Sam Dempster SG #10
Height: 6-5 (196cm)
Weight: 214 lbs (97kg)
Born: Jun 20, 1990 (35 years old)
Nationality: New Zealand

Current Team: Nelson Giants
Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 2012 Undrafted
Pre-Draft Team: Nelson Giants (New Zealand)
Sam Dempster Opponents
Opponents Statistics & Data Below
| Player | Team(s) | League(s) | Season(s) | GP | PTS | REB | AST | W's | L's | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Rusbatch | Otago Nuggets, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Canterbury Rams, Franklin Bulls | International | 12: 2013-14 to 2025-26 | 24 | 14.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 11 | 13 | 45.8% | Compare |
| Derone Raukawa | Hawke's Bay Hawks, Taranaki Mountain Airs, Manawatu Jets, Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 10: 2013-14 to 2023-24 | 24 | 13.6 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 11 | 13 | 45.8% | Compare |
| Reuben Te Rangi | Wellington Saints, LZ Harbour Heat, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Super City Rangers, Franklin Bulls, Aukland Tuatara, Whai | International | 12: 2011-12 to 2025-26 | 24 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 16 | 8 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Alonzo Burton | Hawke's Bay Hawks, Taranaki Mountain Airs, Manawatu Jets, Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 13: 2012-13 to 2025-26 | 24 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 9 | 15 | 37.5% | Compare |
| Jordan Ngatai | Wellington Saints, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Taranaki Mountain Airs, Manawatu Jets, Whai | International | 11: 2011-12 to 2025-26 | 21 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 11 | 10 | 52.4% | Compare |
| Nick Barrow | Auckland Pirates, Super City Rangers, Waikato Pistons, Aukland Tuatara | International | 12: 2011-12 to 2024-25 | 21 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 13 | 8 | 61.9% | Compare |
| Dion Prewster | Wellington Saints, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 8: 2011-12 to 2020-21 | 19 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 14 | 5 | 73.7% | Compare |
| Aaron Bailey-Nowell | Taranaki Mountain Airs | International | 8: 2011-12 to 2021-22 | 19 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 7 | 12 | 36.8% | Compare |
| Marcel Jones | Taranaki Mountain Airs, Manawatu Jets, Super City Rangers, Canterbury Rams, Tasmania Southern Huskies, Franklin Bulls | International | 10: 2012-13 to 2025-26 | 18 | 17.7 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 8 | 10 | 44.4% | Compare |
| Leon Henry | Wellington Saints, Otago Nuggets, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Franklin Bulls | International | 10: 2011-12 to 2021-22 | 18 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 14 | 4 | 77.8% | Compare |
| Jarrod Kenny | Hawke's Bay Hawks | International | 10: 2011-12 to 2023-24 | 18 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 10 | 8 | 55.6% | Compare |
| Everard Bartlett | Hawke's Bay Hawks, Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 9: 2011-12 to 2021-22 | 17 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 11 | 6 | 64.7% | Compare |
| Houston O'Riley | Auckland Pirates, Taranaki Mountain Airs, Super City Rangers | International | 7: 2011-12 to 2018-19 | 16 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5 | 11 | 31.3% | Compare |
| Lindsay Tait | Auckland Pirates, Wellington Saints, Super City Rangers | International | 6: 2011-12 to 2017-18 | 15 | 17.3 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 12 | 3 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Quintin Bailey | Hawke's Bay Hawks, Taranaki Mountain Airs, Canterbury Rams | International | 8: 2014-15 to 2025-26 | 15 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7% | Compare |
| Damien Ekenasio | Wellington Saints | International | 6: 2011-12 to 2017-18 | 15 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 13 | 2 | 86.7% | Compare |
| Tom Vodanovich | Wellington Saints, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Aukland Tuatara | International | 8: 2017-18 to 2025-26 | 14 | 15.7 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 9 | 5 | 64.3% | Compare |
| Shea Ili | Wellington Saints, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Super City Rangers | International | 8: 2012-13 to 2024-25 | 14 | 14.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 11 | 3 | 78.6% | Compare |
| Xavier Shaw | Taranaki Mountain Airs, Canterbury Rams | International | 6: 2011-12 to 2018-19 | 14 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 4 | 10 | 28.6% | Compare |
| Hyrum Harris | Wellington Saints, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Super City Rangers | International | 7: 2016-17 to 2024-25 | 13 | 13.6 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 8 | 5 | 61.5% | Compare |
