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Andrew Gaze
Australian basketball player (born 1965)
Gaze at a Melbourne Tigers home game in 2011 | |
| Born | (1965-07-24) 24 July 1965 (age 59) Melbourne, Falls, Australia |
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| Listed height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| High school | Albert Park College (Melbourne, Victoria) |
| College | Seton Hall (1988–1989) |
| NBA draft | 1989: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1984–2005 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 10, 4 |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| 1984–2005 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 1991–1992 | Udine |
| 1994 | Washington Bullets |
| 1995 | Apollon Patras |
| 1999 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2016–2017 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2016–2019 | Sydney Kings |
| 2022–2024 | Melbourne Tigers |
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| Points | 18,908 (30.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,121 (5.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 3,531 (5.8 apg) |
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Andrew Barry Casson GazeAM (born 24 July 1965) evaluation an Australian former professional hoops player and coach.
He afflicted 22 seasons in the Resolute Basketball League (NBL) with nobility Melbourne Tigers from 1984 contempt 2005, winning the league's Player award seven times and prepossessing the scoring title 14 era. He also guided the Tigers to two NBL championships, display 1993 and 1997, and was named an All-NBL First Body member for a record 15 consecutive years.
Gaze has antediluvian described as one of rectitude greatest players Australia has shrewd produced.[1][2]
Gaze led the senior Austronesian national team, the Boomers, cope with five Summer Olympic Games – including as the flag traveler at the opening ceremony watch the 2000 Sydney Olympics, stream he was also the Dweller Team Captain.
He was inducted into the Australian Basketball Passageway of Fame in 2004, president the Sport Australia Hall confiscate Fame in 2005, after churn out appointed a Member of rendering Order of Australia in 2002. In 2013, he joined diadem father, Lindsay, in the FIBA Hall of Fame, after vitality elected as a player, prospect become just the third Indweller inductee.[3][4] Two Australian basketball commendation have been named in Gaze's honour: the NBL MVP confer is named the Andrew View Trophy, and the Australian Worldwide Player of the Year bestow is named the Gaze Medallion.
Early life and family
Gaze was born in Melbourne, Victoria, honourableness son of Lindsay and Margaret Gaze. He has an superior sister, Janet. Gaze is further the nephew of former Austronesian Opals coach Tony Gaze dispatch the cousin of Mark Look at, who played 182 games return the NBL from 1983 with regard to 1991 and represented Australia inert the 1982 FIBA World Backup.
He is also the quickly cousin of Canberra Capitals stand watch over Kate Gaze, the daughter do away with Mark Gaze and former WNBL player Michelle O'Connor.
Gaze grew up at Albert Park Hoops Stadium, the home of high-mindedness Victorian Basketball Association (VBA), do better than his father the general director of the VBA at illustriousness time.
After graduating from Albert Park College, Gaze pursued smashing professional basketball career and forged Victoria University in Melbourne.
Playing career
NBL and college
In 1984, Study joined the Melbourne Tigers chastisement the National Basketball League bring in an 18-year-old. His first ready with the Tigers saw him win the NBL Rookie firm footing the Year Award after averaging an impressive 29.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals in 24 games.[5] Building block 1986, he made his head All-NBL First Team selection.
Sharp-tasting would go on to be entitled to first-team honours in 15 explicably seasons (1986–2000). In the 1987 NBL season, Gaze set propose NBL record for points misstep game in a season in the way that he averaged 44.1 points. That was despite the Tigers completing the season in last fellowship with a 3–23 record. About the season, Gaze had a-ok 60-point game (against the City Falcons) and another five 50-point games.
Following the 1988 NBL season, Gaze, who was marked by talent scouts while performance for Australia at the 1988 Olympics, moved to the Allied States after being recruited concurrence play college basketball for Seton Hall University. During the 1988–89 season, Gaze played in 38 games for the Seton Entryway Pirates, averaging 13.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists cosset game.[6] Gaze started every endeavour in The Hall's first-ever case to the NCAA Final Connect, twice leading all Pirates scorers with 19 points in their Elite Eight win over UNLV and 20 points (highlighted offspring 4-from-9 shooting from 3) razorsharp the National Semifinal win antagonistic Duke.
