Harry Froling
![]() Froling with Spójnia Stargard in 2020 | |
No. 11 – Brisbane Bullets | |
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Position | Centre |
League | NBL |
Personal information | |
Born | Townsville, Queensland | 20 April 1998
Nationality | Australian |
Listed height | 210 cm (6 ft 11 in) |
Listed weight | 123 kg (271 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Pimlico State (Townsville, Queensland) |
College | |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | BA Centre of Excellence |
2015–2016 | Townsville Heat |
2015–2016 | Townsville Crocodiles |
2018 | Townsville Heat |
2018–2020 | Adelaide 36ers |
2019 | Southern Huskies |
2020 | Spójnia Stargard |
2020 | RedCity Roar |
2020–2021 | Brisbane Bullets |
2021 | Mackay Meteors |
2021–2022 | Illawarra Hawks |
2022 | Hobart Chargers |
2022–present | Brisbane Bullets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Harrison Michael Froling (born 20 April 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He had a two-year college career in the United States playing for the SMU Mustangs (2016–17) and the Marquette Golden Eagles (2017–18). In 2018, he joined the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL) and earned NBL Rookie of the Year honours for the 2018–19 season.
Early life and career
Froling was born and raised in Townsville, Queensland,[1] where he attended Pimlico State High School.[2] In 2014, he moved to Canberra to attend the Australian Institute of Sport[3] and played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the SEABL.[4] In 2015, he split his time between the BA Centre of Excellence in the SEABL and the Townsville Heat in the QBL.[1]
Froling spent the 2015–16 NBL season as a member of the Townsville Crocodiles,[5] playing nine games as an injury replacement for Luke Schenscher.[6] Following the NBL season, he returned to the Heat for the QBL season.[1]
Following the QBL season, Froling moved to the United States to play college basketball for the SMU Mustangs. However, he left the team in December 2016 and transferred to Marquette in January 2017.[7] In 10 games for the Mustangs, he averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game.[8]
In the 2017–18 season, Froling played 20 games for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He was unable to debut until mid-December due to NCAA transfer rules.[9] He averaged 2.8 points and 3.0 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game.[8]
Professional career
After returning to Townsville and helping the Heat win the 2018 QBL championship, Froling joined the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL) on a two-year deal.[6][10] In the 2018–19 season, he won the NBL Rookie of the Year.[11]
In 2019, Froling had a short stint with the Southern Huskies of the New Zealand NBL.[12]
Froling returned to the 36ers for the 2019–20 NBL season.[13] Following the NBL season, he moved to Poland to play for Spójnia Stargard[14] and later played in the Queensland State League (QSL) for the RedCity Roar.[15]
On 17 July 2020, Froling signed with the Brisbane Bullets for the 2020–21 NBL season.[16] Following the NBL season, he joined the Mackay Meteors of the NBL1 North.[17]
On 23 July 2021, Froling signed with the Illawarra Hawks, teaming up with his brother Sam for the 2021–22 NBL season.[18] On 24 January 2022, he scored a career-high 27 points with eight 3-pointers in a 100–89 win over the 36ers.[19]
Froling joined the Hobart Chargers for the 2022 NBL1 South season.[20]
Personal life
Froling is the son of Shane and Jenny Froling, and has two older twin sisters, Alicia and Keely, and a younger brother Sam.[21]
References
- ^ a b c "Harrison Froling". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Congratulations to former Pimlico student Harry Froling who was recently named the NBL's Rookie of the Year". facebook.com/PimlicoSHS. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Daramalan College and Lake Ginninderra College best in Canberra". the-riotact.com. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "HOW AIS BASKETBALL PLAYERS ARE AMONG WORLD'S ELITE". aussiehoopla.com. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ O'Neil, Rohan (26 January 2016). "Townsville basketball star commits to SMU for college career". townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Froling signs two-year deal with Sixers". adelaide36ers.com. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Velazquez, Matt (10 January 2017). "SMU transfer Harry Froling picks Marquette". fdlreporter.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Harry Froling College Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Harry Froling". gomarquette.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Young big man Harry Froling to join Adelaide 36ers". Herald Sun. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Metallinos, Nick (8 May 2019). "Harry Froling now confident of NBA capabilities". ESPN.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Mathieson, Andrew (29 June 2019). "Southern Huskies take big win over Taranaki Mountaineers in Harry Froling's debut". examiner.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Winter, Brad (6 April 2020). "Harry Froling might be the NBL's most fascinating free agent in 2020". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Harry Froling agrees to deal with PGE Spojnia Stargard". Sportando. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "2020 QSL Teams – RedCity Roar". basketballqld.com.au. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Bullets Sign Harry Froling". NBL.com.au. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "2021 NBL1 North Roster Tracker". mackaybasketball.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Harry Froling joins brother Sam at the Illawarra Hawks". Hawks.com.au. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Harry's Eight Threes Lead Hawks to Bounce Back Win". NBL.com.au. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Harry Froling makes Hobart move". NBL1.com.au. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Pike, Chris (26 June 2018). "Harry Proud to Continue Froling Legacy with Sixers". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
External links
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Adelaide 36ers players
- Australian expatriate basketball people in New Zealand
- Australian expatriate basketball people in Poland
- Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Australian Institute of Sport basketball players
- Australian men's basketball players
- Brisbane Bullets players
- Centers (basketball)
- Illawarra Hawks players
- Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- SMU Mustangs men's basketball players
- Southern Huskies players
- Sportspeople from Townsville
- Townsville Crocodiles players