Dillon Boucher
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| Position | Forward |
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| Height | 196 cm |
| Weight | 96 kg |
| Team | Brisbane Bullets (NBL) |
| Nationality |  New Zealand |
| Born | December 27, 1975 New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| NBL Debut | 2003 |
| Previous NBL Clubs | New Zealand Breakers 2004-2005, Perth Wildcats 2006 |
| Career Highlights | Current New Zealand Olympic Squad Member Record holder for the most NZ NBL Championships (8; 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005) |
Dillon Boucher (born 27 December 1975 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a New Zealand basketball player . He is a small forward. Boucher is not known as a point scorer, but coaches rate him extremely highly for his rebounding, high steal count and all around leadership and commitment.
Boucher played for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL from their inception in 2003 until 2005 when he was unwanted by the franchise . Boucher was then signed by the Perth Wildcats for whom he played in the 2005/06 Australian National Basketball League season. At the conclusion of the 2005-05 Ausralian National Basketball League season , Boucher announced that he would play the 2006-07 season for the Brisbane Bullets . He plays his domestic New Zealand NBL basketball for the Auckland Stars, but he has also represented the Waikato Titans in the past. He is also a current member of the " Tall Blacks " - the New Zealand international basketball side.
The New Zealand sports media have often made comparisons between the similar appearance of Boucher and England football star David Beckham. In the past Boucher has copied some of Beckham's hairstyle's wearing his blonde hair in an alice band and a pony tail like Beckham.
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| Silver | 2006 Melbourne | Basketball |
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