Isaac Humphries

Isaac Humphries

Humphries with Kentucky Wildcats
Sydney Kings
Position Power forward / Center
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998
Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school
College Kentucky (2015–2017)
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present
Career history
2017–present Sydney Kings
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Australia
2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
2014 Dubai National team

Isaac Bradley Humphries (born 5 January 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL).

Early life

Born in the Sydney suburb of Caringbah, Humphries grew up in Cronulla and started playing basketball at the age of 12. He had earlier played rugby league.[1] In 2010, he spent six months in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[2] "I had a pretty big growth spurt when I lived in Canada", he told theleader.com.au in January 2014.[1]

College career

Humphries attended Scots College in Sydney and the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra before taking his game to the United States in December 2014[3] to play prep ball at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana.[4] Humphries enrolled at the University of Kentucky in 2015 and saw action in 23 games as a freshman. Coming off the bench in all but one game, he averaged 1.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.1 minutes per contest.[5]

In the 2016–17 campaign, Humphries appeared in 38 games for the Wildcats with one start, producing averages of 2.8 points and 2.8 boards per outing in 8.3 minutes a game.[6] He scored a career-high 12 points in his last college game, Kentucky’s 73-75 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels in the South Region finals.[7]

In April 2017, Humphries declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[8][9]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Humphries returned to Australia and signed with his hometown team the Sydney Kings on 27 July 2017 for the 2017–18 NBL season.[10]

National team career

Humphries made his debut for the Australian junior national team at the 2013 FIBA Oceania U16 Championship. In 2014, he helped Australia win the silver medal at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, averaging 18.9 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game during the tournament.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Haigh, Paul (2014-01-16). "Giant leap for Cronulla teen, 16, who scores top basketball scholarship". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  2. ↑ "La Lu Defeats Wasatch, Isaac Humphries Australian Impact On Canadians". Northpolehoops.com. 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  3. ↑ Haigh, Paul (2015-09-23). "Sutherland Sharks Basketball Association junior Issac Humphries' US dream". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  4. ↑ "7-Footer Humphries Joins Four Canadians At La Lumiere - Hoops Hype Canada | Canadian Basketball News". Hoops Hype Canada | Canadian Basketball News. 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  5. ↑ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Team Stats - UK Wildcats". University of Kentucky | Official Athletics Site. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  6. ↑ "Basketball (M) Stats - UK Wildcats". University of Kentucky | Official Athletics Site. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  7. ↑ "Humphries leaving Kentucky to pursue pro basketball career". kentucky. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  8. ↑ "Isaac Humphries Turns Pro, Plans to Sign with an Agent | UK Wildcats News". University of Kentucky | Official Athletics Site. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  9. ↑ "Aussie big man Humphries set for NBA draft". The West Australian. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  10. ↑ "SYDNEY KINGS SUCCEED IN ISAAC HUMPHRIES PURSUIT". NBL.com.au. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Isaac Humphries's profile". FIBA.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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