Players
Todd Blanchfield
Todd Blanchfield
2023 Averages
4.4
PPG
0.7
APG
2.5
RPG
37
FG%
Biography
Has become one of the great versatile and consistent veterans of the NBL over a 375-game career, but returns for a second stint with the Illawarra Hawks ready to show what he can still do.
The now 31-year-old small forward has proven himself a tremendously versatile player over his 375-game career as someone who can be a knockdown shooter, can create for himself or teammates, and can be a good rebounder and just a solid all-round teammate.
After growing up in Mackay, his first stint in the NBL was relatively nearby with the Townsville Crocodiles, after his time at the Australian Institute of Sport in 2008.
Played the first 152 games of his NBL career at the Crocs up until the club folded after the 2014/15 season and was the league's Most Improved Player in 2015 and in the All Second Team.
Spent the next two seasons with Melbourne United and then another at the Sydney Kings, before his first stint at the Illawarra Hawks for the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons.
His scoring dramatically rose to 13.9 and 13.1 points a game in those seasons seeing his stocks grow and then the Perth Wildcats came calling for 2020/21.
It would be a rollercoaster three seasons beginning with the best year of his career in that NBL21 season, where he averaged 15.2 points and 4.1 rebounds, but then by NBL23 he was barely used and averaged just 9.1 minutes.
Has returned to the Hawks for a second stint on the back of a brilliant NBL1 North season at the Gold Coast Rollers.
On top of what he's done in the NBL, has been a regular Australian Boomers representative, was the QBL MVP in 2018 when playing for the Mackay Meteors and won a NZ NBL championship in 2015 with the Southland Sharks.