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Davis & McKay NBL Hall of Fame!!!
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Good luck to Davis, McKay and all the others.
NBL Hall of Fame finalists revealed
Thursday, May 4, 2006 - 09:27 AM
NBL
The NBL has named the ten players who are finalists for induction into the NBL Hall of Fame in 2006, with Brisbane Bullets legend 'Leaping' Leroy Loggins and Adelaide's 'Chairman of the Boards' Mark Davis amongst the contenders.
The NBL will announce this year's Hall of Fame inductees at a special gala dinner on the Gold Coast on June 10 this year, but has revealed the ten players who are still in contention for the Philips Championship's highest honour.
The ten finalists from which the inductees will eventually be selected are Ray Borner, Brad Dalton, Davis, John Dorge, Chuck Harmison, Loggins, Dwayne McClain, Mike McKay, Paul Maley and Dean Uthoff.
NBL General Manager Chuck Harmison, who was recently named as a life member of the Wollongong Hawks for his storied playing career, said being named as a finalist for the Hall of Fame was an honour.
"When you look at the calibre of names on the list of finalists, and then look at the greats already in the Hall, it really does make you feel humbled to be considered in that sort of company," Harmison said. "Being named to the Hall of Fame is the single highest honour any player in our league can aspire to and I am sincerely grateful to be considered amongst the top ten in what will be one of the strongest induction classes ever."
The ten finalists were chosen by a ballot of the 24-member NBL Hall of Fame Committee from a list of eligible players. In order to be eligible, players must have made an outstanding contribution to the NBL, been retired for a minimum of four seasons, and have played 100 NBL games or more.
All eligible past players are placed on a ballot, with each member of the selection Committee asked to nominate a list of ten finalists. At this time, nominations are also called for the Contributors category.
The ten most nominated players are placed on the second ballot, as well as nominated contributors, and eligible coaches and referees, and forwarded to the Selection Committee.
In order to gain induction, a player must receive 75 percent of votes from the second ballot from the Selection Committee. A maximum of four players and a minimum of two players can be inducted each year, with a maximum of two non-players each year.
Currently there are 17 members of the NBL Hall of Fame, with the list including greats such as Cal Bruton (Player), Larry Sengstock (Player), Barry Barnes (Coach), Phil Smyth (Player) and John Raschke (Contributor).
Career details of the 10 Player finalists are listed below.
2006 Hall of Fame Finalists Players (names listed in alphabetical order)
Ray Borner - Coburg, Wollongong, North Melbourne, Geelong & Canberra
Played 518 games for in a career that started when he was only 17 & played in 22 NBL seasons, a feat which only Andrew Gaze has equalled & recorded 7,040 points and 3,927 rebounds & named league MVP in 1985, becoming the first-ever Australian to win the award & was selected to the All-NBL First Team in the same year & named to All-NBL Third Team in 1995 & won an NBL title in 1989 with North Melbourne & NBL All-Star in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995.
Brad Dalton City of Sydney, West Adelaide, Sydney Supersonics, Geelong & Sydney Kings
Played 290 NBL games in his career over 13 seasons & scored 2,656 points as well as adding 1,873 rebounds & shot 51.6% from the field for his career & played in the NBL's inaugural season in 1979 & ranks in the Sydney Kings all-time top ten for career blocked shots, offensive rebounds and total rebounds & member of the West Adelaide championship team in 1982.
Mark Davis - Adelaide
1987 NBL MVP ... selected to the All-NBL First team in 1986, 1987,1988,1989 and 1991 ... All-NBL Second Team in 1994 ... All-NBL Third team in 1992 ... NBL All-Star in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994 ... NBL All-Star Game MVP in 1991... led league in rebounding in 1987 and 1992 ... led NBL in field goal percentage in 1985 ... second all-time in NBL in rebounding ... won NBL Championships with Adelaide in 1986,1998 and 1998-99 ... also an NBL grand finalist in 1985 and 1994... member of the NBL's 20th Season Team & selected as a member of the NBL's 25th Anniversary team & had at least 20 rebounds in a game on 40 occasions & once scored 25 points in a single quarter.