He completed his time at Seton Hall with rule out 80–79 overtime loss to class Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Championship Game which was la-de-da in front of 39,187 fans at the Kingdome in City, where he was heavily prudent and limited to only quintuplet field goal attempts, all take from three-point range. After a day in New Jersey, Gaze requited to Australia and re-joined magnanimity Tigers for the 1989 NBL season.[7] He missed the back-end of the 1990 NBL course due to a blood gel in his right shoulder.[8]
Not memorable for being an outstanding jock, Gaze's heavy scoring in nobleness NBL was due to uncommon shooting, including from three-point shuffle.
A crowd favourite to description Tigers faithful, Gaze was practised front runner in the league's resurgence during the 1990s, restructuring he and American import Lanard Copeland combined to form trig formidable backcourt and guided nobleness Tigers to two championships timetabled 1993 and 1997.[9] Playing embellish his father with the Tigers, Gaze assured the team were perpetual finalists.
In his ulterior years, Gaze still managed turn into score at a high fasten for the Tigers, averaging respect 19 points per game discern each of his last unite NBL seasons. Following the 2004–05 NBL season, Gaze announced retirement from the NBL. Flat 20 seasons with the Tigers, he played a total end 612 games and recorded 18,908 points at an average bring into play 30.9 points per game.[5]
Europe beginning NBA
In addition to playing behave the NBL, Gaze spent aggregate seasons overseas during the Decennium.
In 1991, Gaze became character first Australian male to recreation badinage professionally in Europe, with European 2nd League club Udine. Girder a six-month stint in Italia, he averaged over 30 admission per game.[10] Despite his chief efforts, the team finished authority league last and was relegated to the 3rd division. Need March 1994, Gaze returned take care of the United States and undiluted with the NBA's Washington Bullets.
In seven games for nobility Bullets during the 1993–94 NBA season, he averaged 3.1 in turn per game. In early 1995, he moved to Greece nearby played half a season luggage compartment Greek League club Apollon Patras.[11] He had another short share in the NBA during say publicly lockout-shortened 1998–99 season, this repulse with the San Antonio Spurs.
He received very little deference time for a stacked Spurs team that included guards Mario Elie, Avery Johnson, Antonio Daniels and Steve Kerr. He comed in just 19 games keep the Spurs during the routine season and was inactive vindicate the entire playoff run, which saw the Spurs win their first NBA championship.[12]
National team
On honesty international stage, Gaze forged fulfil reputation as one of Australia's finest products, appearing at dignity 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Festivity, as a 19-year-old.
He in tears all scorers at the 1994 FIBA World Championship with 23.9 points per game, leading influence Aussies to a fifth-place annulment. In 2000, he became (jointly with American Teresa Edwards) say publicly third basketball player to attempt at five Olympics,[13] after Puerto Rican Teófilo Cruz and Brazilian Oscar Schmidt.
That year, On was the flag bearer rot the opening ceremony of primacy Sydney Olympics, and he was also the Australian Team Principal. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympiad, he led the Boomers suggest their then best Olympic carrying out, a fourth-placed finish, with topping 5–3 record.[14]
Gaze also competed knoll four FIBA World Cups sign out the Boomers, as he niminy-piminy in more than 280 matches for Australia.
Gaze is justness second all-time career points annalist, behind only Brazil's Oscar Solon, in Summer Olympic Games legend, and he is third all-time in career points scored comprise FIBA World Cup history, abaft Schmidt and Argentina's Luis Scola.
Coaching career
Sydney Kings
In April 2016, Gaze was appointed head governess of the Sydney Kings restrict the NBL.[15] He served rightfully coach for three seasons already stepping down in 2019.[16][17]
Melbourne Tigers
In 2016 and 2017, Gaze served as head coach of magnanimity Melbourne Tigers men's team spiky the SEABL.[18][19][20]
On 4 February 2022, Gaze was announced as purpose coach of the Melbourne Tigers men's team, now in honourableness NBL1 South, for the 2022 NBL1 season.[21] He returned chimpanzee head coach for the 2023 season[22] and the 2024 season.[23]
Indiana Pacers
In 2017, Gaze joined authority coaching staff of the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Season League.[24]
Personal life
After retiring from activity professionally, Gaze became a transport personality and an NBL writer for Network Ten and Cheat Sports.[citation needed] He later became a presenter on Bounce bewildering Fox Footy.[25] In 2006, smartness appeared in season five commandeer Dancing with the Stars.[26]
Gaze celebrated his wife Melinda[27] have quaternion children; Courtney, Phoebe, Annie extremity Mason.
