Dane Pineau Explained

Dane Pineau
Position:Center
Height Cm:206
Weight Kg:103
League:NBL
Team:New Zealand Breakers
Number:22
Birth Date:1994 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Fitzroy, Victoria
Nationality:Australian
High School:Melbourne Grammar School
(Melbourne, Victoria)
College:Saint Mary's (2013-2017)
Draft Year:2017
Career Start:2017
Years1:2017–2019
Team1:Sydney Kings
Years2:2018
Team2:Kilsyth Cobras
Years3:2019
Team3:Melbourne Tigers
Years4:2019–2023
Team4:South East Melbourne Phoenix
Years5:2023–present
Team5:New Zealand Breakers

Dane Luke Pineau (born 2 August 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player for the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He primarily plays as centre. He competed in U.S. college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.

Early life

From May 2012 to June 2013, he was a basketball scholarship athlete at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.

College career

Pineau joined Saint Mary's for the 2013–14 season. He started in all 35 games in his junior year. In his final season with Saint Marys, he helped them reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament and averaged 6.6 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting an efficient 61 per cent.[1]

Professional career

Pineau played for the Sydney Kings in the NBL between 2017 and 2019. He joined the South East Melbourne Phoenix for their inaugural season in 2019–20.[2] [3] He played his fourth season for the Phoenix in 2022–23.[4]

In 2018, Pineau played for the Kilsyth Cobras in the SEABL.[5]

On 20 June 2023, Pineau signed a two-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers.[6] [7]

National team career

Pineau competed for Australia in the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Prague. He averaged 11.8 points, 9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists on the fourth-place team. His best game was a 21-point outing versus Serbia.[8]

Personal life

Pineau is the son of Brad Pineau, who played in the NBL for Devonport Warriors and Melbourne Tigers.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Logue . Matt . Sydney Kings sign St Mary’s forward Dane Pineau for 2017-18 NBL season . 27 January 2019 . Herald Sun . 21 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Ward . Roy . 2019-10-11 . Pineau rises with Phoenix but knows wounded side must lift for Bullets . 2024-05-30 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  3. Web site: Randall . Michael . April 2, 2022 . NBL22: South East Melbourne funny man Dane Pineau suits up for 100th game as Phoenix take on Cairns . May 30, 2024 . news.com.au.
  4. Web site: Dane Pineau. NBL.com.au. 14 March 2023.
  5. Web site: Dane Pineau . SportsTG - SEABL . 27 January 2019.
  6. Web site: Dane Pineau joins the Breakers on a two-year deal. nzbreakers.basketball. 20 June 2023. 20 June 2023.
  7. News: NZ Breakers recruit Australian NBL veteran to replace retiring centre Loe . 2024-05-30 . Newshub . en.
  8. Web site: Dane Pineau . FIBA U19 2013 World Championships . 27 January 2019.
  9. Web site: Up close and personal Dane Pineau . Sydney Kings website . 27 January 2019 . 16 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190116154319/http://www.sydneykings.com/news/article/close-personal-pineau . dead .