The Sydney Kings are an Australian men's professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
team competing in the
National Basketball League (NBL). The team is based in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
,
New South Wales
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, nickname =
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, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
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, es ...
. The Kings were formed from a merger between the
West Sydney Westars and the
Sydney Supersonics in October 1987. They were the first team to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third alongside the
Adelaide 36ers
The Adelaide 36ers, also known as the Sixers, are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South Australia and are based in th ...
and
New Zealand Breakers
The New Zealand Breakers (also known as the Sky Sport Breakers for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland. The Breakers compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at ...
(four each) for championships won, behind
Melbourne United
Melbourne United is an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. United compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at John Cain Arena.
The team made their debut in the NBL in 1984 a ...
(six) and 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, ...
(ten). The Kings play their home games at the
Qudos Bank Arena
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in
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, located 13 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta Council. It is commonly known as Olympic Park but officially na ...
.
History
1988–2002: First 15 years
The Kings were formed from a merger between the
West Sydney Westars and the
Sydney Supersonics in October 1987. The team adopted the purple-and-gold colours traditionally linked with the most winning team in the
NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
during the 1980s, the
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...
.
Before the merger, no Sydney-based teams had ever made the final four in NBL competition. That changed in 1989, when the Kings finished fifth with a 15–9 record and advanced to the semi-finals with a 2–1 win over the
Melbourne Tigers
Melbourne United is an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. United compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at John Cain Arena.
The team made their debut in the NBL in 1984 as ...
. After splitting their first two games in the semi-finals, the Kings were humiliated by the
Canberra Cannons
The Canberra Cannons are a defunct basketball team that competed in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). They went into financial administration in 2003 and were relocated to Newcastle, where they became the Hunter Pirates. After t ...
142–82 in the series-deciding third game.
Sydney made the playoffs in 1990, losing in the first round to the
Brisbane Bullets
The Brisbane Bullets are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL) based in Brisbane, Queensland. They competed from 1979 to 2008, and returned to the league in 2016. Brisbane were one of ten NBL f ...
. In 1992, led by imports
Dwayne McClain
Dwayne Eddie McClain (born February 7, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round (27th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA draft.
He played in the NBA for one season and was ...
(who was named to the
All-NBL First Team) and Ken McClary (ranked 5th in the league in
rebounds
'Rebound' is a term used in sports to describe the ball (or puck or other object of play) becoming available for possession by either opponent after an attempt to put the ball or puck into the goal has been unsuccessful. Rebounds are generally ...
), the Kings finished second on the ladder. This time they advanced to the semi-finals and were beaten by the Tigers, who would eventually lose to the
South-East Melbourne Magic
The South East Melbourne Magic was an Australian basketball team based in Melbourne. The Magic competed in the National Basketball League (NBL) between 1992 and 1998, and played their home games at Rod Laver Arena.
In their seven seasons, the ...
in the championship series.
Over the next few years the Kings, despite the rich pockets of private owner Mike Wrublewski, earned a reputation for being chronic under-achievers. The team featured high-profile players like Leon Trimmingham, Mario Donaldson, Dean Uthoff and Phil Smyth during the mid-90s but they failed to make the playoffs in 1993 or 1995, and were eliminated in the first round in 1994 and 1996. The team soon received the nickname of '
The Violet Crumbles', a popular chocolate sold in purple wrapper; the joke being that the team was wrapped in purple and shattered under pressure. 'The Cardiac Kids' was another tag, for the team's frequency in getting involved in close, thrilling games.
After their 1996 elimination, the Kings would not make the NBL playoffs again until 2001, when they made it to the first round before being eliminated by the
Townsville Crocodiles
The Townsville Crocodiles were an Australian professional men's basketball team based in the North Queensland city of Townsville. They competed in the National Basketball League (NBL) and played their home games at the Townsville Entertainmen ...
. Australian Olympic team guard
Shane Heal
Shane Douglas Heal (born 6 September 1970) is an Australian basketball coach and former player.
Playing career
International
Heal's international career highlights include representing the Australian Boomers at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 20 ...
was recruited to lead the team, and he finished second in the league in scoring average, behind Olympic teammate
Andrew Gaze
Andrew Barry Casson Gaze (born 24 July 1965) is an Australian former professional basketball player and coach. He played 22 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL) with the Melbourne Tigers from 1984 to 2005, winning the league's MVP a ...
. Heal finished third in scoring average in the 2001–02 season, but the Kings again failed to make the playoffs.
2003–2008: Championships era
For the 2002–03 season, Heal was joined by talented imports
Chris Williams and
Kavossy Franklin. The team also welcomed the NBL's all-time leader in coaching victories,
Brian Goorjian
Brian Warwick Goorjian (born 28 July 1953) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player served as the head coach of the Bay Area Dragons of the East Asia Super League (EASL). He is also currently the head coach of th ...
