Australian Basketball Hall of Fame

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The Australian Basketball Hall of Fame was instituted by the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1998 as the NBL Hall of Fame as part of their 20th season celebrations. The NBL initiated the Hall of Fame to recognise the outstanding players, coaches, referees and contributors to the league. In 2010, the NBL Hall of Fame united with the Basketball Australia Hall of Fame to create the 'Australian Basketball Hall of Fame'. [1] [2]

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To be eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame, NBL candidates must have fulfilled the following criteria:

As of June 2022, the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame has six members with legend status: Alistair Ramsay, Betty Watson, John Raschke, Lindsay Gaze, Michele Timms and Andrew Gaze. [3] On 1 July 2024, Basketball Australia announced that an entire team, the 2006 Woman's World Cup Champions, would be inducted into the Australia Basketball Hall of Fame.This marks the first time in history that a whole team has been inducted [4]

Inductees

Indicates those inductees who are now deceased
YearName BA / NBL Category
1998
2007
Barry BarnesNBL
BA
Coach
1998 Cal Bruton NBLPlayer
1998Herb McEachinNBLPlayer
1998Bill PalmerNBLContributor
1998
2004
2007
John Raschke NBL
BA
BA
Contributor
Contributor
Legend
1999 Wayne Carroll NBLPlayer
1999 Al Green NBLPlayer
2000 Damian Keogh NBLPlayer
2000
2004
Phil Smyth NBL
BA
Player
2000 Malcolm Speed NBLContributor
2000Bob TurnerNBLCoach
2001 Ian Davies NBLPlayer
2001
2006
Larry Sengstock NBL
BA
Player
2002 Danny Morseu NBLPlayer
2002 Darryl Pearce NBLPlayer
2004Ivor Burge BAContributor
2004 Steve Carfino NBLPlayer
2004 Jenny Cheesman BAPlayer
2004
2022
Andrew Gaze BA
BA
Player
Legend
2004 Lindsay Gaze BA
BA
Coach
Legend
2004 Adrian Hurley BACoach
2004Michael JohnsonNBLPlayer
2004 Robyn Maher BAPlayer
2004
2006
Alistair RamsayBA
BA
Contributor
Legend
2004Sid TaylorBATechnical Official
2006 Ray Borner NBLPlayer
2006
2007
Eddie CrouchBA
NBL
Technical Official
Referee
2006 George Dancis BAPlayer
2006 Mark Davis NBLPlayer
2006John HoldenBATechnical Official
2006 Maree Jackson BAPlayer
2006 Brian Kerle NBLCoach
2006 Leroy Loggins NBLPlayer
2006 Luc Longley BAPlayer
2006 Tom Maher BACoach
2006Pat MooreBAContributor
2006George RussellBAContributor
2006Bob Staunton BAContributor
2006 Michelle Timms BA
BA
Player
Legend
2006 Ray Tomlinson BACoach
2006Betty WatsonBA
BA
Contributor
Legend
2007Frank Angove BAContributor
2007Norma ConnollyBAContributor
2007 Kevin Coombs BAPlayer
2007 Karen Dalton BAPlayer
2007 Lorraine Eiler BAPlayer
2007Bob ElphinstonBAContributor
2007 Scott Fisher NBLPlayer
2007 Inga Freidenfelds BAPlayer
2007Arthur McRobbie BAContributor
2007Keith MillerBACoach
2007 Ed Palubinskas BAPlayer
2007Henry Perazzo BATechnical Official
2007Avis ScullinBATechnical Official
2007 Rachael Sporn BAPlayer
2007 Andrew Vlahov NBLPlayer
2010 Michael Ah Matt Player
2010 Sandy Blythe Player
2010 Sandy Brondello Player
2010David CarmichaelContributor
2010Merv Emms Contributor
2010 Trish Fallon Player
2010 Shelley Gorman Player
2010 Ricky Grace Player
2010Elaine HardwickPlayer
2010Greg LoveContributor
2010 Karin McRobert Player
2010 Julie Nykiel Player
2010Michael Wrublewski Contributor
2010 Bill Wyatt Player
2012 Ken Cole [5] Player
Coach
2013 Mark Bradtke Player
2013 James Crawford Player
2013 Kathy Foster Player
2013 Brian Goorjian Coach
2013Neil Hamilton-SmithContributor
2013 John Heard Player
2013 Sue Hobbs Player
2013John MartinTechnical Official
2013 Pat Mickan Player
2013Charles Ryan Contributor
2013 Jan Stirling Coach
2013Tom YorkContributor
2016 Perry Crosswhite Player
2016 Jean Forster Player
2016Ron HarveyContributor
2016 Patrick Hunt Coach
2016 Liesl Tesch Player
2016Ken Watson Coach
Contributor
2016 Jenny Whittle Player
2017 Lucille Bailie Player
2017 Karen Blicavs Player
2017 Carrie Graf Coach
2017 Kristi Harrower Player
2017Ken MadsenContributor
2018 Brett Maher [6] Player
2018 Tony Ronaldson [6] Player
2018 Glen Saville [6] Player
2019 Lanard Copeland Player
2019 Brad Dalton Player
2019Ray HuntReferee
2019 Lauren Jackson Player
2019 Lorraine Landon Contributor
2019 Bill Mildenhall Referee
2019 Troy Sachs Player
2019 Allison Tranquilli Player
2022 Chris Anstey Player
2022 Michelle Brogan Player
2022Peter HarcourtContributor
2022 Penny Taylor Player

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