Tohi Smith-Milner

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Tohi Smith-Milner
No. 18–Adelaide 36ers
Position Power forward
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1995-10-06) 6 October 1995 (age 28)
Auckland, New Zealand
Listed height205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight117 kg (258 lb)
Career information
High school Rosmini College
(Auckland, New Zealand)
College Polk State (2014–2015)
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012 Auckland Pirates
2013–2015 Super City Rangers
2015–2020 Melbourne United
2016 Sandringham Sabres
2017 Canterbury Rams
2017 Frankston Blues
2018 Nelson Giants
2019Kilsyth Cobras
2020 Auckland Huskies
2021 Wellington Saints
2021–2023 South East Melbourne Phoenix
2022Sandringham Sabres
2023Wellington Saints
2023–present Adelaide 36ers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
FIBA Asia Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Jakarta
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team

Tohiraukura Makaere Smith-Milner (born 6 October 1995) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He has previously played in the Australian NBL for Melbourne United and the South East Melbourne Phoenix and has represented the New Zealand Tall Blacks.

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Early life

Smith-Milner was born and raised in Auckland, [1] where he attended Rosmini College and played junior basketball for Waitakere. [2]

Professional career

NZNBL and Australian state leagues

Smith-Milner started his professional career in 2012 with the championship-winning Auckland Pirates in the New Zealand NBL. He joined the Super City Rangers in 2013 but did not play, going on to make his debut for the Rangers 2014 and averaging 12.7 points per game. [3]

After a season in the United States playing college basketball for Polk State College in 2014–15, [4] Smith-Milner re-joined the Rangers for the 2015 season. [3]

In 2016, Smith-Milner played for the Sandringham Sabres in the SEABL. In 2017, he played for both the Canterbury Rams in the New Zealand NBL and the Frankston Blues in the SEABL. He played for the Nelson Giants in the New Zealand NBL in 2018 and the Kilsyth Cobras in the NBL1 in 2019. [5] He played for the Auckland Huskies in 2020, [6] the Wellington Saints in 2021, [7] and the Sandringham Sabres in 2022. [8]

Smith-Milner joined the Wellington Saints in 2023. [9]

Australian NBL

In 2015, Smith-Milner joined Melbourne United of the Australian NBL. He spent three seasons as a development player before signing a full-time contract in 2018. [10] [11] He spent two seasons with United as a fully contracted player. [12]

On 13 August 2021, Smith-Milner signed a two-year deal with the South East Melbourne Phoenix, with the second year being a Club Option. [13]

On 26 August 2023, Smith-Milner signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2023–24 NBL season. [14]

National team career

Smith-Milner played for the New Zealand Tall Blacks in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup in Lebanon, where he averaged 10.5 points and 4.2 rebounds. [15] The following year, he was a member of the bronze-medal winning Tall Blacks squad at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [5] In 2019, he played in the FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, where he averaged 5.2 points and 2.8 rebounds. [16]

In July 2022, Smith-Milner helped New Zealand win bronze at the FIBA Asia Cup. He was subsequently named to the All-Star Five. [17]

In July 2023, Smith-Milner was named in the Tall Blacks squad for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. [18]

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  4. ↑ "Tohiraukura Smith-Milner". polkeagles.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 "TALL BLACK TOHI SMITH-MILNER SIGNS WITH COBRAS". kilsythbasketball.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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  7. ↑ "Tohi Smith-Milner locked in for 2021". saints.co.nz. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tohiraukura Smith-Milner". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Tohi Smith-Milner Returns for 2023". saints.co.nz. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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  14. ↑ "36ers signs big man Tohi Smith-Milner". adelaide36ers.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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  16. ↑ "Tohi SMITH-MILNER". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  17. ↑ "TALL BLACKS DISPATCH JORDAN TO CLAIM BRONZE AT FIBA ASIA CUP". nz.basketball. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "TALL BLACKS SQUAD OF 14 NAMED FOR WORLD CUP PREP TOUR". nz.basketball. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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