. The Kings finished on top of the ladder with a 22–8 record, and swept 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, ...
2–0 in the grand final series to claim their first-ever championship.
With Goorjian able to implement his defensive tactics which were so successful with the Spectres, Magic and Titans in Melbourne, there seemed to be no stopping the Kings, who were able to recruit quality imports like 2002–03 league MVP Chris Williams. In addition, many Victorian groomed players who had previously played for Goorijan such as
Jason Smith and
Bradley Sheridan followed him north to Sydney.
Heal retired after the 2002–03 season, and
C. J. Bruton
Calvin Thomas "C. J." Bruton Jr. (born 13 December 1975) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played the ma ...
was recruited to take his place, Jason Smith was signed after returning to the NBL after playing in Europe but unfortunately was injured 13 games into the season and was replaced by import
Chris Carrawell. The Kings started the 2003–04 season with 10 successive wins, and would eventually win their second championship after their best-of-five grand final series with crosstown rivals
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 ...
went down to the deciding fifth game. Kings player
Matt Nielsen
Matthew Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an as ...
would win the regular season and finals
MVP
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in 2003–04 before leaving to play overseas.
The Kings again performed strongly in the 2004–05 season despite a disastrous early game against Townsville which saw C. J. Bruton out for weeks with an elbow injury, and a season ending torn
ACL for rookie of the year candidate
Luke Kendall. The Kings managed without their starting backcourt until Bruton came back and they signed import big man Rolan Roberts. Arguably stronger than before the Kings finished on top of the ladder and crushed the
Wollongong Hawks
The Illawarra Hawks (formerly the Wollongong Hawks and The Hawks) is an Australian professional basketball team based in Wollongong, New South Wales. The Illawarra Hawks compete in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball ...
in three straight games to become the first team in Australian league history to win three consecutive championships. Jason Smith was named the NBL Finals Most Valuable Player.
In the 2005–06 season, the Kings again finished atop the ladder and made it to the grand final. Import centre Rolan Roberts suffered a torn pectoral muscle imitating a
Vince Carter
Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as a basketball analyst for ESPN. He primarily played the shooting guard and small forward positions, but occasionally played Powe ...
dunk during the All Star dunk competition and was replaced by
Sedric Webber
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. In the finals they were swept 3–0 by the
Chris Anstey
Christopher John Anstey (born 1 January 1975) is an Australian former professional basketball player. His career included stints in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Russia and Spain. Anstey was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers ...
led
Melbourne Tigers
Melbourne United is an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. United compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at John Cain Arena.
The team made their debut in the NBL in 1984 as ...
.
The club was then purchased in 2006 for $2 million by the chairman of fuel technology company
Firepower International
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, Tim Johnston. Johnston later sold a part share in 2007 to 31-year-old Dorry Kordahi, CEO and owner of DKM.
2008–2010: Club demise
On 24 March 2008, coach Brian Goorjian quit the club after a mutual agreement, and on 12 June 2008, the NBL terminated the Sydney team's licence as Firepower collapsed and the Kings were unable to pay player salaries.
2010–2012: Kings relaunch
Under a revised management structure and ownership, the Sydney Kings relaunched for the
2010–11 NBL season, returning to the league after a two-year absence. However, despite big-named additions such as
Julian Khazzouh
Julian Khazzouh (born 23 February 1986) is a Lebanese-Australian former professional basketball player. He played in Australia, the Netherlands, Israel, and Lebanon.
Early life and career
Born in Melbourne, Khazzouh moved to Sydney as a child a ...
,
Ben Madgen
Ben Madgen (born 7 February 1985) is an Australian former professional basketball player.
Early life and career
Born in Williamstown, South Australia, Madgen played basketball at Faith Lutheran College, Tanunda, Faith Lutheran College in Tanund ...
and
Luke Martin
Luke Martin (born 22 January 1981) is an Australian former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career playing in the National Basketball League (NBL). In 2004 and 2005, he represented the Australian national team.
Ea ...
, the Kings in their first season back finished in last place on the ladder with an 8–20 record.
Due to the
2011 NBA Lockout, Australia's highest profile basketballer, former
Milwaukee Bucks
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centre
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Mathematics
* Center (geometry), the middle of an object
* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...
Andrew Bogut
Andrew Michael Bogut (born 28 November 1984) is an Australian former basketball player who spent the majority of his professional career playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The tall center was selected by the Milwaukee Buck ...
, was looking to play in the NBL during the
2011–12 season. He was linked with the
Adelaide 36ers
The Adelaide 36ers, also known as the Sixers, are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South Australia and are based in th ...
