Kody Stattmann

Kody Wade Stattmann (born 9 June 2000) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cairns Marlins of the NBL1 North. 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 National Basketball League (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. As a child, he enjoyed motocross, rode motorbikes and was a fan of Travis Pastrana. He was also a fan of the Geelong Cats and Gary Ablett Jr. in the Australian Football League, and regularly attended Cairns Taipans NBL games. 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 (SEABL).

College career In July 2018, Stattmann moved to the United States. 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. and two games with a concussion. In 12 games, he averaged 15.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. 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 18 games, he averaged 14.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game. 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. On 21 June 2024, he scored 43 points in a 98–85 win over the South West Metro Pirates. In 15 games, he averaged 27.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

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.

Stattmann re-joined the 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. 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. He helped the Marlins finish the regular season with a 16–0 record, becoming the first NBL1 Men's side to go undefeated in a regular season. He was subsequently named NBL1 North Most Valuable Player and earned NBL1 North All Star Five First Team honours.

National team career Stattmann played for the Australian Crocs at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, where he averaged 3.7 points in seven games. With the Australian Emus at the 2017 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship, he averaged 31 points to lead the Emus to the gold medal while earning all-star honours as the highest point scorer.

Personal life Stattmann is the son of Darryll and Tonya Stattmann. He has one younger brother, Ky. His mother and aunt both played for the Cairns Dolphins. His great aunt, Rayleen Lynch, was the first Queenslander to represent Australia in basketball.