Darryl Pearce
| Personal information | |
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| Born |
15 October 1960 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1982–1995 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 6, 4 |
| Career history | |
| 1982–1991 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 1992–1995 | North Melbourne Giants |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Darryl "The Iceman" Pearce (born 15 October 1960) is an Australian former professional basketball player. He played in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) for the Adelaide 36ers from 1982–1991 before playing four seasons (1992–1995) with the North Melbourne Giants. A 6'2" (188 cm) Shooting guard, Pearce is regarded as one of the best ever Three-point field goal shooters in NBL history having shot at 41.9% from beyond the arc during his 374 game career.
Darryl Pearce was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and was a member of junior South Australian teams in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Adelaide 36ers were formed for the 1982 NBL season (as the Adelaide City Eagles) with Pearce one of the first guards signed by the club. He made his NBL debut on 6 February 1982 in Adelaide's 87–84 loss to the Coburg Giants at Adelaide's Apollo Stadium. Pearce scored 14 points and collected 4 rebounds on debut for the new club. He would go on to average 15.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists in his first season.
The club changed its name to the Adelaide 36ers from the 1983 NBL season, though the club failed to make the playoffs until 1984 where they were defeated in the Elimination Finals by the Nunawading Spectres. By this time "The Iceman" had cemented his place as one of the premier shooting guards in the league.
Following the 1984 season, Adelaide's "other" team, the 1982 champion West Adelaide Bearcats, pulled out of the NBL and a number of their star players including 1982 season MVP Al Green, Australian boomers representatives Peter Ali and Ray Wood, and young gun Mike McKay, moved across to play for the 36ers.
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