Brent Hobba
Personal information
Born (1982-03-10) 10 March 1982
NationalityAustralian
Listed height205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight108 kg (238 lb)
Career information
CollegeColorado Christian (2001–2005)
Playing career1998–2019
PositionPower forward / Centre
Career history
1998–2000Goldfields Giants
2001Willetton Tigers
2002Goldfields Giants
2005Goldfields Giants
2005–2006Perth Wildcats
2006–2014Dandenong Rangers
2006–2008South Dragons
2015–2019Casey Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards

Brent Hobba (born 10 March 1982) is an Australian former basketball player who played three seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). He also had a long career in the Australian state leagues.

NBL and State League career

From 1998 to 2000, Hobba played in the State Basketball League (SBL) for the Goldfields Giants. After a lone season with the Willetton Tigers in 2001, he returned to the Giants in 2002.[1] Between 2001 and 2005, he played four years of college basketball in the United States for Colorado Christian University. In his senior year, he played 28 games and averaged 15.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists, shooting at 52.4% from the field in 28 minutes per game.[2] He had another stint with the Giants in 2005.[3]

Hobba spent the 2005–06 NBL season as a development player with the Perth Wildcats.[4] Between 2006 and 2008, he played two seasons with the South Dragons.[5] He trialed with the New Zealand Breakers in the lead up to the 2008–09 NBL season, but was unsuccessful.[5]

Between 2006 and 2014, Hobba played in the Big V and South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for the Dandenong Rangers.[6][7] Between 2015 and 2019, he played in the Big V for the Casey Cavaliers.

National team career

Hobba was a member of the Australian U18 National Team in 2000 that played at the Albert Schweitzer Junior Championships in Mannheim, Germany. He was also a member of the Australian team at the 2005 World University Games in İzmir, Turkey.[2]

Personal life

As of 2015, Hobba and his wife have four children and live in Ferntree Gully, Victoria. He worked as a teacher at Cranbourne East Secondary College before taking a position at Berwick Secondary College.

Since retiring from all forms of Basketball, Hobba is active in the community.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE MEN PLAYER REGISTER". basketballwa.asn.au. Archived from the original on 18 July 2005.
  2. 1 2 "Brent Hobba". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006.
  3. ↑ "Mandurah vs Goldfields" (PDF). goldfieldsgiants.com. 8 June 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Hobba fires with Dragons". dandenong.starcommunity.com.au. 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 Pickering, Paul (18 September 2008). "Hobba eyes NBL prize". dandenong.starcommunity.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "HOBBA RETURNS TO RANGERS FOR 2013". seabl.com.au. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Shevelove, Marty (6 November 2014). "SEABL stars Lester Strong, Brent Hobba join Big V club Casey". heraldsun.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Potter, Jarrod (12 March 2015). "A Cavaliers' return". cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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