Jarred Bairstow (born 5 November 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Tasmania JackJumpers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played three seasons of college basketball in the United States for the Central Oklahoma Bronchos before returning to Australia and spending the 2016–17 season as a development player with his hometown Brisbane Bullets in the NBL. He previously played nine seasons across the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) and Queensland State League (QSL), and spent the 2020–21 NBL season with the Perth Wildcats.
| No. 21 – Tasmania JackJumpers | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | NBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 29) Brisbane, Queensland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Anglican Church Grammar School (Brisbane, Queensland) |
| College | Central Oklahoma (2013–2016) |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | Brisbane Capitals |
| 2015–2019 | South West Metro Pirates |
| 2016–2017 | Brisbane Bullets |
| 2020 | Brisbane Capitals |
| 2020–2021 | Perth Wildcats |
| 2021 | Sunshine Coast Phoenix |
| 2021–present | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| 2022 | Hobart Chargers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Bairstow was born Brisbane, Queensland.[1] He attended Brisbane's Anglican Church Grammar School and grew up supporting the Brisbane Bullets in the NBL.[2] Between 2010 and 2012, he played in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) for the Brisbane Capitals.[1] He was named the team's MVP for the 2012 season.[3]
In 2013, Bairstow moved to the United States to play college basketball for the Central Oklahoma Bronchos in the NCAA Division II.[4] In his first season, he averaged 6.8 points and 5.4 rebounds in 11 games with nine starts. In the 2014–15 season, he averaged 4.9 points and 3.1 rebounds while playing in all 30 games with seven starts. In the 2015–16 season, he averaged 8.9 points and 4.5 rebounds in 30 games with 24 starts.[4] He scored a career-high 24 points on 1 March 2016 against Central Missouri.[4]
After playing for the South West Metro Pirates in the QBL in 2015 and 2016,[1] Bairstow joined the Brisbane Bullets as a development player for the 2016–17 NBL season.[2] He thus teamed up with his brother Cameron at the Bullets.[2][5] He played four games for the Bullets during the season.[6]
Bairstow played three more seasons for the South West Metro Pirates in the QBL between 2017 and 2019.[1][7] He returned to the Brisbane Capitals in 2020 and helped them win the Queensland State League (QSL).[8][9]
On 9 December 2020, Bairstow signed with the Perth Wildcats for the 2020–21 NBL season as an injury replacement for Majok Majok.[10][11] He was deactivated from the roster on 6 May 2021 following the Wildcats' signing of Will Magnay.[12][13][14] He returned to the active roster later that month following the season-ending injury to Bryce Cotton.[15] He played 38 games, starting in 17, and averaged 1.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.[16]
In June 2021, Bairstow joined the Sunshine Coast Phoenix of the NBL1 North.[17]
On 7 July 2021, Bairstow signed a three-year contract with the Tasmania JackJumpers, a team entering the NBL for the first time in 2021–22.[18]
In May 2022, Bairstow joined the Hobart Chargers of the NBL1 South.[19]
Bairstow has six siblings.[4] His older brother is former NBA player Cameron Bairstow.[4] His sister Stephanie Bairstow is a former WNBL player.[4]
The 24-year-old Churchie old boy, who grew up as a Bullets fanatic, said it was surreal to get his first shot with the franchise.
But his arrival means Jarrad [sic] Bairstow will have to sit out matches unless another player is injured, given he was originally signed as an Injury Replacement Player for Majok Majok.
But Jarrad [sic] Bairstow will be forced out of the team given Perth signed him as Majok Majok's Injury Replacement Player. Bairstow will still be allowed to play if any other Wildcat is unavailable because of injury of illness.
...and Jarred Bairstow will remain in the team as an Injury Replacement for the third game in a row.
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