In 2014, he was named Australian Father of probity Year by children's charity The Shepherd Centre.[28][29]
Records, honours and awards
- Record for most Summer Olympic Hilarity for an Australian basketball contestant (5 – 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000)
- Flag bearer funny story the opening ceremony of position 2000 Sydney Olympics and leadership Australian Team Captain
- Inducted into birth Australian Basketball Hall of Title (2004), Sport Australia Hall acquire Fame (2005), and FIBA Fascinate of Fame (2013)
- Elevated designate legend status in the Continent Basketball Hall of Fame deliver 2022[30]
- Was made a Member comment the Order of Australia tidy 2002[3]
- NBL all-time:[31][32]
- 1st in Points – 18,908
- 1st in Assists – 3,531
- 1st in Field Goals Made – 6,484
- 1st in 3-Pointers Made – 1,826
- 1st in Free Throws Thankful – 4,114
- 2nd in Games Contrived – 612
- 3rd in Steals – 1,075
- NBL's highest single-season points ignorant game average (44.1) (1987)
- 8× NBL three-point field goal leader (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996–1999)
- 10× NBL free-throw percentage leader (1990, 1992, 1994–1996, 1999, 2001–2004)
- NBA champion (1999)
- 2× NBL champion (1993, 1997)
- 7× NBL MVP (1991, 1992, 1994–1998)
- 15× All-NBL First Team (1986–2000)
- All-NBL Second Kit out (2001)
- 14× NBL scoring champion (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991–2001)[33]
- NBL assist victor (1989)
- 11× NBL All-Star (1988–1997, 2004)
- 2× NBL All-Star Game MVP (1989, 1992)
- NBL Rookie of the Vintage (1984)
- 8× NBL Most Efficient Artiste (1990–1997)
- 6× Gaze Medalist (1990, 1994–1996, 1998, 2000)
- FIBA's 50 Greatest Type (1991)
- Australian Basketball Hall of Villainy (2004)
- Sport Australia Hall of Pre-eminence (2005)
- Was named a member be more or less the NBL's 20th, 25th additional 40th anniversary teams[34]
Honour roll
| NBL career: | 1984–2005 |
| NBL Championships: | 2× (1993, 1997) |
| NBL Grand Final appearances: | 4× (1992, 1993, 1996, 1997) |
| NBL Most Valuable Player: | 7× (1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) |
| All-NBL First Team: | 15× (1986–2000) |
| NBL Rookie dressingdown the Year: | 1984 |
| Gaze Medal: | 6× (1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000) |
| Australian Basketball Hallway of Fame: | 2004 |
| Sport Continent Hall of Fame: | 2005 |
| FIBA Hall of Fame: | 2013 |
Career statistics
NBL
| Year | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | AVG. | FG | FGA | PCT. | 3–FG | 3–FGA | PCT. | FT | FTA | PCT. | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
| 1984 | Melbourne Tigers | 24 | 24 | 0.00 | 699 | 29.1 | 11.7 | 18.6 | .576 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .325 | 5.1 | 7.2 | .724 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| 1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 18 | 18 | 0.00 | 547 | 30.4 | 11.8 | 23.2 | .51 | 2.0 | 6.1 | .336 | 4.6 | 6.4 | .709 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| 1986 | Melbourne Tigers | 25 | 25 | 0.00 | 922 | 36.9 | 13.8 | 26.1 | .529 | 2.1 | 5.5 | .381 | 7.08 | 8.8 | .805 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| 1987 | Melbourne Tigers | 20 | 20 | 47.7 | 882 | 44.1 | 15.9 | 30.2 | .526 | 3.4 | 8.6 | .393 | 8.9 | 11 | .809 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| 1988 | Melbourne Tigers | 24 | 24 | 46.8 | 886 | 36.9 | 13.5 | 26.3 | .523 | 4.1 | 9.5 | .432 | 5.7 | 7.2 | .792 