Jason Conrad

Jason Conrad
No. 14 – South West Metro Pirates
Position Center
League Queensland Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1989-04-23) April 23, 1989
Mountain View, California
Nationality American
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Gilroy (Gilroy, California)
College Chico State (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
2014 Moncton Miracles
2015 Perry Lakes Hawks
2016 Westfalen Mustangs
2016–present South West Metro Pirates

Jason William Conrad (born April 23, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the South West Metro Pirates of the Queensland Basketball League (QBL). He played college basketball for Chico State before playing professionally in the Netherlands, Canada, Australia and Germany.

High school career

Conrad attended Gilroy High School in Gilroy, California where he was ranked by Scout.com as one of the top center prospects on the west coast in 2008. As a sophomore in 2005–06, he was named second-team All-League after averaging 7.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 4.2 blocks per game. He was also named the Bob Hagen Tournament Most Valuable Player, and earned Valley Christian All-Tournament honors as Gilroy won the Tri-County League Championship in 2006.[1]

As a junior in 2006–07, Conrad averaged 10 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks per game as he earned second-team All-Tri-County Athletic League honors. He was also named in the Bob Hagen Memorial All-Tournament Team and led the Tri-County League in rebounds and blocked shots.[1]

On November 14, 2007, Conrad signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Portland State University.[1]

As a senior in 2007–08, Conrad was a preseason McDonald's All-American candidate, and went on to average 18 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks per game before sustaining a season-ending leg injury on December 23, 2007.[2] In one game against San Lorenzo Valley before the injury, Conrad finished with 27 points, 23 rebounds and 11 blocks. He also notched 18 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks against Oakland Tech.[3]

College career

After sitting out the entire 2008–09 season with Portland State, Conrad decided to transfer, and on April 24, 2009, he signed with Chico State of the NCAA Division II.[3][4]

As a freshman playing for the Chico State Wildcats in 2009–10, Conrad was one of three true freshman on the Wildcats' roster and became the tallest player in Chico State basketball history. In 25 games (one start), he averaged 2.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.6 minutes per game.[5] As a sophomore in 2010–11, he averaged 1.5 points and 2.4 rebounds in 27 games (no starts).[6]

Conrad was named the Chico State 2013 Defensive Player of the Year and finished as the school's third all-time leading shot blocker with 84 career blocked shots.[7] He also led his team to the NCAA Division II playoffs as a junior and senior. In 33 games (32 starts) as a junior in 2011–12, he averaged 5.2 points and 3.7 rebounds in 17.0 minutes per game.[8] In 29 games (all starts) as a senior in 2012–13, he averaged 6.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 21.8 minutes per game.[9]

Professional career

2013–14 season

After graduating from college, Conrad spent time in the Sacramento Professional Development League and travelled to China as a member of the NetScouts USA All-Star team.[10] On August 5, 2013, he signed a one-year deal (with the option of a second) with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League.[11][12][13] On November 6, 2013, he recorded a 2013–14 EuroChallenge high for blocks in a game with seven against the Bakken Bears of Denmark.[14]

In January 2014, Conrad was released by Leiden and replaced with Kevin Thompson after averaging just 4.5 points and 2.7 rebounds in 15 games.[15] He also averaged 2.2 points and 4.7 rebounds in six EuroChallenge games.

2014–15 season

In August 2014, Conrad signed a one-year deal with the Moncton Miracles of the Canadian National Basketball League.[16][17] He managed just eight games for Moncton before being released by the club on December 2, 2014.[18] Over his eight-game stint, he averaged 5.1 points and 5.4 rebounds in 22.3 minutes per game.[19]

On January 19, 2015, Conrad signed with the Perry Lakes Hawks for the 2015 State Basketball League season.[20][21] In the team's second game of the season on March 20, he recorded a near double-double with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks in a loss to the Cockburn Cougars.[22][23] He lasted just four games with the Hawks before a back injury forced the team to release him on March 30.[24] Over his four-game stint, he averaged 7.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.[25]

2015–16 season

In January 2016, Conrad signed with German club Westfalen Mustangs for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[26] Following the conclusion of the German season, he returned to Australia and signed with the South West Metro Pirates for the 2016 Queensland Basketball League season.[27] In the Pirates' regular season finale on August 6, Conrad scored a season-high 21 points in a 93–83 win over the Logan Thunder.[28] In 13 games for the Pirates, he averaged 8.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.[29]

Personal

The son of Bill and Karin Conrad, both of his parents played collegiately at Santa Clara University. His father competed in basketball while his mother was a volleyball player. His older sister, Kristina, played volleyball at San Jose State.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2007 Recruiting". BigSkyFans.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ruder, Ian (January 15, 2008). "Blog Interview: Basketball Recruit Jason Conrad". OregonLive.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Three sign with men's basketball program, including former preseason McDonald's All-America candidate". ChicoWildcats.com. April 24, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ McCarthy, Kevin (June 4, 2009). "Jason Conrad resurfaces". BlogSpot.com.au. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Chico State Season Statistics – 2009–10". csuchico.edu. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Chico State Season Statistics – 2010–11". csuchico.edu. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Chico State Men's Basketball 2013–14" (PDF). csusbathletics.edu. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Chico State Season Statistics – 2011–12". csuchico.edu. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Chico State Season Statistics – 2012–13". csuchico.edu. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ McCarthy, Kevin (June 4, 2013). "A Jason Conrad update". BlogSpot.com.au. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ van Spronsen, Ivo (August 5, 2013). "Amerikaanse Jason Conrad nieuwe aanwinst voor basketbalploeg ZZ-Leiden". Sleutelstad.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Tony Johnson inks with SPM Shoeter, Jason Conrad moves to Leiden". Sportando.com. August 5, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  13. ↑ Silvia, Greg (September 7, 2013). "Ballin' in Holland". TheOrion.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  14. ↑ "ZZ Leiden – Bakken Bears Aarhus | EuroChallenge 2014". FIBAEurope.com. November 6, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden vervangt Jason Conrad door Kevin Thompson". Sleutelstad.nl (in Dutch). January 8, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Park signs pro contract; Wildcats softball adds to roster". ParadisePost.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Moncton Miracles ink Jason Conrad, ex Leiden". Usbasket.com. Sports I.T. August 21, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Miracles Roster Evolves". OurSportsCentral.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  19. ↑ "National Basketball League of Canada – Cumulative Player Stats 2014–15" (PDF). NBLCanada.net. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Hawks announce signing of Men's SBL imports for 2015". FoxSportsPulse.com. January 19, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  21. ↑ McAuliffe, Hugh (January 20, 2015). "Perry Lakes Hawks announce imports". Australiabasket.com. Sports I.T. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Cougars vs Hawks". FIBALiveStats.com. March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  23. ↑ Pike, Chris (March 21, 2015). "Impressive night for Redbacks at Lakeside (Week 2 Friday night SBL wrap)". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Hawks release import". FoxSportsPulse.com. March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Player statistics for Jason Conrad". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  26. ↑ Inderlied, David (January 14, 2016). "Neue Mustangs eingetroffen". NW.de (in German). Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Welcome aboard the Ship Jason Conrad!". Twitter. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Pirates vs Thunder". FIBALiveStats.com. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Player statistics for Jason Conrad". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
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