Kyle Adnam

Hawks ID: 176

Kyle Adnam has already worn Hawks colours twice. This makes it three. There's a version of a career that treats a third stint at the same club as a footnote. Adnam's version arrives instead on the back of one of the most outrageous individual performances an NBL fan will see in any competition this year: 70 points in a single NBL1 game on 17 July 2026, 43 of them by halftime, 13 threes, 9 assists, played, by his own account, on no sleep at all.

Third Time, Same Club, Different Player

His first Illawarra stint came in 2014/15 as a development player, six games of learning the level. His second was an injury replacement call up in January 2024. Neither of those tells you who Adnam is now: a 261 game NBL veteran across six different clubs, a Boomers representative at FIBA Asia Cup and World Cup qualifying level, and a point guard whose career best NBL season, 12.0 points a game in NBL21.

The Winning Habit

He's captained South East Melbourne. He's won an NBL championship with Melbourne United in 2018. He finished third in Best Sixth Man voting in NBL21.

A Performance That Speaks For Itself

Then came 70 points in an NBL1 game that will follow him into every conversation about this signing. Forty three points by halftime is the kind of number that doesn't happen by accident, and a teammate's description of the performance, "a tap he couldn't turn off," is about as good a scouting report as any club could ask for. Illawarra has signed him as a Nominated Replacement Player for NBL27. On reputation and recent form, he arrives with as much momentum as anyone walking into WIN Entertainment Centre this season.

Career Snapshot In Numbers

NBL career – 261 games across six clubsNBL21 (career-best season) – 12.0 pts per game, 85.8% career FT2018 – NBL Championship, Melbourne UnitedNBL1, 17 July 2026 – 70 points, 13 three-pointers, 9 assists