Kyrin Galloway
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Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
League | NBL | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Honolulu, Hawaii | 10 July 1999||||||||||||||
Nationality | American / Australian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Milton (Milton, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
College | UNC Greensboro (2016–2020) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2020: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Franklin Bulls | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Mackay Meteors | ||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | Adelaide 36ers | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Ipswich Force | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Townsville Heat | ||||||||||||||
2024-present | Cairns Taipans | ||||||||||||||
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Kyrin Galloway (born 10 July 1999) is an American-Australian professional basketball player for the Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the UNC Greensboro Spartans.
High school career
Galloway attended Milton High School. As a senior, he averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks per game. Galloway was named to the All-Region team and led Milton to a 2016 Final Four appearance.[1]
College career
As a freshman, Galloway posted 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game off the bench.[2] He averaged 5.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[3] On 9 November 2018, Galloway scored a career-high 32 points in a 97-91 loss to LSU.[4] He averaged 9.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a junior.[5] As a senior, Galloway averaged 8.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and a Southern Conference-leading 1.7 blocks per game, shooting 39.8 percent from the field.[6]
Professional career
On 14 July 2020, Galloway signed a three-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League, with the first season as a developmental player and the next two as a fully contracted player.[7] On 5 June 2021, he was added to the roster of the Franklin Bulls of the New Zealand league. In his first game, Galloway posted 22 points, 14 rebounds and four assists in a 118–86 loss to the Manawatu Jets.[8]
Following the 2021–22 NBL season, Galloway played for the Mackay Meteors of the NBL1 North.[9]
On 26 May 2022, Galloway signed a two-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers.[10]
In the 2023 NBL1 North season, Galloway helped the Ipswich Force reach the grand final series, where they defeated the Gold Coast Rollers 2–1 to win the championship.[11]
In the 2023–24 NBL season, Galloway averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and finished seventh overall in the NBL for blocks, earning himself the 36ers' Most Improved Player award.[12]
Galloway joined the Townsville Heat for the 2024 NBL1 North season.[12]
On 29 April 2024, Galloway signed a two-year deal with the Cairns Taipans.[12]
National team career
Galloway has represented Australia in several international tournaments. In 2019, he helped Australia win bronze at the Summer Universiade in Italy.[13]
Personal life
Galloway has an American father Erin and an Australian mother Kylie. Kyrin's name is a cross between KYlie and eRIN. Both his parents played basketball collegiately at the University of Hawaii, after his mother transferred from San Jose State.[14] His mother played professionally in Townsville.[13]
References
- ^ "MILTON Basketball Players in College/NBA". Milton Eagles. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "The Dean's List - Feb. 6, 2019". Southern Conference. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Wilkerson-New, Brant (6 November 2018). "College Basketball '19: UNCG preview". News & Record. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Reid, Waters help No. 23 LSU hold off UNC-Greensboro 97-91". ESPN. Associated Press. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "UNCG's Kyrin Galloway Named To Australia's Emerging Boomers Team For University Games". WFMY. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Galloway Signs With NBL in New Zealand". UNC Greensboro Spartans. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Signing Snapshot: Kyrin Galloway to New Zealand". National Basketball League. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (6 June 2021). "Manawatu Jets win by 32 over slumping Franklin Bulls". Spin.ph. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Kyrin Galloway". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Adelaide 36ers sign power forward Kyrin Galloway". adelaide36ers.com. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Pike, Chris (6 August 2023). "NBL1 North Recap | Grand Finals Game 3". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Done deal: Taipans officially sign Kyrin Galloway". Taipans.com. 29 April 2024. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ a b Arsenis, Damian (18 June 2019). "Australian rising stars named for 2019 World University Games in Italy". Pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Chase, Al (25 December 1999). "She's Got Game". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
External links
- UNC Greensboro Spartans profile
- "How Kyrin Galloway's Mum Steered him to the Sky Sport Breakers" at nzbreakers.basketball