Owen Hulland

Owen Hulland (born 4 September 1999)[1] is an Australian professional basketball player for the Forestville Eagles of NBL1 Central. He played college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

Owen Hulland
Forestville Eagles
PositionForward / center
Personal information
Born (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Listed height213 cm (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight108 kg (238 lb)
Career information
High schoolLake Ginninderra (Canberra, ACT)
CollegeHawaii (2018–2020)
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021Adelaide 36ers
2021South Adelaide Panthers
2023–presentForestville Eagles

Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Hulland attended UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.[2] He played in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence for two years.[2] Hulland committed to play for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in 2017.[3] He suffered from a foot injury that limited him to only eight games as a freshman during the 2018–19 season.[4] Hulland scored 14 points against the UCLA Bruins on 28 November 2018.[5] He underwent foot surgery before the start of the 2019–20 season that caused him to miss 17 games.[2]

On 21 May 2020, Hulland announced that he was leaving the Rainbow Warriors to embark on a professional career in Australia.[6] On 7 January 2021, he signed as a development player with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2020–21 NBL season.[7] 36ers head coach Conner Henry stated that Hulland had left an impression on the players and coaching staff during training sessions with the team.[7] On 30 March 2021, the South Adelaide Panthers announced the signing of Hulland for the 2021 NBL1 Central season.[8] Hulland joined the Forestville Eagles for the 2023 NBL1 Central season.[9]

References
  1. Hawaii Basketball [@HawaiiMBB] (4 September 2019). "Happy birthday Owen Hulland! #HawaiiMBB #BirthdayBow" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Owen Hulland". University of Hawai'i Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. "Catching up with Owen Hulland". Warrior Insider. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. "Madut and Hulland are now part of the practice rotation". Warrior Insider. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. "Ali's 23-point night leads UCLA past Hawaii". Reuters. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  6. Tsai, Stephen (21 May 2020). "Owen Hulland leaving Hawaii to go pro". Star Advertiser. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  7. "Adelaide 36ers sign young local talent Owen Hulland". Adelaide 36ers. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  8. "South Adelaide bolsters rosters with 36ers' Hulland". nbl1.com.au. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  9. Prentice, Tristan (24 March 2023). "NBL1 Central 2023 Season Preview". The Pick and Roll. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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