Who Is Dane Pineau? Everything To Know About The Basketball Player
Dane Pineau, a professional basketball player, was forced to miss another game due to COVID protocols. Everything we know about the basketball player is listed below.
From May 2012 to June 2013, Dane was a basketball scholarship athlete at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Pineau joined the Saint Mary’s Gaels for the 2013/14 season, where he played college basketball in the United States.
He primarily plays as the center.
? Cam Gliddon and Dane Pineau will miss tomorrow night’s game against the Wildcats due to Covid protocols.
Tristan Forsyth and Lachlan Barker will replace them in the line-up as the Covid replacement players.
Zhou Qi and Izayah Le’afa will return for the game. pic.twitter.com/4IzUbcM4hQ
— South East Melbourne Phoenix (@SEMelbPhoenix) February 4, 2022
Learn About NBL: Who Is Dane Pineau? Who Are His Parents?
Dane Luke Pineau, better known as Dane Pineau, is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the South East Melbourne Phoenix.
The basketball player was born on the 2nd of August in 1994 to parents Brad Pineau and Diane Pineau in Fitzroy, Victoria. His father is a former NBL player for Devonport Warriors and Melbourne Tigers.
With a former basketball player for a father, Dane quickly fell in love with the game.
He was in the United States when he first started showing interest in Basketball. He was around five years old when he went to a camp in New York. At the end of camp, they gave him a participation trophy.
His father helped him hone his skills by setting up drills for him as a young boy.
What Is Dane Pineau Age And Height?
Dane Pineau was born in 1994, the year South Africa held its first interracial national election, making him 27 years of age.
The Australian professional basketball player stands at the height of 206 cm or 6’9′.
Pineau began his NBL career with the Sydney Kings in 2017/2018, appearing in 24 games and starting three of them.
He played for the Kilsyth Cobras in the 2018 SEABL season.
Dane Pineau Injury Details
Dane Pineau was making good progress after missing the start of the NBL21 season due to a back injury. He had already begun to take part in some aspects of training.
After recovering from his back injury, he returned for one game in March before being forced to sit out again. He was then sidelined by knee and wrist injuries, which were both treated and kept him out until the following season.
South East Melbourne Phoenix was then forced to sign a replacement for Dane while he was injured. They ended up signing Mike Karena.
Dane Pineau is again forced to sit out on matches with players Cam Gliddon and Kyle Adnam as COVID-19 protocols have impacted South East Melbourne.
He is on Instagram under the username @danepineau and currently has over 3.2K followers.
