David Stiff (basketball) explained

David Stiff
Position:Power forward
Height Cm:205
Weight Kg:102
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:1972 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria
College:Boston (1992–1995)
Career Start:1992
Career End:2008
Years1:1992; 1995–1996
Team1:Hobart Devils
Years2:1997–1998
Team2:North Melbourne Giants
Years3:1998–2002
Team3:Adelaide 36ers
Years4:1999; 2002
Team4:Petronas
Years5:2002–2004
Team5:Sydney Kings
Years6:2004–2008
Team6:Melbourne Tigers
Highlights:

David Stiff (born 8 February 1972) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). He won six championships with three teams to sit equal first for most individual championships in league history.

Career life

Stiff debuted in the NBL in 1992 with the Hobart Devils. He then had a three-year college basketball stint in the United States with the Boston Terriers.[1] Upon returning to Australia, he re-joined the Devils and played a further two seasons. After playing for the North Melbourne Giants in 1997 and 1998, he joined the Adelaide 36ers for the 1998–99 season and won his first championship.

He continued on with Adelaide for another three seasons, where in 2002 he won his second championship. Over the next two seasons, Stiff earned a personal three-peat as a member of the Sydney Kings' back-to-back championship teams. In 2004, he joined the Melbourne Tigers and won his fifth championship in his second season. In 2007–08, in what was his 15th and final season, Stiff won his sixth championship as a member of the Tigers. His six NBL championships are equal first for most individual championships in league history alongside C. J. Bruton, Damian Martin and Jesse Wagstaff.[2] In 453 career games, he averaged 9.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dave Stiff. sports-reference.com. 19 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Perth Wildcats Back-to-Back NBL Champions. Wildcats.com.au. 19 March 2020. 19 March 2020. Damian Martin and Jesse Wagstaff pick up their sixth championship rings, joining CJ Bruton and David Stiff as the NBL's only six-time champions and the only players to be able to do that at one club.. 21 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200321121344/http://www.wildcats.com.au/news/article/perth-wildcats-back-to-back-nbl-champions. dead.
  3. Web site: Player statistics for David Stiff. SportsTG.com. 19 March 2020.