| Darren Ng | |
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| Position | Guard |
| Nickname | Ninja The Doctor Daz |
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team | Adelaide 36ers |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 18 December 1983 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Junior Association | Woodville Warriors |
| Debut | 2003 |
| Previous Clubs | Adelaide 36ers (2003-2005, 2006-2007, 2009-present) Singapore Slingers (2008-2009) |
| Career Highlights | South Australian State of Origin Team (2009) |
Darren Ng (Chinese: 黄立人; pinyin: Huáng Lìrén) (born December 18, 1983 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a Chinese-Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Adelaide 36ers in the Australasian National Basketball League. Ng, a 6'2" (189 cm) Guard is known as one of the better 3 point shooters in the NBL. He is also a practicing Physician being a resident doctor at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH).
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Darren Ng is the oldest child of a practicing GP. Both of his younger brothers have also finished medical school making a total of four doctors in the Ng family.[1] Born and bred in Adelaide, Darren went to St Peter's College and it was in Year 10 that he decided to pursue a career in Medicine. However, he would end up juggling his studies with his career in basketball as he was signed by NBL team the Adelaide 36ers as a development player in 2002.
Darren Ng started his NBL career with the 36ers in 2003 an played with them through to the end of the 2006–07 NBL season, although he did sit out the entire 2005-06 NBL season to pursue his medical studies. On the 27th of March, 2008 he signed with the Singapore Slingers for the rest of 2007–08 NBL season and averaged a career high 13.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. The Slingers folded before the start of the 2008-09 season, leaving him without a team although he later played for the Slingers in their International Challenge Series.
While pursuing his medical studies, Ng played for Sturt and Woodville in the ABA and won the Woollacott Medal award as the leading player in the 2006 ABA Central Conference. In 2006 Ng also played at the national under 18 tournament where he ranked fourth overall in scoring at 21 points per game.
On the 18th of June, 2009, it was announced that Darren Ng would make his return to the 36ers. The 2009-10 NBL season saw Ng average 8.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. His 2010-11 season was cut short when he rolled his ankle in a clash with Kirk Penney of the New Zealand Breakers on January 8. X-rays cleared Ng of any broken bones but further MRI scans revealed significant ligament damage which has put him on the sidelines for an expected 8–12 weeks.[2]
Ng made his comeback at the start of the 2011-12 season and while seeing limited time on the court has played all 14 of the 36ers games for the season as of 2 January 2012 and is averaging 6 points, 1.6 assists and 0.8 rebounds in 13.9 minutes of game time.[3] He hit a season high 20 points on 8/13 shooting including 4/8 from outside the Three-point line in a losing effort against the Gold Coast Blaze on 26 November as Adelaide went down 82-95 at the Adelaide Arena.[4]
Darren Ng attended the University of Adelaide's Medical school while also pursuing his career as a professional basketball player. After graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Ng has been working as a resident doctor at the Royal Adelaide Hospital's Emergency department. Ironically during the 2011-12 pre-season Ng had to be admitted to the hospital with Pneumonia after games with Sturt and training with the 36ers left him feeling flat.[5]
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