Jock Landale is a professional player for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He also plays as a centre for the Australian Boomers. Jock played college basketball for the Saint Mary’s Gaels. He helped his team win the 2017 NCAA tournament. He was named first-team All-West Coast Conference. He was named NBC Sports player of the week and West Coast Conference of the year for his performance for the Saint Mary’s Gaels.
He played for Partizan from 2018 to 2019 and was named to the 2018-19 ABA League Ideal Starting Five. He was signed by the Atlanta Hawks for the NBA Summer League. He then signed a deal with Zalgiris Kaunas and played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2019 Las Vegas Summer League. He joined Melbourne United and helped his team win the NBL league against the defending champions, the Perth Wildcats. He won NBL Grand Final MVP for his performance and was named to the All-NBL First Team. He was also awarded the Melbourne United MVP. He has also won the Serbian Cup in 2019, the King Mindaugas Cup and the LKL Championship in 2020.
He joined the San Antonio Spurs in 2021,Phoenix Suns in 2022 and the Houston Rockets in 2023. He has played 123 games in his NBA career and averaged 5.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.4 blocks and 0.2 steals in 12.7 mins per game. He signed a 4-year contract worth $32,000,000 with the Houston Rockets and his annual salary would be $8,000,000 with a dead cap and a cap hit value of $8,000,000.
Jock Landale’s Age
Jock Landale is 27 years and 10 months old and he was born on October 25, 1995, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He stands at a towering height of 6’11” (2.11m) and has a wingspan of 7’2”. He represented the Australian team in the Tokyo Olympics of 2020 and helped his team win their first bronze in Men’s basketball. He scored at an average of 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 0.7 blocks in the three games he played in the Tokyo Olympics.
He was a part of the 18-player roster announced by the Australian team for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. However, he injured his left ankle during a warm-up match against South Sudan when he landed on the foot of the opposition player Marial Shayok. He later revealed that his MRI scans are normal but he will need some time to recover and will not be a part of the FIBA World Cup 2023. It is a big blow to the Australian team.
The Australian team played their first match against Finland on August 25, 2023. They won their first match against Finland and will play their next game against Germany on August 27, 2023, in Okinawa Arena , Japan.
FAQs
A. Houston Rockets have signed Jock for a 4-year contract worth $32,000,000. His salary for the upcoming season would be $8,000,000.
A. Jock plays for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He also represents the Australian national team in basketball.
A. He weighs 255lbs.
A. Jock injured his left ankle after landing on the foot of a Marial Shayok from South Sudan in a warm-up match for Australia. He confirmed that he would not be part of the FIBA World Cup 2023.