| Duane Bailey | Auckland Pirates, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Super City Rangers | International | 6: 2011-12 to 2016-17 | 13 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 8 | 5 | 61.5% | Compare |
| Taylor Britt | Canterbury Rams | International | 8: 2014-15 to 2025-26 | 13 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 9 | 4 | 69.2% | Compare |
| Brad Anderson | LZ Harbour Heat, Taranaki Mountain Airs | International | 5: 2011-12 to 2016-17 | 13 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 9 | 30.8% | Compare |
| Luke Aston | Otago Nuggets, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Canterbury Rams | International | 7: 2012-13 to 2020-21 | 13 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 8 | 5 | 61.5% | Compare |
| Alex Pledger | Auckland Pirates, Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 6: 2011-12 to 2022-23 | 12 | 16.5 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 9 | 3 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Tony Tolovae | Otago Nuggets, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Taranaki Mountain Airs, Canterbury Rams | International | 6: 2013-14 to 2018-19 | 12 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 6 | 6 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Anamatu Haku | Hawke's Bay Hawks, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Super City Rangers, Waikato Pistons | International | 6: 2012-13 to 2017-18 | 12 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 6 | 6 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Matthew Bardsley | Otago Nuggets | International | 6: 2020-21 to 2025-26 | 12 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Dillon Boucher | Auckland Pirates, Super City Rangers | International | 6: 2011-12 to 2017-18 | 12 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 6 | 6 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Scott Telfer | Taranaki Mountain Airs, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Super City Rangers | International | 6: 2018-19 to 2024-25 | 12 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 5 | 7 | 41.7% | Compare |
| Jordan Mills | Wellington Saints | International | 6: 2011-12 to 2017-18 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 10 | 2 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Sam Timmins | Otago Nuggets, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Canterbury Rams, Franklin Bulls | International | 7: 2014-15 to 2025-26 | 11 | 14.1 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 5 | 6 | 45.5% | Compare |
| Hayden Allen | Auckland Pirates, Otago Nuggets, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Super City Rangers | International | 5: 2011-12 to 2016-17 | 11 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 8 | 3 | 72.7% | Compare |
| Tohi Smith-Milner | Wellington Saints, Super City Rangers, Canterbury Rams | International | 7: 2013-14 to 2024-25 | 11 | 11.3 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 7 | 4 | 63.6% | Compare |
| Jack Andrew | Otago Nuggets, Taranaki Mountain Airs, Canterbury Rams | International | 5: 2021-22 to 2025-26 | 11 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 8 | 3 | 72.7% | Compare |
| Brooke Ruscoe | Auckland Pirates, Manawatu Jets, Super City Rangers, Aukland Tuatara | International | 6: 2011-12 to 2020-21 | 11 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 7 | 4 | 63.6% | Compare |
| Dom Kelman-Poto | Taranaki Mountain Airs, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Super City Rangers, Franklin Bulls | International | 7: 2017-18 to 2024-25 | 11 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 6 | 5 | 54.5% | Compare |
| Maxwell Darling | Zerofees Southland Sharks, Canterbury Rams | International | 8: 2016-17 to 2025-26 | 11 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 8 | 3 | 72.7% | Compare |
| James Paringatai | Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 5: 2011-12 to 2015-16 | 11 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 6 | 5 | 54.5% | Compare |
| Josh Aitcheson | Otago Nuggets, Canterbury Rams | International | 6: 2017-18 to 2024-25 | 11 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 7 | 4 | 63.6% | Compare |
| Rangimarie Mita | Wellington Saints, Manawatu Jets | International | 7: 2017-18 to 2024-25 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 5 | 6 | 45.5% | Compare |
| Robert Loe | Wellington Saints, Aukland Tuatara | International | 6: 2018-19 to 2025-26 | 10 | 16.7 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% | Compare |
| Brayden Inger | Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 6: 2020-21 to 2025-26 | 10 | 14.3 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0% | Compare |
