Joseph Ingles

Fast Facts

Sport: Basketball
Event: Men's Basketball
Olympic History: Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020
Highlights: 2014 EuroLeague Champion, 2014 Israeli League Champion, 2x Spanish League Champion, 2009 NBL Champion
Year Born: 1987
State Born: SA

About Joe

Joe Ingles, a stalwart of the Australian basketball program, made his Olympic debut at Beijing 2008 where Australia was knocked out in the quarter-finals by a USA squad that went on to take gold.

The following year, he left Australian shores for Spain, where Joe enjoyed strong stints with CB Granada and national powerhouse FC Barcelona.

At the 2010 FIBA World Championships he emerged as a key figure for the Australian setup, with the South Australian native averaging 10.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists in six games.

Joe continued his strong tournament form with the Boomers at the London 2012 Olympics, where he was the side’s top-scorer behind star guard Patty Mills.

In 2013 he left Barcelona for Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv, where in his lone season with the club Joe won both the domestic league and cup silverware, as well as the much-esteemed Euroleague title.

In the 2014 FIBA World Championship tournament he was again a hugely influential piece for the Boomers. The swingman averaged 11.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in six games for his side as they were eliminated by Turkey in the tournament’s round of 16.

After Joe’s showing for his country, he attracted the interest of the NBA. He was invited to the Los Angeles Clippers' training camp roster before being cut from the side just days before the season’s opening day, but was quickly acquired by the Utah Jazz. He would go on to become a starter in Utah and an important part of the team's culture over many years.

Joe was selected for his third consecutive Olympics in 2016, with the Boomers veteran set on a maiden medal in Rio. After only dropping one game in the group stages, the Boomers beat Lithuania in the quarter-finals before being defeated by Serbia in the semis.

A bronze medal match against Spain awaited Joe and Australia, which they lost in heart-breaking fashion when Sergio Rodriguez hit two consecutive free throws with little time to spare to lift Spain to a 89-88 victory.

In the years between Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 he continued to showcase his skills in the NBA, and became well known for his durability, playmaking and three-point shooting. Joe, a career 40% shooter from downtown, played every game for the Utah Jazz for four consecutive seasons between 2016 and 2020.

In 2019 he was a part of the World Cup squad that yet again missed out on a medal at a major tournament, this time being eclipsed by France in the third-place playoff after the Boomers lost a double-overtime semi-final clash against eventual champions Spain.

In the 2020-21 NBA season he shot a career-best 45.1 per cent from three-point territory, ranking as one of the league's top-five in shooting efficiency. In the same campaign Joe was a starter for the team that finished with a league-best 52-20 record, before Utah was eliminated by the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the NBA playoffs.

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Joe and the Boomers lifted Australia to the bronze medal, defeating Slovenia in the bronze medal match 107-93.

The four-time Olympian helped achieved our nation's first men's basketball Olympic medal since Australia made its men's basketball Olympic debut in 1956.

Joe played in all six matches and averaged 11.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.8 three-pointers per game on 40.5% shooting from long distance in 31 minutes per game.