Jason Dix would have to be the obvious one in SA. Also It would have been interesting to have seen how Todd Mathews would have gone in the NBL.

Dix had the opportunity but wasn't interested I imagine.

Given a string of shorter guards in the NBL, I wonder if Matthews might've got a chance if he'd been coming through now.

Jason Reardon - probably the best player to never play NBL

Jay Pottinger.Played a couple of very impressive trial games for the Hawks but never really got a crack.

Have to say Rhys Newsome, Shane Smith and Scott Mitchell were great players never to play NBL

Hands Down

Ben Osborne, punished for being the son of an ex 36ers coach.
Had an amazing talent and for mine was on par with Maher for clutch performing. A true PG that could read every play almost perfectly.

Rodey James and Kurt Russell 1 went to AIS,but back injures had 45pts in final for pioneers early 2000,also Rodey killed it for Mildura triple double city,anyone know if they had NBL try-outs both from Townsville,SA people would have heard of them??

Did Ron Nunnelly ever suit up?

Scott Pendelbury

I heard when they all played ABA for heat in 98 rodey,PC,Russell,fergo,hall,cavaghnah tom crawford loaded young ABA team all 18-19, but so i though Kurt had trials with west sydney,hunter,adelaide,crocs?and rodey had trials with melbourne,perth,cairns,crocs?was rodey ever a chance to make it or kurt?

Ivan is not NBL caliber, he's kinda like a lesser version of Simon Conn.

CJ Massingale's been here long enough, although import but you'd think somebody should've given him a chance considering he accomplished much more than Kevin Ratsch!

bruce blair

ben arkell did play with west sydney and cairns(?)

Steve Hull & Nick Gibson

Shane Ahmatt actually played for the 36ers so wouldn't qualify in this argument.
Plus he was not that good.

The call on Rhys Newsome is a good one.

The call on Platenik is a poor one, he is just physically not capable of defending anyone in the NBL.

Massingale is also seen as a defensive liability in NBL terms that is too much to carry.

Bob Cunningham who played for Warrnambool for years should get a mention - trialled for a couple of NBL clubs but never made, i suspect was too slow for NBL.

Reardon had a couple of trials. Not sure what the go was with him - always struck me as a player with a strange attitude.

Rhys Newsome briefly played for the Magic. Great SEABL player, always seemed under control.

Platenik is too undersized at the next level. you really want a nbl team to sign a 6'7 center? even at 4 man he'll be undersized and has no athleticism.

I actually think CJ would be good for the league. obviously not the best defender.but hey nbl's had a fare share of imports that had no d

Some players just need the right fit. Mike Kelly was over looked for years until he got his opp & he ended up a star. The same as Sean Redhage. Ivan macfarline imo would have been a great low priced import that in the right system (Cairns for e.g) could have made it. Deba George b4 this season could have made this list. He can flat out play & just needs a chance to get his confidence going!

Adam Gillings would have made it.

if Beau Westover and some melbouene Tigers junktime bench players who still got NBL minutes made the cut, surely Platenik is deserved of an opportunity