Kyle Adnam

Kyle Adnam
No. 8 – Melbourne United
Position Point guard
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1993-11-18) 18 November 1993
Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Listed height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
High school Mount Lilydale Mercy College
(Melbourne, Victoria)
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Adelaide 36ers
2014–2016 Kilsyth Cobras
2014–2015 Wollongong Hawks
2015–present Melbourne United
Career highlights and awards
  • All-SEABL Team (2015)
  • 2× SEABL Youth Player of the Year (2014, 2015)

Kyle Adnam (born 18 November 1993) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL).

Early life

Adnam was born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria and played junior basketball for the Mt. Evelyn Meteors.[1] In 2013, Adnam played in the Victorian Youth Championship (VYC) for the Kilsyth Cobras, a season which culminated in him scoring 37 points in the VYC Grand Final, to lead the Cobras to victory.[2] He subsequently earned VYC All-Star Five honours and was named the league MVP.[3] In 24 games for the Cobras in 2013, he averaged 17.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game.[4]

Professional career

In August 2013, Adnam was selected to train with the Adelaide 36ers during the NBL pre-season.[2] The following month, he was named a 36ers' development player for the 2013–14 NBL season.[5][6] He appeared in three games for the 36ers in 2013–14, scoring a total of four points.[7] Following the conclusion of the NBL season, Adnam joined the Kilsyth Cobras for the 2014 SEABL season. In 28 games for the Cobras in 2014, he averaged 15.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.[8] He subsequently earned SEABL Youth Player of the Year honours.[9]

Adnam's impressive first season in the SEABL earned him a development player spot on the Wollongong Hawks squad for the 2014–15 NBL season.[10] He appeared in six games for the Hawks in 2014–15, scoring a total of eight points.[7] Following the conclusion of the NBL season, Adnam re-joined the Kilsyth Cobras for the 2015 SEABL season. In 22 games for the Cobras in 2015, he averaged 17.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.[8] He subsequently earned SEABL Youth Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, and was named to the All-SEABL Team.[11]

On 18 September 2015, Adnam signed with Melbourne United as a development player for the 2015–16 NBL season.[1][12] On 12 February 2016, in the team's second last game of the season, with three starters resting in preparation for the finals, Adnam scored a team-high 16 points in 28 minutes off the bench in a 100–63 loss to the New Zealand Breakers in Auckland.[13][14] United earned the minor premiership after finishing the regular season in first place on the ladder with an 18–10 win/loss record. However, in their semi-final series against the fourth-seeded New Zealand Breakers, United were swept 2–0 to bow out of the playoffs.[15] Adnam appeared in eight games for United in 2015–16, averaging 2.3 points per game.

Following the 2015–16 NBL season, Adnam re-joined the Kilsyth Cobras for the 2016 SEABL season. In 18 games for the Cobras in 2016, he averaged a career-high 18.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.[8]

Adnam re-joined Melbourne United as a development player for the 2016–17 NBL season.[16] On 4 November 2016, Adnam scored a team-high 19 points off the bench in a 98–92 overtime loss to the New Zealand Breakers.[17][18]

Personal

Adnam's younger brother, Jorden, also plays for the Kilsyth Cobras.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 "KYLE ADNAM SIGNS WITH MELBOURNE UNITED". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Kyle Adnam To Train With The Adelaide 36ers". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Big V Awards Dinner 2013". BigV.com.au. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Player statistics for Kyle Adnam – Big V". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kyle Adnam Named 36ers Development Player". BigV.com.au. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kyle Adnam signed as an Adelaide 36ers Development Player". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Player statistics for Kyle Adnam – NBL". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "Player statistics for Kyle Adnam – SEABL". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "SEABL AWARD WINNERS". SEABL.com.au. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Keeble, Tim (17 October 2014). "Kyle Adnam on board for bright future with Wollongong Hawks". IllawarraMercury.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "2015 SEABL AWARD WINNERS". SEABL.com.au. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "MELBOURNE UNITED WELCOME NEW PLAYERS TO SQUAD". NBL.com.au. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "MELBOURNE SUCCUMB TO BREAKERS WITH KEY TRIO AT HOME". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Breakers vs United". NBL.com.au. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "SF2 REPORT: BREAKERS SWEEP UNITED TO ENTER GRAND FINAL". NBL.com.au. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "BREAKER BIG MEN STEP UP IN OT THRILLER". NBL.com.au. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "KYLE ADNAM; MORE THAN JUST A SURFER DUDE". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "ASSIST PT COBRAS SIGN FOUR TO BOLSTER ROSTER". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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