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Todd Blanchfield

October 29, 2023

Todd Blanchfield (born 7 November 1991) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). He began his NBL career in 2009 with the Townsville Crocodiles, where he played six seasons. Between 2015 and 2023, he played for Melbourne United (2015–17), Sydney Kings (2017–18), Illawarra Hawks (2018–20) and Perth Wildcats (2020–23). In 2017, he won a gold medal with Australia at the FIBA Asia Cup.

Todd Blanchfield
Blanchfield with the Perth Wildcats in 2022
No. 21 – Illawarra Hawks
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 31)
Mackay, Queensland
NationalityAustralian
Listed height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
High schoolMackay State
(Mackay, Queensland)
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007Mackay Meteors
2008Australian Institute of Sport
2009–2010Mackay Meteors
2009–2015Townsville Crocodiles
2011–2013Townsville Heat
2014Mackay Meteors
2015Southland Sharks
2015–2017Melbourne United
2017Townsville Heat
2017–2018Sydney Kings
2018Mackay Meteors
2018–2020Illawarra Hawks
2019Southland Sharks
2020–2023Perth Wildcats
2022Rockhampton Rockets
2023Gold Coast Rollers
2023–presentIllawarra Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Australia
FIBA Asia Cup
2017 Lebanon

Early life edit

Born and raised in Mackay, Queensland,[1] Blanchfield attended Mackay State High School[2] and played for representative teams of Mackay Basketball Association.[3] In January 2008, he travelled to the United States on an Australian schoolboys tour of North Carolina.[3]

Professional career edit

NBL edit

Townsville Crocodiles (2009–2015) edit

In July 2009, Blanchfield signed with the Townsville Crocodiles of the National Basketball League.[4] He appeared in 10 games during the 2009–10 season as a development player.[5][6]

In June 2010, Blanchfield signed a three-year contract with the Crocodiles.[6] In 27 games during the 2010–11 season, he averaged 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.[5] In 31 games during the 2011–12 season, he averaged 7.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.[5]

In May 2012, Blanchfield signed a two-year extension to remain under contract with the Crocodiles through the 2014–15 season.[7][8]

In 2012–13, Blanchfield averaged 9.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in 28 games.[5] He went on to average 11.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 28 games during the 2013–14 season.[5]

In 2014–15, Blanchfield earned NBL Player of the Week honours twice.[9][10] He was named the NBL's Most Improved Player[11] and earned All-NBL Second Team honours.[12] In 28 games, he averaged 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[5]

Melbourne United (2015–2017) edit

On 22 May 2015, Blanchfield signed a two-year deal with Melbourne United.[13][14] In his debut for United on 9 October 2015 in the team's season opener, Blanchfield scored a career-high 29 points with seven 3-pointers in a 99–84 win over the Crocodiles.[15] He went on to help United earn the minor premiership after finishing the regular season in first place with an 18–10 record. However, in their semi-final series against the fourth-seeded New Zealand Breakers, United were swept 2–0 to bow out of the playoffs.[16] Blanchfield appeared in all 30 games for United in 2015–16, averaging 9.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

On 16 October 2016, in United's fourth game of the 2016–17 season, Blanchfield hit eight 3-pointers and scored 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting in a 95–83 win over the Illawarra Hawks.[17][18] He later missed three weeks with a groin injury.[19][20] For the season, he averaged 8.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 22 games.

Sydney Kings (2017–2018) edit

On 24 March 2017, Blanchfield signed a two-year deal with the Sydney Kings.[21] On 8 May 2018, he was released by the Kings per his request. In his lone season with Sydney, Blanchfield averaged 9.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game on 33.3% shooting from beyond the arc.[22]

Illawarra Hawks (2018–2020) edit

On 11 May 2018, Blanchfield signed a three-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks.[23] On 6 January 2020, he scored a career-high 35 points in a 102–96 loss to the Adelaide 36ers.[24] He won his second successive Hawks MVP award in 2019–20 while averaging 13 points and four rebounds per game.[25]

Blanchfield became a free agent following the 2019–20 season[26][27] following an ownership change at the Hawks.

