# Jock Landale
**Jock Landale** (born 1995) is an Australian professional basketball player who plays as a center for the [Atlanta Hawks](https://www.edgepedia.org/atlanta-hawks) of the NBA and for the Australian national team, the Boomers, with whom he won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[1](https://www.nba.com/player/1629111/bio) He stands 6'11" (2.11 m) and weighs 255 lb (116 kg), shoots right-handed, and went undrafted in 2018 before building an NBA career across five teams.[2](https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629111/) • [1](https://www.nba.com/player/1629111/bio)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born / size | 1995, in Melbourne, Victoria; 6'11" (2.11 m), 255 lb (116 kg); shoots right-handed[1](https://www.nba.com/player/1629111/bio) • [3](https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/hawks.pdf?keyword=Hawks) |
| College | Saint Mary's (2014–2018); West Coast Conference Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 21.1 points and 10.2 rebounds; 62.5% career field-goal shooting[1](https://www.nba.com/player/1629111/bio) |
| NBA entry | Undrafted in 2018; NBA debut October 20, 2021 with San Antonio[1](https://www.nba.com/player/1629111/bio) • [4](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/landajo01.html) |
| NBA teams | San Antonio Spurs (2021-22), Phoenix Suns (2022-23), Houston Rockets (2023-25), Memphis Grizzlies and Atlanta Hawks (2025-26)[3](https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/hawks.pdf?keyword=Hawks) • [5](https://www.nba.com/news/free-agency-jock-landale-2026) |
| NBA career averages | 289 games, 6.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists per game[4](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/landajo01.html) |
| Olympic medals | Bronze at Tokyo 2020, Australia's first men's basketball Olympic medal; also competed at Paris 2024[1](https://www.nba.com/player/1629111/bio) |
| NBL honor | 2021 Grand Final series MVP after Melbourne United swept the Perth Wildcats for the championship[6](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale/) |
## Early life and college
Landale grew up in Melbourne, Victoria, and attended [Geelong Grammar School](https://www.edgepedia.org/geelong-grammar-school) in Corio.[4](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/landajo01.html) • [3](https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/hawks.pdf?keyword=Hawks) He gave up basketball as a junior, and an extreme growth spurt across his secondary school years brought him back to the game and turned him into a highly rated Australian prospect.[6](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale) He accepted an offer from Saint Mary's College in the United States and began his college career there in 2014.[6](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale)
His senior season at Saint Mary's was the foundation of his professional profile. He averaged 21.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, shot 62.5% from the floor for his college career, and was named West Coast Conference Player of the Year.[1](https://www.nba.com/player/1629111/bio) The Australian Olympic Committee's profile gives his senior line as 21.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game.[6](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale) He declared for the 2018 NBA Draft and went undrafted.[6](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale)
## Early professional career in Europe and Australia
Landale began his professional career with Partizan, the Belgrade-based Serbian club. In the [ABA League](https://www.edgepedia.org/aba-league) he averaged 12 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and was named to the All-ABA League Team.[6](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale) That first professional season also put him in the Australian squad for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.[6](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale)
After the World Cup he moved to Žalgiris Kaunas in [Lithuania](https://www.edgepedia.org/lithuania), where his sole [EuroLeague](https://www.edgepedia.org/euroleague) campaign produced averages of 11 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.[6](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale) He then returned to Australia and signed with Melbourne United for the NBL's 2020-21 season. Melbourne led the league all year and Landale steered United to a Grand Final series sweep of the [Perth Wildcats](https://www.edgepedia.org/perth-wildcats), earning the Grand Final series Most Valuable Player award.[6](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale)
## NBA career
Landale signed with the [San Antonio Spurs](https://www.edgepedia.org/san-antonio-spurs) in 2021 and made his NBA debut on October 20, 2021.[4](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/landajo01.html) • [3](https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/hawks.pdf?keyword=Hawks) He spent 2021-22 with [San Antonio](https://www.edgepedia.org/san-antonio), 2022-23 with the [Phoenix Suns](https://www.edgepedia.org/phoenix-suns), and 2023-25 with the Houston Rockets, then played the 2025-26 season with the Memphis Grizzlies before a midseason trade sent him to the Atlanta Hawks.[3](https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/hawks.pdf?keyword=Hawks) • [5](https://www.nba.com/news/free-agency-jock-landale-2026)
Through his first three NBA seasons, 2021-22 to 2023-24, Landale was one of three players with more than 20 games played to average at least 5.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assist in fewer than 14.0 minutes per game, a measure of the production he squeezed from a reserve role.[1](https://www.nba.com/player/1629111/bio) His role expanded in 2025-26. He scored 26 points with 11 rebounds and five assists in his first game as a Hawk on February 5, 2026, finished the season with overall averages of 10.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game, and re-signed with Atlanta on a one-year deal announced July 10, 2026.[3](https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/hawks.pdf?keyword=Hawks) • [5](https://www.nba.com/news/free-agency-jock-landale-2026) His NBA career line through 289 games stands at 6.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.[4](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/landajo01.html)
## Australian national team
Landale was included in the Boomers' squad for the 2019 FIBA World Cup and played as the side's starting power forward. Australia narrowly missed a medal there, losing a double-overtime semi-final against Spain and then a third-place playoff to France.[6](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale)
**Tokyo 2020.** At the Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021, [Aron Baynes](https://www.edgepedia.org/aron-baynes) suffered an early injury that left the Boomers thin in the frontcourt, and Landale, then 25 years old and standing 2.11 m, stepped in and provided what a FIBA scouting report on the tournament called concrete value in that area.[7](https://assets.fiba.basketball/image/upload/documents-corporate-studies-and-facts-fiba-scouting-report-olympic-games-tokyo-2020-mens.pdf) He was Australia's second-leading scorer as the Boomers beat Slovenia 107-93 in the bronze medal game, giving Australia its first men's basketball [Olympic medal](https://www.edgepedia.org/olympic-medal) since the country's Olympic basketball debut in 1956.[1](https://www.nba.com/player/1629111/bio) • [6](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale)
**Paris 2024 and after.** Landale represented Australia again at the Paris 2024 Olympics, averaging 14.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game over four games.[1](https://www.nba.com/player/1629111/bio) • [8](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/203105-jock-landale) He missed the 2023 FIBA World Cup after suffering an ankle injury in a warm-up game.[6](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale)
## References
1. [Jock Landale player bio, NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/player/1629111/bio)
2. [Jock Landale profile, NBA.com Stats](https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629111/)
3. [Atlanta Hawks 2025-26 Regular Season Game Notes (PDF), NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/hawks.pdf?keyword=Hawks)
4. [Jock Landale Stats, Basketball-Reference.com](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/landajo01.html)
5. [Hawks, Jock Landale agree to deal, NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/news/free-agency-jock-landale-2026)
6. [Jock Landale, Australian Olympic Committee](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jock-landale/)
7. [FIBA Scouting Report, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Men's Tournament (PDF)](https://assets.fiba.basketball/image/upload/documents-corporate-studies-and-facts-fiba-scouting-report-olympic-games-tokyo-2020-mens.pdf)
8. [Jock Landale career stats, FIBA.basketball](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/203105-jock-landale)
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