Adrien Sturt

{{short description|Australian-British basketball player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=October 2014}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Adrien Sturt | image = | position = Centre | height_cm = 209 | weight_kg = 93 | league = | team = | number = | nationality = Australian / British | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|5|2}} | birth_place = Rose Park, South Australia, Australia | high_school = Box Hill (Melbourne, Victoria) | college = Snow College (2006–2007) | career_start = 2007 | career_end = | years1 = 2007–2009 | team1 = Melbourne Tigers | years2 = 2007–2009 | team2 = Melbourne Tigers | years3 = 2010 | team3 = Dexia Mons-Hainaut | years4 = 2010–2011 | team4 = Essex Pirates | years5 = 2011 | team5 = Eltham Wildcats | years6 = 2011–2014 | team6 = Milton Keynes/London Lions | years7 = 2012 | team7 = Ringwood Hawks | years8 = 2013 | team8 = Bulleen Boomers | years9 = 2014–2015 | team9 = Cheshire Phoenix | years10 = 2015–2016 | team10 = Plymouth Raiders | years11 = 2018 | team11 = Waverley Falcons | years12 = 2019; 2021;<br>2023 | team12 = Ringwood Hawks | highlights = *NBL champion (2008) *3× Big V champion (2008, 2009, 2012) *2× BBL All-Star (2013, 2014) }}

'''Adrien Richard Sturt''' (born 2 May 1986) is an Australian-British professional basketball player. He previously played for the Great Britain Under-23 team.

==High school and college== In 2004, Sturt played for Melbourne University in the VBL Premier Division (D1M), winning that year's championship under the leadership of head coach Dean Vickerman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://melbourneunibasketball.org.au/about/competition_titles|title=Melbourneunibasketball|website=melbourneunibasketball.org.au|accessdate=14 April 2023}}</ref>

After graduating from Box Hill Senior Secondary College in 2006,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bhssc.vic.edu.au/Documents/Sports%20Development/Year%209%20Basketball.pdf|title=Year 9 Basketball Academy|accessdate=14 April 2023}}</ref> Sturt attended Utah's Snow College in 2006–07 where he helped the team win the SWAC Conference Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.london24.com/sport/basketball/rod_brown_and_adrien_sturt_return_to_london_lions_for_new_bbl_season_1_3774999|title=Rod Brown and Adrien Sturt return to London Lions for new BBL season - Basketball - London 24|date=2 December 2014|accessdate=14 April 2023|archive-date=2 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202031635/http://www.london24.com/sport/basketball/rod_brown_and_adrien_sturt_return_to_london_lions_for_new_bbl_season_1_3774999|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

==Professional career== Sturt returned to Australia in 2007 and joined the Melbourne Tigers, where he played two seasons and won an NBL championship in his rookie season. He also played for the Tigers' affiliate team in the Big V, where he won championships in 2008 and 2009.

In April 2010, Sturt signed with Dexia Mons-Hainaut of Belgium for the rest of the 2009–10 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/80692/jerel-mcneal-leaves-dexia-mons-hainaut.html|title=Jerel McNeal leaves Dexia Mons-Hainaut|accessdate=14 April 2023}}</ref> Later that year, he signed with the Essex Pirates for the 2010–11 British Basketball League season. In 31 games for the Pirates, he averaged 10.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

In March 2011, Sturt signed with the Eltham Wildcats for the 2011 Big V season.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/|title=Basketball Victoria|website=Basketball Victoria|accessdate=14 April 2023}}</ref>

Sturt moved to England for the 2011–12 season, signing with the Milton Keynes Lions of the British Basketball League. In 27 games for the Lions, he averaged 9.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Following the BBL season, he returned to Australia and joined the Ringwood Hawks for the 2012 Big V season.<ref name="auto"/>

In August 2012, the Milton Keynes Lions moved to London and thus became the London Lions. Sturt subsequently joined the London Lions for the 2012–13 British Basketball League season. In 32 games for the Lions, he averaged 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 blocks per game. Following the BBL season, he joined the Bulleen Boomers for the 2013 Big V season.<ref name="auto"/>

On 29 July 2013, Sturt re-signed with the London Lions for the 2013–14 British Basketball League season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.londonlionsbasketball.co.uk/news-94-sturt-in-lions-return.html |title=Sturt In Lions Return |access-date=23 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831185814/http://www.londonlionsbasketball.co.uk/news-94-sturt-in-lions-return.html |archive-date=31 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 34 games for the Lions, he averaged 10.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

On 11 September 2014, Sturt again re-signed with the Lions for the 2014–15 British Basketball League season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/other-leagues/134409/london-lions-re-sign-rod-brown-and-adrien-sturt.html|title=London Lions re-sign Rod Brown and Adrien Sturt|accessdate=14 April 2023}}</ref> On 18 November 2014, he was released by the Lions after appearing in the first six games of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.londonlionsbasketball.co.uk/news-255-lions-shuffle-pack.html |title=Lions Shuffle Pack |access-date=23 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222623/http://www.londonlionsbasketball.co.uk/news-255-lions-shuffle-pack.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6040802/playerview.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200144/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6040802/playerview.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|title=Adrien STURT | Season 2014/2015|accessdate=14 April 2023}}</ref> Eight days later, he signed with the Cheshire Phoenix for the rest of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/basketball/two-sign-cheshire-phoenix-8175997|title=Two sign in for Cheshire Phoenix|first=Dave|last=Powell|date=26 November 2014|website=CheshireLive|access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref> In 28 games for the Phoenix, he averaged 6.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.

On 9 November 2015, Sturt signed with the Plymouth Raiders for the rest of the 2015–16 British Basketball League season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.plymouthraiders.com/news/raiders-announce-double-signing/ |title=Raiders Announce Double Signing |access-date=30 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530110529/https://www.plymouthraiders.com/news/raiders-announce-double-signing/ |archive-date=30 May 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In 2018, Sturt joined the Waverley Falcons of the Big V.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?pID=202935652|title=Adrien Sturt - Player Statistics|website=GameDay|accessdate=14 April 2023}}</ref>

In 2019, Sturt played for the Ringwood Hawks in the inaugural NBL1 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-4495-0-0-0&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=63862459|title=Hawks Snare Sturts Signature - Ringwood Basketball Association|website=GameDay|accessdate=14 April 2023}}</ref> He continued with Ringwood in the NBL1 in 2021 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Adrien-Sturt/118738|title=Adrien Sturt|website=australiabasket|accessdate=27 July 2024|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Adrien_Sturt/118738 Eurobasket.com profile] *[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=195301712&client=11-8647-131173-312389-20925653 BBL stats] *[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=190395713&client=0-189-12322-125710-369917 NBL stats]

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