Perth Wildcats (2020–2023) edit

On 20 July 2020, Blanchfield signed a two-year contract with the Perth Wildcats.[28][29] In game one of the Wildcats' semi-final series against the Illawarra Hawks on 10 June 2021, they lost 74–72 despite a game-high 24 points from Blanchfield.[30][31] After winning game two 79–71,[32][33] Blanchfield scored 21 of his 24 points in the first half of the Wildcats' 79–71 win in game three to clinch the series 2–1.[34] In game one of the grand final series against Melbourne United, the Wildcats lost 73–70 despite a game-high 27 points from Blanchfield.[35][36] They went on to lose the series 3–0.[37][38][39][40]

On 21 September 2021, Blanchfield was sidelined for three to four months after undergoing surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his left knee.[41] He returned from injury in mid December,[42] but in just his second game of the season, he re-injured his left knee.[43] He was subsequently ruled out for a further three to four weeks.[44] On 6 March 2022, he scored 17 of his season-high 22 points in the first quarter of the Wildcats' 92–73 win over the Adelaide 36ers.[45]

On 27 May 2022, Blanchfield re-signed with the Wildcats on a three-year deal.[46] He played his 350th NBL game in October 2022.[47][48]

On 14 April 2023, Blanchfield parted ways with the Wildcats.[49]

Return to Illawarra (2023–present) edit

On 28 June 2023, Blanchfield signed a two-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks, returning to the franchise for a second stint.[50]

Australian state leagues and New Zealand NBL edit

In 2007, Blanchfield played his first season with the Mackay Meteors in QBL, where he was a valuable member of the team despite being just 15 years old.[3] He moved to Canberra in 2008 and played in the SEABL for the AIS,[51] where he averaged five points and two rebounds in 12 games.[52] He returned to the Meteors in 2009 and averaged 20.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[4] With the Meteors in 2010,[53] he averaged 18.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 21 games.

In 2011, Blanchfield played for the Townsville Heat.[54] He averaged 18.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 18 games, and was named in the QBL All-League Team.[55] With the Heat in 2012, he earned QBL All-League Team honours for the second straight year[55] after averaging 19.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.8 steals in 13 games. With the Heat in 2013, he averaged 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 13 games.

Blanchfield returned to the Meteors in 2014[56] and helped them reach the grand final.[57] He earned QBL All-League Team honours for the third time in four years.[58][59] In 18 games, he averaged 19.3 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

On 9 January 2015, Blanchfield signed with the Southland Sharks as an import for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season.[60][61] He scored a game-high 28 points in his debut for the Sharks.[62][63] He later earned NBL Player of the Week honours for round eight[64] and led the Sharks to victory in the grand final with a game-high 23 points and 14 rebounds in a 72–68 win over the Wellington Saints.[65] For the season, he earned NBL All-Star Five honours.[66] In 20 games, he averaged 21.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

In 2017, Blanchfield played with the Townsville Heat as a short-term injury replacement for Jamell Anderson.[67][68]

In 2018, Blanchfield returned to the Meteors[69] and averaged 21 points, 10 rebounds and 4.3 assists on 47% shooting, which saw him voted league MVP and a member of the QBL All-League Team.[70]

On 18 March 2019, Blanchfield signed with the Southland Sharks for the 2019 New Zealand NBL season, returning to the team for a second stint.[71] In 19 games, he averaged 16.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

Blanchfield was set to play for the Rockhampton Rockets in the NBL1 North in 2020,[72] but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He re-joined Rockhampton in 2022.[73]

In April 2023, Blanchfield joined the Gold Coast Rollers of the NBL1 North.[74] He was named to the All-NBL1 North First Team[75] and helped the team reach the grand final series.[76]

National team career edit

In 2008, Blanchfield earned selection for the under 19 Australian Emus squad.[3] He helped the Emus defeat the United States to claim bronze at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany.[77] Later that year, helped the Emus claim bronze at the William Jones Cup in Taiwan.[77]

In 2012, Blanchfield played for Australia at the Stanković Cup,[78] where he won a silver medal.[79] In 2013, he played for Australia at the Stanković Cup[80] and the World University Games,[81] where he won gold and silver respectively.[82]

In 2017, Blanchfield won a gold medal with Australia at the FIBA Asia Cup.[83]

In June 2022, Blanchfield was named in the Boomers' World Cup Qualifiers team.[84] He re-joined the team for the next qualifying window in February 2023.[85]

In April 2023, Blanchfield helped the Australia 3x3 team win silver at the 3x3 FIBA Asia Cup.[86]

Personal life edit

Blanchfield and his wife Jess are expecting their first child in December 2023.[87]

