Personal information | |
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Born | Atlanta, Georgia | October 17, 1981
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Career information | |
College | California State University, Bakersfield |
Playing career | 2006–2016 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 5 |
Career history | |
2005 | Latrobe City Energy |
2006–2007 | Melbourne Tigers Championship Men |
2008–2009 | Sandringham Sabers |
2010–2016 | Waverley Falcons |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Sedale Threatt Jr. (born October 17, 1981) is a retired American basketball player who played as a point guard in Australia's BIG V Basketball League. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Threatt played for Latrobe City Energy (2005), Melbourne Tigers Championship Men (2006–2007), Sandringham Sabers (2008–2009) and Waverley Falcons (2010–2016). Throughout his career in the BIG V, Threatt was awarded the BIG V Golden Hands (4 Awards), the BIG V Finals MVP and was named in the BIG V All Star Team. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Threatt is the founder and owner of Australian Basketball Development (AUBD), [11] where he and his father train and develop junior basketball players in Australia. [12]
Threatt is also known as the "Unguardable Guard" [13] for his production of UNGUARDABLE, a basketball ball handling tutorial in which he demonstrates 100 different basketball moves. [14] Highlights from his Unguardable tutorial are featured on Threatt's YouTube channel, AUBD Basketball. [15]
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Threatt is the eldest son of retired NBA player Sedale Threatt and Desiree White. Threatt and his father currently work together in Australian Basketball Development AUBD in Australia. [11] He has a younger half-brother, also named Sedale Threatt Jr., who is an actor. [16]
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