Daniel Dillon (basketball)

Daniel Dillon

Personal information
Born	(1986-03-19) 19 March 1986 (age 38) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listed height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
High school	North Laurel (London, Kentucky)
College	Arizona (2004–2008)
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2008–2022
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Career history
2008–2009	South Dragons
2009–2010	Sandringham Sabres
2010–2011	Cairns Taipans
2011–2012	Waverley Falcons
2011–2012	Melbourne Tigers
2012–2015	CSM U Oradea
2015–2016	PGE Turów Zgorzelec
2016–2017	Hiroshima Dragonflies
2017	Kilsyth Cobras
2018	Waverley Falcons
2018–2019	Paris Basketball
2019–2021	Adelaide 36ers
2020	Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2021–2022	Waverley Falcons
Career highlights and awards
2× NBL champion (2009, 2018) Big V champion (2011) 2× Liga Națională All-Star (2014, 2015) SEABL South Youth Player of the Year (2009)

Daniel James Dillon (born 19 March 1986) is an Australian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats before playing professionally in Australia, Romania, Poland, Japan, and France.

Early life

Dillon was born in Melbourne, Victoria.^[1] He grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Hampton.^[2] In 2003, he moved to the United States to attend North Laurel High School in London, Kentucky. He averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists per game for the school's basketball team.^[3]

College career

Dillon had a four-year college basketball career with the Arizona Wildcats under coach Lute Olson from 2004 to 2008.^[3] He played sparingly for the Wildcats, averaging 1.6 points and 10.5 minutes in 113 career games with six starts.^[3] As a senior in 2007–08, he averaged 2.0 points, 1.3 assists and 14.4 minutes in 30 games with five starts.^[3][4]

Professional career

After a brief stint with the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Summer League,^[5][6] Dillon returned to Australia and joined the South Dragons as a development player for the 2008–09 NBL season.^[1] The Dragons went on to win the 2008–09 NBL championship.^[7] In 12 games, Dillon averaged 1.8 points per game.^[8]

Following the NBL season, Dillon joined the Sandringham Sabres for the 2009 South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) season. He was named the 2009 SEABL South Men Australian Youth Player of the Year.^[9]

In February 2010, Dillon travelled with a SEABL Select Team to Doha to play the Qatar national team in a two-game friendly series.^[9][10] He then returned to the Sabres for the 2010 SEABL season.^[11]

Dillon joined the Cairns Taipans for the 2010–11 NBL season.^[12][13] He helped the Taipans reach the NBL Grand Final series, where they were defeated 2–1 by the New Zealand Breakers.^[14]

After helping the Waverley Falcons win the championship in the Big V in 2011,^[15][16] Dillon joined the Melbourne Tigers for the 2011–12 NBL season.^[17][18][19] He left the Tigers after one season^[20][21] and reportedly agreed to join the Gold Coast Blaze for the 2012–13 season before the club folded.^[22]

After another stint with the Waverley Falcons in the Big V,^[23] Dillon moved to Romania to play for CSM Oradea in the 2012–13 season.^[24] He played three seasons for Oradea.^[25]

For the 2015–16 season, Dillon joined PGE Turów Zgorzelec of the Polish Basketball League.^[26] He moved to Japan for the 2016–17 season, joining Hiroshima Dragonflies of the B.League.^[27]

In June 2017, Dillon joined the Kilsyth Cobras of the SEABL.^[28] He suffered an Achilles injury playing for Kilsyth and was ruled out for six to eight months.^[29] He had signed with Melbourne United,^[30] but subsequently missed the entire 2017–18 NBL season.^[29] Melbourne went on to win the 2017–18 NBL championship.^[31]

After a season with the Waverley Falcons in the Big V,^[32] Dillon moved to France to play for Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro B in the 2018–19 season.^[33]

Dillon joined the Adelaide 36ers for the 2019–20 NBL season.^[34][35] Following the NBL season, he had a short stint in Poland with Polpharma Starogard Gdański to finish the 2019–20 PLK season.^[36]