, the
Gold Coast Blaze
The Gold Coast Blaze were an Australian men's professional basketball team which competed in the National Basketball League (NBL). The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007–08. The club was based on the Gold Coast and joined the ...
and the Kings, whom Bogut had supported when growing up in Australia. Sydney was favored to secure his services and Bogut ultimately chose to make his NBL debut with the Kings. However, the insurance to cover his remaining US$39 million contract with the Bucks couldn't be resolved, leaving the Kings and the NBL without the services of Australia's highest profile player. It was expected that Bogut's signing would see an increase in Kings membership and league attendances. Despite not being able to play, Bogut later expressed interest in joining the Kings' coaching staff during the lockout to help the club. This ultimately did not happen either.
The Kings fared better in 2011–12, finishing the season in seventh spot with an 11–17 record.
2012–2018: Continued struggles
The Kings continued to struggle over the ensuing six years, qualifying just once (2012–13) for the playoffs in their eight seasons since returning to the league, and finishing with a losing record in the regular season in each of their eight seasons. In November 2015, the club played their 800th game in franchise history. Australian basketball icon
Andrew Gaze
Andrew Barry Casson Gaze (born 24 July 1965) is an Australian former professional basketball player and coach. He played 22 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL) with the Melbourne Tigers from 1984 to 2005, winning the league's MVP a ...
was named head coach of the team on a three-year deal starting with the 2016–17 season. The team recruited big names
Kevin Lisch
Kevin John Lisch (born May 16, 1986) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He also holds an Italian passport and is an Australian c ...
,
Brad Newley
Brad Newley (born 18 February 1985) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). After starting his career in Australia, playing for the Australian Institute of Sport and the Tow ...
and
Aleks Marić
Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар "Алекс“ Марић, born 22 October 1984) is an Australian-Serbian former professional basketball player. Marić gained a reputation as a winner over the course of his succ ...
plus imports
Greg Whittington
Greg Whittington (born February 17, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. After a tumultuous college career with Georgetown, Whittington began his professional care ...
and
Michael Bryson
Michael G. Bryson (August 22, 1942 – May 22, 2012) was a news and sports reporter and editor from Des Moines, Iowa and the elder brother of travel writer Bill Bryson. He co-authored a book ''The Babe Didn't Point: And Other Stories About Iowan ...
for the 2016–17 season; however after starting the season with five wins in their opening six games, the Kings won just eight of their remaining 22 games and missed the playoffs.
Before the 2017–18 season, the team recruited imports
Perry Ellis
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and
Travis Leslie
Travis Demetrius Leslie (born March 29, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. He is a 6'4", 205 lb shooting guard out of the University of Georgia.
High school
Leslie attend ...
plus small forward
Todd Blanchfield
Todd Blanchfield (born 7 November 1991) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He began his NBL career in 2009 with the Townsville Crocodiles, where he played six seasons. ...
; however fared no better, losing 16 of their first 21 games as Lisch suffered a calf injury that would force him to miss most of the regular season. Late in the campaign the club brought in 2016–17 NBL MVP
Jerome Randle
Jerome J. Randle (born May 21, 1987) is an American-Ukrainian professional basketball player who last played for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the California Golden Bears before playing professionally in T ...
and big man Jeremy Tyler. Randle led the team to six wins in their final seven games and was named to the All-NBL Second Team, but the Kings missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
2018–present: Return to the finals
The 2018–19 season was the Kings' 30th anniversary season in the NBL. On 24 April 2018, the Kings announced the signing of Australian basketball icon,
Andrew Bogut
Andrew Michael Bogut (born 28 November 1984) is an Australian former basketball player who spent the majority of his professional career playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The tall center was selected by the Milwaukee Buck ...
. In that same offseason, the Kings became the first beneficiary of the NBL's new
Next Stars program, which offers a professional option immediately out of secondary school to Americans (who are currently barred from the NBA draft until one year after graduation), as well as Australians and New Zealanders considering U.S. college basketball. Under the program, the team signed American
Brian Bowen
Brian Bowen II (born October 2, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He originally committed to play college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals but was suspended by the ...
. After a 18–10 record across the 2018–19 season, the club recorded their first finals appearance since 2013 however lost 2–0 to Melbourne United in the semi-finals.
After Andrew Gaze left the club under a mutual agreement,
Will Weaver
Will Weaver (born William Weller; 1950 in Park Rapids, Minnesota), is an American author.
Background
Weaver was raised on a dairy farm near Park Rapids, Minnesota, where his parents, who were of Scandinavian descent, farmed 150 acres. In Weave ...
was signed as the new head coach. In Weaver's first season with the club, the Kings were minor champions for the first time in over a decade and made it through to the grand final series, however after three games the Kings indicated they did not wish to proceed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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and forfeited the series to the Perth Wildcats.
In the
2021–22 season, the Kings won 13 straight games, equalling the second longest winning streak in franchise history set between the end of the 2003 season and the beginning of 2004. Sydney would go on to sweep both the
Illawarra Hawks
The Illawarra Hawks (formerly the Wollongong Hawks and The Hawks) is an Australian professional basketball team based in Wollongong, New South Wales. The Illawarra Hawks compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home game ...
and
Tasmania Jack Jumpers en route to the franchise's 4th NBL championship.
