Australian Basketball Hall of Fame
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The Australian Basketball Hall of Fame was instituted by the Australian National Basketball League
in 1998 as the NBL Hall of Fame as part of their 20th birthday celebrations. The NBL initiated the Hall of Fame to recognise the outstanding players, coaches, referees and contributors to the league.
In 2010, the Basketball Australia Hall of Fame and National Basketball League Hall of Fame were united under the ‘Australian Basketball Hall of Fame’ to acknowledge the restructure of the NBL and Basketball Australia into a single, united governing body.
In order to be eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame, NBL candidates must have fulfilled the following criteria:
Inductees are listed in alphabetical order and both male and female inductees are listed.
† Deceased
National Basketball League (Australasia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
in 1998 as the NBL Hall of Fame as part of their 20th birthday celebrations. The NBL initiated the Hall of Fame to recognise the outstanding players, coaches, referees and contributors to the league.
In 2010, the Basketball Australia Hall of Fame and National Basketball League Hall of Fame were united under the ‘Australian Basketball Hall of Fame’ to acknowledge the restructure of the NBL and Basketball Australia into a single, united governing body.
In order to be eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame, NBL candidates must have fulfilled the following criteria:
- Players must have made an outstanding contribution to the NBL, have been retired for a minimum of four seasons, and have played 100 NBL games or more.
- Coaches must have made an outstanding contribution to the NBL, have been retired for at least four seasons, and have been an NBL head coach for 10 seasons or more.
- Referees must have made an outstanding contribution to the league and have been retired for at least four seasons.
- Contributors must have made an outstanding contribution to the NBL, and may be elected at any time.
Inductees are listed in alphabetical order and both male and female inductees are listed.
Hall of Fame
Name | Award | Inducted | ABF Basketball Australia Basketball Australia is the governing and controlling body of basketball in Australia, responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels.Formed in 1939 the organisation was constituted in 1946... / NBL National Basketball League (Australasia) The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia.... |
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Michael AhMatt † | Player | 2010 | ABF |
Frank Angove † | Contributor | 2007 | ABF |
Barry Barnes | Coach | 1998 2007 |
NBL ABF |
Sandy Blythe | Player | 2010 | ABF |
Ray Borner Ray Borner Ray Helmut Borner AM is a former Australian basketball player who competed in the National Basketball League... |
Player | 2006 | NBL |
Sandy Brondello Sandy Brondello Sandra Anne Brondello is an Australian women's basketball player who played in Australia and the WNBA before retiring to become a coach, most recently with the San Antonio Silver Stars of the WNBA. The 1.70 m Brondello is one of Australia's all-time best shooting guards... |
Player | 2010 | ABF |
Cal Bruton Cal Bruton Calvin Bruton is a former player and coach in the Australian National Basketball League. Originally an American import, but later becoming a naturalised Australian, Bruton has been an integral part of the league since its inception... |
Player | 1998 | NBL |
Ivor Burge † | Contributor | 2004 | ABF |
Steve Carfino Steve Carfino Steve Carfino is a former basketball player, who played for the University of Iowa in college basketball and later in the Australian National Basketball League. After retiring he became a television commentator, focusing on basketball, occasionally covering other sports... |
Player | 2004 | NBL |
David Carmichael | Contributor | 2010 | ABF |
Wayne Carroll | Player | 1999 | NBL |
Jenny Cheesman | Player | 2004 | ABF |
Norma Connelly | Contributor | 2007 | ABF |
Kevin Coombs | Player | 2007 | ABF |
Eddie Crouch | Technical Official Referee |
2006 2007 |
ABF NBL |
Karen Dalton | Player | 2006 2007 |
ABF NBL |
George Dancis | Player | 2007 | ABF |
Ian Davies | Player | 2001 | NBL |
Mark Davis Mark Davis (NBL) Mark Davis is a naturalised Australian former basketball player who played from 1985 to 2001 with the National Basketball League's Adelaide 36ers, gaining the nickname of "Chairman of the Boards" for his record breaking rebounding achievements.-Professional career:Davis was signed by then Adelaide... |
Player | 2006 | NBL |
Lorraine Eiler | Player | 2007 | ABF |
Bob Elphinston | Contributor | 2007 | ABF |
Merv Emms | Coach Technical Official Contributor |
2010 | ABF |
Trish Fallon | Player | 2010 | ABF |
Scott Fisher Scott Fisher (basketball) Scott Fisher is a retired American-Australian basketball player and former head coach of the National Basketball League's Perth Wildcats.-Playing career:... |
Player | 2007 | NBL |
Inga Freidenfelds | Player | 2007 | ABF |
