Brock William Motum (born 16 October 1990) is an Australian professional

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player for

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of the Japanese

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. He is also a member of the

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College career

Motum, a

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from

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, played basketball at the

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. In 2009, he moved to the United States to play

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for the

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. In his four-year career, Motum scored 1,530 points (12.8 per game) and left WSU fifth on the school's all-time scoring list. As a junior in 2011–12, Motum averaged 18.0

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to lead the

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. He was named first team All-Pac-12 and the league's Most Improved Player. In his senior year, he averaged 18.7 points per game and was named second team All-Pac-12.

Professional career

Granarolo Bologna (2013–2014)

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Motum joined the

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for the

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. On 27 July 2013, he signed a two-year deal with Granarolo Bologna of the

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, with an NBA out-clause for 2014. In 25 games for Bologna in 2013–14, he averaged 8.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.

Adelaide 36ers (2014–2015)

After averaging 8.0 points and 4.6 rebounds over five Summer League games for the

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, Motum signed a non-guaranteed contract with the franchise on 26 August 2014. He was later waived by the Jazz on 25 October 2014 after appearing in one preseason game. On 3 November 2014, Motum signed a conditional two-year deal with the

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of the National Basketball League. Backing up 7'1" (216 cm)

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at centre in his debut game on 9 November, Motum recorded 28 points and 6 rebounds in the 36ers' 100-107 loss to the

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. While the 36ers lost their first seven games with Motum, they began a fightback effort to try and qualify for the 2014–15 NBL playoffs as they won eight out of their next 10 games. During this time with Schenscher restricted by an ankle injury, Motum moved to the starting lineup at power forward and 6'11" (212 cm) Daniel Johnson (who rejoined the club late in the season after a stint in

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) playing at centre, with the two forming a formidable front court combination. On 23 January 2015, he was named Player of the Week for Round 15 after recording 31 points and 13 rebounds on 16 January against Perth, and 17 points and 11 rebounds on 18 January against Wollongong. On 5 February 2015, Motum was named the Player of the Month for January after leading the 36ers to a monthly record of 5-1 while averaging 20.8 points over the six games. In 24 games for Adelaide in 2014–15, he averaged 17.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. In June 2015, Motum exercised the NBA and European out clause in his contract with the 36ers, parting ways with the club.

Žalgiris (2015–2017)

In July 2015, Motum re-joined the Utah Jazz for the

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. In eight Summer League games for the Jazz, he averaged 8.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. On 4 August 2015, Motum signed a one-year deal, with the option of a second, with Žalgiris Kaunas of the

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. On 7 August 2016, he re-signed with the team. Motum had an amazing second season, becoming one of the team leaders in the Euroleague, and in the LKL, turning the criticism of the first season to praise in the second one. During his time with Žalgiris, Motum won the LKL championships in 2016 and 2017, and the KMT Cup in 2017.

Anadolu Efes (2017–2019)

On 29 June 2017, Motum signed a one-year deal with Turkish club

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Valencia (2019–2020)

On 2 July 2019, Motum signed a two-year deal with Spanish club

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. After averaging 5.9 points per game, he ended his contract on July 4, 2020.

Galatasaray (2020–2021)

On 10 August 2020, Motum signed with

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of the

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and the

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Nanterre 92 (2021)

On 5 May 2021, Motum signed with

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of the

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until the end of the season on loan.

Monaco (2021–present)

On 2 September 2021, Motum signed with

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of the

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 29 , , 14 , , 19.2 , , .475 , , .384 , , .967 , , 3.0 , , .7 , , .3 , , .0 , , 8.7 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 31 , , 1 , , 11.6 , , .506 , , .440 , , .781 , , 1.8 , , .4 , , .1 , , .1 , , 6.5 , , 5.6 , - class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan="2", Career , 114 , , 18 , , 20.2 , , .504 , , .416 , , .787 , , 2.7 , , .5 , , .4 , , .0 , , 8.2 , , 7.3

International career

Motum first represented Australia in the

2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Maori: 2009 FIBA I-Raro I Te 19 Tau Toa o Te Ao) was the 9th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national team ...

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, New Zealand, helping the team to a 7–2 record and a fourth-place finish. Motum led the tournament in

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, shooting .600 from the floor. On 28 July 2014, he was named to the 2014 Boomers' squad for the

2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle ...

in Spain.

Personal

Motum is the son of Greg and Leonie Motum, and has a sister, Anna. On 15 August 2017, he proposed to former Žalgiris TV presenter Martyna Marmaitė which he met while playing for Žalgiris Kaunas.

References

External links

Washington State Cougars bio

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at legabasket.it * {{DEFAULTSORT:Motum, Brock 1990 births Living people 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Adelaide 36ers players Anadolu Efes S.K. players AS Monaco Basket players Australian expatriate basketball people in France Australian expatriate basketball people in Italy Australian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Australian expatriate basketball people in Spain Australian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian Institute of Sport basketball players Australian men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Brisbane BC Žalgiris players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Levanga Hokkaido players Liga ACB players Nanterre 92 players Olympic basketball players for Australia People educated at Brisbane State High School Power forwards Shiga Lakes players Valencia Basket players Virtus Bologna players Washington State Cougars men's basketball players Sportsmen from Queensland