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Dale

Years ago

Lindsay Gaze named a Legend

<blocklquote>If Andrew was really that good, how come he didn't cut it on the international stage.</blockquote> hmm <blockquote>- Australian International Player of the Year in 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 & 2000 - In 1989 played NCAA Division 1 for Seton Hall, losing in the National Championship game in overtime to Michigan - Played for Italian club Udine, averaging more than 30ppg - In 1993-94 he played seven games for the Washington Bullets in the NBA - In 1998-99 he played with the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA, winning a Championship ring - Represented Australia in 307 international games - Only 3rd basketball player in history to play at 5 Olympic Games - He is the scoring record holder in Olympic basketball competition - Played in 4 World Championships - He is the second-highest scorer of all-time in World Championships competition - In 1991, named as one of the 50 greatest players of all time by FIBA</blockquote> Seems like he mastered it at the international stage.

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Years ago

Saying Andrew Gaze didn't cut it on the international stage is just plain rediculous. apart from his NBL accololades, some of which I have outlined below, he has an imposing international list of achievements as well, the best being at Olympic and World Championship level.

Here are just a sample of the facts:

- NBL Rookie of the year 1984 at age 18, averaging 29.1ppg
- NBL leading scorer 14 times
- Scored 18,908 points in the NBL over 612 games in a 22-season span at an average of 30.9ppg
- 2 NBL titles (1993 & 1997)
- NBL MVP a record 7 times - the award is now named after him!
- Australian International Player of the Year in 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 & 2000
- NBL Most Efficient Player award every year from 1990 to 1997.
- All-NBL First Team 14 times
- Voted the NBL’s greatest ever player in 2003
- In 1989 played NCAA Division 1 for Seton Hall, losing in the National Championship game in overtime to Michigan
- Played for Italian club Udine, averaging more than 30ppg
- In 1993-94 he played seven games for the Washington Bullets in the NBA
- In 1998-99 he played with the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA, winning a Championship ring
- Represented Australia in 307 international games
- Only 3rd basketball player in history to play at 5 Olympic Games
- Led the Boomer's to 4th placings at Olympics in 1988, 1996, 2000
- Flag-bearer for the Australian team at the opening ceremony at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
- He is the scoring record holder in Olympic basketball competition
- Played in 4 World Championships
- He is the second-highest scorer of all-time in World Championships competition
- In 1991, named as one of the 50 greatest players of all time by FIBA
- Retired from professional basketball after 20 years 612 games in the NBL
- In 2002 awarded an AM for his massive contribution to sport in this country.
- Currently coaches juniors at Melbourne Tigers
- Sits on Board of Basketball Australia since 2008
- Chair of Basketball Australia’s Honours and Awards Commission
- Media commentator and personality

Need any more facts anonymous one?

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Years ago

Anon - you are a moron.

Andrew Gaze is arguably the greatest basketballer this country has ever produced.

He played college ball taking his team to the national championship game, played in Europe and also in the NBA. He carried the Boomers on the world and Olympic stage for well over a decade and took the Melbourne Tigers to the pinnacle.

He will eventually also be enshrined not only in the Basketball Australia Hall of Fame, but the FIBA one as well.

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Years ago

FIBA have also now announced that Lindsay Gaze will be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame alongside Al Ramsey!

Link: http://linky.com.au/yi4e5

Full list if inductee's:

Here is the full list of the 2010 FIBA Hall of Fame Class.

PLAYERS
Divac, Vlade (Serbia)
Kicanovic, Dragan (Serbia)
Meneghin, Dino (Italy)
Miller, Cheryl (USA)
Sabonis, Arvydas (Lithuania)
Schmidt, Oscar (Brazil)
Zassoulskaya, Natalia (Russia)

COACHES
Gaze, Lindsay (Australia)
Gomelsky, Evgeny (Russia)
Novosel, Mirko (Croatia)

TECH OFFICIALS
Bain, Jim (USA)
Dimou, Konstantinos (Greece)

CONTRIBUTORS
Killian, George (USA)
Otto, Hans-Joachim (Germany)
Segura de Luna, Ernesto (Spain) (posthumously)
Seye Moreau, Abdoulaye (Senegal)
Ramsay, Al (Australia)*

* Al Ramsay was selected for the 2009 Class, but will officially be enshrined in 2010.

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Tru Blue Emcee

Years ago

Its only a matter of time before his son gets that treatment too, absolute legends of the game...

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Years ago

Did anyone see this game or the Vic Metro game and gove some feedback..How did Harry H go and where did Tas win.

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