Australian Basketball Hall of Fame
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 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.[1]
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.[2]
Hall of Fame
Name | Award | Inducted | ABF / NBL |
---|---|---|---|
Michael Ah Matt † | Player | 2010 | ABF |
Frank Angove † | Contributor | 2007 | ABF |
Barry Barnes | Coach | 1998 2007 |
NBL ABF |
Sandy Blythe† | Player | 2010 | ABF |
Ray Borner | Player | 2006 | ABF NBL |
Mark Bradtke | Player | 2013 | ABF NBL |
Sandy Brondello | Player | 2010 | ABF |
Cal Bruton | Player | 1998 | NBL |
Ivor Burge † | Contributor | 2004 | ABF |
Steve Carfino | Player | 2004 | NBL |
David Carmichael | Contributor | 2010 | ABF |
Wayne Carroll | Player | 1999 | NBL |
Jenny Cheesman | Player | 2004 | ABF |
Ken Cole | Player Coach |
2012 | ABF NBL |
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 | 2006 | ABF |
Ian Davies | Player | 2001 | NBL |
Mark Davis | 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 | Player | 2007 | NBL |
Kathy Foster | Player | 2013 | ABF |
Inga Freidenfelds | Player | 2007 | ABF |
Andrew Gaze | Player | 2004 | ABF |
Lindsay Gaze | Coach | 2004 | ABF |
Shelley Gorman | Player | 2010 | ABF |
Ricky Grace | Player | 2010 | NBL |
Al Green | Player | 1999 | NBL |
Elaine Hardwick | Player Coach Contributor |
2010 | ABF |
John Holden | Technical Official | 2006 | ABF |
Adrian Hurley | Coach | 2004 | ABF |
Maree 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 | Player | 2006 | NBL |
Luc Longley | Player | 2006 | ABF |
Robyn Maher | Player | 2004 | ABF |
Tom Maher | Coach | 2006 | ABF |
Herb McEachin | Player | 1998 | NBL |
Karin McRobert | Player | 2010 | ABF |
Arthur McRobbie † | Contributor | 2007 | ABL |
Patricia Mickan | Player | 2013 | ABL |
Keith Miller | Coach | 2007 | ABF |
Danny Morseu | 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 Official | 2007 | ABF |
Larry Sengstock | Player | 2001 2006 |
NBL ABF |
Phil Smyth | Player | 2000 2004 |
NBL ABF |
Malcolm Speed | Contributor | 2000 | NBL |
Rachael Sporn | Player | 2007 | ABF |
Bob Staunton † | Player | 2006 | ABF |
Jan Stirling | Player / Coach | 2013 | ABF |
Sid Taylor | Technical Official | 2004 | ABF |
Michelle Timms | Player | 2006 | ABF |
Ray Tomlinson | Coach | 2006 | ABF |
Bob Turner | Coach | 2000 | NBL |
Andrew Vlahov | Player | 2007 | NBL |
Betty Watson | Contributor | 2006 | NBL |
Michael Wrublewski † | Contributor | 2010 | NBL |
Bill Wyatt | Player | 2010 | ABF |
† Deceased