13
Feb
Breaking News
JackJumpers' skipper Steindl calls it a day
Clint Steindl celebrating the Tasmania JackJumpers championship win over Melbourne United last season. Photo: Kelly Defina/Getty Images
Sharpshooter Clint Steindl retires after 356 games across 14 seasons.
- Clint Steindl has announced his retirement after 14 seasons and 356 games
- He won three NBL championships, two with Perth and one with Tasmania
- Steindl was named the NBL's Most Improved Player in 2016
The inaugural captain for the Tasmania JackJumpers and the man who led the NBL’s newest franchise to their first championship last season has hung up the playing boots.
Clint Steindl has announced his retirement from the NBL after 356 games over 14 seasons for the Townsville Crocodiles, Cairns Taipans, Perth Wildcats and the JackJumpers.
His retirement is the third across the competition over the past week with New Zealand’s Dane Pineau and Adelaide’s Jason Cadee also stepping away from the game.
JackJumpers coach Scott Roth said he had so much love and respect for Steindl.
“This journey with him has been remarkable over the last four years. He represents everything that’s great about professional sports on and off the floor, and he’s been a cornerstone of what the JackJumpers stand for,” he said when the club announced the retirement.
“He has given his heart and soul to this team, and to say he will be missed is an understatement.
“He will definitely not be forgotten from the playing group, and we look forward to what his next journey looks like - hopefully working for the JackJumpers in some capacity. He has been intricate in everything that we’ve done here from the first day that he arrived - a classic pro, a grade-A human being, a wonderful father, and a role model to all of our young players that have come through in the last four years.
“We have stood shoulder to shoulder to help DEFEND THE ISLAND!”
The 35-year-old’s basketball journey started in his hometown of Mackay, before developing his game at the Australian Institute of Sport and then moving onto the NBL, where he quickly became one of the top marksmen from the three-point line in the league.
Steindl finishes as a three-time NBL champion and having won the NBL’s Most Improved Player in 2016.
