Arthur Trousdell

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Arthur Trousdell
Personal information
Born (1981-04-21) 21 April 1981 (age 43)
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand / British
Listed height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High school Hasting Boys'
(Hastings, New Zealand)
College
NBA draft 2006: undrafted
Playing career1998–present
Position Power forward / center
Career history
1998 Hawke's Bay Hawks
2000 Canterbury Rams
2001–2002Hawke's Bay Hawks
2006–2007Hawke's Bay Hawks
2006 BC Boncourt
2006 CB Villa de Los Barrios
2008–2009 Wellington Saints
2010 Southland Sharks
2011Hawke's Bay Hawks
2012–2013Wellington Saints
2014 Manawatu Jets
2016Hawke's Bay Hawks
2017Wellington Saints
2018–2019Sunbury Jets
2021Hawke's Bay Hawks
Career highlights and awards

Arthur Trousdell (born 21 April 1981) [1] is a New Zealand-British professional basketball player who last played for the Hawke's Bay Hawks of the National Basketball League (NZNBL).

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Early life and career

Trousdell was born in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. [2] [3] [4] He attended Hastings Boys' High School. [5]

Trousdell moved to the United States in 2002 to play college basketball for Southwest Baptist University. He transferred to Cameron University in 2004, where he completed his junior and senior years. [6] He was named to All-LSC North Division Second Team as a senior in 2006. [7]

Professional career

Prior to attending college in the United States, Trousdell made his NBL debut in 1998 with the Hawke's Bay Hawks. He won Rookie of the Year in 2000 playing for the Canterbury Rams. [8] He then played for the Hawks in 2001 [9] and 2002. [10]

After playing for the Hawks in 2006 and winning a championship, Trousdell had a one-game stint in Switzerland with BC Boncourt. He then had a four-game stint in Spain with CB Villa de Los Barrios. He continued on with the Hawks in 2007, before playing for the Wellington Saints in 2008 and 2009. [11] As a member of the Saints' second division team in 2008, he helped them win the CBL championship. He earned CBL Finals MVP and was named to the Tournament Team. [12]

Trousdell played for the inaugural Southland Sharks squad in 2010, [13] then returned to Hawke's Bay in 2011. [14] He then played for Wellington again in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, he played for the Manawatu Jets. [15]

Trousdell had a fifth stint with the Hawke's Bay Hawks in 2016. [16] In 2017, he had a two-game stint with the Wellington Saints. [17] [18] [19]

In 2018 and 2019, Trousdell played in the Australian Big V Division One for the Sunbury Jets. [20] [21] [22]

In 2021, Trousdell re-joined the Hawke's Bay Hawks. [23]

National team career

Trousdell was a 2005 Tall Blacks squad member. [24]

Personal

Trousdell has a British father and holds a British passport as a result. [25]

Trousdell's partner, Josie Stockill, is also a basketball player. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ 2007 Dominion Finance NBL Handbook
  2. ↑ "Trousdell in zone at home and away - NZ Herald". The New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on 6 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Basketball: Win proves elusive for Hawks at home
  4. ↑ Josh Pace Off to the Jets for 2012
  5. ↑ Basketball: Napier Boys' High prevail in inaugural Old Boys clash
  6. ↑ Veteran Trousdell is keen to be a Jet next
  7. ↑ Eric Dawson earns LSC South First Team honors
  8. ↑ 2000 | Basketball New Zealand
  9. ↑ CyberSports for Basketball – League Leaders (Media)
  10. ↑ Arthur Trousdell NBL stats 1998–2011
  11. ↑ Trousdell back in Hawks' nest
  12. ↑ "2008 Annual Results" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  13. ↑ Feeding with the Southland Sharks
  14. ↑ Basketball: Hawke's Bay players in NZ trials squad
  15. ↑ Veteran Trousdell is keen to be a Jet next
  16. ↑ "Hawks Sign Experienced Big Men". Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  17. ↑ Ethan Rusbatch listed to start for the Rams. No...
  18. ↑ Rams vs Saints
  19. ↑ Player statistics for Arthur Trousdell – NZNBL
  20. 1 2 Thank You Arthur
  21. ↑ Sunbury Jets find another level to claw back victory
  22. ↑ Player statistics for Arthur Trousdell – Big V
  23. ↑ Hawks vs Rams
  24. ↑ Basketball: Old boys clash to celebrate life of Hawke's Bay's Patrick O'Brien
  25. ↑ BASKETBALL: Arthur has Boomers in his sights
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