Aidan Daly
Height cm185
Birth date22 August 1978 (age 48)
Birth placeNapier, New Zealand
High schoolNapier Boys'
(Napier, New Zealand)
Notre Dame Academy
(Middleburg, Virginia)
Career start1997
Career end2016
Years 11997–1998
Team 1Hawke's Bay Hawks
Years 21999–2002
Team 2Wellington Saints
Years 32003–2008
Team 3Hawke's Bay Hawks
Years 42009
Team 4Manawatu Jets
Years 52010
Team 5Christchurch Cougars
Years 62011–2013
Team 6Hawke's Bay Hawks
Years 72016
Team 7Hawke's Bay Hawks
Cyears 12022; 2024–
Cteam 1Hawke's Bay Hawks (assistant)
Highlights

Aidan Craig Daly (born 22 August 1978) is a New Zealand former basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL), including 12 with the Hawke's Bay Hawks.

High school

Daly attended Napier Boys' High School and Notre Dame Academy.[1]

NBL career

Between 1997 and 2013, Daly played in the National Basketball League (NBL) for the Hawke's Bay Hawks, Wellington Saints, Manawatu Jets[2] and Christchurch Cougars.[3] He returned to the NBL in 2016,[4] re-joining the Hawks to play for his sister, Kirstin, who was appointed the team's head coach.[5] He was subsequently named team co-captain for his return season.[6] It was his final season in the NBL.[7]

Daly served as an assistant coach of the Hawks in 2022,[8] 2024,[9] 2025[10] and 2026.[11]

Personal life

Daly's father, Craig, has previously served as the Hawke's Bay Hawks' team manager.[12]

References

  1. ^ "GIVING IT THE OLD COLLEGE TRY". The Washington Post. Archived 2017-08-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ DALY NEWS: AIDAN JOINS JETS
  3. ^ Basketball: Big ask for Nuggets against experienced Cougars
  4. ^ "Bay Hawks Finalise Roster". Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. ^ Kirstin Daly-Taylor To Coach Hawks Archived 22 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Basketball: Hawks find 'great recipe'
  7. ^ Basketball: Veterans Paora Winitana and Aidan Daly among several out of Hawks' equation
  8. ^ "Hawks vs Bulls". fibalivestats.com. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Hawks vs Sharks". fibalivestats.com. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Hawks vs Panthers". fibalivestats.com. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Hawks vs Whai". fibalivestats.com. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  12. ^ Basketball: No Daly grind for fanatic family