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Nicholas Colin Kay (born 3 August 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League. He is also a member of the Australian national team, helping the Boomers win bronze at the Tokyo Olympics.

Nick Kay

Kay in March 2019
No. 4 – Shimane Susanoo Magic
Position	Power forward / Centre
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 30) Tamworth, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Career information
High school	Newington College (Stanmore, New South Wales)
College	Metro State (2011–2015)
NBA draft	2015 / Undrafted
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	Northside Wizards
2015–2016	Townsville Crocodiles
2016–2017	Southland Sharks
2016–2018	Illawarra Hawks
2018–2020	Perth Wildcats
2019	Wellington Saints
2020–2021	Real Betis
2021–present	Shimane Susanoo Magic
Career highlights and awards
2× NBL champion (2019, 2020) 2× All-NBL First Team (2019, 2020) NZNBL champion (2019) NZNBL MVP (2019) NZNBL All-Star Five (2019) NZNBL Most Outstanding Forward (2019) NBL Rookie of the Year (2016) 2× First-team All-RMAC (2014, 2015) RMAC Tournament MVP (2014)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team FIBA Asia Cup 2017 Lebanon

Early life

Kay was born and raised in Tamworth, New South Wales.[1][2][3] At age 17, he moved to Sydney to attend Newington College, where he was selected to the Australian under 19s team.[4]

College career

Kay played college basketball in the United States for the Metropolitan State University of Denver from 2011 to 2015. Teaming up with countryman Mitch McCarron, Kay helped lead the Roadrunners to four consecutive NCAA tournaments and a national runner-up finish in 2013.[5] Kay was twice named first-team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and in 2014 was Most Valuable Player of the RMAC Tournament.

Professional career

In 2014 and 2015, Kay played in the Queensland Basketball League for the Northside Wizards.[6][7]

In July 2015, Kay signed with the Townsville Crocodiles.[7] He appeared in all 28 games for the Crocs in 2015–16 and ranked top-20 in the NBL for minutes played (28.11 per game). He averaged 10.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, while scoring in double figures on 16 occasions, recording three double-doubles and finishing as the league leader in offensive rebounding (3.0).[8] He was subsequently named NBL Rookie of the Year.[8]

After a stint in New Zealand with the Southland Sharks,[9] Kay joined the Illawarra Hawks ahead of the 2016–17 NBL season.[10] He helped the Hawks reach the grand final in 2017 and then returned to the Sharks for a second season.[11][12]

On 20 April 2018, after two seasons with the Illawarra Hawks, Kay signed a three-year deal with the Perth Wildcats.[13] In February 2019, he became just the 12th Wildcat to be named in the All-NBL First Team.[14] In March 2019, he won his first NBL championship as a member of the Wildcats.[15][16]

On 9 April 2019, Kay signed with the Wellington Saints for the 2019 New Zealand NBL season.[17]

With the Wildcats in 2019–20, Kay was named to the All-NBL First Team for the second straight year[18] and helped the team return to the NBL Grand Final. In game three of the grand final series against the Sydney Kings, Kay had a career-best game with 30 points and seven 3-pointers to go with 12 rebounds and four assists in a 111–96 win.[19][20]

On 4 May 2020, Kay opted out of the final year of his contract with the Wildcats to pursue international opportunities after the NBL implemented salary cuts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21]

On 5 July 2020, Kay signed with Real Betis of the Liga ACB.[22]

On 1 July 2021, Kay signed with Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League.[23] He re-signed with Shimane on 22 June 2022.[24]

National team career

After playing for Australia's youth teams previously, Kay was named to the Australian national team for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[25][26] In 2018, he won a gold medal with Australia at the Commonwealth Games. At the 2019 Australian Basketball Hall of Fame awards night, Kay was recognised alongside Nathan Sobey with the 2019 Gaze Family Medal for performances at the World Cup Qualifiers and the Commonwealth Games.[27]

In February 2021, Kay was named in the Boomers' Olympic squad.[28] He went on to help the Boomers win the bronze medal.[29] He averaged 11.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in six games.[30]

In February 2022, Kay was named in a 17-man Australian Boomers squad ahead of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers in Japan.[31] He re-joined the team later that year for the next qualifying window.[32]

References

External links

• Shimane Susanoo Magic profile
• Illawarra Hawks profile
• Metro State Roadrunners bio
• "Workmanlike Perth Wildcats forward Nick Kay belongs in MVP conversation" at thewest.com.au
• "Kay Ready for #NBL20 Fireworks" at nbl.com.au

На других языках

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- [en] Nick Kay

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[fr] Nick Kay

Nick Kay est un joueur australien de basket-ball né le 3 août 1992 à Tamworth. Il a remporté la médaille de bronze du tournoi masculin aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2020 à Tokyo.

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[it] Nick Kay

Nicholas Colin "Nick" Kay (Tamworth, 3 agosto 1992) è un cestista australiano.

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