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todd, blanchfield, born, november, 1991, australian, professional, basketball, player, illawarra, hawks, national, basketball, league, began, career, 2009, with, townsville, crocodiles, where, played, seasons, between, 2015, 2023, played, melbourne, united, 20. Todd Blanchfield born 7 November 1991 is an Australian professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League NBL He began his NBL career in 2009 with the Townsville Crocodiles where he played six seasons Between 2015 and 2023 he played for Melbourne United 2015 17 Sydney Kings 2017 18 Illawarra Hawks 2018 20 and Perth Wildcats 2020 23 In 2017 he won a gold medal with Australia at the FIBA Asia Cup Todd BlanchfieldBlanchfield with the Perth Wildcats in 2022No 21 Illawarra HawksPositionSmall forward shooting guardLeagueNBLPersonal informationBorn 1991 11 07 7 November 1991 age 31 Mackay QueenslandNationalityAustralianListed height198 cm 6 ft 6 in Listed weight98 kg 216 lb Career informationHigh schoolMackay State Mackay Queensland Playing career2007 presentCareer history2007Mackay Meteors2008Australian Institute of Sport2009 2010Mackay Meteors2009 2015Townsville Crocodiles2011 2013Townsville Heat2014Mackay Meteors2015Southland Sharks2015 2017Melbourne United2017Townsville Heat2017 2018Sydney Kings2018Mackay Meteors2018 2020Illawarra Hawks2019Southland Sharks2020 2023Perth Wildcats2022Rockhampton Rockets2023Gold Coast Rollers2023 presentIllawarra HawksCareer highlights and awardsNBL Cup winner 2021 NZNBL champion 2015 All NBL1 North First Team 2023 NZNBL All Star Five 2015 All NBL Second Team 2015 NBL Most Improved Player 2015 QBL MVP 2018 4 QBL All League Team 2011 2012 2014 2018 2 QBL U23 Youth Player of the Year 2011 2012 Medals Men s basketballRepresenting AustraliaFIBA Asia Cup2017 Lebanon Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 2 1 NBL 2 1 1 Townsville Crocodiles 2009 2015 2 1 2 Melbourne United 2015 2017 2 1 3 Sydney Kings 2017 2018 2 1 4 Illawarra Hawks 2018 2020 2 1 5 Perth Wildcats 2020 2023 2 1 6 Return to Illawarra 2023 present 2 2 Australian state leagues and New Zealand NBL 3 National team career 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editBorn and raised in Mackay Queensland 1 Blanchfield attended Mackay State High School 2 and played for representative teams of Mackay Basketball Association 3 In January 2008 he travelled to the United States on an Australian schoolboys tour of North Carolina 3 Professional career editNBL edit Townsville Crocodiles 2009 2015 edit In July 2009 Blanchfield signed with the Townsville Crocodiles of the National Basketball League 4 He appeared in 10 games during the 2009 10 season as a development player 5 6 In June 2010 Blanchfield signed a three year contract with the Crocodiles 6 In 27 games during the 2010 11 season he averaged 2 6 points and 1 5 rebounds per game 5 In 31 games during the 2011 12 season he averaged 7 2 points and 3 3 rebounds per game 5 In May 2012 Blanchfield signed a two year extension to remain under contract with the Crocodiles through the 2014 15 season 7 8 In 2012 13 Blanchfield averaged 9 4 points and 4 1 rebounds in 28 games 5 He went on to average 11 0 points 5 3 rebounds and 1 5 assists in 28 games during the 2013 14 season 5 In 2014 15 Blanchfield earned NBL Player of the Week honours twice 9 10 He was named the NBL s Most Improved Player 11 and earned All NBL Second Team honours 12 In 28 games he averaged 14 6 points 6 0 rebounds and 1 7 assists per game 5 Melbourne United 2015 2017 edit On 22 May 2015 Blanchfield signed a two year deal with Melbourne United 13 14 In his debut for United on 9 October 2015 in the team s season opener Blanchfield scored a career high 29 points with seven 3 pointers in a 99 84 win over the Crocodiles 15 He went on to help United earn the minor premiership after finishing the regular season in first place with an 18 10 record However in their semi final series against the fourth seeded New Zealand Breakers United were swept 2 0 to bow out of the playoffs 16 Blanchfield appeared in all 30 games for United in 2015 16 averaging 9 6 points and 6 5 rebounds per game On 16 October 2016 in United s fourth game of the 2016 17 season Blanchfield hit eight 3 pointers and scored 27 points on 9 of 11 shooting in a 95 83 win over the Illawarra Hawks 17 18 He later missed three weeks with a groin injury 19 20 For the season he averaged 8 8 points 3 9 rebounds and 1 0 steals in 22 games Sydney Kings 2017 2018 edit On 24 March 2017 Blanchfield signed a two year deal with the Sydney Kings 21 On 8 May 2018 he was released by the Kings per his request In his lone season with Sydney Blanchfield averaged 9 1 points and 4 0 rebounds per game on 33 3 shooting from beyond the arc 22 Illawarra Hawks 2018 2020 edit On 11 May 2018 Blanchfield signed a three year deal with the Illawarra Hawks 23 On 6 January 2020 he scored a career high 35 points in a 102 96 loss to the Adelaide 36ers 24 He won his second successive Hawks MVP award in 2019 20 while averaging 13 points and four rebounds per game 25 Blanchfield became a free agent following the 2019 20 season 26 27 following an ownership