Daniel Dillon (basketball)

Daniel Dillon
No. 12 – CSM U Oradea
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League Liga Națională
Personal information
Born 19 March 1986
Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Listed height 6 ft 4 1⁄4 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school North Laurel (London, Kentucky)
College Arizona (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Pro career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 South Dragons
2009–2010 Sandringham Sabres
2010–2011 Cairns Taipans
2011–2012 Waverley Falcons
2011–2012 Melbourne Tigers
2012–present CSM U Oradea
Career highlights and awards

Daniel James Dillon (born 19 March 1986) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for CSM U Oradea of the Romanian Liga Națională. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona.

High school career

Born in Melbourne, Dillon moved to the United States for his senior year of high school where he attended North Laurel in London, Kentucky. In 2003–04, he averaged 23.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game for coach Kenny Woods.[1]

College career

Dillon played college basketball at Arizona from 2004 to 2008, where he played sparingly throughout his career for coach Lute Olson. In his freshman season, he played 23 games, averaging just 1 point per game.

In his sophomore season, he was one of Arizona's best defensive players and considered by coach Olson as one of Arizona's most improved players. In 31 games, he averaged 1.5 points per game.

In his junior season, his teammates voted him as the team's Best Defensive Player for 2006–07. In 29 games, he averaged 1.9 points per game.

In his senior season, his minutes and production increased as his defensive presence helped the perimeter rotation. In 30 games, he averaged 2.0 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[1][2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Dillon joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2008 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. After this, Dillon returned to Australia and signed with the South Dragons as a development player for the 2008–09 NBL season. He managed 12 games throughout the season while also winning his first championship after the Dragons defeated the Melbourne Tigers 3 games to 2 in the grand final series. However, the Dragons folded in May 2009, leaving Dillon without a club for the 2009–10 season.

Dillon subsequently played for the Sandringham Sabres in the 2009 and 2010 SEABL seasons.

In June 2010, he signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2010–11 NBL season.[3][4] He, with the help of teammates Ayinde Ubaka and Ron Dorsey, went on to help the Taipans reach their first NBL grand final series but were unfortunately defeated by the New Zealand Breakers 2 games to 1. In March 2011, he signed with the Waverley Falcons for the 2011 Big V season.[5]

In May 2011, he signed a three-year deal with the Melbourne Tigers.[6] The 2011–12 season was an inconsistent season for Dillon. He was expected to go to the next level of his career playing with Patty Mills, but instead the Tigers stumbled through the season, missing out on the playoffs. On 26 April 2012, he was released by the Tigers per his request.[7][8] He then re-joined the Waverley Falcons for the 2012 Big V season.

In September 2012, he signed with CSM Oradea of Romania for the 2012–13 season.[9] After a successful season in Romania averaging 11.8 points per game, he stayed on with the club for 2013–14. On 21 July 2014, he re-signed with CSM Oradea for the 2014–15 season.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daniel Dillion Profile
  2. ↑ Daniel Dillon Stats
  3. ↑ Cairns Taipans circle Daniel Dillon
  4. ↑ Cairns Taipans add Daniel Dillon
  5. ↑ Daniel Dillon Signs with Waverley
  6. ↑ Melbourne Tigers sign Liam Rush and Daniel Dillon, dump Wade Helliwell
  7. ↑ Tragardh & Dillon released by the Tigers, Cam a Hawk? Dillon a 36er?
  8. ↑ Dillon and Tragardh part ways with Tigers
  9. ↑ Daniel Dillon signs with Romanian club CSM Oradea
  10. ↑ Daniel Dillon re-signs with CSM Oradea

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