Adrien Richard Sturt (born 2 May 1986) is an Australian-British professional basketball player. He previously played for the

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Under-23 team.

High school and college

In 2004, Sturt played for Melbourne University in the VBL Premier Division (D1M), winning that year's championship under the leadership of head coach

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. After graduating from Box Hill Senior Secondary College in 2006, Sturt attended Utah's

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in 2006–07 where he helped the team win the SWAC Conference Championship.

Professional career

Sturt returned to Australia in 2007 and joined the

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, where he played two seasons and won an NBL championship in his rookie season. He also played for the Tigers' affiliate team in the

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, where he won

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in 2008 and 2009. In April 2010, Sturt signed with

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of Belgium for the rest of the 2009–10 season. Later that year, he signed with the

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for the 2010–11 British Basketball League season. In 31 games for the Pirates, he averaged 10.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. In March 2011, Sturt signed with the Eltham Wildcats for the 2011 Big V season. Sturt moved to England for the 2011–12 season, signing with the

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of the

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. In 27 games for the Lions, he averaged 9.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Following the BBL season, he returned to Australia and joined the

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for the 2012 Big V season. In August 2012, the Milton Keynes Lions moved to London and thus became the London Lions. Sturt subsequently joined the London Lions for the 2012–13 British Basketball League season. In 32 games for the Lions, he averaged 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 blocks per game. Following the BBL season, he joined the Bulleen Boomers for the 2013 Big V season. On 29 July 2013, Sturt re-signed with the London Lions for the 2013–14 British Basketball League season. In 34 games for the Lions, he averaged 10.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. On 11 September 2014, Sturt again re-signed with the Lions for the

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. On 18 November 2014, he was released by the Lions after appearing in the first six games of the season. Eight days later, he signed with the

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for the rest of the season. In 28 games for the Phoenix, he averaged 6.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. On 9 November 2015, Sturt signed with the

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for the rest of the 2015–16 British Basketball League season. In 2018, Sturt joined the

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of the Big V. In 2019, Sturt played for the Ringwood Hawks in the inaugural NBL1 season. He continued with Ringwood in the NBL1 in 2021 and 2023.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com profileBBL statsNBL stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sturt, Adrien 1986 births Living people Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian men's basketball players Belfius Mons-Hainaut players Centers (basketball) Cheshire Phoenix players Essex Leopards players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Melbourne Tigers players London Lions (basketball) players Plymouth Raiders players Snow Badgers men's basketball players Basketball players from Adelaide Australian expatriate basketball people in England Australian expatriate basketball people in Belgium Sportsmen from South Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen