Dillon Stith (born February 20, 1992) is an American-Australian professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for

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before moving to Australia in 2015 to play in the

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. After one season with the

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, he played four seasons for the McKinnon Cougars between 2016 and 2019, winning Big V MVPs in 2017 and 2019 and leading the Cougars to the

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in 2019. He played two seasons with

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of the National Basketball League (NBL) between 2019 and 2021. He then played a season with the

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in 2024–25.

Early life

Stith was born in

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. He attended Liberty High School in

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, where he was a two-time letterman and Senior Captain while earning First Team All-District and Second Team All-Area honors.

College career

Stith played four seasons of

for the

Bearcats in the

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between 2010 and 2014. As a freshman in 2010–11, he appeared in all 27 games and made one start while averaging 5.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. As a sophomore in 2011–12, he appeared in all 27 games with 13 starts and averaged 9.8 points and a team-leading 5.6 rebounds per game. He also blocked a team-high 35 shots. As a junior in 2012–13, he was named to All-

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Second Team after averaging 11.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. He appeared in all 29 games with 14 starts. As a senior in 2013–14, he was named the PAC Player of the Year after being the only player in the conference to average a double-double with 19.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Stith arrived in Australia with a touring team. After playing well in front of the Australian teams, he was offered a contract to play for the

in the

. He averaged 22.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game in the 2015 season and earned Big V All-Star Five honors. For the 2016 Big V season, Stith joined the McKinnon Cougars. He averaged 21.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. In November 2016, Stith moved to Ireland to play for Belfast Star in the

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. He was named Player of the Month for December. He left the team in February 2017. He was named to the league's All-Star Second Team for the 2016–17 season and was the league's scoring champion with 27.4 points per game. Stith returned to the McKinnon Cougars for the 2017 season. He was named co-MVP of the Big V and earned All-Star Five honors. In October 2017, Stith joined

of the National Basketball League (NBL) for their trip to the United States to play an

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preseason exhibition game against the

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. With the Cougars in 2018, Stith was again named to the All-Star Five while averaging 19.96 points per game. In 2019, Stith led the Cougars to the Big V grand final series, where they defeated the Hume City Broncos 2–0 to win the

. He had 37 points and 14 rebounds in the game two victory. He averaged 26.5 points and 11.2 rebounds for the season while earning league MVP honors and All-Star Five. On October 2, 2019, Stith joined the roster of Melbourne United as an injury replacement for Casey Prather. He made his NBL debut the following day against the

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. He travelled to the United States with Melbourne later that month to play two NBA preseason games. As a result of an injury setback to Prather in both November and December, Stith remained in the line-up. In eight games during the

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, Stith averaged 2.0 points per game. Stith had signed with the

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of the

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for the 2020 season, but the season was cancelled due to the

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. In February 2021, Stith re-joined Melbourne United as an injury replacement. In seven games during the

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, he averaged 1.4 points per game. Stith joined the

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of the

for the

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. He scored double digits in all fifteen games for the Blues while averaging 22.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Stith re-joined the Frankston Blues for the 2022 NBL1 South season. In 24 games, he averaged 15.83 points, 6.83 rebounds, 1.54 assists and 1.17 steals per game. Stith joined the

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for the 2023 NBL1 South season. He averaged 22 points and nine rebounds per game. For the 2023–24 season, Stith joined

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of the Luxembourg Basketball League. Stith joined the Casey Cavaliers for the 2024 NBL1 South season. In 22 games, he averaged 18.91 points, 7.68 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.14 steals per game. On July 2, 2024, Stith signed with the

for the

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. In 14 games, he averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per game. After initially being set to re-join the Casey Cavaliers, Stith joined the

for the 2025 NBL1 South season.

National team

In March 2025, Stith was named in the Australia men's national 3x3 team for the FIBA 3x3 Champions Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. He helped the team win the bronze medal. Later that month, he helped Australia win gold at the 2025 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup, where he won the tournament MVP. In June 2025, he was named in the Australia 3x3 team for the 2025 FIBA 3x3 World Cup in Mongolia.

Personal life

Stith's older brother, Jeff Mallory, also played professional basketball. Stith obtained

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in February 2023.

References

External links

NBL1 profileNBL profileCollege bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stith, Dillon 1992 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Ireland American expatriate basketball people in Luxembourg American men's basketball players Australian men's basketball players Basketball players from Virginia Cairns Taipans players Melbourne United players Power forwards Saint Vincent College alumni People from Bedford, Virginia 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century Australian sportsmen