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Scott Fisher (basketball)
Scott Fisher (born July 20, 1963) is an American-Australian former professional basketball player and coach, most known for his time spent with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) in both roles. As a player, he won the NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player, NBL MVP in 1989 and 1992 while playing for the North Melbourne Giants. He won a List of NBL champions, championship with the Giants in 1989 before winning two more with the Wildcats in 1995 and 2000. He also played for the Australian boomers, Australian national team at the Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Olympic Games and the 1998 FIBA World Championship. Playing career Born in San Jose, California, Fisher played at the University of California, Santa Barbara under head coach Jerry Pimm. He combined with Conner Henry to form an effective inside-outside scoring combination, with Fisher in the low post and Henry driving to the basket or hitting spot up ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Forward (basketball)
The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to center (basketball), centers and are typically the tallest or second tallest player on the court. During an offensive possession, the power forward typically plays with their backs toward the basket and are typically a "go-to" position in regard to scoring in the Post (basketball), post. In a pick and roll offense, the power forward typically sets a screen for a guard and "rolls" towards the basket to receive a pass (or "pops" towards the perimeter for an open shot). When on Defense (sport), defense, they typically position themselves under the basket in a zone defense or against the opposing power forward in man-to-man defense. The power forward position entails a variety of responsibilities, including rebound (basketball), rebounding, Screen (sports), screen setting, Block (bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Basketball Hall Of Fame
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 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 mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. These were the fourth Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics to be hosted by the United States, making it the first country to have three different cities host the Summer Olympics. It also marked the 100th anniversary of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, the inaugural edition of the modern Olympic Games. These were also the first Summer Olympics to be held in a different year than the Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics since the same time practice commenced in 1924, as part of a new International Olympic Committee, IOC practice implemented in 1994 to hold the Summer and Winter Games in alternating, even-numbered years. The 1996 Games were the first of the two consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in a predomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBL (Australia) All NBL Teams
The All-NBL Team is an annual National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) honour bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBL season. The team has been selected in every season since the league's second year in 1980 NBL season, 1980. The All-NBL Team has previously been chosen with three 'outside' players and two 'inside' players for each team. For the 2023–24 season, the league introduced position-less teams, meaning any five players can be selected regardless of what position they play (i.e. guard, forward, centre). Between 1980 and 1983, the NBL Most Valuable Player Award, Most Valuable Player (MVP) did not feature in the All-NBL Team. Selections 1980 to 1986 From the 1980 NBL season, 1980 season to 1986 NBL season, 1986 season, the All-NBL Team was composed of one team. 1987 to 1991 From the 1987 NBL season, 1987 season to 1991 NBL season, 1991 season, the All-NBL Team was composed of two teams. 1992 to 2012– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player - Grand Final ...
The National Basketball League Grand Final Most Valuable Player is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the league's inaugural season to the best performing player of the Grand Final series. The winner receives the Larry Sengstock Medal, which is named in honour of Larry Sengstock, the winner of the league's first Grand Final MVP award. The league named the award after Sengstock in 1999. Winners See also * WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award References {{DEFAULTSORT:NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Awards established in 1979 Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conner Henry
Conner David Henry (born July 21, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the St Peter's College boys' basketball team. He played college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, and was selected by the Houston Rockets, with the 89th overall pick of the 1986 NBA draft. Henry had short stints with four National Basketball Association (NBA) teams, in two seasons, before he embarked on a career in the American minor leagues and overseas. Henry began his coaching career as an assistant at Claremont McKenna College. He then moved to Australia, where he joined the coaching staff of the Perth Wildcats of the NBL, where he became the team's head coach, for one season in 2008–09. Henry then returned to the United States, to join the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League, as an assistant coach. Following two seasons with the D-Fenders, he was appointed as the head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, in 2013, and was he name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Pimm
Jerry Pimm is an American former basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Utah from 1974 to 1983 and the University of California, Santa Barbara from 1983 to 1998, compiling career college basketball coaching record of 395–288. Playing career Playing for Montebello High School, Pimm earned the Helms Athletic Foundation's Central Section co-high school player of the year in 1956. He played at Fullerton Junior College in 1956-1958. He then played guard at the University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ..., where he earned second-team All-Athletic Association of Western Universities and All-Coast Team honors in 1960. Coaching career Pimm replaced former Utah coach Bill Foster (basketball, born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an independent teachers college, UCSB joined the University of California system in 1944. It is the third-oldest undergraduate campus in the system, after University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley and University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA. UCSB's campus sits on the oceanfront site of a converted WWII-era United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps air station. UCSB is organized into three undergraduate colleges (UCSB College of Letters and Science, Letters and Science, UCSB College of Engineering, Engineering, College of Creative Studies, Creative Studies) and two graduate schools (Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, Education and Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, Environmental Science & Management), offering more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIBA World Championship
The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. It was contested by 16 nations, with matches held at two venues, in Athens and Piraeus. Because of the National Basketball Association lockout and unlike in the previous championship, the USA Basketball Association was unable to send a team composed of NBA players, thus causing the American national team roster consisting of professional basketball players playing in Europe and two college players. The tournament was won by |
Basketball At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Basketball contests at the 1996 Olympic Games was the fourteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It held from July 20 to August 4, 1996. Games took place in the Morehouse College Gymnasium and in the Georgia Dome. It was also the last Time until 2020 where 11 slots have available in the Olympics through the FIBA Continental (1 in Africa, 2 in Asia, 3 in America's, 1 in Oceania & 4 in Europe in the allocation slot for the Olympics) and 1 with a Host due to the world champions team USA have direct qualify to the Olympics as host in 1996 Olympics Medalists With the U.S. men's team winning the gold medal, Scottie Pippen would become the first person to win an NBA championship and Olympic gold medal in the same year twice, after having played for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals. He had previously played with the Bulls in the and later that year, for the "Dream Team" at the Barcelona Olympics. Qualification An NOC may enter u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Boomers
The Australia men's national basketball team, nicknamed the Boomers after the slang term for a male kangaroo, represents Australia in international basketball competition. Since the late 1980s, Australia has placed among the world elite teams, as the Boomers have reached the semi-finals at both Summer Olympic Games and FIBA World Cup on many occasions. Originally a member of the FIBA Oceania region, Australia nowadays competes at the FIBA Asia Cup where the Boomers were the dominant team at their first appearance. The FIBA Oceania Championship mostly consisted of a three-match competition against the other regional power, the New Zealand Tall Blacks. Before the formation of the National Basketball League ( NBL) in 1979, Boomers players were selected from state leagues around the country, with Victoria, South Australia, and to a lesser extent New South Wales the dominant states. After the formation of the NBL, players began to be selected almost exclusively from that competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player
The National Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the league's inaugural season to the best performing player of the regular season. As of the 2023–24 season, coaches and captains from each team, and a panel of experts, vote for the MVP. The votes are collated and the individual with the most votes at the end of the regular season is awarded the Most Valuable Player. The winner receives the Andrew Gaze Trophy, which is named in honour of Australian basketball legend Andrew Gaze, a seven-time winner of the NBL MVP award. Winners Multi-time winners See also * List of National Basketball League (Australia) awards References External linksNBL MVPs 1979–2001 at nbl.com.au {{DEFAULTSORT:NBL Most Valuable Player A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
