Australian NBA Players: Every Player Born in Australia (2026-27)
All 9 players on an NBA roster this season who were born in Australia.
Updated Oct 16, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 9
- Average height
- 6'7"
- Average age
- 26.3
- Teams represented
- 8 of 30
- Tallest
- Jock Landale (6'11")
- Shortest
- Kyrie Irving (6'2")
- Oldest
- Kyrie Irving (34)
- Youngest
- Johnny Furphy (21)
Birthplace, not citizenship. These lists group players by the country they were born in, which is what the public roster data records. A player born in one country may hold another nationality, may have grown up elsewhere, and may represent a different country internationally.
9 NBA players on 2026-27 rosters were born in Australia, spread across 8 teams. Guards dominate the group — 6 of the 9 play at that position — with 2 centers and 1 forward rounding out the mix.
This is strictly a birthplace list. Being born in Australia is the only criterion; it says nothing about a player's citizenship or the country they may represent internationally. Kyrie Irving, for instance, was born in Melbourne, VIC, and is listed here on that basis alone.
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only players born in Australia →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Toohey
|
Golden State Warriors
|
F | 6'8" | 22 | Canberra, ACT |
Ben Simmons
|
Sacramento Kings
|
G | 6'10" | 30 | Melbourne, VIC |
Duop Reath
|
Phoenix Suns
|
C | 6'9" | 30 | Perth, WAS |
Dyson Daniels
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
G | 6'7" | 23 | Bendigo, VIC |
Jock Landale
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
C | 6'11" | 30 | E Malvern, VIC |
Johnny Furphy
|
Indiana Pacers
|
G | 6'8" | 21 | Melbourne, VIC |
Josh Green
|
Utah Jazz
|
G | 6'6" | 25 | Sydney, NSW |
Kyrie Irving
|
Dallas Mavericks
|
G | 6'2" | 34 | Melbourne, VIC |
Tyrese Proctor
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
G | 6'4" | 22 | Sydney, NSW |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
Heights and Ages Across the Group
The tallest player born in Australia is Jock Landale of the Atlanta Hawks, who stands 6'11" and wears #31. The shortest is Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks at 6'2", wearing #11. Between those two extremes the group spans 6'2" to 6'11", a wide range driven by the mix of guards and big men.
Irving, born Mar 23, 1992, is the oldest at age 34. Johnny Furphy of the Indiana Pacers, born Dec 7, 2004, is the youngest at 21. The two players born in Sydney, NSW — Josh Green and Tyrese Proctor — are both guards, while 5 of the 9 players were born in Victoria.
Colleges the Players Attended
Among those who played college basketball in the United States, Duke and LSU each produced 2 players on this list. Arizona, Kansas, and Saint Mary's each account for 1. Alex Toohey and Dyson Daniels did not attend a U.S. college program.
Where These Players Fit League-Wide
Across the full 2026-27 NBA, 120 players were born outside the United States, representing 46 countries. The 9 players born in Australia are one part of that broader international presence, with Atlanta the only team carrying 2 of them — Dyson Daniels (#5) and Jock Landale (#31).