Tom Daly (basketball)

Tom Daly
Position Point Guard
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight 77 kg (169 lb)
Team Adelaide 36ers
Nationality  Australia
Born Adelaide, South Australia
Junior Association Sturt Sabres
Debut 2010 [2]
Career Highlights Basketball without Borders Asia 2010 All-Star game MVP
Gold Medalist 2009 FIBA Oceania tournament in Sapian for Australia

Tom Daly (born: 16 February 1991 Adelaide, South Australia) 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.[3]

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