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 season celebrations. The NBL initiated the Hall of Fame to recognise the outstanding players, coaches, referees and contributors to the league. In 2010, the NBL Hall of Fame united with the
Basketball Australia
Basketball Australia is the governing and controlling body of basketball in Australia, responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels.
Basketball Australia sanctions Australia's two professional leagues, the Nation ...
Hall of Fame to create the 'Australian Basketball Hall of Fame'.
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.
As of June 2022, the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame has six members with legend status: Alistair Ramsay, Betty Watson, John Raschke,
Lindsay Gaze
Lindsay John Casson Gaze (born 16 August 1936) is an Australian former basketball player and coach.
He played for Australia in three Summer Olympics qualification tournaments, between 1960 and 1968, and was the head coach of the senior Austr ...
,
Michele Timms
Michele Margaret Timms (born 28 June 1965) is an Australian basketball coach and retired professional basketball player who played for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association(WNBA). Many people consider the Melbourne ...
and
Andrew Gaze.
Inductees
References
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External links
Hall of Fame inductees list @ Basketball Australia's website
National Basketball League (Australia)
Basketball museums and halls of fame
Basketball in Australia
Australian sports trophies and awards
Awards established in 1998
Halls of fame in Australia
1998 establishments in Australia
Basketball in Australia lists