Isaac Bradley Humphries (born 5 January 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
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Position | Power forward / Center | |||||||||||||
League | National Basketball League | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 24) Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school |
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College | Kentucky (2015–2017) | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2017–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Sydney Kings | |||||||||||||
2018 | FMP | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Erie BayHawks | |||||||||||||
2019 | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Lakeland Magic | |||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Adelaide 36ers | |||||||||||||
2022–present | Melbourne United | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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Born in the Sydney suburb of Caringbah, Humphries grew up in Cronulla and started playing basketball at the age of 12. He had earlier played rugby league.[1] In 2010, he spent six months in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[2] "I had a pretty big growth spurt when I lived in Canada", he told theleader.com.au in January 2014.[1]
Humphries attended Scots College in Sydney and the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra before taking his game to the United States in December 2014[3] to play prep ball at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana.[4] Humphries enrolled at the University of Kentucky in 2015 and saw action in 23 games as a freshman. Coming off the bench in all but one game, he averaged 1.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.1 minutes per contest.[5]
In the 2016–17 campaign, Humphries appeared in 38 games for the Wildcats with one start, producing averages of 2.8 points and 2.8 boards per outing in 8.3 minutes a game.[6] He scored a career-high 12 points in his last college game, Kentucky’s 73-75 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels in the South Region finals where he was also named in the NCAA All-Regional tournament team.[7]
In April 2017, Humphries declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[8][9]
Opting to turn professional, Humphries worked out with several NBA franchises over the summer, including the Washington Wizards, after going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft.[10] Humphries returned to Australia and signed with his hometown team the Sydney Kings on 27 July 2017 for the 2017–18 NBL season.[11] With the Kings, Humphries averaged 6.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.0 blocks while shooting 58 percent in 16 minutes per game, making six starts in 26 appearances. He was subsequently named the NBL Rookie of the Year.[12]
On 27 February 2018, Humphries agreed to a deal with FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia.[13][14]
On 8 October 2018, Humphries signed a training camp deal with the Atlanta Hawks,[15] but was later waived the day after.[16] Humphries was added to the training camp roster of the Erie BayHawks in October 2018.[17]
On 1 April 2019, the Atlanta Hawks announced they had signed Humphries for the remainder of 2018–19 season, after the end of the 2018/2019 season Humphries was waived by the Hawks.[18]
Humphries joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2019 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
On 24 September 2019, Humphries signed with the Orlando Magic.[19] He was waived and assigned to the Lakeland Magic.[20] Humphries averaged 8.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game during the 2019-20 season.[21]
On 16 July 2020, Humphries signed a two-year deal to return to the NBL with the Adelaide 36ers.[22] He averaged 13.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and a league-leading 2.8 blocks per game during the 2020–21 season. His mutual option for a second season with the 36ers was not exercised.[23]
On 9 July 2021, Humphries re-signed with the 36ers for the 2021–22 NBL season.[24] He played just six matches, averaging 7.7 points in 17.7 minutes per game, before a knee injury ruled him out for the season in February 2022.[25]
On 22 July 2022, Humphries signed with Melbourne United for the 2022–23 NBL season.[26]
Humphries made his debut for the Australian junior national team at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship. In 2014, he helped Australia win the silver medal at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, averaging 18.9 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game during the tournament. He was named to the All-Tournament Team.[27] Humphries made his senior debut for the Australian national team in a 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifying match against Kazakhstan, where he recorded 17 points and 7 rebounds in a dominant performance.[28]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Atlanta | 5 | 1 | 11.2 | .286 | .273 | – | 2.2 | .0 | .2 | .0 | 3.0 |
Career | 5 | 1 | 11.2 | .286 | .273 | – | 2.2 | .0 | .2 | .0 | 3.0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Erie | 46 | 34 | 21.8 | .538 | .337 | .662 | 7.0 | 1.0 | .8 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
Career | 46 | 34 | 21.8 | .538 | .337 | .662 | 7.0 | 1.0 | .8 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Sydney | 26 | 6 | 16.5 | .583 | .000 | .653 | 3.7 | .8 | .7 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
Career | 26 | 6 | 16.5 | .583 | .000 | .653 | 3.7 | .8 | .7 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | Kentucky | 23 | 1 | 9.1 | .390 | – | .733 | 2.4 | .1 | .1 | .7 | 1.9 |
2016–17 | Kentucky | 38 | 1 | 8.3 | .511 | – | .600 | 2.8 | .2 | .2 | .5 | 2.8 |
Career | 61 | 2 | 8.6 | .473 | – | .650 | 2.7 | .2 | .2 | .6 | 2.4 |
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