Home arena
The Sydney Kings' first home venue was the
State Sports Centre
The State Sports Centre (known commercially as the Quaycentre) is a multi-use indoor arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and was opened in November 1984. With a total of 3,854 fixed and retractable seats the main arena is a focal point o ...
located at
Homebush Bay. After playing at the 5,006-seat venue in 1988 and 1989, the Kings then moved into Sydney's largest indoor venue, the 12,500-seat
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Sydney Entertainment Centre (later known as Qantas Credit Union Arena) was a multi-purpose arena located in Haymarket, Sydney, Australia. It opened in May 1983, to replace Sydney Stadium, which had been demolished in 1970 to make way for the ...
in 1990. The SEC, known for Kings games as "The Kingdome", would be the Kings' home until the team moved back to Homebush Bay in 1999 and into the new, 18,200-capacity
Sydney Superdome
The Sydney SuperDome (currently known as the Qudos Bank Arena) is a large multipurpose arena located in Sydney, Australia. It is situated in Sydney Olympic Park, and was completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
...
which had been built as the main
basketball
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and
gymnastics
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venue for the
2000 Summer Olympics
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held in Sydney.
Despite attracting an NBL record 17,143 crowd for their opening-round game in the 1999/2000 season against the
Canberra Cannons
The Canberra Cannons are a defunct basketball team that competed in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). They went into financial administration in 2003 and were relocated to Newcastle, where they became the Hunter Pirates. After t ...
(played as a double header with the West Sydney Razorbacks playing the Brisbane Bullets), the Kings' time at the Superdome only lasted three years. After the club went into voluntary administration following the 2001–02 season and was then purchased by a new investment group, the franchise decided to move back to the Entertainment Centre in 2002, citing falling attendances and the high cost of playing their games at the NBA-size venue. It was also speculated at the time that the core of the Kings fan base came from the eastern and northern suburbs of Sydney and that fans were not enthused about having to travel to Homebush Bay for games.
The Kings moved back to the Entertainment Centre in 2002, where they remained until 2015, though they were forced to move one game in the
2012–13 NBL season to the State Sports Centre due to a pre-booked event taking priority at the Entertainment Centre. At its closing in 2015, the SEC had a basketball capacity of 10,517 (with curtains blocking off seats behind the basket to reduce capacity) giving the Kings the second-largest capacity venue in the NBL behind the 14,846-seat
Perth Arena
Perth Arena (known commercially as ) is an entertainment and sporting arena in the city centre of Perth, Western Australia, used mostly for basketball matches. It is located on Wellington Street near the site of the former Perth Entertainmen ...
, though as the SEC was opened in 1983 it also gave the Kings the league's oldest venue.
The Kings moved back to Homebush Bay midway through the 2015–16 season due to the SEC being demolished to make way for an apartment complex and convention centre. On 13 March 2016, the Kings came under new management and were subsequently moved back to the Superdome (Qudos Bank Arena) for the 2016–17 season. During the regular season, the Kings curtained off the upper deck of the Qudos Bank Arena (depending on ticket demand), leaving capacity at approximately 9,000. In the final home game of the 2016–17 season, the Kings drew 11,005 fans to their game against Melbourne United – at the time, the second largest home crowd in franchise history.
In a game against the Illawarra Hawks on 17 November 2019, the Kings set the all-time NBL single game attendance record with 17,514 at Qudos Bank Arena.
In the 2019–20 season alone, six of the top ten home crowds in franchise history attended games at Qudos Bank Arena.
The Kings averaged 10,012 fans per home game in the 2019–20 NBL season – the largest per-game average at home in franchise history and became the first Sydney Kings team to ever average more than 10,000 fans per home game. The total home fan attendance for the season was 140,168 – the largest in franchise history and nearly 20,000 fans more than the previous record set in 1994.
In Game Three of the 2022 NBL Grand Final series against the
Tasmania Jack Jumpers at
Qudos Bank Arena
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, the team attracted a crowd of 16,149 – the biggest playoff crowd in NBL history and the third-largest crowd overall in NBL history.
*
State Sports Centre
The State Sports Centre (known commercially as the Quaycentre) is a multi-use indoor arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and was opened in November 1984. With a total of 3,854 fixed and retractable seats the main arena is a focal point o ...
(1988–1989, 2012, 2016)
*
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Sydney Entertainment Centre (later known as Qantas Credit Union Arena) was a multi-purpose arena located in Haymarket, Sydney, Australia. It opened in May 1983, to replace Sydney Stadium, which had been demolished in 1970 to make way for the ...
