Between 1981 and 1985, Stanley played four seasons of college basketball for the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets. He graduated as the school's all-time leader in totals points, finishing with 1,916 points in 111 career games. He led the team in scoring as a sophomore (16.4 ppg) and senior (21.7 ppg), and during his senior season, he had a 38-point effort against Westminster.[1]
In 1986, Stanley made his debut in the Australian NBL with the Melbourne Tigers.[2] He scored 40 points or more five time,[2] including having a 50-point game.[3][4] In 25 games, he averaged 33.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[2] For the 1987 NBL season, Stanley joined the Hobart Devils.[5] In May 1987, he became the fastest player in NBL history to reach 1,000 career points.[6] He led the league in scoring in 1987, finishing with 920 points in 26 games.[7] He averaged 35.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.3 steals per game.[5] His 35.4 points per game is the seventh-best mark in league history for a single year.[8] He was subsequently named to the All-NBL Second Team.[9]
In 1989, Stanley returned to Australia and re-joined the Hobart Devils for the back-end of the season, where in 11 games, he averaged 28.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[11] In August 1989, he became the fastest player in NBL history to reach 2,000 career points.[12][13] He began the 1990 season with the Devils, but only played in the first seven games.[14] In his final professional stint, he averaged 24.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.[14]
Over 69 games in the NBL, Stanley averaged 32.6 points,[14] which ranks first all time in league history for career points per game with a minimum of 60 games.[15] He also shot 124-for-271 (45.76%) from 3-point range, which as of 2017 ranks second all time in league history for 3-point percentage with a minimum of 100 makes.[16]
Referencesedit
^"2015-16 Waynesburg University men's basketball media guide". Waynesburg University. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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^Nagy, Boti (March 9, 2014). "NBL rebound with Boti Nagy". heraldsun.com.au. from the original on November 12, 2019. Gaze and imports Dave Colbert (1990) and Paul Stanley (1986) are the only other Tigers to score 50 or more.
^"THE 10 GREATEST SCORING PERFORMANCES IN NBL HISTORY". aussiehoopla.com. May 10, 2017. from the original on November 12, 2019.
^ ab"Player statistics for Paul Stanley – 1987". SportsTG.com. from the original on November 12, 2019.
^Briggs, John (May 1987). "Stanley ace-in-the-hole against old team". Retrieved 12 November 2019. Stanley gained the rare distinction of scoring the fastest 1,000 points in NBL history recently after totalling 845 points at an average of 33.8 points per game last year.
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^Edmondson, Tracie (5 August 1989). "Hot-shot Stanley is Devils' advocate". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^"He's faster than a speeding Bullet". The Canberra Times. 8 August 1989. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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External linksedit
Interview with Paul Stanley
Highlights with the Hobart Devils
April 08, 2024
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Paul Stanley born 1963 is an American former professional basketball player He played college basketball for Waynesburg University and had a four year career in the Australian National Basketball League NBL where he was the league s scoring champion in 1987 Paul StanleyPersonal informationBorn1963 age 60 61 NationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Career informationHigh schoolButler Area Butler Pennsylvania CollegeWaynesburg 1981 1985 NBA draft1985 undraftedPlaying career1986 1990PositionForwardCareer history1986Melbourne Tigers1987Hobart Devils1988Youngstown Pride1989 1990Hobart DevilsCareer highlights and awardsAll NBL Second Team 1987 NBL scoring champion 1987 Between 1981 and 1985 Stanley played four seasons of college basketball for the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets He graduated as the school s all time leader in totals points finishing with 1 916 points in 111 career games He led the team in scoring as a sophomore 16 4 ppg and senior 21 7 ppg and during his senior season he had a 38 point effort against Westminster 1 In 1986 Stanley made his debut in the Australian NBL with the Melbourne Tigers 2 He scored 40 points or more five time 2 including having a 50 point game 3 4 In 25 games he averaged 33 8 points 5 8 rebounds 2 8 assists and 1 3 steals per game 2 For the 1987 NBL season Stanley joined the Hobart Devils 5 In May 1987 he became the fastest player in NBL history to reach 1 000 career points 6 He led the league in scoring in 1987 finishing with 920 points in 26 games 7 He averaged 35 4 points 5 6 rebounds 2 2 assists and 2 3 steals per game 5 His 35 4 points per game is the seventh best mark in league history for a single year 8 He was subsequently named to the All NBL Second Team 9 In 1988 Stanley played for the Youngstown Pride in the World Basketball League 10 In 1989 Stanley returned to Australia and re joined the Hobart Devils for the back end of the season where in 11 games he averaged 28 5 points 6 4 rebounds 2 5 assists and 1 0 steals per game 11 In August 1989 he became the fastest player in NBL history to reach 2 000 career points 12 13 He began the 1990 season with the Devils but only played in the first seven games 14 In his final professional stint he averaged 24 1 points 5 7 rebounds and 3 1 assists per game 14 Over 69 games in the NBL Stanley averaged 32 6 points 14 which ranks first all time in league history for career points per game with a minimum of 60 games 15 He also shot 124 for 271 45 76 from 3 point range which as of 2017 ranks second all time in league history for 3 point percentage with a minimum of 100 makes 16 References edit 2015 16 Waynesburg University men s basketball media guide Waynesburg University Retrieved November 12 2019 a b c Player statistics for Paul Stanley 1986 SportsTG com Archived from the original on November 12 2019 Nagy Boti March 9 2014 NBL rebound with Boti Nagy heraldsun com au Archived from the original on November 12 2019 Gaze and imports Dave Colbert 1990 and Paul Stanley 1986 are the only other Tigers to score 50 or more THE 10 GREATEST SCORING PERFORMANCES IN NBL HISTORY aussiehoopla com May 10 2017 Archived from the original on November 12 2019 a b Player statistics for Paul Stanley 1987 SportsTG com Archived from the original on November 12 2019 Briggs John May 1987 Stanley ace in the hole against old team Retrieved 12 November 2019 Stanley gained the rare distinction of scoring the fastest 1 000 points in NBL history recently after totalling 845 points at an average of 33 8 points per game last year All Time Leaders NBL com au Archived from the original on September 23 2017 LEAGUE ALL TIME INDIVIDUAL SINGLE YEAR AVERAGES PDF NBL com au Archived from the original PDF on April 28 2011 All NBL TEAMS nbl com au Archived from the original on February 6 2002 Retrieved February 21 2023 Jauss Bill May 25 1988 YOUNGSTOWN TIPS EXPRESS ON SHOT AT BUZZER chicagotribune com Archived from the original on November 12 2019 Player statistics for Paul Stanley 1989 SportsTG com Archived from the original on November 12 2019 Edmondson Tracie 5 August 1989 Hot shot Stanley is Devils advocate The Courier Mail Retrieved 12 November 2019 He s faster than a speeding Bullet The Canberra Times 8 August 1989 Retrieved 12 November 2019 a b c Player statistics for Paul Stanley 1990 SportsTG com Archived from the original on November 12 2019 TOP ALL TIME PLAYER PERFORMANCES PDF NBL com au Archived from the original PDF on March 5 2011 Wenzel Murray December 21 2017 Brisbane veteran poised for NBL milestone ESPN com au Archived from the original on November 12 2019 External links editInterview with Paul Stanley Highlights with the Hobart Devils Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Stanley basketball amp oldid 1157675527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
