No. 2–Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 25 October 1995||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Geelong Grammar School (Corio, Victoria) | ||||||||||||||
College | Saint Mary's (2014–2018) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2018: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Partizan | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Žalgiris | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Melbourne United | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||
2021 | →Austin Spurs | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
2023–present | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
|
Jock Landale (born 25 October 1995) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1] He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels. Landale also represents the Australian national team. He was part of the Australian team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [2]
Landale was an early basketball prospect in Australia, but gave up the game until picking it up again at Geelong Grammar School in Corio, Victoria. A growth spurt that led to increase of almost a full foot from year 9 to year 12 raised his profile as a prospect and helped him secure a scholarship to Saint Mary's College, an American NCAA Division I school. [3]
Landale was a bench player as a freshman, but increased his role as a sophomore and enjoyed a breakout season as a junior, in part due to improved conditioning. [4] At times, Landale had dominant performances, such as the 5 January 2017 win over BYU in which he went 11-13 from the field for 26 points. [5] He averaged 16.9 points and 9.5 rebounds, leading the Gaels to the 2017 NCAA tournament. His numbers became more impressive when only one of the 351 Division I men's teams averaged fewer possessions per game than the Gaels that season. [6] At the close of the season, he was named first-team All-West Coast Conference (WCC). [7]
Landale scored 33 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in an overtime loss to Georgia on 26 November. [8] On 22 January 2018, Landale was named NBC Sports player of the week, after contributing 24 points and 12 rebounds in a win versus Gonzaga and 32 points and seven rebounds in a victory over Pacific. [9] He averaged 21.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots per game as a senior. Landale was named West Coast Conference player of the year while his teammate Emmett Naar was named to the First Team All-Conference. [10]
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Landale signed with the Atlanta Hawks for NBA Summer League. [11] [12] He signed a two-year deal with Partizan of the ABA League on 31 July 2018. [13] Over 24 ABA League games, Landale averaged 12 points and 5.6 rebounds, while shooting 56.6% from the field. For his performances, he was named to the 2018–19 ABA League Ideal Starting Five.
On 20 May 2019, Landale signed a 1+1 season deal with the Lithuanian champions Žalgiris Kaunas. [14] Landale played for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2019 Las Vegas Summer League. In a game against Real Madrid in January 2020, Landale donated $100 for every three-pointer and dunk to help fight the Australian bushfires. [15] Landale averaged 11.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. He parted ways with the team on 3 August 2020. [16]
On 10 December 2020, Landale signed one-year deal with Melbourne United for the 2020–21 NBL season. [17] Landale led the United into the 2021 NBL Grand Final against the defending champions, the Perth Wildcats. In Game 1, he posted 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks in a 73–70 win. [18] [19] Landale helped the team take a 2–0 series lead after logging a double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds. [20] [21] In Game 3, he registered a game-high 15 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks in an 81–76 victory. [22] [23] After leading the United to a 3–0 sweep in the best-of-five series, Landale won the NBL Grand Final MVP Award. [22] [24] He finished the season averaging 16.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 blocks per game and was awarded the Melbourne United MVP. [25]
On 20 August 2021, Landale signed with the San Antonio Spurs. Landale's first NBA career start and his first NBA double-double came on January 15, 2022, in a 101 - 94 win over the Los Angeles Clippers where he recorded 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Spurs' starting center. [26]
On June 30, 2022, Landale was traded, alongside Dejounte Murray, to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Danilo Gallinari and multiple future first-round picks. [27]
Less than a week later, on July 6, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for cash considerations. [28]
On July 6, 2023, Landale signed with the Houston Rockets. [29]
GP | Games 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021–22 | San Antonio | 54 | 1 | 10.9 | .495 | .326 | .829 | 2.6 | .8 | .2 | .3 | 4.9 |
2022–23 | Phoenix | 69 | 4 | 14.2 | .528 | .250 | .752 | 4.1 | 1.0 | .2 | .4 | 6.6 |
2023–24 | Houston | 56 | 3 | 13.6 | .515 | .250 | .800 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .4 | .6 | 4.9 |
Career | 179 | 8 | 13.0 | .515 | .282 | .782 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .4 | 5.6 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Phoenix | 7 | 1 | 16.2 | .630 | .000 | .643 | 4.0 | .4 | .4 | .4 | 6.1 |