Andrew Gaze Andrew Gaze Andrew Barry Casson Gaze is Australia's best known basketball player, and one of its most successful. He is considered as the greatest player in the history of the NBL.... |
Player | 2004 | ABF |
Lindsay Gaze Lindsay Gaze Lindsay John Casson Gaze is an Australian basketball player and coach. He played for Australia in three Olympics between 1960 and 1968 and coached the Australian basketball team at four Olympics between 1972 and 1984... |
Coach | 2004 | ABF |
Shelley Gorman | Player | 2010 | ABF |
Ricky Grace Ricky Grace Ricky Ray Grace is an American/Australian professional basketball player who played in the Australian National Basketball League from 1990 until the 2004/2005 season.- Playing career :... |
Player | 2010 | NBL |
Al Green Al Green (basketball) Al Green is a retired naturalised Australian professional basketball player originally from the United States who played his career in the Australian National Basketball League from 1981 until his retirement in at the end of 1993.-School/College career:Born and bred in the South Bronx, Al Green... |
Player | 1999 | NBL |
Elaine Hardwick | Player Coach Contributor |
2010 | ABF |
John Holden | Technical Official | 2006 | ABF |
Adrian Hurley Adrian Hurley Dr Adrian Hurley OAM is a former Australian basketball coach and a former player. He is now retired and is presently President of Basketball NSW and serves on advisory committees for Basketball Australia and the National Basketball League.... |
Coach | 2004 | ABF |
Marie Jackson | Player | 2006 | ABF |
Michael Johnson | Player | 2004 | NBL |
Greg Love | Referee Contributor |
2010 | ABF |
Damian Keogh | Player | 2000 | NBL |
Brian Kerle | Coach | 2006 | NBL |
Leroy Loggins Leroy Loggins Leroy Loggins is a former professional basketball player who played in the Australian National Basketball League from 1981 to the 2000-01 season... |
Player | 2006 | NBL |
Luc Longley Luc Longley Lucien James "Luc" Longley is a retired Australian professional basketball player, who was the first Australian to play in the NBA, where he played for eleven seasons... |
Player | 2006 | ABF |
Robyn Maher Robyn Maher Robyn Maher is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Sydney Uni Flames. A three-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Personal life:Maher is married to former Opals... |
Player | 2004 | ABF |
Tom Maher Tom Maher Tom Maher is a basketball coach from Australia, who is the most successful coach in the WNBL history, having won seven WNBL titles... |
Coach | 2006 | ABF |
Herb McEachin | Player | 1998 | NBL |
Karin McRobert | Player | 2010 | ABF |
Arthur McRobbie † | Contributor | 2007 | ABL |
Keith Miller | Coach | 2007 | ABF |
Danny Morseu Danny Morseu Danny Morseu is an Australian basketball player who played on the Australian national basketball team in the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.-International career:... |
Player | 2002 | NBL |
Julie Nykiel | Player | 2010 | ABF |
Bill Palmer | Contributor | 1998 | NBL |
Ed Palubinskas | Player | 2007 | ABF |
Darryl Pearce | Player | 2002 | NBL |
Henry Perazzo † | Technical Official | 2007 | ABF |
Alistair Ramsey | Contributor Legend |
2004 2006 |
ABF ABF |
John Raschke † | Contributor Contributor Legend |
1998 2004 2007 |
NBL ABF ABF |
George Russell | Contributor | 2006 | ABF |
Avis Scullin | Technical Officia | 2007 | ABF |
Larry Sengstock Larry Sengstock Larry Sengstock is a retired Australian basketball player and the current CEO of Basketball Australia and NBL.... |
Player | 2001 2006 |
NBL ABF |
Phil Smyth Phil Smyth Philip John Smyth AM is an Australian former basketball player and former three time championship winning head coach of the National Basketball League's Adelaide 36ers.-Professional career:... |
Player | 2000 2004 |
NBL ABF |
Malcolm Speed Malcolm Speed Malcolm Walter Speed is an Australian businessman and the former CEO of the International Cricket Council.Before he entered the world of cricket, he was a barrister in Melbourne. He was originally the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Cricket Board from 1997 until in 2001, he took up the... |
Contributor | 2000 | NBL |
Rachael Sporn Rachael Sporn Rachael Pamela Sporn is a former Australian basketball player. She played for Adelaide Lightning in Australia's Women's National Basketball League where she was twice league MVP and seven times selected in the WNBL All-Star Five. She heads the all-time points scoring and rebound list for the WNBL... |
Player | 2007 | ABF |
Bob Staunton † | Player | 2006 | ABF |
Sid Taylor | Technical Official | 2004 | ABF |
Michelle Timms | Player | 2006 | ABF |
Ray Tomlinson | Coach | 2006 | ABF |
Bob Turner | Coach | 2000 | NBL |
Andrew Vlahov Andrew Vlahov Andrew Mitchell Vlahov is a retired Australian professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball League of Australia from 1991 through till the 2001/2002 season... |
Player | 2007 | NBL |
Betty Watson | Contributor | 2006 | NBL |
Michael Wrublewski † | Contributor | 2010 | NBL |
Bill Wyatt | Player | 2010 | ABF |
† Deceased