(1990–1999, 2002–2008, 2010–2015)
*
Sydney Superdome
The Sydney SuperDome (currently known as the Qudos Bank Arena) is a large multipurpose arena located in Sydney, Australia. It is situated in Sydney Olympic Park, and was completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
...
(1999–2002, 2016–present)
Honour and awards
;
NBL champions (4)
* 2003, 2004, 2005, 2022
;
Regular season champions (6)
* 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2020
;
Grand Final Appearances (7)
* 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2020, 2022
;
Finals Appearances (16)
* 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2022
;
NBL Most Valuable Player
*
Chris Williams – 2003
*
Matthew Nielsen
Matthew Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an as ...
– 2004
*
Andrew Bogut
Andrew Michael Bogut (born 28 November 1984) is an Australian former basketball player who spent the majority of his professional career playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The tall center was selected by the Milwaukee Buck ...
– 2019
*
Jaylen Adams
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– 2022
;
NBL Grand Final MVP
*
Chris Williams – 2003
*
Matthew Nielsen
Matthew Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an as ...
– 2004
*
Jason Smith – 2005
*
Xavier Cooks
Xavier Cooks (born 19 August 1995) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Winthrop Eagles, where he was named the 2018 Big South Confe ...
- 2022
;
All-NBL First Team
*
Dwayne McClain
Dwayne Eddie McClain (born February 7, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round (27th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA draft.
He played in the NBA for one season and was ...
– 1992
* Leon Trimmingham – 1994
*
Shane Heal
Shane Douglas Heal (born 6 September 1970) is an Australian basketball coach and former player.
Playing career
International
Heal's international career highlights include representing the Australian Boomers at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 20 ...
– 2003
*
Chris Williams – 2003
*
Matthew Nielsen
Matthew Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an as ...
– 2004
*
Jason Smith – 2005
*
C. J. Bruton
Calvin Thomas "C. J." Bruton Jr. (born 13 December 1975) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played the ma ...
– 2006
*
Mark Worthington
Mark Worthington (born 8 June 1983) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL).
Early life and career
Born in Bunbury, Western Australia, Worthington grew up in the nearb ...
– 2008
*
Julian Khazzouh
Julian Khazzouh (born 23 February 1986) is a Lebanese-Australian former professional basketball player. He played in Australia, the Netherlands, Israel, and Lebanon.
Early life and career
Born in Melbourne, Khazzouh moved to Sydney as a child a ...
– 2011, 2012
*
Ben Madgen
Ben Madgen (born 7 February 1985) is an Australian former professional basketball player.
Early life and career
Born in Williamstown, South Australia, Madgen played basketball at Faith Lutheran College, Tanunda, Faith Lutheran College in Tanund ...
– 2013
*
Andrew Ogilvy
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– 2014
*
Josh Childress
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– 2015
*
Andrew Bogut
Andrew Michael Bogut (born 28 November 1984) is an Australian former basketball player who spent the majority of his professional career playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The tall center was selected by the Milwaukee Buck ...
– 2019
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Jae'Sean Tate
Jae'Sean Tate (born October 28, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Conference. Tate is ...
– 2020
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Jaylen Adams
Jaylen Tairique Adams (born May 4, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, earning co- Atlantic 10 Con ...
– 2022
;
All-NBL Second Team
*
Shane Heal
Shane Douglas Heal (born 6 September 1970) is an Australian basketball coach and former player.
Playing career
International
Heal's international career highlights include representing the Australian Boomers at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 20 ...
– 2001
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Matthew Nielsen
Matthew Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an as ...
– 2001, 2003
*
Ebi Ere – 2004
*
Jason Smith – 2006
*
Sam Young – 2014
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Kevin Lisch
Kevin John Lisch (born May 16, 1986) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He also holds an Italian passport and is an Australian c ...
– 2017
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Brad Newley
Brad Newley (born 18 February 1985) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). After starting his career in Australia, playing for the Australian Institute of Sport and the Tow ...
– 2017
*
Jerome Randle
Jerome J. Randle (born May 21, 1987) is an American-Ukrainian professional basketball player who last played for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the California Golden Bears before playing professionally in T ...
– 2018, 2019
*
Casper Ware
Casper Ware Jr. (born January 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the Long Beach State 49ers.
College career
Prior to the start of his senior year, War ...
– 2020, 2021
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Andrew Bogut
Andrew Michael Bogut (born 28 November 1984) is an Australian former basketball player who spent the majority of his professional career playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The tall center was selected by the Milwaukee Buck ...
– 2020
*
Xavier Cooks
Xavier Cooks (born 19 August 1995) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Winthrop Eagles, where he was named the 2018 Big South Confe ...
– 2022
;
All-NBL Third Team
*
Shane Heal
Shane Douglas Heal (born 6 September 1970) is an Australian basketball coach and former player.
Playing career
International
Heal's international career highlights include representing the Australian Boomers at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 20 ...
