Dash Daniels

Dash Daniels (born 18 December 2007) is an Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). In 2025, Daniels joined Melbourne United as an NBL Next Star. The following year, he continued his Next Star status at the South East Melbourne Phoenix.

Early life Daniels was born on 18 December 2007. He is the younger brother of NBA player Dyson Daniels. He grew up playing basketball like his brother, training at the Hoop City facility owned by Melbourne United in Cheltenham. He was selected player of the tournament at Australia's 2024 U18 national championships.

Similar to his brother, Daniels was developed by the NBA Global Academy. He was one of 11 players invited to the 2024 NBA Academy Games and also was named the top defensive player at the Basketball Without Borders camp in 2025.

Alongside the NBA Global Academy, Daniels played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the NBL1 East during the 2024 NBL1 season. In 10 games, he averaged 5.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Professional career Daniels had offers to play college basketball for top programs in the U.S., but declined to stay in Australia. He signed as an NBL Next Star for the 2025–26 season, but joined the team in January 2025 for the rest of the 2024–25 season as a training player.

Daniels joined the Sandringham Sabres of the NBL1 South during the 2025 NBL1 season. In eight games, he averaged 15.13 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.88 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

On 15 July 2026, Daniels parted ways with United.

National team career Daniels has played for Australian national teams at various competitions. At age 14, he played six games and helped Australia win the title at the 2023 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship, while at age 15, he participated at the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup and was the tournament's leader with 3.6 steals per game. He played in six games, averaging 7.4 minutes per game and 2.3 points as the Boomers won the gold medal.

In October 2025, Daniels was named in the Boomers squad for the first window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers. In August 2026, he was named in the squad for two more Asian qualifiers.