| Taane Samuel | Wellington Saints, Taranaki Mountain Airs, Manawatu Jets | International | 6: 2018-19 to 2025-26 | 10 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Jayden Bezzant | Manawatu Jets, Franklin Bulls, Whai | International | 6: 2020-21 to 2025-26 | 10 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 8 | 2 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Carlin Davison | Wellington Saints, Taranaki Mountain Airs | International | 6: 2020-21 to 2025-26 | 10 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% | Compare |
| Denhym Brooke | Hawke's Bay Hawks, Super City Rangers, Franklin Bulls, Whai | International | 6: 2018-19 to 2024-25 | 10 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0% | Compare |
| Jaylen Gerrard | Taranaki Mountain Airs, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Super City Rangers, Franklin Bulls | International | 6: 2013-14 to 2024-25 | 10 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | Compare |
| Darryl Jones | Hawke's Bay Hawks | International | 6: 2013-14 to 2020-21 | 10 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 6 | 4 | 60.0% | Compare |
| Corey Webster | Wellington Saints, Manawatu Jets, Super City Rangers, Franklin Bulls, Aukland Tuatara | International | 6: 2013-14 to 2024-25 | 9 | 22.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | Compare |
| Kevin Braswell | Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 4: 2011-12 to 2014-15 | 9 | 19.6 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | Compare |
| B.J. Anthony | Wellington Saints, Otago Nuggets | International | 4: 2012-13 to 2016-17 | 9 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | Compare |
| Casey Frank | Wellington Saints, Super City Rangers, Waikato Pistons | International | 4: 2011-12 to 2015-16 | 9 | 11.9 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Kareem Johnson | Wellington Saints, Hawke's Bay Hawks | International | 5: 2011-12 to 2017-18 | 9 | 11.1 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | Compare |
| Walter Brown | Canterbury Rams | International | 6: 2020-21 to 2025-26 | 9 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Matt Te Huna | Hawke's Bay Hawks, Manawatu Jets | International | 4: 2011-12 to 2015-16 | 9 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1 | 8 | 11.1% | Compare |
| Derek Albertsen | Hawke's Bay Hawks, Taranaki Mountain Airs, Canterbury Rams | International | 4: 2013-14 to 2021-22 | 9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2 | 7 | 22.2% | Compare |
| Darcy Knox | Otago Nuggets | International | 5: 2020-21 to 2024-25 | 9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% | Compare |
| Jett Thompson | Franklin Bulls, Whai | International | 5: 2020-21 to 2025-26 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% | Compare |
| Jacob Murphy | Hawke's Bay Hawks | International | 6: 2020-21 to 2025-26 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3 | 6 | 33.3% | Compare |
| Nick Kay | Wellington Saints, Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 3: 2015-16 to 2018-19 | 8 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% | Compare |
| Tai Wesley | Wellington Saints, Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 4: 2013-14 to 2016-17 | 8 | 16.6 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Paora Winitana | Hawke's Bay Hawks | International | 5: 2011-12 to 2015-16 | 8 | 15.1 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% | Compare |
| James Hunter | Manawatu Jets, Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 3: 2014-15 to 2017-18 | 8 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Marques Whippy | Canterbury Rams | International | 3: 2014-15 to 2016-17 | 8 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Mike Karena | Canterbury Rams | International | 5: 2015-16 to 2021-22 | 8 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Jeremiah Trueman | Manawatu Jets | International | 4: 2011-12 to 2014-15 | 8 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% | Compare |
| Marco Alexander | LZ Harbour Heat, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Super City Rangers, Waikato Pistons | International | 5: 2011-12 to 2015-16 | 8 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% | Compare |
| Jordan Hunt | Wellington Saints, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Franklin Bulls | International | 6: 2014-15 to 2025-26 | 8 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% | Compare |
| Gareth Dawson | Zerofees Southland Sharks, Canterbury Rams | International | 5: 2012-13 to 2016-17 | 8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | Compare |
| Nick Fee | Hawke's Bay Hawks, Manawatu Jets, Franklin Bulls | International | 4: 2014-15 to 2020-21 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% | Compare |
| Andrew Wheeler | Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 6: 2014-15 to 2023-24 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% | Compare |