– 2002
*
Kavossy Franklin – 2003
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C. J. Bruton
Calvin Thomas "C. J." Bruton Jr. (born 13 December 1975) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played the ma ...
– 2004
*
Dontaye Draper
Dontaye Dominic Draper (born August 10, 1984) is an American-Croatian former professional basketball player who last played for Real Betis Energía Plus of the Liga ACB. Standing at , he played at the point guard position.
High school
Draped pla ...
– 2008
* Ian Crosswhite – 2013
;
NBL Coach of the Year
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*
Brian Goorjian
Brian Warwick Goorjian (born 28 July 1953) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player served as the head coach of the Bay Area Dragons of the East Asia Super League (EASL). He is also currently the head coach of th ...
– 2008
;
NBL Rookie of the Year
*
Matthew Nielsen
Matthew Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an as ...
– 1997
* Derek Moore – 2000
* Travis Lane – 2002
* Gary Boodnikoff – 2003
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Mark Worthington
Mark Worthington (born 8 June 1983) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL).
Early life and career
Born in Bunbury, Western Australia, Worthington grew up in the nearb ...
– 2006
*
Ben Madgen
Ben Madgen (born 7 February 1985) is an Australian former professional basketball player.
Early life and career
Born in Williamstown, South Australia, Madgen played basketball at Faith Lutheran College, Tanunda, Faith Lutheran College in Tanund ...
– 2011
*
Anatoly Bose
Anatoliy Kolesnikov (born 6 December 1988), formerly known as Anatoly Bose, is an Australian-Kazakhstani professional basketball player for the Norths Bears of the Waratah League. He played college basketball for Nicholls State University.
E ...
– 2012
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Angus Brandt
Angus John Brandt (born 26 October 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Kagawa Five Arrows of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Oregon State University before beginning his professional career wit ...
– 2015
*
Isaac Humphries
Isaac Bradley Humphries (born 5 January 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Early life
Born in the Sydney ...
– 2018
;
NBL Best Defensive Player
* Isaac Burton – 1996
*
Andrew Bogut
Andrew Michael Bogut (born 28 November 1984) is an Australian former basketball player who spent the majority of his professional career playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The tall center was selected by the Milwaukee Buck ...
– 2019
;
NBL Best Sixth Man
The National Basketball League Best Sixth Man is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 1996 NBL season
The 1996 NBL season was the 18th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams co ...
*
Dontaye Draper
Dontaye Dominic Draper (born August 10, 1984) is an American-Croatian former professional basketball player who last played for Real Betis Energía Plus of the Liga ACB. Standing at , he played at the point guard position.
High school
Draped pla ...
– 2008
;
NBL Most Improved Player
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Ben Madgen
Ben Madgen (born 7 February 1985) is an Australian former professional basketball player.
Early life and career
Born in Williamstown, South Australia, Madgen played basketball at Faith Lutheran College, Tanunda, Faith Lutheran College in Tanund ...
– 2013
Season by season
Current roster
Notable players
*
Jaylen Adams
Jaylen Tairique Adams (born May 4, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, earning co- Atlantic 10 Con ...
*
David Barlow
*
Drew Barry
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*
Jerome Beasley
Jerome Beasley (born May 17, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 10 in, he played the center and power forward positions.
High school career
Beasley graduated from Moreno Valley High School in Calif ...
*
Tony Bennett
Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birth ...
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Steve Blake
Steven Hanson Blake (born February 26, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. After winning the 2002 NCAA Championship with Maryland, Blake was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 38th overall pick in the 2 ...
*
Todd Blanchfield
Todd Blanchfield (born 7 November 1991) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He began his NBL career in 2009 with the Townsville Crocodiles, where he played six seasons. ...
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Andrew Bogut
Andrew Michael Bogut (born 28 November 1984) is an Australian former basketball player who spent the majority of his professional career playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The tall center was selected by the Milwaukee Buck ...
*
Bruce Bolden
Bruce Bolden (born November 30, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 17 years in the National Basketball League (NBL) in Australia. He won an NBL championship with the South East Melbourne Magic in 1992, when he ...
* /
Anatoly Bose
Anatoliy Kolesnikov (born 6 December 1988), formerly known as Anatoly Bose, is an Australian-Kazakhstani professional basketball player for the Norths Bears of the Waratah League. He played college basketball for Nicholls State University.
E ...
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Brian Bowen
Brian Bowen II (born October 2, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He originally committed to play college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals but was suspended by the ...
*
Angus Brandt
Angus John Brandt (born 26 October 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Kagawa Five Arrows of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Oregon State University before beginning his professional career wit ...
*
Kevin Brooks
* /
C. J. Bruton
Calvin Thomas "C. J." Bruton Jr. (born 13 December 1975) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played the ma ...
*
Evers Burns
*
Jason Cadee
Jason Robert Cadee (born 15 April 1991) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He is also the team captain for the Bullets.
Early life and career
Cadee was born and rai ...
