Jason Cadee

Jason Cadee
No. 5 – Super City Rangers
Position Point guard
League NZNBL
Personal information
Born 15 April 1991
Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Listed height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Career information
High school Westfields Sports
(Sydney, New South Wales)
Pro career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2012 Gold Coast Blaze
2012–2014 Adelaide 36ers
2014–present Super City Rangers
2014–present Sydney Kings
Career highlights and awards
  • NZNBL All-Star five (2014)
  • NZNBL scoring champion (2014)
  • Waratah League All-Star five (2010)

Jason Cadee (born 15 April 1991) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Super City Rangers of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL).

Early life

Cadee was born and raised in the Sydney suburb of Greenacre. He attended Westfields Sports High School in the suburb of Fairfield West, about 20 minutes to the west of Greenacre. He graduated from Westfields, a sports dedicated school, in 2008 and was later named in the school's Hall of Fame.[1]

Junior career

In 2008, Cadee joined the Bankstown Bruins for the 2008 Waratah League season.

In 2009 and 2010, Cadee attended the Australian Institute of Sport, playing for them in the South East Australian Basketball League where he averaged 12 points per game.[2][3] However, half-way through the 2010 SEABL season, Cadee left the AIS and re-joined the Bankstown Bruins for the rest of the 2010 Waratah League season.[4]

On 10 April 2010, Cadee participated in the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit for the World Select Team where he recorded 7 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in a 97–101 loss to the USA Junior Select Team.[5][6]

As a junior, Cadee also played for the Australian U19 Emus team and was part of the 2009 Australian Boomers camp.[2][7]

Professional career

On 29 April 2010, Cadee signed a two-year deal with the Gold Coast Blaze of the Australian National Basketball League.[2][8] However, just two months after signing with the Blaze, Cadee was involved in a car accident on Sydney's M7 Motorway.[9] A semi-trailer had veered out of its lane and pushed him off the road. His car went into a spin and parked itself at right angles across one of Sydney's busiest highways. In an instant, Cadee was crumpled against the middle console of the car. After being trapped for 90 minutes, somehow, he escaped with just a broken pelvis. This broken pelvis, however, delayed his NBL debut and forced him out of the 2010 Boomers squad.[10]

On 17 December 2010, Cadee made his long-awaited debut for the Blaze in a 93–81 victory over the Townsville Crocodiles.[11] In 16 minutes of action, he recorded 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.[12]

In May 2012, Cadee signed a two-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers.[13] After the 36ers finished last in 2012–13 with an 8-20 record (which included a club record eight-game losing streak), coach Marty Clarke was replaced with former Brisbane Bullets championship winning coach, and Cadee's former Blaze coach, Joey Wright. Under Wright, the 36ers turned their fortunes around and finished the 2013–14 regular season in second place behind the Perth Wildcats with an 18-10 record. They then went on to defeat the Melbourne Tigers 2-1 in the semi-finals before going down 2-1 to Perth in the Grand Final series. Cadee played 61 games for Adelaide, averaging 6.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

On 25 April 2014, Cadee signed with the Super City Rangers for the rest of the 2014 New Zealand NBL season.[14][15] The next day, he made his debut for the Rangers. In just under 36 minutes of action, he recorded 20 points, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 rebound in a 59–95 loss to the Waikato Pistons.[16]

On 27 May 2014, Cadee signed a two-year deal with the Sydney Kings.[17] On 24 January 2015, he re-signed with Super City Rangers for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season.[18] On 17 April 2015, he set a franchise record with 41 points against the Manawatu Jets, and tied a NZNBL record with nine made three-pointers in a 115–94 win.[19]

ABA

Having played for the Bankstown Bruins during the 2011 and 2012 NBL off-seasons, Cadee joined the West Adelaide Bearcats of the Central Australian Basketball League in 2013.[20] However, he only played one season for the Bearcats as he returned to Bankstown in 2014 following his stint with the Super City Rangers.[21]

International career

In July 2012, Cadee was named in the 2012 Australian Stanković Cup squad.[22] The Boomers went on to finish in second place[23] and Cadee was named in the tournament's All-Star five.[24]

In June 2013, Cadee was named in the Boomers' Sino-Australia Challenge squad to take on China in a four-game series.[25] Australia went on to draw the series with China 2–2.[26] Later that month, he was named in the Australian squad for the 2013 Stanković Cup[27] and World University Games.[28] Australia went on to win gold and silver respectively.[29] Cadee then narrowly missed out on the Boomers squad for the 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship against New Zealand.[29]

Personal

Cadee has a strong basketball family. His mother, Debbie (née Lee), played for the Australian Opals at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, and his father, Robbie, played for the Boomers at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, and later coached the Opals at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. Robbie is also a former CEO of the now defunct NBL team, the Western Sydney Razorbacks.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Hall of Fame – Westfields Sports High School". NSW.edu.au. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "FUTURE STAR CADEE SIGNS WITH THE BLAZE". Basketball.net.au. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Past Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "2010 Waratah League Awards". FoxSportsPulse.com. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "World Select 97, USA Select 101". RealGM.com. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Adelaide pair showing plenty of promise". NBL.com.au. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "CADEE SHOOTS FOR NATIONAL TEAM". NSW.edu.au. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Bankstown Bruins basketballer Jason Cadee is flying high". FoxSportsPulse.com. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Thomson, Warren (8 November 2014). "The remarkable story of Sydney Kings star Jason Cadee". HeraldSun.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Take 40: Jason Cadee". NBL.com.au. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Cadee to make remarkable NBL debut". ABC.net.au. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Regular Season Round 10: Blaze – Crocodiles 93–81". Eurobasket.com. Sports I.T. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Jason Cadee signs with the 36ers". AndTheFoul.net. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014.
  14. ↑ McAuliffe, Hugh (26 April 2014). "Rangers sign Jason Cadee". Eurobasket.com. Sports I.T. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  15. ↑ Anderson, Niall (24 April 2014). "Rangers Sign Cadee". NZhoops.co.nz. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "Hawks upset Sharks". Basketball.org.nz. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  17. ↑ "JASON CADEE NOW A SYDNEY KING". SydneyKings.com (NBL.com.au). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  18. ↑ Anderson, Niall (24 January 2015). "Cadee and Garlepp Sign On For Rangers". NZhoops.co.nz. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  19. ↑ Anderson, Niall (17 April 2015). "Cadee Sets Records In Rangers Win". NZhoops.co.nz. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Season Preview – West Adelaide Men". SportingPulse.com. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  21. ↑ "KINGS PROMINENT IN WARATAH CHAMPIONSHIP". SydneyKings.com (NBL.com.au). 17 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  22. ↑ "STANKOVIC CUP TEAM NAMED". Basketball.net.au. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  23. ↑ "AUSTRALIANS FINISH SECOND IN STANKOVIC CUP". Basketball.net.au. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  24. ↑ "'Baby Boomer' Cadee picked in All Stars quintet". News.com.au. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  25. ↑ "BOOMERS TEAM NAMED FOR SINO-AUSTRALIA CHALLENGE". Basketball.net.au. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  26. ↑ White, Robert (16 June 2013). "Boomers Split Sino-Australia Challenge". CraveOnline.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  27. ↑ "EMERGING BOOMERS TALENT READY FOR STANKOVIC CUP". Basketball.net.au. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  28. ↑ "AUSTRALIAN TEAMS NAMED FOR 2013 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Basketball.net.au. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Nagy, Boti (5 August 2013). "Boomers squad – without Jason Cadee and Chris Goulding – 'best in years'". HeraldSun.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

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