Adam Ballinger
| Personal information | |
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| Born |
12 June 1979 Bluffton, Indiana |
| Nationality | American / Australian |
| Listed height | 205 cm (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bluffton (Bluffton, Indiana) |
| College | Michigan State (1998–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–2015 |
| Position | Power forward / Centre |
| Number | 55, 54 |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2004 | Victoria Giants |
| 2004–2007 | Wollongong Hawks |
| 2007 | Gigantes de Carolina |
| 2007–2012 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 2009 | Waikato Pistons |
| 2010 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2012–2014 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2014–2015 | Wollongong Hawks |
| 2015 | Nunawading Spectres |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Adam Ballinger (born June 12, 1979) is an American-Australian former professional basketball player who spent his entire career in the Australian National Basketball League, playing 12 seasons for various clubs such as the Victoria Giants, Wollongong Hawks, Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers. He also spent time in Puerto Rico, New Zealand and Israel during the Australian NBL off-seasons.
Ballinger committed to the Michigan State Spartans after a stellar prep career at Bluffton High School in Indiana, where he garnered Honorable Mention All-American honours his senior year. His freshman year, he redshirted after fracturing his fibula. He returned to play 37 games for the 2000 NCAA champion Spartans, including the Championship Game in which he scored on his only field goal attempt. Ballinger played in 25 games in his redshirt sophomore year as the Spartans went to the Final Four. Ballinger's junior year was his most successful campaign as he earned third team All-Big Ten media honours as well as Michigan State's Most Improved Player Award as he finished third in the conference in rebounding. In his 2002–03 senior season, he averaged 5.5 points per game. He also ranks 10th in MSU history with 53 career blocks.
During his senior year at Michigan State, Ballinger played in a game against touring Australian NBL team the Canberra Cannons. Starting at Power forward, during the game Ballinger's direct opponent was often Michigan State's greatest ever player, NBA legend with the Los Angeles Lakers and 2002 inductee into the NBA Hall of Fame (and a native of Lansing where the school is located), Earvin "Magic Johnson who joined the Cannons for their game at the Breslin Center. The Cannons also featured Ballinger's former Spartons team mate Mike Chappell who was recruited by Canberra in 2002.
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