Brad Davidson Explained

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Brad Davidson
Position:Assistant coach
League:Big West Conference
Team:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Birth Date:17 May 1974
Birth Place:Mildura, Victoria
Nationality:Australian
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:172
Career Start:1997
Career End:2009
Career Position:Point guard
Career Number:14
Coach Start:2009
Years1:19972002
Team1:Townsville Crocodiles
Years2:20022004
Team2:Cairns Taipans
Years3:20042006
Team3:Hunter Pirates
Years4:2006–2007
Team4:Singapore Slingers
Years5:20072009
Team5:Adelaide 36ers
Cyears1:2009
Cteam1:West Adelaide Bearcats
Cyears2:2011–2013
Cteam2:Norwood Flames
Cyears3:2016–2018
Cteam3:North Dakota (assistant)
Cyears4:2018–2021
Cteam4:South Dakota (assistant)
Cyears5:2021–present
Cteam5:Hawaii (assistant)
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:3,393 (8.6 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:1,112 (2.8 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:1,294 (3.3 apg)
Stats League:NBL

Bradley Davidson (born 17 May 1974) is an Australian basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach on the men's basketball team at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Prior to coaching, he played in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL).

Playing career

Davidson played for the Townsville Crocodiles, Cairns Taipans, Hunter Pirates, Singapore Slingers and Adelaide 36ers over thirteen seasons, finishing his career with a 40.1 three-point shooting percentage.[1] He was also a member of the Australia men's national basketball team when they claimed the gold medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing professional basketball, Davidson was named the head coach of the Premier League's West Adelaide Bearcats, and was also head coach of the Norwood Flames from 2011 to 2013. He was named the national shooting coach and talent identification manager for Basketball Australia's High Performance program in 2013, a role he held until 2016.[2]

Davidson was named an assistant coach at North Dakota on October 15, 2016.[3] He departed North Dakota in 2018 to accept an assistant coaching position at South Dakota, serving as the program's offensive coordinator.[4]

Davidson was named an assistant coach at Hawaii on July 29, 2021.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nagy . Boti . 3 December 2013 . Brad Davidson takes a shot at improving Australia's shooting . 30 July 2021 . Herald Sun.
  2. Web site: Boomer and NBL great Brad Davidson joins BA . dead . 30 July 2021 . Basketball Australia.
  3. Web site: 5 October 2016 . UND goes Down Under to round out MBB staff . 30 July 2021 . University of North Dakota Athletics.
  4. Web site: Garry . Mick . 10 May 2018 . South Dakota Coyotes hire new assistant men's basketball coach . 30 July 2021 . Argus Leader.
  5. Web site: 29 July 2021 . Davidson Joins Rainbow Warrior Basketball Staff . 30 July 2021 . University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics.