| Bankstown Bruins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | NBL1 East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-04-15)15 April 1991 (age 33) Sydney,New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Westfields Sports (Sydney, New South Wales) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Bankstown Bruins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Australian Institute of Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Bankstown Bruins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Gold Coast Blaze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Adelaide 36ers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | West Adelaide Bearcats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Super City Rangers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Bankstown Bruins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Sydney Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Super City Rangers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Bankstown Bruins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Kymis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Brisbane Bullets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Brisbane Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Gold Coast Rollers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Adelaide 36ers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Bankstown Bruins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jason Robert Cadee (born 15 April 1991) is an Australianbasketball player for theBankstown Bruins of theNBL1 East. He debuted in theNational Basketball League (NBL) in 2010 for theGold Coast Blaze and went on to play for theAdelaide 36ers,Sydney Kings andBrisbane Bullets. He won theNBL Best Sixth Man Award in 2020. He retired from the NBL in 2025.
Cadee was born and raised in theSydney suburb ofGreenacre.[1] His mother, Debbie (née Lee), played for theAustralian Opals at the1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, and his father,Robbie, played for the Boomers at the1976 Olympics in Montreal, and later coached the Opals at the1988 Olympics inSeoul.[2] As a six-year-old, Cadee was the towel boy for theWest Sydney Razorbacks when his father was the team's CEO.[3]
Cadee attendedWestfields Sports High School in the suburb ofFairfield West, where he earned Hall of Fame status forbasketball.[4] He grew up playing for theBankstown Bruins junior program.[5]
In 2008, Cadee made his debut in theWaratah League for the Bruins.[6] That same year, he was named the NSW Male Athlete and Basketball Player of the Year.[5] In 2009 and 2010, he attended theAustralian Institute of Sport (AIS) inCanberra and played for the program'sSEABL team.[7][8] He also played for Bankstown in 2010, earning the Waratah League's Australian U/21 Youth Player of the Year and All-Star Five honours.[9]
In April 2010, Cadee participated in theNike Hoop Summit in the U.S. for the World Select Team, where he recorded seven points, three rebounds and three assists in a 101–97 loss to the USA Junior Select Team.[10][11]
In July 2010, just months after signing his first professional contract with theGold Coast Blaze,[12][13] Cadee was involved in a car accident on Sydney's M7 Motorway.[14] A semi-trailer had veered out of its lane and pushed him off the road. His car went into a spin and parked itself at right angles across one of Sydney's busiest highways. In an instant, Cadee was crumpled against the middle console of the car. After being trapped for 90 minutes, he escaped with just a broken pelvis. As a result, hisNBL debut was delayed and he was forced to withdraw from theAustralian Boomers squad.[2]
Five months after breaking his pelvis, Cadee made his NBL debut for the Gold Coast Blaze on 17 December 2010 against theTownsville Crocodiles.[15] He scored 11 points in his debut, which was his highest scoring game of his rookie season.[16] Cadee's second season in the NBL saw him play in all 31 games for the Blaze.[17]
On 15 May 2012, Cadee signed a two-year deal with theAdelaide 36ers.[18] In2012–13, he played in all 28 games for the 36ers.[19] In2013–14, he helped the 36ers reach the NBL Grand Final, where they lost 2–1 to thePerth Wildcats.[20]
In May 2014, Cadee signed with theSydney Kings.[21] He re-signed with the Kings in May 2015[22] and went on to score a career-high 32 points in February 2016 against theTownsville Crocodiles.[3][23] He re-signed again in April 2016.[24] He parted ways with the Kings following the2017–18 NBL season.[25]
On 19 April 2018, Cadee signed a three-year deal with theBrisbane Bullets.[26] In February 2020, he was named theNBL Best Sixth Man for the2019–20 season.[27] On 2 July 2021, Cadee re-signed with the Bullets on a two-year deal.[28] On 20 March 2022, he recorded the 1000th assist of his NBL career in a game against theCairns Taipans.[29] In November 2022, he played his 350th NBL game.[30]
On 6 April 2023, Cadee signed a two-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers, returning to the franchise for a second stint.[31][32] In October 2024, he played his 400th NBL game, becoming the 53rd NBL player and the 16th Adelaide 36er to reach the milestone.[3]
On 11 February 2025, Cadee announced that he would be retiring from the NBL at the end of the2024–25 season.[33]
In 2011 and 2012, Cadee played in theWaratah League for theBankstown Bruins.[34] In 2013, he played for theWest Adelaide Bearcats of theCentral ABL.[35]
In 2014, Cadee moved to New Zealand to play for theSuper City Rangers.[36][37] He won the league'sscoring title and earnedAll-Star Five honours.[38] He returned to the Bruins following his stint with the Rangers.[39] In 2015, he returned for a second season with the Rangers.[40]
In 2016, Cadee helped the Bruins win the Waratah League championship.[41][42]
In February 2017, following the conclusion of the2016–17 NBL season, Cadee ventured to Europe to play for Greek teamKymis.[43][44] In eight games to complete the2016–17 Greek League season, he averaged 11.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
In 2019, Cadee played for theBrisbane Capitals in theQueensland Basketball League (QBL) and earned league MVP and All-League Team honours.[45][46] He also led them to the QBL championship.[47] He returned to the Capitals in 2020 and helped them win the Queensland State League (QSL).[48][49]
In February 2021, Cadee signed with theGold Coast Rollers for the 2021NBL1 North season.[50][51] He re-signed with the Rollers in January 2022[52] and went on to lead them to the NBL1 North championship while earning Finals MVP honours.[53][54][55] He re-joined the Rollers in 2023[56] and earned NBL1 North MVP and Al-NBL1 North First Team honours.[57] He re-joined the Rollers in 2024.[58]
In February 2025, Cadee signed with the Bankstown Bruins for the 2025NBL1 East season.[59]
In May 2008, Cadee was selected to theAustralian Emus squad for the first time.[60] He subsequently played for the Emus at the2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship,[61] where in nine games, he averaged 9.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per name.[62]
In2012, Cadee played for Australia in theStanković Cup.[63] The team finished second and Cadee was named to the All-Star Five.[64][65]
In 2013, Cadee played for Australia against China in a four-game series.[66][67] He also played in theStanković Cup[68] and the World University Games,[69] of which Australia won gold and silver respectively.[70] Cadee then narrowly missed out on the Boomers squad for the2013 FIBA Oceania Championship against New Zealand.[70]
In 2017, Cadee helped the Boomers win gold at theFIBA Asia Cup.[71]
Cadee and his partner Jasmine Hooper have three children.[3]
The Greenacre-born guard was on fire, especially from the perimeter, to help Sydney surge to the top of the NBL table.
Cadee, 23, came through the ranks at Bankstown before joining the Australian Institute of Sport.
