What position does Jock Landale play?

Jock Landale is a basketball player from Australia. A Center, he is on the Houston Rockets team in the NBA.

Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on October 25, 1995, Jock Landale chose basketball as a profession. He played basketball in Europe and in Australia before joining the NBA. He won the Serbian Cup in 2019, King Mindaugas Cup in 2020. He was also the LKL Champion in 2020 and the NBL Champion in 2021. He has proved himself to be a reliable basketball player through his skills. He has also received a lot of fan following because of his basketball skills.

Jock Landale was chosen by team Australia as one of its members for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. However, he has suffered an ankle injury and consequently will miss out the World Cup.

Jock Landale Playing Position

Jock Landale is notable for being the Center in a basketball game.

Jock Landale Jersey Number

Jock Landale wears the jersey number 11 in basketball games.

Jock Landale Professional Career

Jock Landale has shown tremendous growth and development as a basketball player. His experiences gained in his games have helped him to gain the championships in tournaments. Let's have a look at his professional basketball career till now.

Partizan

Jock Landale started his professional basketball career by playing with the Atlanta Hawks for the 2023 Summer League. After that he joined Partizan of the ABA League , where he stayed for a year from 2018- 2019. He impressed everyone with his skills. For this, he was added to the ABA League Ideal Starting Five for the year 2018-2019.

Zalgiris Kaunas

Next, Jock Landale found himself with the team Zalgiris Kaunas notable for being the Lithuanian Champions. He stayed there for one season. At the same time, he also joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2019 Summer League. During his career with the Zalgiris Kaunas, he is notable for scoring 11.0 points along with 1.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds in each game. He remained with the team until he left the team on August 3, 2020.

Melbourne United

Jock Landle’s next team was in his home country of Australia in the National Basketball League (NBL). His contributions helped Melbourne United into the NBL Grand Final against the Perth Wildcats in 2021. With him, Melbourne United defeated Perth Wildcats 3-0 sweep in a 5-series game, thereby becoming the NBL Champions in 2021. Jock Landale was also honored as the MVP of the NBL Grand Final. Throughout the season, he scored 16.4 points, 1.4 blocks, 2.3 assists and 7.8 rebounds. This also established him as one of the best Australian basketball players.

San Antonio Spurs

Jock Landale returned to the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs. He scored his first double-double in a winning game against the Los Angeles Lakers with a score of 101-94 on January 15, 2022. He was the starting Center for the San Antonio Spurs in the game. He was a member of the team until the San Antonio Spurs traded him to the Atlanta Hawks on June 30, 2022. However, the Atlanta Hawks again traded him to the Phoenix Suns on July 6, 2022.

Phoenix Suns

Jock Landale’s basketball career next took him to the Phoenix Suns. He was a member of the team for the 2022-2023 season. He helped out the team in crucial moments and gained Monty Williams’ trust and support. Throughout the season, he scored 6.6 points, 1.0 assists and 4.1 rebounds for the team.

Houston Rockets

Jock Landale will be playing for the Houston Rockets in the upcoming NBA season. He signed a 4-year contract worth $32,000,000 with the team on July 6, 2023 as per spotrac.com.

Australia National Basketball Team

Jock Landale also plays for team Australia on the national level. For team Australia, he participated in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. He was awarded with a bronze medal for his efforts.

Jock Landale was chosen by team Australia for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. However, he suffered an ankle injury and now will miss out on the World Cup.