 Bayles with theSydney Kings in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 14 – BBC Nyon | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard /shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Swiss Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-02-15)15 February 2002 (age 23) Brisbane,Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Alexandria Park (Sydney,New South Wales) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Hawaii (2020–2021) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2022:undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | BA Centre of Excellence | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Inner West Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Sydney Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Mackay Meteors | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | North Gold Coast Seahawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Illawarra Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Sydney Comets | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | BBC Nyon | ||||||||||||||
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Biwali Bayles (born 15 February 2002) is an Australian professionalbasketball player forBBC Nyon of theSwiss Basketball League. He is also contracted with theSydney Comets of theNBL1 East. He won twoNBL championships with theSydney Kings of theNational Basketball League (NBL) in 2022 and 2023. He playedcollege basketball forHawaii.
Biwali Bayles was born on 15 February 2002 inBrisbane.[1] He moved to theSydney suburb ofRedfern with his family when he was one or two years old, and grew up inThe Block, which is home to him. He was a big fan ofBrisbane Broncos playerJharal Yow Yeh, and at one point wanted to make a career out ofrugby league football, until his mother suggested giving basketball a try.[2]
Bayles committed to playingcollege basketball atHawaii in January 2020.[3]
He led the team in assists per game (2.6) in his lone season with the program, while also averaging 6.2 points per game. He also hit a three-point shot againstCal State Northridge that would prove to be the game-winning shot for Hawaii.[4]
Bayles left the program in March 2021 to turn professional and play in Australia.[5][2]
Bayles signed with theSydney Kings on 27 April 2021.[6] He helped the Kings win the 2022 NBL championship.[7]
On 14 January 2023, it was announced that Bayles would be taking paid leave of absence from Kings for the rest of the 2022–23 season.[8] The Kings went on to win the 2023 NBL championship.[9]
On 25 May 2023, Bayles signed with theIllawarra Hawks as a development player for the2023–24 NBL season.[10]
In August 2024, Bayles signed with BBC Nyon of theSwiss Basketball League.[11]
In 2020, Bayles had a two-game stint with theBA Centre of Excellence in theWaratah League. In 2021, he had a two-game stint with the Inner West Bulls, also in the Waratah League.[12]
In 2022, Bayles played for the Mackay Meteors in theNBL1 North. He continued in the NBL1 North in 2023 with the North Gold Coast Seahawks before joining the Sydney Comets of theNBL1 East in 2024.[12] He is set to re-join the Comets for the 2025 NBL1 East season.[13]
Bayles won a gold medal at theFIBA U17 Oceania Championships in 2019 playing for theAustralia national under-17 team. He has also been a member of theAustralia national under-19 team, playing for them at the2021 FIBA U19 World Cup.
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Hawaii | 21 | 12 | 19.3 | .404 | .432 | .697 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.2 |
Bayles' cousin,Quaden,[14] is an actor.[15]
