Brent Hobba Explained

Brent Hobba
Position:Power forward / Centre
Height Cm:205
Weight Kg:108
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:1982 3, df=yes
College:Colorado Christian (2001–2005)
Career Start:1998
Career End:2019
Years1:1998–2000
Team1:Goldfields Giants
Years2:2001
Team2:Willetton Tigers
Years3:2002
Team3:Goldfields Giants
Years4:2005
Team4:Goldfields Giants
Years5:2005–2006
Team5:Perth Wildcats
Years6:2006–2014
Team6:Dandenong Rangers
Years7:2006–2008
Team7:South Dragons
Years8:2015–2019
Team8:Casey Cavaliers
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Brent Hobba (born 10 March 1982) is an Australian former basketball player who played three seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). He also had a long career in the Australian state leagues.

NBL and State League career

From 1998 to 2000, Hobba played in the State Basketball League (SBL) for the Goldfields Giants. After a lone season with the Willetton Tigers in 2001, he returned to the Giants in 2002.[1] Between 2001 and 2005, he played four years of college basketball in the United States for Colorado Christian University. In his senior year, he played 28 games and averaged 15.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists, shooting at 52.4% from the field in 28 minutes per game.[2] He had another stint with the Giants in 2005.[3]

Hobba spent the 2005–06 NBL season as a development player with the Perth Wildcats.[4] Between 2006 and 2008, he played two seasons with the South Dragons.[5] He trialed with the New Zealand Breakers in the lead up to the 2008–09 NBL season, but was unsuccessful.

Between 2006 and 2014, Hobba played in the Big V and South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for the Dandenong Rangers.[6] [7] Between 2015 and 2019, he played in the Big V for the Casey Cavaliers.

National team career

Hobba was a member of the Australian U18 National Team in 2000 that played at the Albert Schweitzer Junior Championships in Mannheim, Germany. He was also a member of the Australian team at the 2005 World University Games in İzmir, Turkey.

Personal life

As of 2015, Hobba and his wife have two children and live in Ferntree Gully, Victoria. He worked as a teacher at Cranbourne East Secondary College.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE MEN PLAYER REGISTER. basketballwa.asn.au. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050718045714/http://www.basketballwa.asn.au/play_2.htm. 18 July 2005.
  2. Web site: Brent Hobba. NBL.com.au. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060822063806/http://nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=dragons_playerprofile&profile=299. 22 August 2006.
  3. Web site: Mandurah vs Goldfields. goldfieldsgiants.com. 8 June 2005. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211116114416/http://www.goldfieldsgiants.com/results/2005/050605.pdf. 16 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Hobba fires with Dragons. dandenong.starcommunity.com.au. 2006. 16 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Pickering. Paul. Hobba eyes NBL prize. dandenong.starcommunity.com.au. 18 September 2008. 16 November 2021.
  6. Web site: HOBBA RETURNS TO RANGERS FOR 2013. seabl.com.au. 16 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121204214740/http://seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6227&cHash=ff2bfe6f52. 4 December 2012.
  7. Web site: Shevelove. Marty. SEABL stars Lester Strong, Brent Hobba join Big V club Casey. heraldsun.com.au. 6 November 2014. live. https://archive.today/20211116104814/https://amp.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/sport/seabl-stars-lester-strong-brent-hobba-join-big-v-club-casey/news-story/ae16752cd9527f9d003b1d2cabca9393. 16 November 2021. 16 November 2021.
  8. Web site: Potter. Jarrod. A Cavaliers' return. cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au. 12 March 2015. 16 November 2021.