Daryl Corletto

Daryl Corletto
Position	Shooting guard
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Team	Melbourne Tigers (2001-2011) New Zealand Breakers (2011-present)
Born	24 August 1981 (1981-08-24) (age 30) Melbourne, Victoria

Daryl Corletto (born 24 August 1981 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian professional basketball player for the New Zealand Breakers in the NBL.^[1] He is a 6'4" shooting guard.

Corletto played for junior club, Werribee Devils, based in Melbourne. He was seen as a great player who had a potential to play at a higher level. His greatest honour at a younger level was being chosen in the Under-18 All-Australian team in 1998. After a solid performance in those games, he then was a member of the 22-and-under squad in 2000. The Melbourne Tigers then scouted him at a few training sessions for this team and also his local club and recruited him before the start of the 2001–02 season.^[1]

Corletto has proven to be a good pickup for them. He played 11 games in his opening season, with small success, including his first final. He was only chosen for four games though in the next year, as Lindsay Gaze was trying to win a premiership with his older players.

In the next two seasons, Corletto has played all 32 home and away games, as well as 2 finals in the 2004–05 season and 5 finals in 2005–06. This is the season that the Melbourne Tigers won the title. He averaged 12 points per game in 2005–06.^[1]

In 2009 Corletto was part of a training squad for the Great Britain men's national basketball team.^[2][3]

During the 2011 offseason, Corletto left the Tigers to join the New Zealand Breakers after being deactivated to make room for new signing, Patrick Mills.

He is married to Australian netballer Julie Corletto.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Tigers Roster - Daryl Corletto". National Basketball League. http://www.nbl.com.au/index.php?id=467. Retrieved 22 February 2010. 
2. ^ "SULLIVAN: WE NOW HAVE QUALITY AND QUANTITY". British Basketball. http://www.gameongb.com/news/647.php. Retrieved 22 February 2010. 
3. ^ "GBR – Brits name 24-strong preliminary squad for EuroBasket". FIBA. 26 April 2009. http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/arti.asp?newsid=29982. Retrieved 22 February 2010. 
4. ^ Pearce, Linda (19 April 2009). "The accidental defender". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/the-accidental-defender/2009/04/18/1240008832570.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. Retrieved 22 February 2010. 

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Name	Corletto, Daryl
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Date of birth	24 August 1981
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
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