Kody Stattmann
Kody Wade Stattmann is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League. He played four years of college basketball in the United States for the Virginia Cavaliers, where he won an NCAA championship as a freshman in 2019. In 2022, he returned to Australia and debuted in the NBL for the Brisbane Bullets, where he spent one season before joining the South East Melbourne Phoenix in 2023. In 2024, he joined the Cairns Taipans.
Early life and career
Stattmann was born and raised in Cairns, Queensland. He grew up playing for Cairns Basketball, where he worked his way into the Cairns Marlins rotation at the age of 17, debuting in the Queensland Basketball League in 2017. In 10 games during the 2017 QBL season, he averaged 4.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. He attended St Augustine's College in Cairns.In August 2017, Stattmann committed to play college basketball with the Virginia Cavaliers. He signed with Virginia three months later.
In 2018, Stattmann played one game for the BA Centre of Excellence in the South East Australian Basketball League.
College career
In July 2018, Stattmann moved to the United States. He debuted for the Virginia Cavaliers in the 2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's [basketball team|2018–19 season], playing in 18 games and averaging 1.7 points in 4.1 minutes as a freshman. At the 2019 NCAA tournament, the Cavaliers won the NCAA championship. Despite not receiving any court time, Stattmann became just the second Australian to win an NCAA championship.As a sophomore in 2019–20, Stattmann started 10 of 24 games and averaged 3.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in 21.5 minutes per game. He missed four games due to illness and two games with a concussion. He scored 10 points and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against Virginia Tech on 4 January 2020. Three days later, he scored a career-high 11 points with seven rebounds against Boston College.
As a junior in 2020–21, Stattmann was sidelined for 15 games due to a non-COVID-19 related cardiac issue. He managed four games, averaging 3.5 points and 1.8 rebounds.
As a senior in 2021–22, Stattmann played 35 games with one start, averaging 3.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 15.8 minutes per game. He tied his career high of 11 points twice during the season.
Professional career
In June 2022, Stattmann joined the Cairns Marlins of the NBL1 North for the rest of the 2022 NBL1 season. In 12 games, he averaged 15.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game.Following the NBL1 season, Stattmann joined the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League as a fully rostered player for the 2022–23 season. On 17 November 2022, he was ruled out for six weeks with an ankle injury. In 19 games, he averaged 1.5 points per game.
In March 2023, Stattmann signed with the North Gold Coast Seahawks for the 2023 NBL1 North season. In 18 games, he averaged 14.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
On 28 July 2023, Stattmann signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix as a development player for the 2023–24 NBL season. After waiting until late in the season for an opportunity, he registered over 10 minutes per game in eight of nine of the Phoenix's final games, during which he recorded his best NBL performance of 16 points and six rebounds against the Sydney Kings in round 17. In 16 games, he averaged 3.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.
Stattmann re-joined the Cairns Marlins for the 2024 NBL1 North season to play alongside his brother, Ky. In 15 games, he averaged 27.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He was named to the NBL1 North Second Team.
On 11 July 2024, Stattmann signed a two-year deal with the Cairns Taipans, the first year as a development player before being elevated to the main roster for the second year. He appeared in just three games during the 2024–25 NBL season.
Stattmann re-joined the Cairns Marlins for the 2025 NBL1 North season. On 26 July 2025, he scored 48 points in a 138–108 win over the Townsville Heat. In 14 games, he averaged 24.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game.
Entering the 2025–26 NBL season as a fully rostered player, Stattmann filled the Taipans' point guard position during pre-season. In round six, he suffered a right hamstring injury that sidelined him until round 11. On 30 January 2026, while stepping up to cover the absence of import Andrew Andrews, Stattmann scored a career-high 18 points in a 96–93 overtime win over the Tasmania JackJumpers. He had seven points and two steals in the overtime period.