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Harrison Michael Froling (born 20 April 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He had a two-year college career in the United States playing for the SMU Mustangs (2016–17) and the Marquette Golden Eagles (2017–18). In 2018, he joined the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL) and earned NBL Rookie of the Year honours for the 2018–19 season.

Harry Froling

Froling with Spójnia Stargard in 2020
No. 11 – Brisbane Bullets
Position	Centre
League	NBL
Personal information
Born	(1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 24) Townsville, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	210 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	123 kg (271 lb)
Career information
High school	Pimlico State (Townsville, Queensland)
College	SMU (2016–2017) Marquette (2017–2018)
NBA draft	2019 / Undrafted
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	BA Centre of Excellence
2015–2016	Townsville Heat
2015–2016	Townsville Crocodiles
2018	Townsville Heat
2018–2020	Adelaide 36ers
2019	Southern Huskies
2020	Spójnia Stargard
2020	RedCity Roar
2020–2021	Brisbane Bullets
2021	Mackay Meteors
2021–2022	Illawarra Hawks
2022	Hobart Chargers
2022–present	Brisbane Bullets
Career highlights and awards
NBL1 South champion (2022) NBL Rookie of the Year (2019) QBL champion (2018) NBL1 South All-Star Five (2022) NBL1 North All-Star Five (2021)

Early life and career

Froling was born and raised in Townsville, Queensland,[1] where he attended Pimlico State High School.[2] In 2014, he moved to Canberra to attend the Australian Institute of Sport[3] and played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the SEABL.[4] In 2015, he split his time between the BA Centre of Excellence in the SEABL and the Townsville Heat in the QBL.[1]

Froling spent the 2015–16 NBL season as a member of the Townsville Crocodiles,[5] playing nine games as an injury replacement for Luke Schenscher.[6] Following the NBL season, he returned to the Heat for the QBL season.[1]

Following the QBL season, Froling moved to the United States to play college basketball for the SMU Mustangs. However, he left the team in December 2016 and transferred to Marquette in January 2017.[7] In 10 games for the Mustangs, he averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game.[8]

In the 2017–18 season, Froling played 20 games for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He was unable to debut until mid-December due to NCAA transfer rules.[9] He averaged 2.8 points and 3.0 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game.[8]

Professional career

After returning to Townsville and helping the Heat win the 2018 QBL championship, Froling joined the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL) on a two-year deal.[6][10] In the 2018–19 season, he won the NBL Rookie of the Year.[11]

In 2019, Froling had a short stint with the Southern Huskies of the New Zealand NBL.[12]

Froling returned to the 36ers for the 2019–20 NBL season.[13] Following the NBL season, he moved to Poland to play for Spójnia Stargard[14] and later played in the Queensland State League (QSL) for the RedCity Roar.[15]

On 17 July 2020, Froling signed with the Brisbane Bullets for the 2020–21 NBL season.[16] Following the NBL season, he joined the Mackay Meteors of the NBL1 North.[17]

On 23 July 2021, Froling signed with the Illawarra Hawks, teaming up with his brother Sam for the 2021–22 NBL season.[18] On 24 January 2022, he scored a career-high 27 points with eight 3-pointers in a 100–89 win over the 36ers.[19]

Froling joined the Hobart Chargers for the 2022 NBL1 South season.[20]

Personal life

Froling is the son of Shane and Jenny Froling, and has two older twin sisters, Alicia and Keely, and a younger brother Sam.[21]

References

External links

• NBL player profile
• Marquette Golden Eagles bio

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