No. 24 – Super City Rangers | |||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward / Power forward | ||||||||||||
League | NZNBL | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born |
Bell Block, Taranaki, New Zealand |
27 December 1975 ||||||||||||
Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school | Papatoetoe (Auckland, New Zealand) | ||||||||||||
Playing career | 1994–present | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
1994–2001 | Auckland Rebels/Stars | ||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Waikato Titans | ||||||||||||
2003–2005 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||
2004–2009 | Auckland Stars | ||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Perth Wildcats | ||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Brisbane Bullets | ||||||||||||
2008–2013 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||
2010 | Harbour Heat | ||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Auckland Pirates | ||||||||||||
2013 | Wellington Saints | ||||||||||||
2014–present | Super City Rangers | ||||||||||||
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Dillon Matthew Boucher, MNZM (born 27 December 1975) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Super City Rangers of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). His 13 combined career championships is the most in ANBL/NZNBL history.
Boucher played for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian National Basketball League from their inception in 2003 until 2005 when he signed with the Perth Wildcats for whom he played for in 2005–06. Boucher then played for the Brisbane Bullets between 2006 and 2008. In 2008, he re-joined the New Zealand Breakers and was part of the team's three-peat between 2010–11 and 2012–13. Following the 2012–13 season, Boucher retired from the Breakers and the Australian NBL. At the 2013 Breakers awards night, Boucher's number 24 was retired in honour of his credited career with the club.
With his Auckland Pirates, Boucher won the 2012 New Zealand NBL championship, his ninth league title. Prior to 2011, he played for the Auckland Stars, Waikato Titans and Harbour Heat.
On 28 November 2012, Boucher signed with the Wellington Saints for the 2013 season.
In November 2013, Boucher signed with the Super City Rangers for the 2014 season. In November 2014, he re-signed with the Rangers as a player/assistant coach for the 2015 season. In November 2015, he re-signed with the Rangers on a three-year deal, continuing on as a player/assistant coach.