Dillon returned to the 36ers for the 2020–21 NBL season.^[37]

In 2021 and 2022, Dillon played for the Waverley Falcons in the NBL1 South.^[38][39]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Arizona	23	0	5.1	.444	.400	.500	.6	.4	.2	.0	1.0
2005–06	Arizona	31	1	10.4	.326	.269	.714	.9	.5	.4	.1	1.5
2006–07	Arizona	29	0	11.0	.400	.346	.478	.9	.8	.3	.0	1.9
2007–08	Arizona	30	5	14.4	.327	.355	.889	1.1	1.3	.4	.0	2.0
Career		113	6	10.5	.361	.333	.651	.9	.8	.3	.9	1.6

References

1. "DANIEL DILLON (MELBOURNE TIGERS) PODCAST #2". aussiehoopla.com. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
2. "Men's Basketball Signs Pair to National Letters-of-Intent". pac-12.com. 12 November 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2019.^{[dead link‍]}
3. Daniel Dillon Profile
4. Daniel Dillon Stats
5. 2008 Bucks Summer League Team
6. Daniel Dillon – Summer League 2008
7. Sheridan, Nick (14 March 2009). "Dragons go from spoon to champs". The Age. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
8. Player statistics for Daniel Dillon – 2008/09
9. "SEABL-SELECT TEAM TRAVELLING TO QATAR". Basketball Australia. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019.
10. Oakford, Greg (2 March 2010). "Raiders reel in Qatar". mountainviews.mailcommunity.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
11. "2010 Sandringham Sabres" (PDF). SEABL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2011.
12. Cairns Taipans circle Daniel Dillon
13. Cairns Taipans add Daniel Dillon
14. "Breakers seal maiden NBL title". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
15. Daniel Dillon Signs with Waverley
16. Waverley Falcons win premiership
17. Melbourne Tigers sign Liam Rush and Daniel Dillon, dump Wade Helliwell
18. NBL newcomer Daniel Dillon signs on with the Tigers
19. Former Snake Dillon returns home
20. Tragardh & Dillon released by the Tigers, Cam a Hawk? Dillon a 36er?
21. Dillon and Tragardh part ways with Tigers
22. "Blaze in administrators' hands". ABC News. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
23. "Daniel Dillon - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
24. Daniel Dillon signs with Romanian club CSM Oradea
25. Daniel Dillon re-signs with CSM Oradea
26. Daniel Dillon reportedly agreed to terms with PGE Turow Zgorzelec
27. #12 ダニエル・ディロン（Daniel Dillon）選手契約合意（新規）のお知らせ (in Japanese)
28. COBRAS SIGN GUARD DANIEL DILLON
29. DANIEL DILLON SUFFERS ACHILLES INJURY
30. DANIEL DILLON RETURNS HOME TO MELBOURNE
31. "NBL finals: Melbourne United beats Adelaide 36ers 100–82 in game five to win the title". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
32. "Player statistics for Daniel Dillon – 2018 Big V". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018.
33. "Daniel Dillon (ex Waverley F.) joins Paris". eurobasket.com. 14 August 2018. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
34. "36ers Make Some Major #NBL20 Moves". NBL.com.au. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
35. "Californian guard to join 36ers in NBL". SBS.com.au. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
36. "DANIEL DILLON W STAROGARDZIE". polpharmabasketball.pl (in Polish). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
37. "Daniel Dillon". realgm.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
38. "Daniel Dillon-SIGNED". waverleybasketball.com. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
39. "Daniel Dillon". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

External links

• Arizona Wildcats bio
• Daniel Dillon at sportstg.com (NBL)
• Daniel Dillon at sportstg.com (SEABL)
• Daniel Dillon Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine at frbaschet.ro (in Romanian)
• Daniel Dillon at fibaeurope.com
• Daniel Dillon at hiroshimadragonflies.com (in Japanese)