Brad Davidson
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueBig West Conference
Personal information
Born (1974-05-17) 17 May 1974
Mildura, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
Playing career1997–2009
PositionPoint guard
Number14
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As player:
1997–2002Townsville Crocodiles
2002–2004Cairns Taipans
2004–2006Hunter Pirates
2006–2007Singapore Slingers
2007–2009Adelaide 36ers
As coach:
2009West Adelaide Bearcats
2011–2013Norwood Flames
2016–2018North Dakota (assistant)
2018–2021South Dakota (assistant)
2021–presentHawaii (assistant)
Career NBL statistics
Points3,393 (8.6 ppg)
Rebounds1,112 (2.8 rpg)
Assists1,294 (3.3 apg)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2006 MelbourneTeam

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).

Playing career

Davidson 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

After 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Brad Davidson takes a shot at improving Australia's shooting". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Boomer and NBL great Brad Davidson joins BA". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "UND goes Down Under to round out MBB staff". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "South Dakota Coyotes hire new assistant men's basketball coach". Argus Leader. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Davidson Joins Rainbow Warrior Basketball Staff". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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