change at the Hawks Perth Wildcats 2020 2023 edit On 20 July 2020 Blanchfield signed a two year contract with the Perth Wildcats 28 29 In game one of the Wildcats semi final series against the Illawarra Hawks on 10 June 2021 they lost 74 72 despite a game high 24 points from Blanchfield 30 31 After winning game two 79 71 32 33 Blanchfield scored 21 of his 24 points in the first half of the Wildcats 79 71 win in game three to clinch the series 2 1 34 In game one of the grand final series against Melbourne United the Wildcats lost 73 70 despite a game high 27 points from Blanchfield 35 36 They went on to lose the series 3 0 37 38 39 40 On 21 September 2021 Blanchfield was sidelined for three to four months after undergoing surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his left knee 41 He returned from injury in mid December 42 but in just his second game of the season he re injured his left knee 43 He was subsequently ruled out for a further three to four weeks 44 On 6 March 2022 he scored 17 of his season high 22 points in the first quarter of the Wildcats 92 73 win over the Adelaide 36ers 45 On 27 May 2022 Blanchfield re signed with the Wildcats on a three year deal 46 He played his 350th NBL game in October 2022 47 48 On 14 April 2023 Blanchfield parted ways with the Wildcats 49 Return to Illawarra 2023 present edit On 28 June 2023 Blanchfield signed a two year deal with the Illawarra Hawks returning to the franchise for a second stint 50 Australian state leagues and New Zealand NBL edit In 2007 Blanchfield played his first season with the Mackay Meteors in QBL where he was a valuable member of the team despite being just 15 years old 3 He moved to Canberra in 2008 and played in the SEABL for the AIS 51 where he averaged five points and two rebounds in 12 games 52 He returned to the Meteors in 2009 and averaged 20 6 points 7 7 rebounds and 2 1 assists per game 4 With the Meteors in 2010 53 he averaged 18 7 points 6 4 rebounds and 1 5 assists in 21 games In 2011 Blanchfield played for the Townsville Heat 54 He averaged 18 4 points 4 7 rebounds and 1 6 assists in 18 games and was named in the QBL All League Team 55 With the Heat in 2012 he earned QBL All League Team honours for the second straight year 55 after averaging 19 7 points 7 4 rebounds 1 8 assists and 1 8 steals in 13 games With the Heat in 2013 he averaged 17 0 points 8 0 rebounds and 1 5 assists in 13 games Blanchfield returned to the Meteors in 2014 56 and helped them reach the grand final 57 He earned QBL All League Team honours for the third time in four years 58 59 In 18 games he averaged 19 3 points 8 9 rebounds 2 8 assists and 1 1 steals per game On 9 January 2015 Blanchfield signed with the Southland Sharks as an import for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season 60 61 He scored a game high 28 points in his debut for the Sharks 62 63 He later earned NBL Player of the Week honours for round eight 64 and led the Sharks to victory in the grand final with a game high 23 points and 14 rebounds in a 72 68 win over the Wellington Saints 65 For the season he earned NBL All Star Five honours 66 In 20 games he averaged 21 1 points 7 0 rebounds 1 1 assists and 1 3 steals per game In 2017 Blanchfield played with the Townsville Heat as a short term injury replacement for Jamell Anderson 67 68 In 2018 Blanchfield returned to the Meteors 69 and averaged 21 points 10 rebounds and 4 3 assists on 47 shooting which saw him voted league MVP and a member of the QBL All League Team 70 On 18 March 2019 Blanchfield signed with the Southland Sharks for the 2019 New Zealand NBL season returning to the team for a second stint 71 In 19 games he averaged 16 6 points 6 0 rebounds 1 8 assists and 1 3 steals per game Blanchfield was set to play for the Rockhampton Rockets in the NBL1 North in 2020 72 but the season was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic He re joined Rockhampton in 2022 73 In April 2023 Blanchfield joined the Gold Coast Rollers of the NBL1 North 74 He was named to the All NBL1 North First Team 75 and helped the team reach the grand final series 76 National team career editIn 2008 Blanchfield earned selection for the under 19 Australian Emus squad 3 He helped the Emus defeat the United States to claim bronze at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany 77 Later that year helped the Emus claim bronze at the William Jones Cup in Taiwan 77 In 2012 Blanchfield played for Australia at the Stankovic Cup 78 where he won a silver medal 79 In 2013 he played for Australia at the Stankovic Cup 80 and the World University Games 81 where he won gold and silver respectively 82 In 2017 Blanchfield won a gold medal with Australia at the FIBA Asia Cup 83 In June 2022 Blanchfield was named in the Boomers World Cup Qualifiers team 84 He re joined the team for the next qualifying window in February 2023 85 In April 2023 Blanchfield helped the Australia 3x3 team win silver at the 3x3 FIBA Asia Cup 86 Personal life editBlanchfield and his wife Jess are expecting their first child in December 2023 87 References edit Todd Blanchfield on 200 NBL games melbourneutd 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