Owen Hulland (born 4 September 1999) is an Australian professional basketball player for the

Forestville Eagles Forestville Eagles is a NBL1 Central club based in Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. The club fields both a men's and women's team. The club is a division of the overarching Forestville Eagles Basketball Club (FEBC), the major administrative ba ...

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. He played college basketball for the

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wāhine are the athletic teams that represent the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH), in Honolulu, Hawaii. The UH athletics program is a member of the Big West Conference in most sports and competes a ...

. Born in

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, Hulland attended

UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, formerly known as Lake Ginninderra College until 2011, is a public secondary college for students in Years 11 and 12. It is located in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, ...

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. He played in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence for two years. Hulland committed to play for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in 2017. He suffered from a foot injury that limited him to only eight games as a freshman during the 2018–19 season. Hulland scored 14 points against the UCLA Bruins on 28 November 2018. He underwent foot surgery before the start of the 2019–20 season that caused him to miss 17 games. On 21 May 2020, Hulland announced that he was leaving the Rainbow Warriors to embark on a professional career in Australia. On 7 January 2021, he signed as a development player with the Adelaide 36ers for the

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. 36ers head coach

Conner Henry Conner Henry (born July 21, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He played collegiately for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and was selected as the 89th overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. Hen ...

stated that Hulland had left an impression on the players and coaching staff during training sessions with the team. On 30 March 2021, the South Adelaide Panthers announced the signing of Hulland for the 2021

season. Hulland joined the

for the 2023 NBL1 Central season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hulland, Owen 1999 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian men's basketball players Basketball players from Adelaide Forwards (basketball) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball players People educated at Lake Ginninderra College 21st-century Australian people Sportsmen from South Australia