Joe Ingles selected the top Australian playing abroad in last week's games

Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Australians who are currently playing abroad.

Joe Ingles

   #1. This week's number one is an experienced former international small forward Joe Ingles (203-87, currently plays in NBA). Ingles led Utah Jazz to an easy victory against the Orlando Magic (17-33) crushing them 137-91 in the NBA last Saturday. He scored 17 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. The Utah Jazz has a very good 38-11 record this season. It was his team's ninth consecutive victory in a row. It's Ingles' seventh year with the team. Ingles has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 12.0ppg, 3.7rpg, 4.2apg, 2FGP: 63.5%(61-96) and FT: 87.3%. Ingles played for the Australian senior national team two years ago.

Ben Simmons

   #2. Second place goes to former international power forward Ben Simmons (208-96, college: LSU, currently plays in NBA). He led Philadelphia 76ers to a victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves (12-38) 122-113 in the NBA on Saturday night. Simmons scored 14 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished 6 assists in 33 minutes. The Philadelphia 76ers have a solid 34-16 record this season. Simmons is one of the most experienced players in a team as it's his fifth year in 76ers' roster. He has very impressive stats this season: 15.2ppg, 7.9rpg, 7.2apg, 1.5spg, 2FGP: 55.0%, 3FGP: 33.3% and FT: 63.8% in 42 games he played so far. Simmons played for the Australian national team in 2014.

Patrick Mills

   #3. The Australian player who performed third best last week abroad was former international point guard Patrick Mills (183-88, college: St.Mary's, CA, currently plays in NBA). He could not help the San Antonio Spurs (24-23) in their last game on Saturday. Despite Mills' very good performance the San Antonio Spurs (24-23) were defeated 139-133 on the road by the Indiana Pacers. He scored 16 points. Mills has been at the team for nine years. This season Mills has very high stats. He averages: 12.6ppg, 1.7rpg, 2.6apg, 2FGP: 52.1%, 3FGP: 39.1% and FT: 91.5%(54-59). Mills played for the Australian national team two years ago.

Brock Motum

   #4. Power forward Brock Motum (208-90, college: WSU, currently plays in Turkey) was not able to help Galatasaray (23-3) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Galatasaray lost 101-105 on the opponent's court to the much lower-ranked (#11) Buyukcekmece. Motum was the second best scorer with 19 points in 35 minutes. His team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical. Motum has relatively good stats this year: 14.4ppg, 3.6rpg and 1.7apg in 26 games. He used to play for the Australian national team back in 2016.

Nick Kay

   #5. Former international power forward Nick Kay (206-92, college: MSU Denver, currently plays in Spain) was the major contributor in a Real Betis' victory against the seventh-ranked Joventut (16-11) 88-78 in the Spanish Liga Endesa on Sunday night. Kay recorded 12 points. Coosur Real Betis Sevillais placed 12th in the Liga Endesa. It's Kay's first season with the team. His overall stats this year are: 9.0ppg, 6.1rpg and 1.3apg. Kay used to play for the Australian national team two years ago.

Aron Baynes

   #6. Center Aron Baynes (208-86, college: WSU, currently plays in NBA) managed to help Toronto Raptors to win against the Golden State Warriors (23-27) crushing them 130-77 in the NBA last Friday. He recorded 5 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. The Toronto Raptors have 19-30 record this season. They ended the series of four consecutive loses. Baynes' overall stats this year are: 5.7ppg and 5.0rpg. He is a former international player as he played for the Australian senior team two years ago.

Josh Wilcher

   #7. Former international point guard Josh Wilcher (178-91, college: Cent.Wyoming, currently plays in United Kingdom) led Bristol Acadamy Flyers to a victory over the league outsider Glasgow Rocks (4-19) 87-79 in the British BBL in Sunday night's game. He was MVP of the game. Wilcher recorded 18 points and added 4 passes. Bristol Academy Flyers (2-4) is placed third in the BBL. There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial. Wilcher's overall stats this season are: 9.7ppg, 1.9rpg and 4.3apg. He used to play for the Australian national team twelve years ago.

Angus Brandt

   #8. Center Angus Brandt (208-89, college: Oregon St., currently plays in Japan) was not able to secure a victory for Shiga L-Stars (17-32) in their last game. Despite Brandt's good performance the seventh-placed Shiga L-Stars (17-32) lost 71-77 in Kanagawa to the second-ranked Toshiba Thunders in the West group. He had a double-double by scoring 14 points and getting 12 rebounds in 35 minutes. This year Brandt has relatively solid stats: 12.0ppg, 8.6rpg and 3.3apg in 47 games. He used to play for the Australian national team back in 2018.

