Oscar Forman (born 16 January 1982) is an Australian professional

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player. He played 17 seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) between 2001 and 2018.

Early life

Forman was born in

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. He attended

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and played for the Sturt Sabres as a junior. He moved to

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in 2000 to attend the

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(AIS) and play for their

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team.

Professional career

Forman made his debut in the National Basketball League for the Adelaide 36ers during the 2001–02 season and was a member of the 36ers' championship team as a rookie. In the 2004–05 season, he led the league with a 47% three-point shooting percentage. His final season with the 36ers came in the 2005–06 season. During his time with the 36ers, he spent the off-seasons playing in the Central ABL with the Sturt Sabres. He won a championship with the Sabres in 2002 and won the Woollacott Medal in 2005. For the

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, Forman joined the New Zealand Breakers. He played four seasons with the Breakers. During his time in New Zealand, he played for the

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of the New Zealand NBL in

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and

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. For the

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, Forman joined the

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. He played for Wollongong/Illawarra for the next eight seasons. In his first season with the Hawks, he was named the NBL's Most Improved Player. He played his 400th NBL game during the 2014–15 season and then reached 450 games during the 2015–16 season. He helped the Hawks reach the NBL Grand Final in the 2016–17 season. In December 2017, he became the 13th player to reach 500 NBL games. Following the 2017–18 season, Forman retired from the NBL after 511 games. His 511 games ranks 11th all-time, and his 904 three-pointers ranks 13th all-time. Forman had a brief stint with the

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of the New Zealand NBL in

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, and in 2022 he had a brief stint in the

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with the

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National team career

Forman was a member of the Australian team that competed at the 2003 World University Summer Games in Korea. He later competed for the

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at the

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and the

2009 FIBA Oceania Championship The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2009 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. For the first time, the tournament featured a best-of-two, home-and-away series between Australia and New Ze ...

Personal life

Forman is of Italian heritage. In April 2022, Forman was appointed

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's general manager.

References

External links

Illawarra Hawks profile"Take 40: Oscar Forman"
at nbl.com.au
"Forman's foreword: Hawks are happy"
at nbl.com.au
"Foreman joins 200 Hawks Club"
at nbl.com.au {{DEFAULTSORT:Forman, Oscar 1982 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players Australian men's basketball players Basketball players from Adelaide Harbour Heat players Hawke's Bay Hawks players Illawarra Hawks players New Zealand Breakers players Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards Wollongong Hawks players 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people