Luke Alexander Nevill (born 19 February 1986) is an Australian former professional

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player. He played

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for the

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Early life

Nevill was born and raised in

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, where he played as a junior for the

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. In 2002 and 2003, he was an Australian Institute of Sport Junior All-Star selection.

High school

In 2003, Nevill moved to the United States to attend Kell High School in

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. As an exchange student in 2003–04, he averaged 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.7 blocked shots and 2.5 assists per game. In April 2004, he signed a national letter of intent with the Utah men's basketball program.

College career

In his freshman season with

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in 2005–06, Nevill earned honorable mention all-Mountain West Conference honors. In 29 games (12 starts), he averaged 11.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. In his sophomore season, he was named to the NABC All-District 8 second team, USBWA All-District 13 second team and all-Mountain West Conference third team. In 29 games, he averaged 16.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. In his junior season, he was again named to the NABC All-District 8 second team, USBWA All-District 13 second team and all-Mountain West Conference second team. On 5 January 2008, in a game against the Air Force, he became just the 19th Ute to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds. In 33 games, he averaged 15.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.6 blocks per game. In his senior season, he helped lead the Utes to the NCAA Tournament. At the conclusion of the season, he was named the

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and Defensive Player of the Year, as well as earning all-Mountain West Conference first team and

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honorable mention

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honors. In 34 games, he averaged 16.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.7 blocks per game.

Professional career

2009–10 season

After going undrafted in the

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, Nevill joined the New Orleans Hornets for the 2009 NBA Summer League. In September 2009, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on 19 October 2009. In November 2009, he was acquired by the Utah Flash of the

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. On 3 December 2009, he was waived by the Flash due to visa issues. He was reacquired by the Flash on 14 December after the matter was dealt with. He appeared in 48 games in total, starting 43 of them. In the regular season, he played 45 games and averaged 11.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. He also appeared in 3 playoff games, averaging 7.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.

2010–11 season

In May 2010, Nevill signed with the

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for the

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. On 4 February 2011, he was released by the Tigers to sign with

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for the rest of the season.

2011–12 season

On 14 September 2011, Nevill signed with the

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for the

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. In 34 games for the Wildcats, he averaged 9.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.

2012–13 season

In July 2012, Nevill joined the Orlando Magic for the Orlando Summer League and the Minnesota Timberwolves for the Las Vegas Summer League. On 18 September 2012, he signed with the Indiana Pacers. However, he was later waived by the Pacers on 22 October 2012. On 19 November 2012, he signed with the

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for the rest of the

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. On 30 November 2012, he made his debut for the Crocodiles, helping them win their first game of the season after starting the year 0–10 with a 75–73 home win over the

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, though he only scored 4 points in just under 14 minutes of game time. In April 2013, Nevill joined the

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for the rest of the

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2013–14 season

In October 2013, Nevill signed with the Taiwan Mobile Clouded Leopards for the 2013–14

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season. On 8 May 2014, he re-joined the

for the rest of the

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2014–15 season

On 29 September 2014, Nevill signed with the

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, becoming the tallest player in club history.

2015–16 season

In November 2015, Nevill joined

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of the

. In 32 games for the club in 2015–16, he averaged 20.6 points, 12.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.9 blocks per game.

2016–17 season

Nevill returned to

for the 2016–17 season and averaged 17.3 points, 15.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. In May 2017, Nevill joined Al Rayan of the

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2017–18 season

In December 2017, Nevill joined

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of the

National team career

Nevill made his international debut for the

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at the

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, where he helped the Boomers to a 2–0 series win over the New Zealand Tall Blacks. Nevill, who was the back up centre to former

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player

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, averaged 5 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block per game in the series and led the Boomers with 6 rebounds in Game 2 at the

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Personal

Nevill is the son of Peter and Joyce Nevill, and has a twin brother named Sam.

References

External links

Luke Nevill
at Asia-basket.com
Luke Nevill
at nbadleague.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Nevill, Luke 1986 births Living people Australian men's basketball players Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian expatriate basketball people in Taiwan BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Centers (basketball) Melbourne Tigers players Perth Wildcats players Sportsmen from Western Australia Basketball players from Perth, Western Australia Townsville Crocodiles players Utah Flash players Utah Utes men's basketball players Wollongong Hawks players Bank of Taiwan basketball players Yulon (basketball) players Super Basketball League imports 21st-century Australian sportsmen