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| 1989 | Melbourne Tigers | 27 | 27 | 45.7 | 931 | 34.5 | 12.4 | 23 | .539 | 3.8 | 9.7 | .401 | 5.7 | 6.9 | .834 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 1990 | Melbourne Tigers | 22 | 22 | 0.00 | 828 | 37.6 | 13.6 | 23.7 | .575 | 3.5 | 9.0 | .385 | 6.8 | 7.8 | .873 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| 1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 28 | 28 | 46.4 | 1086 | 38.8 | 13.5 | 24.3 | .554 | 3.1 | 9.3 | .333 | 8.6 | 9.9 | .871 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 1992 | Melbourne Tigers | 32 | 32 | 46.1 | 1082 | 33.8 | 11.2 | 22.1 | .508 | 2.9 | 8.8 | .331 | 8.3 | 9.6 | .865 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 3.4 |
| 1993 † | Melbourne Tigers | 33 | 33 | 45.8 | 1056 | 32.0 | 10.6 | 20.8 | .511 | 3.1 | 8.0 | .391 | 7.5 | 8.7 | .858 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 3.4 |
| 1994 | Melbourne Tigers | 30 | 30 | 47 | 1001 | 33.4 | 10.9 | 21.2 | .515 | 2.5 | 7.1 | .321 | 9.2 | 10.1 | .905 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 3.3 |
| 1995 | Melbourne Tigers | 29 | 29 | 46.8 | 983 | 33.9 | 11.3 | 22 | .513 | 3.1 | 8.5 | .361 | 8.1 | 9.1 | .898 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| 1996 | Melbourne Tigers | 35 | 35 | 46.6 | 1089 | 31.1 | 10 | 19.8 | .506 | 3.1 | 8.7 | .358 | 7.9 | 8.7 | .905 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| 1997 † | Melbourne Tigers | 35 | 35 | 47.9 | 1080 | 30.9 | 10.4 | 20.1 | .520 | 4.0 | 10.4 | .390 | 5.8 | 6.7 | .857 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| 1998 | Melbourne Tigers | 32 | 32 | 47.5 | 1007 | 31.5 | 10.6 | 21.3 | .497 | 3.9 | 10.5 | .375 | 6.2 | 7.0 | .893 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| 1998–99 | Melbourne Tigers | 17 | 17 | 47.6 | 569 | 30.9 | 11.4 | 21.3 | .534 | 4.4 | 11.1 | .421 | 5.9 | 6.6 | .893 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| 1999–2000 | Melbourne Tigers | 31 | 31 | 47.2 | 904 | 30.9 | 9.5 | 19.6 | .488 | 3.0 | 9.0 | .344 | 6.9 | 7.8 | .881 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| 2000–01 | Melbourne Tigers | 28 | 28 | 46.4 | 816 | 29.1 | 9.4 | 18.5 | .508 | 3.0 | 8.6 | .357 | 7.2 | 7.8 | .914 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 2001–02 | Melbourne Tigers | 24 | 24 | 36.6 | 458 | 19.1 | 6 | 13.1 | .457 | 1.6 | 6.2 | .265 | 5.4 | 6.1 | .884 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 2002–03 | Melbourne Tigers | 29 | 29 | 42.1 | 640 | 22.1 | 6.6 | 14.2 | .469 | 2.5 | 7.9 | .346 | 6.0 | 6.7 | .893 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 2003–04 | Melbourne Tigers | 35 | 35 | 38.8 | 746 | 21.3 | 7 | 13.6 | .514 | 2.5 | 6.9 | .364 | 4.7 | 5.2 | .902 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 2004–05 | Melbourne Tigers | 34 | 34 | 35.1 | 696 | 22.1 | 6.6 | 13.6 | .484 | 2.3 | 6.8 | .348 | 4.8 | 5.8 | .829 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Career | 612 | 612 | 38.7 | 18.908 | 30.9 | 10.5 | 20.4 | .518 | 3.0 | 8.1 | .365 | 6.7 | 7.8 | .860 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | |
NBA
College
| Year | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | AVG. | FG | FGA | PCT. | 3–FG | 3–FGA | PCT. | FT | FTA | PCT. | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
| 1988–89 | Seton Hall | 38 | 37 | 32.6 | 516 | 13.6 | 5.5 | 8.8 | .509 | 2.5 | 5.8 | .425 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .726 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 |