John Rillie

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John Rillie
Position Guard
Nickname The Real Deal
Height 195cm
Weight 85kg
Team Townsville Crocodiles (NBL)
Nationality Flag of Australia Australia
Born November 4, 1971 (1971-11-04) (age 36)
Toowoomba, Queensland
Junior Association Toowoomba
College/University Gonzaga University
Debut 1995
Previous Clubs Brisbane Bullets 1995
Adelaide 36ers 1996-1998
West Sydney Razorbacks 1999-2004
Championships 1998
Career Highlights Rookie of the Year (1995)

NBL First Team (2004)
Olympic Squad Member (2004)

Played for AEK Athens BC in Greece

John Rillie (born November 4, 1971, in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian basketball player currently playing in the NBL. Rillie currently captains the Townsville Crocodiles. In his first season in the NBL, Rillie won Rookie of the Year honours playing for the Brisbane Bullets. He is known as the "Real Deal" for his long range shooting. He has also played for AEK Athens BC in Greece.

Prior to the 2006/07 NBL season, Rillie has played 368 NBL games and holds career averages of 16.6 points, 3.8 assists and 6.2 rebounds a game.

Preceded by
Sam Mackinnon
NBL Rookie of the Year
1995
Succeeded by
Scott McGregor