Adelaide 113–88 as Smith (26 points) led the way, supported by Morseu (19 points), Slusher (18 points), Sengstock (16 points) and Barnett (14 points).
West Adelaide leaned on Hodges (27 points), Richardson (20 points) and Trevor Maddiford (18 points), but St Kilda’s depth proved decisive as the Saints secured back-to-back NBL titles.
Uwe Oeser played one season in the NBL.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 | St. Kilda | 17-5 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 | St. Kilda | 17-5 (1) | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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