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- ↑ Perth Wildcats champion James Crawford returns to WA for Legends Game
- ↑ 30th Anniversary All-Star Team Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Americans dominate Wildcats All-Star team
- ↑ James Crawford to be inducted into Australian Basketball Hall of Fame Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine