Luke Nevill

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Luke Nevill
Personal information
Born (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 (age 38)
Perth, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Listed height7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school Kell (Marietta, Georgia)
College Utah (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Position Centre
Career history
2009–2010 Utah Flash
2010–2011 Melbourne Tigers
2011 BC Triumph Lyubertsy
2011–2012 Perth Wildcats
2012–2013 Townsville Crocodiles
2013 Kalamunda Eastern Suns
2013–2014 Taiwan Mobile Clouded Leopards
2014Kalamunda Eastern Suns
2014–2015 Wollongong Hawks
2015–2017 Bank of Taiwan
2017 Al Rayan
2017–2018 Yulon Luxgen Dinos
Career highlights and awards
  • SBL scoring champion (2013)
  • MWC Player of the Year (2009)
  • MWC Defensive Player of the Year (2009)
  • MWC All-Defensive Team (2009)
  • First-team All-MWC (2009)
  • Second-team All-MWC (2008)
  • Third-team All-MWC (2007)

Luke Alexander Nevill (born 19 February 1986) is a former Australian professional basketball player who last played for Yulon Luxgen Dinos of the Taiwan Super Basketball League. He played college basketball for the University of Utah.

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Early life

Nevill was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, where he played as a junior for the Stirling Senators. In 2002 and 2003, he was an Australian Institute of Sport Junior All-Star selection. [1]

High school

In 2003, Nevill moved to the United States to attend Kell High School in Marietta, Georgia. As an exchange student in 2003–04, he averaged 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.7 blocked shots and 2.5 assists per game. [1]

In April 2004, he signed a national letter of intent with the Utah men's basketball program. [2]

College career

In his freshman season with Utah in 2005–06, Nevill earned honorable mention all-Mountain West Conference honors. In 29 games (12 starts), he averaged 11.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. [1] [3]

In his sophomore season, he was named to the NABC All-District 8 second team, USBWA All-District 13 second team and all-Mountain West Conference third team. In 29 games, he averaged 16.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. [1] [3]

In his junior season, he was again named to the NABC All-District 8 second team, USBWA All-District 13 second team and all-Mountain West Conference second team. On 5 January 2008, in a game against the Air Force, he became just the 19th Ute to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds. In 33 games, he averaged 15.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.6 blocks per game. [1] [3]

In his senior season, he helped lead the Utes to the NCAA Tournament. At the conclusion of the season, he was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, [4] as well as earning all-Mountain West Conference first team and Associated Press honorable mention All-American honors. [5] In 34 games, he averaged 16.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.7 blocks per game. [3]

Professional career

2009–10 season

After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Nevill joined the New Orleans Hornets for the 2009 NBA Summer League. In September 2009, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on 19 October 2009. [6] [7]

In November 2009, he was acquired by the Utah Flash of the NBA D-League. On 3 December 2009, he was waived by the Flash due to visa issues. He was reacquired by the Flash on 14 December after the matter was dealt with. [8] He appeared in 48 games in total, starting 43 of them. In the regular season, he played 45 games and averaged 11.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. He also appeared in 3 playoff games, averaging 7.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game. [9]

2010–11 season

In May 2010, Nevill signed with the Melbourne Tigers for the 2010–11 NBL season. [10] On 4 February 2011, he was released by the Tigers to sign with BC Triumph Lyubertsy of Russia for the rest of the season. [11] [12]

2011–12 season

On 14 September 2011, Nevill signed with the Perth Wildcats for the 2011–12 NBL season. [13] [14] In 34 games for the Wildcats, he averaged 9.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. [15]

2012–13 season

In July 2012, Nevill joined the Orlando Magic for the Orlando Summer League and the Minnesota Timberwolves for the Las Vegas Summer League. On 18 September 2012, he signed with the Indiana Pacers. [16] However, he was later waived by the Pacers on 22 October 2012. [17]

On 19 November 2012, he signed with the Townsville Crocodiles for the rest of the 2012–13 NBL season. [18] On 30 November 2012, he made his debut for the Crocodiles, helping them win their first game of the season after starting the year 0–10 with a 75–73 home win over the Adelaide 36ers, though he only scored 4 points in just under 14 minutes of game time.

In April 2013, Nevill joined the Kalamunda Eastern Suns for the rest of the 2013 State Basketball League season. [19]

2013–14 season

In October 2013, Nevill signed with the Taiwan Mobile Clouded Leopards for the 2013–14 Super Basketball League season. [20]

On 8 May 2014, he re-joined the Kalamunda Eastern Suns for the rest of the 2014 State Basketball League season. [21]

2014–15 season

On 29 September 2014, Nevill signed with the Wollongong Hawks, [22] [23] becoming the tallest player in club history. [24]

2015–16 season

In November 2015, Nevill joined Bank of Taiwan of the Super Basketball League. In 32 games for the club in 2015–16, he averaged 20.6 points, 12.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.9 blocks per game.[ citation needed ]

2016–17 season

Nevill returned to Bank of Taiwan for the 2016–17 season and averaged 17.3 points, 15.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.[ citation needed ]

In May 2017, Nevill joined Al Rayan of the Qatari Basketball League. [25]

2017–18 season

In December 2017, Nevill joined Yulon Luxgen Dinos of the Super Basketball League. [26]

National team career

Nevill made his international debut for the Australian Boomers at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship, where he helped the Boomers to a 2–0 series win over the New Zealand Tall Blacks. Nevill, who was the back up centre to former NBA player David Andersen, averaged 5 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block per game in the series and led the Boomers with 6 rebounds in Game 2 at the AIS Arena in Canberra. [27]

Personal

Nevill is the son of Peter and Joyce Nevill, and has a twin brother named Sam. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Luke Nevill Bio". UtahUtes.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Utah Basketball Signs Luke Nevill To Letter Of Intent
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Luke Nevill Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Nevill Sweeps MWC Player Of The Year Awards
  5. ↑ Luke Nevill Named Honorable Mention AP All-American
  6. ↑ Cavs waive 2 players
  7. ↑ NBA: Cavaliers waive 2 players, including Nevill
  8. ↑ 09-10 Transactions Archived 2 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Luke Nevill D-League Stats
  10. ↑ Tigers add three
  11. ↑ Tigers lose centre Luke Nevill to Russia
  12. ↑ Luke Nevill moves to Triumph
  13. ↑ Wildcats sign WA big man Luke Nevill
  14. ↑ Tall order delivered to Wildcats
  15. ↑ Player statistics for Luke Nevill
  16. ↑ Pacers Sign Free Agents Luke Nevill and Ben Hansbrough Archived 15 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ Pacers Exercise Option on George; Release Three Players
  18. ↑ Crocs sign Luke Nevill Archived 21 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ↑ Player statistics for Luke Nevill
  20. ↑ Rookie Crocs shoulder quirkiest responsibilities
  21. ↑ Star centres Jervis, Nevill return to the SBL
  22. ↑ Hawks sign Boomers centre Luke Nevill Archived 9 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  23. ↑ Luke Nevill a massive coup for Wollongong Hawks
  24. ↑ Keeble, Tim (7 October 2014). "Wollongong Hawks' inclusion of Luke Nevill a 'game changer'". IllawarraMercury.com.au. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  25. ↑ Al Rayyan signs Luke Nevill for GCC !!
  26. ↑ SBL Round 4: Pauian keeps a leadership position
  27. ↑ FIBA Oceania Championship for Men, Finals
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