Daniel Dillon (basketball)

Daniel Dillon

No. 12 – PGE Turów Zgorzelec
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	Polish Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1986-03-19) 19 March 1986 Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
High school	North Laurel (London, Kentucky)
College	Arizona (2004–2008)
NBA draft	2008 / Undrafted
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2009	South Dragons
2009–2010	Sandringham Sabres
2010–2011	Cairns Taipans
2011–2012	Waverley Falcons
2011–2012	Melbourne Tigers
2012–2015	CSM U Oradea
2015–present	PGE Turów Zgorzelec
Career highlights and awards
NBL champion (2009) Big V champion (2011) 2× Liga Națională All-Star (2014, 2015)

Daniel James Dillon (born 19 March 1986) is an Australian professional basketball player who plays for PGE Turów Zgorzelec of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona.

High school career

Born in Melbourne, Dillon moved to the United States for his senior year of high school where he attended North Laurel in London, Kentucky. In 2003–04, he averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists per game for coach Kenny Woods.

College career

Dillon played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats from 2004 to 2008, where he played sparingly throughout his career for coach Lute Olson. In his freshman season, he scored a total of 24 points in 23 games.

In his sophomore season, Dillion was one of Arizona's best defensive players and considered by coach Olson as one of Arizona's most improved players. In 31 games, he averaged 1.5 points per game.

In his junior season, his teammates voted him as the team's Best Defensive Player for 2006–07. In 29 games, he averaged 1.9 points per game.

In his senior season, his minutes and production increased as his defensive presence helped the perimeter rotation. In 30 games, he averaged 2.0 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Dillon joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2008 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. After this, Dillon returned to Australia and signed with the South Dragons as a development player for the 2008–09 NBL season. He managed 12 games throughout the season and earned his first championship after the Dragons defeated the Melbourne Tigers the best-of-five grand final series. However, the Dragons folded in May 2009, leaving Dillon without a club for the 2009–10 season.

Dillon subsequently played for the Sandringham Sabres in the 2009 and 2010 SEABL seasons.

In June 2010, Dillon signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2010–11 NBL season. He, with the help of teammates Ayinde Ubaka and Ron Dorsey, went on to help the Taipans reach their first NBL grand final series but were unfortunately defeated by the New Zealand Breakers 2 games to 1. In March 2011, he signed with the Waverley Falcons for the 2011 Big V season.

In May 2011, Dillion signed a three-year deal with the Melbourne Tigers. The 2011–12 season was an inconsistent season for Dillon. He was expected to go to the next level of his career playing alongside Patty Mills, but instead the Tigers stumbled through the season, missing out on the playoffs. On 26 April 2012, he was released by the Tigers per his request. He then re-joined the Waverley Falcons for the 2012 Big V season.

In September 2012, Dillion signed with CSM Oradea of Romania for the 2012–13 season. After a successful season in Romania averaging 11.8 points per game, he stayed on with the club for the 2013–14 season and was subsequently named a Liga Națională All-Star. On 21 July 2014, he re-signed with CSM Oradea for the 2014–15 season. He again earned league All-Star honours in 2014–15 and averaged 15.1 points and 6.5 assists in 26 league games.

In August 2015, Dillon signed with PGE Turów Zgorzelec of the Polish Basketball League.

External links

• Arizona bio
• Romanian profile (Romanian)
• EuroChallenge profile