Daniel Dillon (basketball)

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Daniel Dillon
Personal information
Born (1986-03-19) 19 March 1986 (age 38)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listed height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
High schoolNorth Laurel (London, Kentucky)
College Arizona (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2022
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Career history
2008–2009 South Dragons
2009–2010 Sandringham Sabres
2010–2011 Cairns Taipans
2011–2012 Waverley Falcons
2011–2012 Melbourne Tigers
2012–2015 CSM U Oradea
2015–2016 PGE Turów Zgorzelec
2016–2017 Hiroshima Dragonflies
2017 Kilsyth Cobras
2018Waverley Falcons
2018–2019 Paris Basketball
2019–2021 Adelaide 36ers
2020 Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2021–2022Waverley Falcons
Career highlights and awards

Daniel James Dillon (born 19 March 1986) is an Australian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats before playing professionally in Australia, Romania, Poland, Japan, and France.

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Early life

Dillon was born in Melbourne, Victoria. [1] He grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Hampton. [2] In 2003, he moved to the United States to attend North Laurel High School in London, Kentucky. He averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists per game for the school's basketball team. [3]

College career

Dillon had a four-year college basketball career with the Arizona Wildcats under coach Lute Olson from 2004 to 2008. [3] He played sparingly for the Wildcats, averaging 1.6 points and 10.5 minutes in 113 career games with six starts. [3] As a senior in 2007–08, he averaged 2.0 points, 1.3 assists and 14.4 minutes in 30 games with five starts. [3] [4]

Professional career

After a brief stint with the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Summer League, [5] [6] Dillon returned to Australia and joined the South Dragons as a development player for the 2008–09 NBL season. [1] The Dragons went on to win the 2008–09 NBL championship. [7] In 12 games, Dillon averaged 1.8 points per game. [8]

Following the NBL season, Dillon joined the Sandringham Sabres for the 2009 South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) season. He was named the 2009 SEABL South Men Australian Youth Player of the Year. [9]

In February 2010, Dillon travelled with a SEABL Select Team to Doha to play the Qatar national team in a two-game friendly series. [9] [10] He then returned to the Sabres for the 2010 SEABL season. [11]

Dillon joined the Cairns Taipans for the 2010–11 NBL season. [12] [13] He helped the Taipans reach the NBL Grand Final series, where they were defeated 2–1 by the New Zealand Breakers. [14]

After helping the Waverley Falcons win the championship in the Big V in 2011, [15] [16] Dillon joined the Melbourne Tigers for the 2011–12 NBL season. [17] [18] [19] He left the Tigers after one season [20] [21] and reportedly agreed to join the Gold Coast Blaze for the 2012–13 season before the club folded. [22]

After another stint with the Waverley Falcons in the Big V, [23] Dillon moved to Romania to play for CSM Oradea in the 2012–13 season. [24] He played three seasons for Oradea. [25]

For the 2015–16 season, Dillon joined PGE Turów Zgorzelec of the Polish Basketball League. [26] He moved to Japan for the 2016–17 season, joining Hiroshima Dragonflies of the B.League. [27]

In June 2017, Dillon joined the Kilsyth Cobras of the SEABL. [28] He suffered an Achilles injury playing for Kilsyth and was ruled out for six to eight months. [29] He had signed with Melbourne United, [30] but subsequently missed the entire 2017–18 NBL season. [29] Melbourne went on to win the 2017–18 NBL championship. [31]

After a season with the Waverley Falcons in the Big V, [32] Dillon moved to France to play for Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro B in the 2018–19 season. [33]

Dillon joined the Adelaide 36ers for the 2019–20 NBL season. [34] [35] Following the NBL season, he had a short stint in Poland with Polpharma Starogard Gdański to finish the 2019–20 PLK season. [36]

Dillon returned to the 36ers for the 2020–21 NBL season. [37]

In 2021 and 2022, Dillon played for the Waverley Falcons in the NBL1 South. [38] [39]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2004–05 Arizona 2305.1.444.400.500.6.4.2.01.0
2005–06 Arizona 31110.4.326.269.714.9.5.4.11.5
2006–07 Arizona 29011.0.400.346.478.9.8.3.01.9
2007–08 Arizona 30514.4.327.355.8891.11.3.4.02.0
Career113610.5.361.333.651.9.8.3.91.6

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  6. ↑ Daniel Dillon – Summer League 2008
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  9. 1 2 "SEABL-SELECT TEAM TRAVELLING TO QATAR". Basketball Australia . 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019.
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  13. ↑ Cairns Taipans add Daniel Dillon
  14. ↑ "Breakers seal maiden NBL title". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  15. ↑ Daniel Dillon Signs with Waverley
  16. ↑ Waverley Falcons win premiership
  17. ↑ Melbourne Tigers sign Liam Rush and Daniel Dillon, dump Wade Helliwell
  18. ↑ NBL newcomer Daniel Dillon signs on with the Tigers
  19. ↑ Former Snake Dillon returns home
  20. ↑ Tragardh & Dillon released by the Tigers, Cam a Hawk? Dillon a 36er?
  21. ↑ Dillon and Tragardh part ways with Tigers
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  24. ↑ Daniel Dillon signs with Romanian club CSM Oradea
  25. ↑ Daniel Dillon re-signs with CSM Oradea
  26. ↑ Daniel Dillon reportedly agreed to terms with PGE Turow Zgorzelec
  27. ↑ #12 ダニエル・ディロン（Daniel Dillon）選手契約合意（新規）のお知らせ (in Japanese)
  28. ↑ COBRAS SIGN GUARD DANIEL DILLON
  29. 1 2 DANIEL DILLON SUFFERS ACHILLES INJURY
  30. ↑ DANIEL DILLON RETURNS HOME TO MELBOURNE
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