Chris Molitor

{{short description|Australian basketball player}}

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Chris Molitor (born 28 August 1988) is a former Australian professional basketball forward who spent the 2009–10 season playing with the NBL's Adelaide 36ers.{{cite web|url=http://www.australiabasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=AUS&PlayerID=65989|title= CHRIS MOLITOR basketball profile|work=Australia Basketball|accessdate=30 March 2010}}

Standing at {{convert|6|ft|8|in|cm|abbr=on}}, Molitor was recruited by Adelaide from the West Adelaide Bearcats and filled the 36ers final roster spot as part of the NBL's requirement to have one player under the age of 23.{{cite web|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/molitor-claims-sixers-last-roster-role/story-e6frect3-1225773640107|title=Molitor claims Sixer's last roster role|work=Adelaide Now|accessdate=27 October 2010}} Molitor appeared in six games for the 36ers, in which he grabbed two rebounds and scored a 3-pointer on 1-for-8 shooting, and finished third in NBL Rookie of the Year voting during the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/2010/march/homicide-wins-mvp-at-nbl-awards-night/ |title=Homicide wins MVP at NBL awards night |work=NBL.com.au |accessdate=27 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622051654/http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/2010/march/homicide-wins-mvp-at-nbl-awards-night/ |archivedate=22 June 2011 }} He was delisted by the 36ers for the 2010–2011 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/header/features/201011-nbl-season-preview.shtml?42574|title=2010/11 NBL Season Preview|work=SportsPageMagazine.com|accessdate=27 October 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017020308/http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/header/features/201011-nbl-season-preview.shtml?42574|archivedate=17 October 2010}}

Molitor is currently pursuing Australian rules football instead of basketball, having for West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL)after leaving the 36ers. His appearances with the team's reserve squad make him eligible to be selected by AFL teams in December 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.westadelaidefc.com.au/NEWS/LATESTNEWS/CHANGINGTHEGAME.aspx|title=Changing the Game|work=West Adelaide Football Club|accessdate=27 October 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113551/http://www.westadelaidefc.com.au/NEWS/LATESTNEWS/CHANGINGTHEGAME.aspx|archivedate=6 July 2011}}