Matthew Dellavedova

   #9. Former international guard Matthew Dellavedova (193-90, college: St.Mary's, CA, currently plays in NBA) couldn't help the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-32) in their game against the Miami Heat (26-24) in the NBA. Dellavedova cannot count Saturday's game as one of the best ones. He scored only 3 points and added 5 passes. The Cleveland Cavaliers (17-32) were defeated 115-101 in Miami by the Heat. It was Cavaliers' fourth consecutive loss in a row. Dellavedova's overall stats this season are: 1.5ppg, 1.5rpg and 5.0apg. He used to play for the Australian national team two years ago.


The list of other players, who all have Australian passport but never been selected to any of Australian national teams:

   #1. Kyrie Irving (190-G-92, college: Duke, currently plays in NBA) led Brooklyn Nets to a victory over the Houston Rockets (13-36) 120-108 in the NBA in Wednesday night's game. He was MVP of the game. Irving had a double-double by scoring 31 points and making 12 passes. He also added 6 rebounds in 39 minutes. The Brooklyn Nets have a solid 34-16 record this season. It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. Irving has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 27.7ppg, 5.0rpg, 6.1apg and 1.3spg in 35 games he played so far. Irving is a naturalized American. Strangely he has never played in Australia.

   #2. Jesse Hunt (203-F-97, college: EWU, currently plays in Germany) could not help Rasta Vechta (1-2) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Rasta Vechta was badly defeated 95-79 on the road by the lower-ranked (#3) Bayreuth. Hunt was the second best scorer with 15 points. He also added 5 rebounds and dished 3 assists in 33 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Hunt's second season in pro basketball. This year Hunt's overall stats are: 8.6ppg and 6.1rpg in 14 games.

   #3. Experienced Josh Green (196-G-0, college: Arizona, currently plays in NBA) managed to help Dallas Mavericks in a victory against the Washington Wizards (16-31) crushing them 109-87 in the NBA on Saturday night. Green scored only 4 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 21 minutes. The Dallas Mavericks have 27-21 record this season. It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. This year Green's overall stats are: 2.4ppg and 2.0rpg in 25 games.

   #4. Ryan Beisty (200-F-95, college: Regis Univ., currently plays in United Kingdom) contributed to a Plymouth Raiders' victory against the closely-ranked Scorchers (3-3) 98-90 in the British BBL in Friday night's game. Beisty recorded 8 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in only 14 minutes. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Plymouth University Raiders (5-1) is placed first in the BBL. There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. This year Beisty's overall stats are: 3.4ppg and 2.6rpg in 22 games. He has a dual citizenship: Australian and British.

   #5. Dominic Gilbert (198-G/F-96, college: UBC, currently plays in Holland) helped Den Bosch win their game against the fifth-ranked Den Helder (9-8) 105-87 in the Dutch DBL last Wednesday. Gilbert scored 6 points. Heroes Den Bosch (4-0) is placed second in Places 1-6 group. So far his team won all four games in the Second Stage. There are only four games left until the end of the Second Stage. So now every game is very crucial. Gilbert's overall stats this season are: 6.0ppg, 3.3rpg and 1.4apg. He is another player who holds two passports: Australian and Croatian.

   #6. Jonathan Tchatchoua (203-F-99, currently plays college basketball in the States) helped Baylor win their game against the University of Houston 78-59 in the NCAA Final Four on Saturday night. Tchatchoua scored 11 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 21 minutes. This year Tchatchoua's overall stats are: 6.4ppg and 5.1rpg in 28 games. He has both Australian and Cameroonian nationalities.

   #7. Matthew McCarthy (205-PF-96, college: USF, currently plays in Romania) helped Voluntari win their game against the league leader Craiova 86-71 in the Romanian Liga Nationala in Friday night's game. McCarthy recorded only 4 points. McCarthy's overall stats this season are: 6.3ppg and 4.6rpg.

   #8. Hamish Warden (203-C-99, college: NDC, currently plays in Switzerland) was not able to help Nyon (5-16) in their last game. Despite his good performance Nyon was crushed 100-69 at home by the higher-ranked (#3) Fribourg. Warden scored 10 points in 16 minutes. This year Warden's overall stats are: 7.3ppg and 2.3rpg in 18 games. He also holds two passports: Australian and Swiss.