Tom Daly (basketball)
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Tom Daly is an Australian professional basketball
player currently playing for the Adelaide 36ers
in the National Basketball League. Initially part of the teams Training Squad, he made his NBL debut on 31 December 2010 against the Wollongong Hawks
where he scored 2 points in just over a minute of playing time.
Daly was recruited from local Adelaide club the Sturt Sabres where he helped the Sabres to the 2010 Central Australian Basketball League
championship, scoring 26 points in the final. He was also the Frank Angove Medalist in 2010 which is awarded to best U/23 player in CABL. Daly was also a Gold Medalist for Australia in the 2009 FIBA Oceania tournament played in Sapian.
Tom Daly played 13 NBL games for Adelaide during the 2010-11 NBL season after being promoted from the teams development squad due to injuries and averaged 2.2 points, 0.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 8.35 minutes per game. Due to injuries in the 36ers squad, Daly saw increased playing time over the season and impressed enough to be seen as one of the NBL's players of the future. He scored an NBL career high 12 points in a losing effort against the Sydney Kings
on 4 February.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player currently playing for the Adelaide 36ers
Adelaide 36ers
The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
in the National Basketball League. Initially part of the teams Training Squad, he made his NBL debut on 31 December 2010 against the Wollongong Hawks
Wollongong Hawks
The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...
where he scored 2 points in just over a minute of playing time.
Daly was recruited from local Adelaide club the Sturt Sabres where he helped the Sabres to the 2010 Central Australian Basketball League
Central Australian Basketball League
The Central Australian Basketball League is the South Australian conference of the Australian Basketball Association . The Central ABL is used as a development league for the Adelaide teams competing in the NBL and the Women's National Basketball League.The winner of the CABL plays off against the...
championship, scoring 26 points in the final. He was also the Frank Angove Medalist in 2010 which is awarded to best U/23 player in CABL. Daly was also a Gold Medalist for Australia in the 2009 FIBA Oceania tournament played in Sapian.
Tom Daly played 13 NBL games for Adelaide during the 2010-11 NBL season after being promoted from the teams development squad due to injuries and averaged 2.2 points, 0.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 8.35 minutes per game. Due to injuries in the 36ers squad, Daly saw increased playing time over the season and impressed enough to be seen as one of the NBL's players of the future. He scored an NBL career high 12 points in a losing effort against the Sydney Kings
Sydney Kings
The Sydney Kings are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. They are the only team to date to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind the Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers two away from the record five wins...
on 4 February.