1. Isaac Bradley Humphries was born on 5 January 1998 and is an Australian professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League.
29 Facts About Isaac Humphries
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Isaac Humphries played college basketball in the United States for the Kentucky Wildcats before making his professional debut in the NBL for the Sydney Kings in 2017.
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Isaac Humphries played two seasons for the 36ers before joining Melbourne United for a season, and then re-joining the 36ers in 2023.
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Isaac Humphries is a singer and cabaret performer, performing at the Adelaide Fringe in 2024 and 2025.
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Isaac Bradley Humphries was born on 5 January 1998 in the Sydney suburb of Caringbah.
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Isaac Humphries grew up in Cronulla, where the predominant culture was surfing and beach.
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Isaac Humphries was a musical child, playing violin at four, trumpet the following year, and piano later.
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Isaac Humphries was a gifted singer, performing on stages around Sydney before he started playing basketball.
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In 2014, Isaac Humphries moved to Canberra to attend the Australian Institute of Sport and play for the BA Centre of Excellence in the South East Australian Basketball League.
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Isaac Humphries took his game to the United States in December 2014 to play prep ball at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana.
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Isaac Humphries was named the NBL Rookie of the Year.
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On 27 February 2018, Isaac Humphries agreed to a deal with FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia.
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On 8 October 2018, Isaac Humphries signed a training camp deal with the Atlanta Hawks, but was waived the next day.
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Isaac Humphries joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2019 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
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On 24 September 2019, Isaac Humphries signed with the Orlando Magic.
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Isaac Humphries was waived and assigned to the Lakeland Magic.
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On 16 July 2020, Isaac Humphries signed a two-year deal to return to the NBL with the Adelaide 36ers.
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Isaac Humphries played just six matches, averaging 7.7 points in 17.7 minutes per game, before a knee injury ruled him out for the season in February 2022.
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Isaac Humphries had the most productive season of his career coinciding with his first relatively injury-free season in a number of years.
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Isaac Humphries played in all 28 games and averaging 15.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game.
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On 7 March 2024, Isaac Humphries re-signed with the 36ers on a three-year deal.
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Isaac Humphries made his debut for the Australian junior national team at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship.
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Isaac Humphries made his senior debut for the Australian national team in a 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifying match against Kazakhstan, where he recorded 17 points and 7 rebounds in a dominant performance.
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Isaac Humphries restarted his music career after some years immersed in basketball, during which time he started learning new instruments that he could play anywhere.
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The announcement saw Isaac Humphries become the only active openly gay male professional basketball player in a top-tier league anywhere in the world.
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Isaac Humphries became the first ever Australian male basketball player and first player in the NBL to be openly gay.
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Isaac Humphries posted a video online, which was shared widely, including by Lauren Jackson, Dylan Alcott, and Andrew Gaze.
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Isaac Humphries has a tattoo on his arm reading "silence is loud", referring to his depression.
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Isaac Humphries is a friend of Prinnie Stevens, who was an Adelaide Fringe ambassador in 2024.