Isaac Humphries
Introduction
Isaac Bradley Humphries (born January 5, 1998 in Caringbah) is an Australian professional basketball player.
Early Life
Born in Caringbah in New South Wales, Humphries grew up in Cronulla and started playing basketball at the age of 12. He had earlier played rugby league. In 2010, he spent six months in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. "I had a pretty big growth spurt when I lived in Canada", he told theleader.com.au in January 2014.
College Career
He attended Scots College in Sydney and the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra before taking his game to the United States in December 2014 to play prep ball at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana. Humphries enrolled at the University of Kentucky in 2015 and saw action in 23 games as a freshman. Coming off the bench in all but one games, he averaged 1.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.1 minutes per contest.
In the 2016-17 campaign, Humphries appeared in 38 games for the Wildcats with one start, producing averages of 2.8 points and 2.8 boards per outing in 8.3 minutes a game. He scored a career-high 12 points in his last college game, Kentucky’s 73-75 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels in the South Region finals.
Professional Career
In April 2017, he opted to forgo his remaining college eligibility and turn professional. He decided to enter the 2017 NBA draft.
International career
Humphries played for the Australian junior national team at the 2013 under-16 FIBA Oceania Championships. In 2014, he was spectacular in helping Australia to a silver medal at the under-17 World Championships, averaging 18.9 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks a game during the tournament, while earning Eurobasket.com All-World Championships U17 Best Center honors.