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]
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.
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 Australian Basketball Hall of Fame. It marked the first team to be inducted.[4]
Inductees
edit| † | Indicates those inductees who are now deceased |
| Year | Name | BA / NBL | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 2007 |
Barry Barnes | NBL BA |
Coach |
| 1998 | Cal Bruton | NBL | Player |
| 1998 | Herb McEachin | NBL | Player |
| 1998 | Bill Palmer | NBL | Contributor |
| 1998 2004 2007 |
John Raschke † | NBL BA BA |
Contributor Contributor Legend |
| 1999 | Wayne Carroll | NBL | Player |
| 1999 | Al Green | NBL | Player |
| 2000 | Damian Keogh | NBL | Player |
| 2000 2004 |
Phil Smyth | NBL BA |
Player |
| 2000 | Malcolm Speed | NBL | Contributor |
| 2000 | Bob Turner | NBL | Coach |
| 2001 | Ian Davies | NBL | Player |
| 2001 2006 |
Larry Sengstock | NBL BA |
Player |
| 2002 | Danny Morseu | NBL | Player |
| 2002 | Darryl Pearce | NBL | Player |
| 2004 | Ivor Burge † | BA | Contributor |
| 2004 | Steve Carfino | NBL | Player |
| 2004 | Jenny Cheesman | BA | Player |
| 2004 2022 |
Andrew Gaze | BA BA |
Player Legend |
| 2004 | Lindsay Gaze | BA BA |
Coach Legend |
| 2004 | Adrian Hurley | BA | Coach |
| 2004 | Michael Johnson | NBL | Player |
| 2004 | Robyn Maher | BA | Player |
| 2004 2006 |
Alistair Ramsay | BA BA |
Contributor Legend |
| 2004 | Sid Taylor | BA | Technical Official |
| 2006 | Ray Borner | NBL | Player |
| 2006 2007 |
Eddie Crouch | BA NBL |
Technical Official Referee |
| 2006 | George Dancis | BA | Player |
| 2006 | Mark Davis | NBL | Player |
| 2006 | John Holden | BA | Technical Official |
| 2006 | Maree Jackson | BA | Player |
| 2006 | Brian Kerle | NBL | Coach |
| 2006 | Leroy Loggins | NBL | Player |
| 2006 | Luc Longley | BA | Player |
| 2006 | Tom Maher | BA | Coach |
| 2006 | Pat Moore | BA | Contributor |
| 2006 | George Russell | BA | Contributor |
| 2006 | Bob Staunton † | BA | Contributor |
| 2006 | Michelle Timms | BA BA |
Player Legend |
| 2006 | Ray Tomlinson | BA | Coach |
| 2006 | Betty Watson | BA BA |
Contributor Legend |
| 2007 | Frank Angove † | BA | Contributor |
| 2007 | Norma Connolly | BA | Contributor |
| 2007 | Kevin Coombs | BA | Player |
| 2007 | Karen Dalton | BA | Player |
| 2007 | Lorraine Eiler | BA | Player |
| 2007 | Bob Elphinston | BA | Contributor |
| 2007 | Scott Fisher | NBL | Player |
| 2007 | Inga Freidenfelds | BA | Player |
| 2007 | Arthur McRobbie † | BA | Contributor |
| 2007 | Keith Miller | BA | Coach |
| 2007 | Ed Palubinskas | BA | Player |
| 2007 | Henry Perazzo † | BA | Technical Official |
| 2007 | Avis Scullin | BA | Technical Official |
| 2007 | Rachael Sporn | BA | Player |
| 2007 | Andrew Vlahov | NBL | Player |
| 2010 | Michael Ah Matt † | Player | |
| 2010 | Sandy Blythe † | Player | |
| 2010 | Sandy Brondello | Player | |
| 2010 | David Carmichael | Contributor | |
| 2010 | Merv Emms † | Contributor | |
| 2010 | Trish Fallon | Player | |
| 2010 | Shelley Gorman | Player | |
| 2010 | Ricky Grace | Player | |
| 2010 | Elaine Hardwick | Player | |
| 2010 | Greg Love | Contributor | |
| 2010 | Karin McRobert | Player | |
| 2010 | Julie Nykiel | Player | |
| 2010 | Michael 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 | |
| 2013 | Neil Hamilton-Smith | Contributor | |
| 2013 | John Heard | Player | |
| 2013 | Sue Hobbs | Player | |
| 2013 | John Martin | Technical Official | |
| 2013 | Pat Mickan | Player | |
| 2013 | Charles Ryan † | Contributor | |
| 2013 | Jan Stirling | Coach | |
| 2013 | Tom York | Contributor | |
| 2016 | Perry Crosswhite | Player | |
| 2016 | Jean Forster | Player | |
| 2016 | Ron Harvey | Contributor | |
| 2016 | Patrick Hunt | Coach | |
| 2016 | Liesl Tesch | Player | |
| 2016 | Ken Watson † | Coach Contributor | |
| 2016 | Jenny Whittle | Player | |
| 2017 | Lucille Bailie | Player | |
| 2017 | Karen Blicavs | Player | |
| 2017 | Carrie Graf | Coach | |
| 2017 | Kristi Harrower | Player | |
| 2017 | Ken Madsen | Contributor | |
| 2018 | Brett Maher[6] | Player | |
| 2018 | Tony Ronaldson[6] | Player | |
| 2018 | Glen Saville[6] | Player | |
| 2019 | Lanard Copeland | Player | |
| 2019 | Brad Dalton | Player | |
| 2019 | Ray Hunt | Referee | |
| 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 | |
| 2022 | Peter Harcourt | Contributor | |
| 2022 | Penny Taylor | Player | |
| 2024 | Sharon Arnold | Referee | |
| 2024 | Suzy Batkovic | Player | |
| 2024 | C. J. Bruton | Player | |
| 2024 | Matthew Nielsen | Player | |
| 2024 | Brad Ness | Player | |
| 2024 | Belinda Snell | Player |
References
edit- ^ "Hall of Fame". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010.
- ^ "CURRENT BA/NBL HALL OF FAME MEMBERS (MARCH 2010)" (PDF). basketball.net.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Andrew Gaze Elevated to Legend Status". NBL.com.au. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "First team to be inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame". Basketball Australia. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "'KING' KEN COLE TO BE INDUCTED INTO BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA HALL OF FAME". australia.basketball. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "THREE NBL LEGENDS TO BE INDUCTED INTO AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME". australia.basketball. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.