David Stiff (born 8 February 1972) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). He won six championships with three teams to sit equal first for most individual championships in league history. Stiff debuted in the NBL in 1992 with the

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. He then had a three-year

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stint in the United States with the

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. Upon returning to Australia, he re-joined the Devils and played a further two seasons. After playing for the

North Melbourne Giants The North Melbourne Giants, previously known as the Coburg Giants, were an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of ...

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and

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, he joined the

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for the 1998–99 season and won his first championship. He continued on with Adelaide for another three seasons, where in 2002 he won his second championship. Over the next two seasons, Stiff earned a personal three-peat as a member of the Sydney Kings' back-to-back championship teams. In 2004, he joined the

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and won his fifth championship in his second season. In 2007–08, in what was his 15th and final season, Stiff won his sixth championship as a member of the Tigers. His six NBL championships are equal first for most individual championships in league history alongside C. J. Bruton,

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and

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. In 453 career games, he averaged 9.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stiff, David 1972 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players Australian men's basketball players Boston University Terriers men's basketball players Hobart Devils players Melbourne Tigers players North Melbourne Giants players Power forwards (basketball) Sydney Kings players Basketball players from Melbourne Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian expatriate basketball people in Malaysia