Kyrin Galloway Explained

Kyrin Galloway
Team:Townsville Heat
Position:Power forward
League:NBL1 North
Birth Date:10 July 1999
Birth Place:Honolulu, Hawaii
Nationality:American / Australian
Height Cm:203
Weight Kg:98
High School:Milton (Milton, Georgia)
College:UNC Greensboro (2016–2020)
Draft Year:2020
Career Start:2020
Years1:2020–2022
Team1:New Zealand Breakers
Years2:2021
Team2:Franklin Bulls
Years3:2022
Team3:Mackay Meteors
Years4:2022–2024
Team4:Adelaide 36ers
Years5:2023
Team5:Ipswich Force
Years6:2024–present
Team6:Townsville Heat
Years7:2024–present
Team7:Cairns Taipans
Highlights:

Kyrin Galloway (born 10 July 1999) is an American-Australian professional basketball player for the Townsville Heat of the NBL1 North. He is also contracted with the Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the UNC Greensboro Spartans.

High school career

Galloway attended Milton High School. As a senior, he averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks per game. Galloway was named to the All-Region team and led Milton to a 2016 Final Four appearance.[1]

College career

As a freshman, Galloway posted 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game off the bench.[2] He averaged 5.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[3] On 9 November 2018, Galloway scored a career-high 32 points in a 97-91 loss to LSU.[4] He averaged 9.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a junior.[5] As a senior, Galloway averaged 8.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and a Southern Conference-leading 1.7 blocks per game, shooting 39.8 percent from the field.[6]

Professional career

On 14 July 2020, Galloway signed a three-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League, with the first season as a developmental player and the next two as a fully contracted player.[7] On 5 June 2021, he was added to the roster of the Franklin Bulls of the New Zealand league. In his first game, Galloway posted 22 points, 14 rebounds and four assists in a 118–86 loss to the Manawatu Jets.[8]

Following the 2021–22 NBL season, Galloway played for the Mackay Meteors of the NBL1 North.[9]

On 26 May 2022, Galloway signed a two-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers.[10]

In the 2023 NBL1 North season, Galloway helped the Ipswich Force reach the grand final series, where they defeated the Gold Coast Rollers 2–1 to win the championship.[11]

In the 2023–24 NBL season, Galloway averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and finished seventh overall in the NBL for blocks, earning himself the 36ers' Most Improved Player award.[12]

Galloway joined the Townsville Heat for the 2024 NBL1 North season.

On 29 April 2024, Galloway signed a two-year deal with the Cairns Taipans.

National team career

Galloway has represented Australia in several international tournaments. In 2019, he helped Australia win bronze at the Summer Universiade in Italy.[13]

Personal life

Galloway has an American father Erin and an Australian mother Kylie. Both his parents played basketball collegiately at the University of Hawaii, after his mother transferred from San Jose State.[14] His mother played professionally in Townsville.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MILTON Basketball Players in College/NBA . Milton Eagles . 5 July 2021.
  2. Web site: The Dean's List - Feb. 6, 2019 . . 5 July 2021 . 6 February 2019.
  3. News: Wilkerson-New . Brant . College Basketball '19: UNCG preview . 5 July 2021 . . 6 November 2018.
  4. News: Reid, Waters help No. 23 LSU hold off UNC-Greensboro 97-91 . 5 July 2021 . . . 9 November 2018.
  5. News: UNCG's Kyrin Galloway Named To Australia's Emerging Boomers Team For University Games . 5 July 2021 . WFMY . 18 June 2019.
  6. Web site: Galloway Signs With NBL in New Zealand . . 5 July 2021 . 16 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Signing Snapshot: Kyrin Galloway to New Zealand . . 5 July 2021 . 14 July 2020.
  8. News: Leongson . Randolph . Manawatu Jets win by 32 over slumping Franklin Bulls . 5 July 2021 . Spin.ph . 6 June 2021.
  9. News: Kyrin Galloway . 8 August 2022 . nbl1.com.au.
  10. News: Adelaide 36ers sign power forward Kyrin Galloway . 8 August 2022 . adelaide36ers.com . 26 May 2022.
  11. Web site: Pike. Chris. NBL1 North Recap | Grand Finals Game 3. NBL1.com.au. 6 August 2023. live. https://archive.today/20230806100824/https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-north-recap-or-grand-final-game-3/north/. 6 August 2023. 6 August 2023.
  12. Web site: Done deal: Taipans officially sign Kyrin Galloway. Taipans.com. 29 April 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240430022156/https://www.taipans.com/news/done-deal-taipans-officially-sign-kyrin-galloway. 30 April 2024. 30 April 2024.
  13. Web site: Arsenis . Damian . Australian rising stars named for 2019 World University Games in Italy . Pickandroll.com.au . 26 September 2020 . 18 June 2019.
  14. News: Chase . Al . She’s Got Game . 5 July 2021 . . 25 December 1999.