No. 5 – Hawke's Bay Hawks | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
League | NZNBL |
Personal information | |
Born |
Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
6 February 1986
Nationality | New Zealand |
Listed height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
Career information | |
High school |
Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah) |
Playing career | 2005–present |
Career history | |
2005–2010 | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
2005–2007 | New Zealand Breakers |
2007–2008 | Hottur Egilsstadir |
2011 | Geraldton Buccaneers |
2011 | Auckland Pirates |
2011 | Perth Wildcats |
2011–2012 | Adelaide 36ers |
2012–2014 | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
2012–2013 | Perth Wildcats |
2015 | Ballarat Miners |
2015–2016 | New Zealand Breakers |
2016 | Southland Sharks |
2017–present | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
Everard Verdon Bartlett (born 6 February 1986) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Hawke's Bay Hawks of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). The 193 cm combo guard has previously played in the Australian NBL for the New Zealand Breakers, Perth Wildcats and Adelaide 36ers.
From 2005 to 2010, Bartlett played for the Hawke's Bay Hawks. He was also a development player for the New Zealand Breakers from 2005 to 2007, subsequently winning the Slam Dunk competition during the 2005–06 NBL All-Star weekend at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
In 2006, Bartlett was named the MVP of the National U23 Championships while playing for the New Zealand Institute of Sport (NZIS). Along with being named in the tournament team, the NZIS won the event as well.
In September 2007, Bartlett signed with Iceland's Hottur Egilsstadir as an import for the 2007–08 season. In what was a challenging season for Bartlett, he averaged an impressive 28.1 points and 6.7 rebounds in 16 games.
Following the 2010 New Zealand NBL season, Bartlett moved to Perth and joined the Perth Wildcats as an extended training squad member for the 2010–11 season.
In November 2010, Bartlett joined the Western Tigers All-Star team that participated in the third Malaysian International Basketball Championship. On 28 February 2011, Bartlett signed a short-term contract with the Geraldton Buccaneers of the State Basketball League. In three games for the Buccaneers, he averaged 26.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game. In April 2011, he joined the Auckland Pirates for the 2011 New Zealand NBL season.