Know Your Team: Chad Posthumus

Halifax Hurricanes

6’11

Centre

From Winnipeg, Mantioba

Homegrown talent Chad Posthumus makes a return to basketball and the NBL Canada, where he will put his defensive skills to work for the Halifax Hurricanes.

Posthumus played with both the UBC Thunderbirds in Vancouver and the Howard Hawks in Big Spring, Texas, before making the move to the NCAA in 2012. Playing for the Morehead State Eagles, he averaged 9.6 points on 51% field shooting as a senior. In addition, his 10.9 rebounds per game was the second-best total in the country - numbers that saw him receive numerous conference honours.

He turned professional in 2014, first playing for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League. He then went on to play in Japan, Argentina and saw his first stint in the NBL Canada with the Mississauga Power - scoring 73 points in three appearances.

The London Lightning then signed him for 2015-16 season, before trading him to the Island Storm for Nick Eavns. He ended the season on a total 11.0 points, 6.8 rebounds on 51% field shooting for both teams.

Posthumus then returned to Japan, playing for Kagoshima, Sun Rockers Shibuya and Shinshu Brave Warriors in the space of eighteen months. After a long absence from the game, Posthumus came back to the professional game in Canada for 2019, signing with the Halifax Hurricanes.

Picture: Scott Taylor