Bradley Davidson (born 17 May 1974) is an Australian basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach on the men's basketball team at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Prior to coaching, he played in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL).
| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Associate head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Big West Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 May 1974 Mildura, Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Cairns Taipans | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Hunter Pirates | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Singapore Slingers | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Adelaide 36ers | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | West Adelaide Bearcats | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Norwood Flames | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | North Dakota (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | South Dakota (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Hawaii (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Hawaii (associate HC) | ||||||||||||||
| Career NBL statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 3,393 (8.6 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,112 (2.8 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 1,294 (3.3 apg) | ||||||||||||||
Medals
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Playing career
editDavidson played for the Townsville Crocodiles, Cairns Taipans, Hunter Pirates, Singapore Slingers and Adelaide 36ers over thirteen seasons, finishing his career with a 40.1 three-point shooting percentage.[1] He was also a member of the Australia men's national basketball team when they claimed the gold medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Coaching career
editAfter retiring from playing professional basketball, Davidson was named the head coach of the Premier League's West Adelaide Bearcats, and was also head coach of the Norwood Flames from 2011 to 2013. He was named the national shooting coach and talent identification manager for Basketball Australia's High Performance program in 2013, a role he held until 2016.[2]
Davidson was named an assistant coach at North Dakota on October 15, 2016.[3] He departed North Dakota in 2018 to accept an assistant coaching position at South Dakota, serving as the program's offensive coordinator.[4]
Davidson was named an assistant coach at Hawaii on July 29, 2021.[5] He was promoted to the program's associate head coach before the start of the 2024–25 season.[6]
References
edit- ^ Nagy, Boti (3 December 2013). "Brad Davidson takes a shot at improving Australia's shooting". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Boomer and NBL great Brad Davidson joins BA". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 30 July 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "UND goes Down Under to round out MBB staff". University of North Dakota Athletics. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Garry, Mick (10 May 2018). "South Dakota Coyotes hire new assistant men's basketball coach". Argus Leader. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Davidson Joins Rainbow Warrior Basketball Staff". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ McInnis, Brian. "Brad Davidson elevated to Hawaii men's basketball associate head coach". Spectrum News Hawaii.