Anthony Fisher (basketball, born 1994)

Anthony Fisher
No. 32 – Ballarat Miners
Position Point guard
League SEABL
Personal information
Born 24 January 1994
Ballarat, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Listed height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Career information
High school Ballarat (Ballarat, Victoria)
Pro career 2014–present
Career history
2011–present Ballarat Miners (SEABL)
2014–2015 Perth Wildcats (NBL)

Anthony Fisher (born 24 January 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Ballarat Miners of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). He previously played for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) and has represented Victoria at the Under 18 and Under 20 National Championships.

Early life and career

Born and raised in Ballarat, Fisher is a product of Ballarat’s junior basketball club and representative program having started playing locally as a 9-year-old.[1] Fisher’s decorated junior basketball career started in Ballarat’s domestic competitions and saw him rise through the ranks of the Ballarat Representative Program before being joining the senior Miners team in 2011 at just 17-years-old. Playing in the South East Australian Basketball League, he averaged 0.4 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 12 games and subsequently won the 2011 Victorian Country Athlete of the Year award.[2]

On 1 December 2011, Fisher rejected an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship to stay in Ballarat and complete his Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) at Ballarat High School.[3]

In April 2012, Fisher represented Australia for the first time at the 2012 Albert Schweitzer Tournament where the Emus finished ninth. He went on to average 1.9 points and 1.0 rebounds in 21 games for the Miners during the 2012 SEABL season. He then represented the Emus again at the FIBA Oceania U18 Championship against New Zealand in September 2012.[2]

Fisher again represented the Emus at the FIBA U19 World Championship in July 2013, forcing him to miss almost a third of the Miners' games with competition and training camps. Despite the regular absences, Fisher averaged 8.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 16 games.[1]

In September 2013, Fisher joined the Perth Wildcats to train with them during their preseason in the hopes of gaining a development player spot. On 8 September, he represented the Wildcats in the team's preseason exhibition game against the SBL All-Stars.[4][5] Despite impressing head coach Trevor Gleeson, Fisher was not offered a spot on the roster and returned to Ballarat with a program put in place by the Wildcats to help him get stronger.[6] On 25 November 2013, he re-signed with the Miners for the 2014 SEABL season.[1]

Professional career

On 15 January 2014, Fisher re-joined the Perth Wildcats for a two-week training stint.[7][8] He went on to suit up for the Wildcats and make his NBL debut on 17 January as he played the final 50 seconds of the Wildcats' 97-72 win over the New Zealand Breakers.[9]

Following his two-week training stint, Fisher returned to Ballarat for the commencement of the Miners' preseason training. He went on to have a break-out season for the Miners in 2014 as he averaged 14.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 26 games.[10]

On 7 August 2014, Fisher signed with the Perth Wildcats as a full-time development player for the 2014–15 NBL season.[11] In his first full season for the Wildcats, he appeared in eight games and recorded a total of two assists and one steal in 9:56 minutes of game time.[12] He was released by the Wildcats on 7 March 2015 following the club's lacklustre season and a subsequent overhaul of personnel,[13][14] and returned to the Ballarat Miners four days later in preparation for the 2015 SEABL season.[15]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "RISING STAR ANTHONY FISHER A MINER AGAIN IN 2014". SEABL.com.au. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fisher becomes a Full Time Perth Wildcat". BallaratBasketball.com. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Whelan, Melanie (1 December 2011). "SEABL: Anthony Fisher rejects AIS scholarship to stay with Ballarat Miners". TheCourier.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Perth Wildcats defeat SBL All-Stars in exhibition match". Wildcats.com.au (NBL.com.au). 8 September 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Wildcats V SBL All-Stars: Line-ups announced". Wildcats.com.au (NBL.com.au). 5 September 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Whelan, Melanie (9 September 2013). "Ballarat Miners guard Anthony Fisher in bid to make NBL roster". TheCourier.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "FISHER TRAINS WITH PERTH WILDCATS". SEABL.com.au. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Introducing Anthony Fisher". Wildcats.com.au (NBL.com.au). 16 January 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Perth Wildcats smash NZ Breakers". Wildcats.com.au (NBL.com.au). 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Player statistics for Anthony Fisher – SEABL". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Anthony Fisher joins the Perth Wildcats". Wildcats.com.au (NBL.com.au). 7 August 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Player statistics for Anthony Fisher – NBL". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  13. ↑ Robinson, Chris (7 March 2015). "Perth Wildcats axe three as NBL season post-mortem begins". PerthNow.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Off-season review begins". Wildcats.com.au (NBL.com.au). 9 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Fisher Returns to Miners". BallaratBasketball.com. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

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