Nathan Adam Sobey (born 14 July 1990) is an Australian professional

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player for the

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of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played

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for the

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. He was a member of the

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team that won bronze at the

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Early life

Sobey was born in

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. He attended Emmanuel College in Warrnambool and St Patrick's College in

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. He is listed by Emmanuel College as being a member of their Class of 2008, but sources also indicate he attended and represented St Patrick's College in 2008. In 2010, he played for the Warrnambool Seahawks in the Big V Division One.

College career

Sobey moved to the United States in 2010 to play

for

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. During his freshman season, he averaged 7.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists. As a sophomore in 2011–12, Sobey averaged 16.5 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He earned First-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-Region honors. In April 2012, Sobey signed a

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to play for

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in the

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. As a junior in 2012–13, Sobey appeared in 32 games for the Cowboys and averaged 3.5 points and 1.0 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game. On 26 February 2013 against

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, he scored a season-high 22 points in a career-high 31 minutes. As a senior in 2013–14, Sobey was one of two Cowboys to start all 33 games. He averaged 9.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 30.2 minutes per game. He scored a career-high 33 points to go with four rebounds and three assists against Colorado State on 8 March 2014.

Professional career

Sobey joined the

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of the

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(SEABL), the 2nd-tier level club league in Australia, in 2014. He began his full

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career in the 2014–15 season, with the

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of Australia's top-tier level National Basketball League (NBL). He then moved to the Australian club, the

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, after he signed a 3 year contract with the them. He then spent the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons with Adelaide. In the 2016–17 NBL season, with the 36ers, he averaged 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.0 steals per game. He was named the NBL's Most Improved Player in 2017. He was also named to the All-NBL Second Team that season. In 2016, Sobey led the Warrnambool Seahawks to the Big V Division One championship. He was named league MVP and Finals MVP, and led the league in both points (31ppg) and assists (6apg). He played for the Seahawks again in 2018. He joined

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club PAOK in March 2017. He extended his contract with the Adelaide 36ers for another two years in April 2017. Sobey was invited to the

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's free agent mini camp in June 2017, and his performance impressed the team's coaching staff. He then signed to play with the Jazz's summer league team at the 2017 NBA Summer League. On 5 April 2019, Sobey signed with the

on a three-year deal. On 27 April 2022, Sobey re-signed with the Bullets on a three-year deal.

National team career

In 2018, Sobey won gold with the

at the

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. The following year he played for the Boomers at the

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. At the 2019 Australian Basketball Hall of Fame awards night, Sobey was recognised alongside

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with the 2019 Gaze Family Medal for performances at the World Cup Qualifiers and the Commonwealth Games. In February 2021, Sobey was named in the Boomers'

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squad. He went on to help the Boomers win the bronze medal.

Personal life

Sobey has two brothers. Sobey was married in 2018.

References

External links

FIBA profile
(game center)
Greek Basket League profile

Greek Basket League profile

Adelaide 36ers profile

Wyoming Cowboys bio"Consistently Improving: Sobey’s Remarkable Rise to Stardom"
at nbl.com.au * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sobey, Nathan 1990 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players Australian expatriate basketball people in France Australian expatriate basketball people in Greece Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Brisbane Bullets players Cairns Taipans players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in basketball Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in basketball P.A.O.K. BC players Point guards Shooting guards SIG Strasbourg players Small forwards Wyoming Cowboys basketball players 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Cochise Apaches men's basketball players Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Warrnambool Sportsmen from Victoria (state)