Isaac Humphries

Basketball Player

Isaac Humphries was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on January 5th, 1998 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 26, Isaac Humphries biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
January 5, 1998
Nationality
Australia
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Age
26 years old
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
Profession
Basketball Player
Isaac Humphries Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 26 years old, Isaac Humphries has this physical status:

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211cm
Weight
116kg
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Isaac Humphries Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Isaac Humphries Life

Isaac Bradley Humphries (born 5 January 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League.

He played college basketball for Kentucky.

Early life

Humphries, a resident of Caringbah, grew up in Cronulla and started playing basketball at the age of 12. He had competed in rugby before. He spent six months in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 2010. "I had a good growth spurt when I lived in Canada," the entrepreneur told the leader.com.au in January 2014.

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Isaac Humphries Career

College career

In Canberra, Humphries played rugby at Scots College and the Australian Institute of Sport before heading to the United States in December 2014 to play prep ball at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana. In 2015, the Humphries were accepted at the University of Kentucky and appeared in 23 games as a freshman. He averaged 1.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.1 minutes per game when coming off the bench for just one game.

In 38 games for the Wildcats in 2016, the Humphries got off to a good start, posting averages of 2.8 points and 2.8 boards per outing in 8.3 minutes per game. In his last college game, Kentucky's 73-75 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels in the South Region finals, where he was also included in the NCAA All-Regional tournament team.

Humphries, a former student, opted for the NBA draft in April 2017, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.

Professional career

Humphries went out on tour with many NBA franchises over the summer, including the Washington Wizards, after going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft. In the 2017-18 NBL season, Humphries returned to Australia and signed with his hometown team, the Sydney Kings. With the Kings, Humphries averaged 6.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game, shooting 58% in 16 minutes per game, making six appearances in 26 games. He was then named as the NBL Rookie of the Year.

Humphries agreed to a Basketball League of Serbia contract with FMP on February 27, 2018.

Humphries signed a training camp contract with the Atlanta Hawks on October 8, 2018, but the day after, it was disregarded. In October 2018, Humphries was added to the Erie BayHawks' training camp roster.

The Atlanta Hawks reported on April 1 that they had signed Humphries for the remainder of the 2018-19 season, after the 2018/2019 season Humphries was suspended by the Hawks.

In Las Vegas, Humphries joined the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2019 NBA Summer League.

Humphries signed with the Orlando Magic on September 24, 2019. He was waived and assigned to the Lakeland Magic. During the 2019-20 season, the Humphries averaged 8.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game.

Humphries and the Adelaide 36ers announced on July 16th, 2020, they signed a two-year contract to return to the NBL. During the 2020–21 season, he averaged 13.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and a league-leading 2.8 blocks per game. His team was not able to exercise his option for a second season with the 36ers.

Humphries re-signed with the 36ers on July 9th, 2021-2021 NBL season, 2021-2021. He played just six games, averaging 7.7 points in 17.7 minutes per game, before a knee injury kept him out for the season in February 2022.

Humphries signed with Melbourne United for the 2022–23 NBL season on July 22, 2022.

National team career

Humphries made his FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship debut at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship. During the 2014 World Championships, he helped Australia win the silver medal, 11.6 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks per game. He was selected to the All-Tournament Team. In a 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifying match against Kazakhstan, Humphries made his senior debut for the Australian national team, where he scored 17 points and 7 rebounds in a dominant performance.

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Basketball star who made history by becoming the first openly gay player in the NBL reveals the extreme way he tried to change his sexuality

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 5, 2024
Isaac Humphries publicly announced that he's gay last year, hoping it will pave the way for more professional sportsmen to do the same. The Melbourne United basketballer went on a long personal journey to accept his sexuality, at times going to extremes to try and change it.  The 26-year-old tells latest episode of the Mental As Anyone podcast that he even tried hypnotherapy. 

Isaac Humphries, Australia's first openly gay basketball player, makes a VERY surprising career change

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 7, 2023
The 211 kg Adelaide 36ers (pictured right and left, with pop stars The Veronicas) is proving to be just as good off the court as he is on it, transforming his new foray into a very different way of performing for a crowd.

Despite teams knowing their identity, Gillon McLachlan explains why no AFL player has come out as gay despite teams knowing their identities

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 4, 2023
The AFL is lagging behind all other sports in the country when it comes to openly gay players and now CEO Gil McLachlan has revealed the reason why