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Former University of Wyoming guard Nathan Sobey has been named to the Australian Olympic team and will represent his country at the end of the month at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Australian team …
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Former University of Wyoming guard Nathan Sobey has been named to the Australian Olympic team and will represent his country at the end of the month at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Australian team heads into the game ranked third in the FIBA rankings behind the United States and Spain.
Sobey plays for the Brisbane Bullets of the NBL in Australia and was named First Team All-League this season. He averaged 21.1 points per game with 4.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds. He shot 46% from the field for the season. He earned All-NBL honors the previous two seasons and was named Most Improved Player in 2017.
In 2013-14 for the Cowboys, Sobey started all 33 games. He averaged 9.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 30.2 minutes per game. He shot 43% from the field and 26% beyond the arc to notch 13 double-figure point games, including two contests with more than 20 points. He spent two seasons with Wyoming after transferring from Cochise College in Douglas, Arizona.
Sobey also represented Australia in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