| Daishon Knight | Manawatu Jets, Zerofees Southland Sharks | International | 4: 2017-18 to 2021-22 | 7 | 22.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 1 | 6 | 14.3% | Compare |
| Mitchell McCarron | Taranaki Mountain Airs, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Super City Rangers | International | 3: 2016-17 to 2023-24 | 7 | 15.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
| Izayah Mauriohooho Le'Afa | Wellington Saints | International | 4: 2014-15 to 2024-25 | 7 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | Compare |
| Nick Horvath | Wellington Saints, Manawatu Jets | International | 4: 2011-12 to 2014-15 | 7 | 13.4 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | Compare |
| Troy McLean | Wellington Saints, Manawatu Jets | International | 4: 2011-12 to 2020-21 | 7 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | Compare |
| Arthur Trousdell | Wellington Saints, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Manawatu Jets | International | 4: 2011-12 to 2020-21 | 7 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 3 | 4 | 42.9% | Compare |
| Shane Temara | Wellington Saints, Manawatu Jets | International | 4: 2017-18 to 2021-22 | 7 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | Compare |
| Tukaha Cooper | Manawatu Jets, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Aukland Tuatara | International | 4: 2021-22 to 2025-26 | 7 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | Compare |
| Tobias Cameron | Taranaki Mountain Airs, Zerofees Southland Sharks, Franklin Bulls | International | 4: 2022-23 to 2025-26 | 7 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | Compare |
| Alex Talma | Waikato Pistons, Canterbury Rams | International | 4: 2013-14 to 2021-22 | 7 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | Compare |
| Dane Brooks | Taranaki Mountain Airs, Franklin Bulls | International | 5: 2013-14 to 2020-21 | 7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1 | 6 | 14.3% | Compare |
| Kobe Kara | Hawke's Bay Hawks | International | 4: 2022-23 to 2025-26 | 7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | Compare |
| Theo Johnson | Wellington Saints, Manawatu Jets, Super City Rangers, Aukland Tuatara | International | 5: 2013-14 to 2020-21 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3 | 4 | 42.9% | Compare |
| Reuben Fitzgerald | Super City Rangers, Aukland Tuatara | International | 5: 2018-19 to 2023-24 | 7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | Compare |
| Thane O'Leary | Taranaki Mountain Airs | International | 3: 2016-17 to 2018-19 | 7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | Compare |
| Caleb Smiler | Otago Nuggets, Taranaki Mountain Airs | International | 5: 2021-22 to 2025-26 | 7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | Compare |
| Jeremy Kendle | Zerofees Southland Sharks, Canterbury Rams, Aukland Tuatara | International | 3: 2016-17 to 2022-23 | 6 | 23.0 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Jarrad Weeks | Zerofees Southland Sharks, Aukland Tuatara | International | 3: 2017-18 to 2022-23 | 6 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Akeem Wright | Otago Nuggets, Waikato Pistons | International | 3: 2011-12 to 2013-14 | 6 | 19.7 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Torrey Craig | Wellington Saints | International | 2: 2014-15 to 2015-16 | 6 | 17.8 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Anzac Rissetto | Wellington Saints, Taranaki Mountain Airs, Franklin Bulls, Whai | International | 4: 2018-19 to 2024-25 | 6 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Jonathan Janssen | Otago Nuggets, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Canterbury Rams | International | 3: 2018-19 to 2024-25 | 6 | 15.2 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Isaac Davidson | Franklin Bulls | International | 4: 2020-21 to 2023-24 | 6 | 14.2 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Nnanna Egwu | Super City Rangers | International | 2: 2016-17 to 2018-19 | 6 | 12.2 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Brendon Polyblank | Wellington Saints, Otago Nuggets | International | 3: 2012-13 to 2014-15 | 6 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Todd Withers | Otago Nuggets, Canterbury Rams | International | 3: 2021-22 to 2025-26 | 6 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Dontae Nance | Manawatu Jets, Aukland Tuatara | International | 3: 2020-21 to 2024-25 | 6 | 11.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Marcus Alipate | Canterbury Rams | International | 2: 2015-16 to 2016-17 | 6 | 11.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | Compare |
* Limited to the top 100 opponents. All stats represent what the opponents of Sam Dempster averaged when they played against him in the selected games.









