Education
Australind Senior High School.
Australind Senior High School.
On 10 October 2013, Worthington was named in the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team. Worthington played college basketball at the Metropolitan State College of Denver under coach Mike Dunlap from 2001 to 2005. He played three seasons with the Kings, before signing with the South Dragons for the 2008-2009 season.
However, the Dragons folded following 2008-2009, and Worthington signed with the Melbourne Tigers for the 2009-2010 season.
Following the conclusion of the 2009-2010 NBL season, he signed with Brose Baskets of Germany for the remainder of the 2009-2010 BBL season. In September 2010, he signed with the Gold Coast Blaze for the 2010-2011 season.
Following the NBL season, he joined Mets de Guaynabo of Puerto Rico, before switching to Piratas de Quebradillas in May 2011, before returning to the Blaze for the 2011-2012 season. In July 2012, Worthington signed with Serbian team Radnički Kragujevac.
He suffered a season-ending injury in December 2012, forcing him to eventually leave Kragujevac in February 2013.
He played 14 games, averaging 10.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. On 18 July 2013, Worthington signed with the Melbourne Tigers, returning to the club for a second stint. In May 2014, the Tigers changed their name to United.
On 7 July 2015, Worthington signed a two-year deal with the Cairns Taipans.
On 13 January 2016, he played his 300th NBL game. Worthington made his debut for the Australian national team in 2005 at the International Basketball Federation Oceania Championship.
He has since played for them at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and four years later in London, as well as at the International Basketball Federation World Championship in 2006 and 2010. In February 2016, Worthington was appointed head coach of QBL women"s side, the Cairns Dolphins.
Worthington"s father, Greg, is a basketball coach who has been involved with the South West Slammers.
In August 2012, it was announced that Worthington was considering a switch to play Australian rules football for the West Coast Eagles.