Sam Waardenburg
Melbourne United
Career
By the numbers
Season averages| League | Season | Recorded GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBL | NBL27 | 7 | 23.2 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| NBL | NBL26 | 8 | 27.8 | 15.5 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| NBL | NBL25 | 26 | 30.2 | 14.5 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| NBL | NBL24 | 25 | 26.1 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
About the stats
Per-game averages are based on the appearances shown. Other seasons may be unavailable while their statistics are checked.
Game log
Recent appearances| Date | League | Opponent | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 | NBL | vs Illawarra Hawks | 13 | 4 | 2 | 17.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | NBL | @ South East Melbourne Phoenix | 10 | 6 | 2 | 19.9 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | NBL | @ Adelaide 36ers | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | NBL | vs Cairns Taipans | 4 | 6 | 0 | 21.6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | NBL | @ Tasmania JackJumpers | 12 | 9 | 0 | 31.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 Sept 2026 | NBL | @ South East Melbourne Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23.7 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 Sept 2026 | NBL | vs Adelaide 36ers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25.4 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | NBL | vs Brisbane Bullets | 13 | 3 | 1 | 21.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 Jan 2026 | NBL | @ Melbourne United | 20 | 9 | 0 | 31.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 Jan 2026 | NBL | @ Illawarra Hawks | 17 | 3 | 1 | 28.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 2025 | NBL | vs South East Melbourne Phoenix | 22 | 6 | 3 | 34.4 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 Dec 2025 | NBL | @ Adelaide 36ers | 19 | 5 |
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