8Isaac Humphries is an Australian 7-foot centre from Sydney who developed through Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence, represented Australia internationally at junior level, played college basketball for Kentucky and became a professional in the NBL. His career has included the Sydney Kings, FMP Beograd, Atlanta Hawks, Erie BayHawks, Lakeland Magic, Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne United. The supplied NBA provider identity matches the Australian centre Isaac Humphries, born 5 January 1998,…
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 5 January 1998, Isaac Humphries is a 213-centimetre Australian centre whose game has been built around interior scoring, rebounding, rim protection and physical defence. He attended Scots College in Sydney before moving to La Lumiere School in Indiana, then joined the University of Kentucky from 2015 to 2017. Humphries developed in Basketball Australia's national pathway and was part of the Australian under-17 team that won silver at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, where he was selected in the All-Tournament Team. His first major senior opportunity came with the Sydney Kings in the 2017–18 NBL season. He averaged 6.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.0 block per game across 26 matches and was named NBL Rookie of the Year. After going undrafted in 2017, he played in Serbia and the NBA G League before earning an NBA opportunity with the Atlanta Hawks. He made his NBA debut on 2 April 2019 and appeared in five games. Humphries subsequently joined the Lakeland Magic in the G League before returning to Australia with the Adelaide 36ers. A knee injury restricted him to six Adelaide games in the 2021–22 season, followed by rehabilitation in Los Angeles and a move to Melbourne United for 2022–23. He returned to Adelaide for 2023–24 and produced a career-best NBL scoring season, averaging 15.3 points and 6.7 rebounds while playing all 28 games; he was named the 36ers' Most Valuable Player. Humphries is also publicly recognised for his advocacy and work in entertainment after coming out as gay in 2022. Provider data supplied for this profile lists him with the Atlanta Hawks as an inactive centre, but the latest independently verifiable team information located identifies Adelaide as his most recent NBL club.
Humphries' first major senior breakthrough came with the Sydney Kings in the 2017–18 NBL season. He immediately became a regular rotation centre, averaged 6.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.0 block per game, and won the NBL Rookie of the Year award. That season led to further opportunities in Serbia, the NBA G League and ultimately the Atlanta Hawks.
At Kentucky, Humphries averaged 2.4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game across two seasons, including 2.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in 2016–17. His 2017–18 Sydney Kings season produced 6.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.0 block per game. In 2023–24 with Adelaide, he averaged 15.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks and was named the club's Most Valuable Player. He won NBL Rookie of the Year in 2018 and was selected to the All-Tournament Team at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.
Humphries' defining basketball moments include helping Australia win silver at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, earning NBL Rookie of the Year with Sydney in 2018, making his NBA debut for Atlanta on 2 April 2019, and recording a Kentucky career-high 12 points against eventual national champion North Carolina in 2017. His public coming-out announcement in November 2022 was also a significant personal and sporting moment, making him one of the most prominent openly gay male professional basketball players.