Aaron Trahair (born 3 February 1976) is an Australian former professional
basketball
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player.
Career
Before beginning his career in the NBL, Trahair attended the
Australian Institute of Sport in 1992 and 1993. He began his NBL career with the
Perth Wildcats
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Wildcats compete in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Perth Arena, ...
in 1994, and was named runner-up to
Sam Mackinnon
Samuel Mackinnon (born 25 August 1976) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the general manager of basketball for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). His athleticism above the rim saw ...
in the
Rookie of the Year award for that season. The following year, Trahair was a member of the Australian under 19's team that won silver at the Junior World Championships, and won his only NBL championship with the Wildcats. In doing so, he was a member of the Wildcats squad that travelled to the McDonald's Championship in
London
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that competed against the
NBA's
Houston Rockets and
Spain
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's
Real Madrid.
In 1997, Trahair headed east to play with the
Sydney Kings where he remained until the conclusion of the 1999–2000 season. Over the next several years, Trahair played a series of short stints with numerous fledgling NBL clubs including the
Cairns Taipans
The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team based in Cairns, Queensland. The Taipans compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at the Cairns Convention Centre, known colloquially as "The ...
,
West Sydney Razorbacks
The West Sydney Razorbacks (known in its final season as the Sydney Spirit) were an Australian professional basketball team that competed in the National Basketball League (NBL). The club was based in Sydney, New South Wales.
They were the ...
,
Hunter Pirates
The Hunter Pirates are a defunct Australian professional men's basketball team that competed in the National Basketball League (NBL). It was based in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales.
Team history
The team was once known as the Canberra ...
, and the
Singapore Slingers
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.
Prior to the commencement of the 2007–08 season, the unsigned Trahair trained and appeared in several pre-season matches with the Wildcats while in Perth visiting family. Despite early reports that the Wildcats would not sign Trahair (as they held out for the possibility that American
forward
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Shawn Redhage
Shawn Michael Redhage (born 21 January 1981) is an American-Australian former professional basketball player who is most known for his 12 seasons played with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played four years of co ...
would become an Australian citizen), the guard was officially signed up shortly before the first match of the season against his previous club, the Singapore Slingers. However, after appearing in just eight games with limited minutes for the Wildcats, Trahair was released by the club in December 2007 to allow him to sign with the
Wollongong Hawks
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for the remainder of the season.
In 2007 and 2008, Trahair played in the
State Basketball League (SBL) for the
Rockingham Flames
Rockingham Flames is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of the Rockingham Basketball and Recreation Association (RBRA), the major administrat ...
, then between 2009 and 2013, he played for the
Mandurah Magic
Mandurah Magic is an NBL1 West club based in Mandurah, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Mandurah Basketball Association (MBA), the major administrative basketball organi ...
.
In
2015, Trahair served as an assistant coach for the Rockingham Flames men's team. In
2016
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, he served as head coach of the
Geraldton Buccaneers. Between
2017
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and
2022
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, he served as head coach of the Mandurah Magic men's team.
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING: AARON TRAHAIR
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References
External links
NBL stats
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1976 births
Living people
Australian men's basketball players
Australian Institute of Sport basketball players
Cairns Taipans players
Hunter Pirates players
Perth Wildcats players
Shooting guards
Singapore Slingers players
Small forwards
Basketball players from Melbourne
Sydney Kings players
West Sydney Razorbacks players
Wollongong Hawks players