*
Steve Carfino
*
Rhys Carter
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Josh Childress
Joshua Malik Childress (born June 20, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. An All-EuroLeague Second Team member in 2010, he played with the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets and New Orleans Pelicans of the Nationa ...
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Randolph Childress
Randolph Childress (born September 21, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. He is formerly an assistant coach for his alma mater, Wake Forest University.
College career
Childress played collegiately at Wake Forest University ...
*
Ian Clark
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Brad Dalton
Bradley Dalton (born 12 September 1959) is an Australian former basketball player, who played for the Sydney Kings, City of Sydney Astronauts (1979–1980), West Adelaide Bearcats (1981–1982), Sydney Kings, Sydney Supersonics (1983), Geelong ...
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Mark Dalton
*
Ian Davies
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Mark Dickel
Mark Robert Dickel (born 21 December 1976) is a New Zealand-Australian former professional basketball player and coach.
Early years
Dickel attended Logan Park High School in Dunedin, New Zealand. In 1993, he joined the Otago Nuggets of the New ...
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Dontaye Draper
Dontaye Dominic Draper (born August 10, 1984) is an American-Croatian former professional basketball player who last played for Real Betis Energía Plus of the Liga ACB. Standing at , he played at the point guard position.
High school
Draped pla ...
*
Acie Earl
Acie Boyd Earl (born June 23, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player, who appeared in four National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons, as a , center. He also played many seasons in Europe.
High school/college
Born in P ...
* /
Ebi Ere
*
Trey Gilder
George "Trey" Gilder III (born January 24, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Indios de Mayagüez of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for McNeese State, Tyler Junior College and Northwester ...
*
Al Harrington
Albert Harrington (born February 17, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Cape Town Tigers. Selected with the 25th overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, Harrington played 16 seasons in the ...
*
James Harvey
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Shane Heal
Shane Douglas Heal (born 6 September 1970) is an Australian basketball coach and former player.
Playing career
International
Heal's international career highlights include representing the Australian Boomers at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 20 ...
*
Russell Hinder
Russell Hinder (born 10 July 1979) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the NBL. In 1997, he attended the Australian Institute of Sport.
Hinder attended the University of San Francisco before transfer ...
*
Isaac Humphries
Isaac Bradley Humphries (born 5 January 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Early life
Born in the Sydney ...
*
Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jesse Jackson (born April 5, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Mi ...
*
Damion James
Damion Marquez Williams James (born October 7, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Texas.
High school car ...
*
Luke Kendall
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Damian Keogh
Damian Thomas Keogh (born 1 February 1962, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played his career in Australia's National Basketball League for the Nunawading Spectres, Bankstown Bruins, West Sydney ...
*
Julian Khazzouh
Julian Khazzouh (born 23 February 1986) is a Lebanese-Australian former professional basketball player. He played in Australia, the Netherlands, Israel, and Lebanon.
Early life and career
Born in Melbourne, Khazzouh moved to Sydney as a child a ...
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Daniel Kickert
Daniel Michael Kickert (born 29 May 1983) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played professionally for 15 seasons througho ...
*
Michael Kingma
Michael Kingma (born 9 August 1979) is an Australian former professional basketball player.
Professional career
Kingma was born in Manly, New South Wales, where he started his basketball playing as a junior. Kingma played seven seasons in Au ...
*
Travis Leslie
Travis Demetrius Leslie (born March 29, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. He is a 6'4", 205 lb shooting guard out of the University of Georgia.
High school
Leslie attend ...
* /
Kevin Lisch
Kevin John Lisch (born May 16, 1986) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He also holds an Italian passport and is an Australian c ...
*
Didi Louzada
Marcos Henrique Louzada Silva (born 2 July 1999), commonly known as Didi Louzada, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. At the 2019 NBA draft, he was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, before be ...
*
Ben Madgen
Ben Madgen (born 7 February 1985) is an Australian former professional basketball player.
Early life and career
Born in Williamstown, South Australia, Madgen played basketball at Faith Lutheran College, Tanunda, Faith Lutheran College in Tanund ...
* /
Aleks Marić
Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар "Алекс“ Марић, born 22 October 1984) is an Australian-Serbian former professional basketball player. Marić gained a reputation as a winner over the course of his succ ...
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Steven Marković
Steven Marković (born 14 March 1985) is an Australian former professional basketball player.
Early life
Marković was born in the Sydney suburb of Liverpool to a Serbian father and an Italian mother.
Professional career
Marković was a develo ...
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Jarell Martin
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High s ...
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Luke Martin
Luke Martin (born 22 January 1981) is an Australian former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career playing in the National Basketball League (NBL). In 2004 and 2005, he represented the Australian national team.
Ea ...
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Dwayne McClain
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He played in the NBA for one season and was ...
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Brad Newley
Brad Newley (born 18 February 1985) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). After starting his career in Australia, playing for the Australian Institute of Sport and the Tow ...
