David Stiff (basketball)

David Stiff
	Stiff (right) in September 2007, defending Yao Ming in an exhibition game
Personal information
Born	8 February 1972 (age 52); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listed height	205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
College	Boston (1992–1995)
Playing career	1992–2008
Position	Power forward
Career history
1992; 1995–1996	Hobart Devils
1997–1998	North Melbourne Giants
1998–2002	Adelaide 36ers
1999; 2002	Petronas
2002–2004	Sydney Kings
2004–2008	Melbourne Tigers
Career highlights and awards
	6× NBL champion (1999, 2002–2004, 2006, 2008);

David Stiff (born 8 February 1972) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). He won six championships with three teams to sit equal first for most individual championships in league history.

Career life

Stiff debuted in the NBL in 1992 with the Hobart Devils. He then had a three-year college basketball stint in the United States with the Boston Terriers.^[1] Upon returning to Australia, he re-joined the Devils and played a further two seasons. After playing for the North Melbourne Giants in 1997 and 1998, he joined the Adelaide 36ers for the 1998–99 season and won his first championship.

He continued on with Adelaide for another three seasons, where in 2002 he won his second championship. Over the next two seasons, Stiff earned a personal three-peat as a member of the Sydney Kings' back-to-back championship teams. In 2004, he joined the Melbourne Tigers and won his fifth championship in his second season. In 2007–08, in what was his 15th and final season, Stiff won his sixth championship as a member of the Tigers. His six NBL championships are equal first for most individual championships in league history alongside C. J. Bruton, Damian Martin and Jesse Wagstaff.^[2] In 453 career games, he averaged 9.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.^[3]

References

^ "Dave Stiff". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^ "Perth Wildcats Back-to-Back NBL Champions". Wildcats.com.au. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020. Damian Martin and Jesse Wagstaff pick up their sixth championship rings, joining CJ Bruton and David Stiff as the NBL's only six-time champions and the only players to be able to do that at one club.
^ "Player statistics for David Stiff". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

External links

NBL stats

[1] "Dave Stiff". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

[2] "Perth Wildcats Back-to-Back NBL Champions". Wildcats.com.au. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020. Damian Martin and Jesse Wagstaff pick up their sixth championship rings, joining CJ Bruton and David Stiff as the NBL's only six-time champions and the only players to be able to do that at one club.

[3] "Player statistics for David Stiff". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

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