Career | 7 | 1 | 16.2 | .630 | .000 | .643 | 4.0 | .4 | .4 | .4 | 6.1 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020–21 | Melbourne | 41 | 40 | 27.5 | .544 | .389 | .712 | 7.9 | 2.4 | .6 | 1.5 | 16.4 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019–20 | Žalgiris | 25 | 19 | 20.3 | .646 | .302 | .821 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .5 | .4 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018–19 | Partizan | 16 | 12 | 25.1 | .683 | .381 | .481 | 6.5 | 1.8 | .5 | .7 | 11.2 | 15.1 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014-15 | Saint Mary's | 21 | 0 | 5.0 | .613 | — | .538 | .9 | .1 | .0 | .2 | 2.1 |
2015-16 | Saint Mary's | 35 | 1 | 14.5 | .613 | 1.000 | .775 | 3.9 | .6 | .3 | .3 | 7.9 |
2016-17 | Saint Mary's | 34 | 34 | 28.3 | .611 | .222 | .722 | 9.5 | 1.7 | .3 | 1.2 | 16.9 |
2017-18 | Saint Mary's | 36 | 36 | 33.3 | .640 | .300 | .746 | 10.2 | 2.0 | .4 | 1.0 | 21.1 |
Career | 126 | 71 | 22.0 | .625 | .276 | .738 | 6.7 | 1.2 | .3 | .7 | 13.2 |
Patrick Sammie Mills is an Australian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mills was born and raised in Canberra, and is of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Australian descent. In 2007, he became the third Indigenous basketball player to play for the Australian national team. Mills was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 55th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft after playing two years of college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
Diamon Simpson is an American former professional basketball player working as an assistant coach for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
Torrey Craig is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Upstate Spartans, where he was named an honorable mention All-American and Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year in 2012.
Lamar Patterson is an American professional basketball player who last played for the South West Metro Pirates of the NBL1 North. He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers.
Marcel Xavier Jones is an American-New Zealand professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers between 2004 and 2008 before embarking on a professional career that spanned across the globe, from Europe and the Middle East, to his adoptive home of New Zealand. Since 2009, Jones has had consistent yearly stints in the New Zealand NBL, largely due to gaining New Zealand citizenship in 2012. He also played consistently in the Persian Gulf region between 2017 and 2022.
Daniel Michael Kickert is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played professionally for 15 seasons throughout Europe and Australia, with his stints in the NBL including Melbourne United (2014–16), Brisbane Bullets (2016–18) and Sydney Kings (2018–21). In 2017, he became the first player in NBL history to join the exclusive 50–40–90 club, an achievement he replicated the following year.
Stephen Jeffrey Carino Holt is an American-Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 6'4" guard played college basketball for Saint Mary's College of California before playing professionally in the NBA Development League, Australia, Spain, Poland, Kazakhstan, Slovenia, and Romania.
Matthew John Hodgson is an Australian professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Southern Utah University and Saint Mary's College of California before debuting in the National Basketball League (NBL) and playing for the Adelaide 36ers, Brisbane Bullets and Perth Wildcats.
Garrett Jackson is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for USC and Saint Mary's before playing professionally in Australia and Germany.
Kyle Reginaid Adnam is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL). He has played consistently in the NBL since 2013 with the Adelaide 36ers, Illawarra Hawks, Melbourne United, Sydney Kings and South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Yudai Baba is a Japanese professional basketball player for Nagasaki Velca of the B.League. He played college basketball for the University of Tsukuba. Baba has been a member of the Japan men's national basketball team.
Xavier Cooks is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Winthrop Eagles, where he was named the 2018 Big South Conference Player of the Year. In 2022, he helped the Sydney Kings win the NBL championship while earning grand final MVP honours. In 2023, he was named NBL MVP and won his second straight NBL championship.
Jaylen Tairique Adams is an American professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, earning co-Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2018.
Emmett Naar is an Australian professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels between 2014 and 2018 before debuting in the NBL, where he played four seasons for the Illawarra Hawks.
Jordan Matthew Ford is an American professional basketball player for Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
Tanner Robert Krebs is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
Hyrum Tipene Harris is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).
Luke Jacob Travers is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. After playing for the Rockingham Flames in the State Basketball League (SBL), Travers opted to forgo college basketball in the United States to begin his professional career in Australia. He made his debut for the Perth Wildcats in the National Basketball League (NBL) in 2019 and went on to be selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 56th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. He joined Melbourne United in 2023 and then joined the Cavaliers in 2024.
Jock Henry Perry is an Australian professional basketball player for the Casey Cavaliers of NBL1 South. He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels and the UC Riverside Highlanders.
Jordan Miles Hunter is an Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.