*
Matthew Nielsen
Matthew Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an as ...
* /
Matt Nover
* /
Andrew Ogilvy
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Josh Powell
Josh Powell (born January 25, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Powell won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010, and has also spent time with the Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, ...
* /
Dion Prewster
Dion Anthony Prewster (born 10 January 1990) is an American-born New Zealand professional basketball player for the Sandringham Sabres of the NBL1 South. He played college basketball for San Jacinto College and Stephen F. Austin State University ...
* /
Jerome Randle
Jerome J. Randle (born May 21, 1987) is an American-Ukrainian professional basketball player who last played for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the California Golden Bears before playing professionally in T ...
* /
E. J. Rowland
*
Damien Ryan
Damien Ryan (born 20 September 1979) is an Australian professional basketball player.
Born in Gisborne, Victoria, Ryan attended Salesian College in Sunbury, Victoria.
After starring as a junior basketballer in Sunbury, he attended the Aus ...
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Glen Saville
Glen Saville (born 17 January 1976) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played the majority of his career for the Wollongong Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL).
NBL career
Born in Bendigo, Victoria, Saville mo ...
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Bradley Sheridan
*
Amritpal Singh
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Jason Smith
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Phil Smyth
Philip John Smyth AM (born 11 May 1958) is an Australian former professional basketball player and coach. He won three National Basketball League (NBL) championships with the Canberra Cannons before going on to be a three-time championship-wi ...
*
Jae'Sean Tate
Jae'Sean Tate (born October 28, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Conference. Tate is ...
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Aaron Trahair
Aaron Trahair (born 3 February 1976) is an Australian former professional basketball 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 P ...
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Jeremy Tyler
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Casper Ware
Casper Ware Jr. (born January 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the Long Beach State 49ers.
College career
Prior to the start of his senior year, War ...
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David Wear
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Jarrad Weeks
Jarrad Weeks (born 11 July 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Auckland Tuatara of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL).
Early life
Weeks was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He attended Barker College in Sy ...
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Brett Wheeler
*
Chris Williams
*
Tom Wilson
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Mark Worthington
Mark Worthington (born 8 June 1983) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL).
Early life and career
Born in Bunbury, Western Australia, Worthington grew up in the nearb ...
* /
Sam Young
25th Anniversary Team
On 10 October 2013, the Sydney Kings announced their best team from the first 25 years of the club at their 2013–14 Season Launch at the Australian Museum. Three-time championship winner with the Kings
Brian Goorjian
Brian Warwick Goorjian (born 28 July 1953) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player served as the head coach of the Bay Area Dragons of the East Asia Super League (EASL). He is also currently the head coach of th ...
was named head coach of the 25th Anniversary Team, while
Jason Smith was bestowed the honour as captain of the team.
Depth chart
Coaches
* Head Coach: /
Brian Goorjian
Brian Warwick Goorjian (born 28 July 1953) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player served as the head coach of the Bay Area Dragons of the East Asia Super League (EASL). He is also currently the head coach of th ...
Wall of Legends
The club honours players, coaches and administrators who have made a significant contribution to the club during its existence in the competition. These are signified with banners that are hung at the stage end of
Qudos Bank Arena
The Sydney SuperDome (currently known as the Qudos Bank Arena) is a large multipurpose arena located in Sydney, Australia. It is situated in Sydney Olympic Park, and was completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for the 2000 Summer Olympics ...
.
Currently the Wall of Legends stands at 13, with the most recent inductions being made at halftime of the Kings vs
Melbourne United
Melbourne United is an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. United compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at John Cain Arena.
The team made their debut in the NBL in 1984 a ...
match on 28 January 2018.
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Shane Heal
Shane Douglas Heal (born 6 September 1970) is an Australian basketball coach and former player.
Playing career
International
Heal's international career highlights include representing the Australian Boomers at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 20 ...
, player
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Steve Carfino, player
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Tim Morrissey, player
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Jason Smith, player
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Dean Uthoff, player
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Mike Wrublewski, founder
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Bob Turner, coach
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Damian Keogh
Damian Thomas Keogh (born 1 February 1962, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played his career in Australia's National Basketball League for the Nunawading Spectres, Bankstown Bruins, West Sydney ...
, player
*
Mark Dalton, player
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Matthew Nielsen
Matthew Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an as ...
, player
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Brian Goorjian
Brian Warwick Goorjian (born 28 July 1953) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player served as the head coach of the Bay Area Dragons of the East Asia Super League (EASL). He is also currently the head coach of th ...
, coach
*
C. J. Bruton
Calvin Thomas "C. J." Bruton Jr. (born 13 December 1975) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played the ma ...
, player
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Lorraine Landon, administrator
Preseason games against NBA teams
References
External links
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Sports teams in Sydney
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1988 establishments in Australia