Tyson Demos

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Tyson Demos
Personal information
Born (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 34)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Listed height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
High school Figtree
(Wollongong, New South Wales)
Playing career2005–2017
Position Shooting guard
Coaching career2019–present
Career history
As player:
2005Illawarra Seahawks
2006–2007 Australian Institute of Sport
2007–2010 Gold Coast Blaze
2008–2010Brisbane Spartans
2010–2016 Wollongong / Illawarra Hawks
2011–2012Illawarra Hawks (Waratah League)
2015Mackay Meteors
2017Illawarra Hawks (Waratah League)
As coach:
2019–2020 Illawarra Hawks (asst.)
Career highlights and awards

Tyson Demos (born 3 July 1988) is an Australian former professional basketball player and one-time assistant coach in the National Basketball League (NBL). He played nine seasons in the NBL with the Gold Coast Blaze and Illawarra Hawks.

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Early life and career

Born and bred in the Illawarra region, [1] Demos is a junior product of the Illawarra Basketball Association and attended the Australian Institute of Sport. [2] He also represented Australia at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Serbia. [3]

NBL career

Demos signed his first professional contract with the Gold Coast Blaze in 2007. He played three seasons with the Blaze before returning home and joining the Wollongong Hawks for the 2010–11 NBL season. He played six seasons with the Hawks, [4] [5] [6] [7] with his sixth and final season seeing him play in just six games after sustaining a knee injury in November 2015. [8] He subsequently sat out the 2016–17 NBL season and did not return to the league. [9]

During his NBL career, Demos played in various state leagues during the off-seasons. Between 2008 and 2010, he played in the SEABL for the Brisbane Spartans; between 2011 and 2012, he played in the Waratah League for the Illawarra Hawks; and in 2015, he played in the QBL for the Mackay Meteors and won a championship. [3]

Demos' final stint came in 2017 with the Illawarra Hawks in the Waratah League. [10]

Coaching career

On 30 August 2019, Demos was appointed assistant coach of the Illawarra Hawks for the 2019–20 NBL season. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hawks Announce #NBL20 Coaching Staff". NBL.com.au. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Tyson Demos". hawks.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Meteors are pleased to announce the signing of Tyson Demos". Daily Mercury. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Keeble, Tim (18 July 2011). "Hawks re-sign Tyson Demos, Dan Jackson". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Barrow, Tim (13 June 2012). "Tyson Demos re-signs with Hawks". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Keeble, Tim (29 August 2014). "Wollongong Hawks re-sign Tyson Demos". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "ILLAWARRA JUNIOR TYSON DEMOS SIGNS WITH THE HAWKS". hawks.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "TYSON DEMOS RULED OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF SEASON". hawks.com.au. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "TYSON DEMOS TO TAKE A SEASON BREAK". hawks.com.au. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Player statistics for Tyson Demos". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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