ANDREW
GAZE
Andrew Gaze is probably the most (although I hate to say it), famous
Australian basketballer .. some strange people still don't know anything
about Shane, -- anyway, back to Andrew, he plays for the Melbourne Tigers,
and his Dad, Lindsay Gaze is his coach.
Born on the 24/7/65
(3 days before copeland) Andrew "Drewy" Gaze grew to be 201 cm tall, filling
the positions of guard and forward quite nicely.
He made his Boomers
debut in 1983 and his first NBL game was in 1984. He has played at every
Olympic games since 1984, and also played NBA for Washington Bullets in
1994. His ambition is to win ANOTHER NBL championship with the Melbourne
Tigers.
MATTHEW
NIELSEN Matthew
Neilsen is # 44 for the Sydney Kings. 1997 was his Rookie Year and
he was selected for the U 23 Men Boomers team, he was also Rookie of the
Year. . This team won the Winter World of Basketball. Nielsen played CBA
for Penrith before moving on to bigger things. He is a forward at 204 cm
and weighs 92kg. His motivation is to "Love what you do or don't do it
at all." His birthday is 3/2/1978. He has had offers from a number of NBA
teams, but since he is only 20, he will have to wait until the year 2000
to be old enough to play there. If you have to go Matty, Goodluck,
and make sure once you have retired over there you come back to play for
Sydney again! Matt has just been named as a reserve in the Australian Boomers!!
Congratulations Nelly! =)
C.J.
BRUTON CJ 's father, Cal, has recently
been named in the NBL's 20th Anniversary team, which means that he was
one of the best players the league has seen in its 20 years. It is obvious
that CJ is following in his fathers footsteps by being named as a reserve
in the Boomers. Congratulations!
ANTHONY STEWART Perth Wildcat, Anthony Stewart helped his team to the semi finals this year, which they unfortunately lost to Adelaide in.
STEVE
CARFINO Mr
Magic as his fans know him used to play for the Sydney Kings and he now
commentates NBL games and runs camps for kids to learn to play. I
found some information from long ago, and it seems that during 1996 Shane
Heal hurt his hamstring and Carfino filled in for him...
(This information
was from 1989) When he played for Sydney he was a guard and #11. He is
185 cm tall. Features of his game were his "gravity-defying fallaway jump
shot, his ability to drive to the basket and his general speed, skill and
ability as a ball-handler." Kings History Pages
DAMIAN
KEOGH If
anyone knows whatever happened to him, and what he does now, PLEASE e-mail
me!
Keogh used to be
Sydneys biggest star... He was guard and # 33. Standing 194 cm tall he
was most recognised for being one of the best defensive players in the
league. He played in 88 Olympics and 92 Olympics. Keogh now reports
on the Kings and on basketball for the Herald newspaper.
MICHELLE
TIMMS Phoenix
Mercury point guard used to play for Sydney Flames. She plays in the WNBA
and has played since its beginning - the start of this year. Her
nickname is Timmsy and is only 166 cm tall. Her first Opals game was in
1986 and her WNBL debut was 1983. She played in the Olympics in 88 and
96, and her ambitions are to win an Olympic or World Championship
Gold Medal.
THE
PENRITH PANTHERS!