| No. 22 – Bamberg Baskets | |
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| Position | Power forward /small forward |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1994-08-22)22 August 1994 (age 30) Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian / German[1][2] |
| Listed height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Sydney Kings |
| 2016 | Sutherland Sharks |
| 2016–2017 | Ballarat Miners |
| 2017–2019 | Melbourne United |
| 2018 | Hobart Chargers |
| 2019 | Southern Huskies |
| 2019–2021 | Sydney Kings |
| 2021–2022 | Würzburg Baskets |
| 2023–2024 | South East Melbourne Phoenix |
| 2025–present | Bamberg Baskets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Craig Moller (born 22 August 1994) is an Australian-German professionalbasketball player for theBamberg Baskets of the GermanBasketball Bundesliga. He is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer and spent three years in theAustralian Football League (AFL) with theFremantle Football Club. In 2016, Moller changed codes and joined theSydney Kings of the NBL. In 2017, he joinedMelbourne United. After two years with Melbourne, he returned to the Kings in 2019. He moved to Germany in 2021 after two more years at Sydney. He holds aGerman passport.[3]
| Craig Moller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Original team(s) | Sydney Uni (NEAFL) | ||
| Draft | #46,2013 Rookie Draft,Fremantle | ||
| Height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013–2015 | Fremantle | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
As a junior, Moller played football for the Cronulla Sharks Junior Australian Football Club and was part of basketball's national junior development program and considered a futureNBL player capable of representing Australia. He played football and basketball at both Lucas Heights Community School[4] andSydney Boys High School.[5][6] At age 14, theFremantle Football Club began developing Moller via the New South Wales AFL Scholarship Scheme.[7] Joining Fremantle on a three-year scholarship, Moller travelled to Fremantle twice a year and went on three training trips to Melbourne.[4] At the under-16 level, he began playing for theSydney University Australian National Football Club in theNorth East Australian Football League, and in 2012, he spent part of the season playing for theGWS reserves.[4] In December 2012, he was officially drafted by Fremantle in the2013 rookie draft.
After spending most of the 2013 season playing forPeel Thunder in theWest Australian Football League (WAFL), Moller was elevated to the Fremantle senior list prior to the final round of the2013 AFL season for the team's game againstSt Kilda atEtihad Stadium.[8] He was then a late inclusion in the side as thesubstitute player when many senior players were rested ahead of the finals.[9]
Moller continued on with Fremantle in 2014 and 2015, but did not manage another AFL game, playing out both seasons in the WAFL with Peel Thunder. Following the conclusion of the2015 AFL season, Moller was delisted by Fremantle.[10]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2013 | Fremantle | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ||
In early January 2016, Moller began training with theNational Basketball League'sSydney Kings.[11] He and fellow Australian centreJordan Vandenberg were brought in for tryouts by the Kings as potential injury replacements forJulian Khazzouh. Moller ultimately lost to Vandenberg for the spot but stayed on with the team as a full-time training squad member.[12] With an injury to back-up forward Jeromie Hill in early February, Moller was elevated to the Kings' playing roster for their match against thePerth Wildcats in Sydney on 10 February, the second last game of the Kings'2015–16 season. He made his NBL debut in that game, entering the contest for the final one minute and 47 seconds of the last quarter.[13]
In March 2016, Moller joined the Sutherland Sharks for the start of the 2016Waratah League season.[14] On 22 April 2016, after averaging 19 points and 11 rebounds in six games for Sutherland, Moller signed a short-term deal with theBallarat Miners of theSouth East Australian Basketball League.[15] He was retained by the Miners for another month on 16 June.[16][17] In 13 games for the Miners, Moller averaged 10.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[18]
On 21 September 2016, Moller signed with the Sydney Kings as a development player for the2016–17 NBL season.[19] In the Kings' season opener on 8 October 2016, Moller played 13½ minutes off the bench and recorded four rebounds and one assist in a 77–73 loss to theBrisbane Bullets.[20] Moller was promoted to the full-time team midway through the season following the departure of American importSteve Blake.[21] He appeared in 13 games for the Kings in 2016–17, averaging 3.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
Moller returned to the Ballarat Miners for the 2017 SEABL season.[22][23] He was named SEABL Player of the Week for Round 3 and 11.[24][25] In 22 games for the Miners, he averaged 17.7 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.[26]
On 13 April 2017, Moller signed a three-year deal withMelbourne United.[27][28] In March 2018, he helped Melbourne win theNBL championship. He joined theHobart Chargers for the 2018 SEABL season.[29][30] He was named SEABL Player of the Week for Round 8.[31] In August 2018, he helped the Chargers win theSEABL Championship. In 23 games, he averaged 23.2 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game.[32]
Moller returned to United for the2018–19 NBL season and averaged 3.9 points and 2.7 rebounds in 34 games.[33] Following the season, he joined theSouthern Huskies for the2019 New Zealand NBL season.[33]
On 15 April 2019, Moller signed a two-year deal with Sydney Kings, returning to the team for a second stint.[34] He appeared in the first 11 games of the2019–20 season before missing the next 16 games with a right ankle injury.[35] He returned for the Kings' final regular season game.[36] He continued with the Kings in the2020–21 NBL season.[37]
In June 2021, Moller signed withs.Oliver Würzburg of the GermanBasketball Bundesliga.[38]
Moller missed the 2022–23 season with a knee injury.[37]
On 2 August 2023, Moller signed with theSouth East Melbourne Phoenix for the2023–24 NBL season.[37] On 4 December 2023, he was ruled out for the rest of the season with a ruptured patella tendon in his right knee.[39]
On 10 January 2025, Moller signed a tryout contract with theBamberg Baskets of the GermanBasketball Bundesliga.[40]
In November 2018, Moller was called-up to theAustralian Boomers squad for the team's next window of2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.[41]
In February 2022, Moller was named in a 17-man Boomers squad ahead of theFIBA World Cup Qualifiers in Japan.[42]
Moller's grandfather was born inLüneburg and spent much of his early life in Germany. Moller's grandmother was born inGrenoble, France. They met on the boat that they both immigrated to Australia on in the early 1950s.[43]
