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Tanner Groves

Cairns Taipans

Tanner Groves

 

2024 Averages

Full Stats
Points

11.6

PPG

Assists

1.4

APG

Rebounds

4.5

RPG

Field Goals

55

FG%

Statistics
Team Members
Center
# 22
Date of Birth
22nd September, 1999
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Biography

Arrives at the Cairns Taipans for NBL25 fresh off international stints in Poland, Germany and China to begin his professional career after finishing his college time at the University of Oklahoma.

Stands tall at 6'10 and is strongly built, and has an unmissable big beard, and arrives in Cairns for his first time playing in Australia ready to be a strong physical presence for the Taipans in NBL25.

After growing up in Spokane, Washington, started his college career at Eastern Washington University which included a standout 2020/21 season as a sophomore where he delivered 17.2 points and 8.0 rebounds on shooting 56 per cent from the field.

That saw him named Big Sky Player of the Year and Tournament MVP in 2021 before he transferred to Oklahoma University for the next two years playing with the Sooners.

Across 66 games where he started in them all, he averaged 10.9 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting an overall 52 per cent.

That led into the start of his professional career in the 2023/24 season starting in Poland where he played 21 matches with Anwil Włocławek. He then transferred to Germany for 17 games with SC Rasta Vechta and also had a five-game stint in China with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.

After that eventful start to life as a pro, brings his big frame and recognisable beard with him to Cairns for NBL25.


Game Logs

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Date Opp Mins FG% FT% Reb Ast Blk Stl To Pf Pts SC

Season vs Career

Date Gp Mins FG% FT% Reb Ast Blk Stl To Pf Pts SC
2024
11 22.6 55 70 4.5 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.6 3.7 11.6 25.0
Career
11 22.6 55 70 4.5 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.5 0.0 11.5 0.0

Full Career

Year Team GP Mins FG% FT% Reb Ast Blk Stl To Pf Pts SC
2024-2025
11 22.6 55 70 4.5 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.6 3.7 11.6 0

Team Members

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Guard

Tad

Dufelmeier

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Height
183 cms
Weight
81 kgs

# 4

Guard

Kyle

Adnam

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Height
186 cms
Weight
84 kgs

# 21

Forward

Sam

Waardenburg

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Height
208 cms
Weight
100 kgs

#

Guard

Deshon

Taylor

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Height
188 cms
Weight
84 kgs

# 1

Guard

Taran

Armstrong

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Height
196 cms
Weight
88 kgs

# 3

Forward

Dillon

Stith

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Height
201 cms
Weight
98 kgs

# 14

Forward

Kyrin

Galloway

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Height
203 cms
Weight
98 kgs

# 13

Forward

Akoldah

Gak

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Height
210 cms
Weight
102 kgs

# 20

Guard

Kody

Stattmann

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Height
202 cms
Weight
91 kgs

# 6

Guard

Jonah

Antonio

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Height
194 cms
Weight
88 kgs

# 9

Guard

Jackson

Makoi

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Height
196 cms
Weight
89 kgs

# 2

Guard

Rob

Edwards

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Height
0 cms
Weight
0 kgs

# 11

Forward

Alex

Higgins-Titsha

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Height
201 cms
Weight
0 kgs

# 32

Forward

Pedro

Bradshaw

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Height
0 cms
Weight
0 kgs
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