Adam Quick (born 1 September 1981) was an Australian professional
basketball player
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
, formally of the Australian
National Basketball League (NBL).
Quick played for the
Nunawading Spectres
Nunawading Spectres is a NBL1 South club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Melbourne East Basketball Association (MEBA), the major administrative basketball o ...
as a junior before attending the
University of Portland
, mottoeng = The truth will set you free
, established = 1901
, type = Private university
, religious_affiliation = Catholic (Congregation of Holy Cross)
, endowment = $218 million
, president = Robert D. Kelly
, students = 3,731 (fall 20 ...
in the United States for four years, before returning to Australia to play for the
Townsville Crocodiles
The Townsville Crocodiles were an Australian professional men's basketball team based in the North Queensland city of Townsville. They competed in the National Basketball League (NBL) and played their home games at the Townsville Entertainmen ...
for two years.
He had a successful debut season for the Crocs, however, tore his ACL before his second season, and was sidelined.
Looking to move back to Melbourne after getting married, he requested permission to talk to debut franchise the South Dragons. This was granted and he then became the sixth player to sign with the Dragons in April 2006. It is viewed that he will serve primarily as a back-up to Shane Heal.
Quick represented Australia as a Junior at the World Championships in 1999 (Portugal) and 2001 (Japan).
References
AdamQuick.com
1981 births
Living people
Australian men's basketball players
Portland Pilots men's basketball players
South Dragons players
Basketball players from Melbourne
Townsville Crocodiles players
Guards (basketball)
Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
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