Brad Hill (basketball)

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Brad Hill
Personal information
Born (1986-11-19) 19 November 1986 (age 37)
Wollongong Hawks
2015–2016Melbourne United
As coach:
2018–2021Cairns Taipans (assistant)
2019Cairns Marlins (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • SEABL champion (2014, 2015, 2017)
  • SEABL Grand Final MVP (2014)

Brad Hill (born 19 November 1986) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball League (NBL) and the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL).

Professional career

In 2004 and 2005, Hill attended the Australian Institute of Sport[1] and played for the program's SEABL team.

Hill made his

SA State League for the Eastern Mavericks
.

Between 2011 and 2013, Hill played for the Cairns Taipans.[2][3][4] He finished his NBL career with stints in Sydney (2013/14),[5] Wollongong (2014/15),[6] and Melbourne (2015/16).[7]

Hill made his debut for the Mount Gambier Pioneers of the SEABL in 2012. He became a key member of the Pioneers incredible run of 5 National finals and 3 National Championships between 2013 and 2017.[8] After a degenerative ankle injury ended his 2018 SEABL campaign with the Pioneers, Hill retired from playing.[9]

Coaching career

In 2018, Hill joined the

QBL feeder team, the Cairns Marlins, as an assistant coach.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Past Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Over the Hill about Brad signing". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 23 May 2011. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Over the Hill about Brad signing". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 23 May 2011. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Hill returns to Taipans". NBL.com.au. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Sydney Kings sign Brad Hill". SydneyKings.com. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Hill inks two-year deal at the Hawks". Hawks.com.au. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Melbourne United welcome new players to squad". NBL.com.au. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
  8. ^ "BRAD HILL FORCED TO SURRENDER". PioneersBasketball.com.au. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b Hersz, Tom (7 November 2018). "Coaching in the Blood for Brad Hill". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Brad Hill signs up for a second season". Taipans.com. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  11. ^ Gerrans, Jordan (30 June 2019). "Hill grows into role". cairnspost.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2019. Assistant Brad Hill will use his time as the stand-in Marlins QBL head coach to continue to grow and learn in the trade.

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