John Dorge Brisbane, Geelong & South East Melbourne
Played 363 games during his career & had a career field goal percentage of 56% & had 625 career blocks & scored 3,709 points and had 2,890 rebounds & named to the 1995 All-NBL First Team and the 1991 All-NBL Second Team & led the league in blocked shots for three seasons in 1991, 1992 and 1995 & NBL All-Star in 1992 and 1995 & won championships with Brisbane in 1985 and 1987 and South East Melbourne in 1992 and 1996 & also made the Grand Final in 1986, 1997 and 1998 & holds in the NBL records for most shots blocked in one game with 14 & also has the NBL record for highest average blocks over a season with 4.3 in 1991.
Chuck Harmison Nunawading, Coburg, West Sydney Westars & Wollongong
Played 386 NBL games & his career spanned 15 seasons & captained the Hawks from 1989-96 and has been named as a Life Member of the club & scored 4,931 points in his career & also pulled down 2,986 rebounds and had 761 assists and 294 blocks & ranks third all-time for the Hawks in rebounds and blocked shots & named as a member of the Hawks 25th Anniversary Team in 2005.
Leroy Loggins - Brisbane Bullets & West Adelaide
NBL's all-time leader in career steals (1,221) & second all-time in NBL history in games played (567) and points scored (13,106) ... seventh all-time in the NBL in rebounds (3,897) and 10th in assists (1,547) ... sixth all-time in blocked shots (537)... three-time NBL MVP (1984, 1986 and 1987 tied) ... 1987 and 1990 NBL Defensive Player of the Year ... All-NBL First Team in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1994 ... All-NBL Second Team in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1997 ... won NBL Championships in 1982 (West Adelaide), 1985 (Brisbane) and 1987 (Brisbane) ... also appeared in 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1990 NBL Grand Finals .... member of the NBL's 20th Season Team and 25th Anniversary Team.
Dwayne McClain Sydney, Gold Coast & Brisbane
Played 105 career NBL games & scored 2,667 points at an average of 25.4 points per game in his career & also had 717 rebounds and 522 assists & came third in league MVP voting in 1993 & named to the All-NBL First Team in 1992 & a member of the All-NBL Second Team in 1991 & All-NBL Third Team in 1993 & selected as an NBL All-Star in 1991 and 1997.
Mike McKay West Adelaide, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra &Wollongong
Played 448 NBL games scoring 5,686 points in his career & also recorded 1,421 rebounds and 1,006 assists & won a championship in 1986 with Adelaide & also made Grand Finals in 1983, 1985 and 1994 & NBL Rookie of the Year in 1985 & NBL Best Sixth Man in 1996 & NBL All-Star 1989, 1992, 1994 and 1996 & polled third in voting for Most Improved Player in 1996.
Paul Maley Westside, North Melbourne, Victoria, Adelaide
His career included 270 NBL games & he scored 4,747 points & also amassed 1,918 rebounds and 302 steals & had a career three-point percentage of 40.3% and made 418 of his 1,038 attempts from long distance & was a 75% career free throw shooter & won a championship in 1994 with North Melbourne & also played in the 1999 Grand Final & finished sixth in 1993 NBL MVP voting & was third in polling for the 1998 NBL Best Sixth Man & scored 40 points in his NBL debut in 1990.
Dean Uthoff Nunawading, Eastside Melbourne & Sydney
Played 260 NBL games & scored 3,755 points and had 3,369 rebounds as well as 725 assists in his career & finished third in league MVP voting in 1988 and 1989 & is third all-time in the NBL for career field goal percentage at 60% & is also ranked in the NBL's top ten all-time in offensive, defensive and total career rebounds & holds the NBL's single-game record for rebounds in a single game with 34 & has four of the top six rebounding games in NBL history & holds the NBL record for average rebounds per game in a single-season with 18.5 in 1984 & selected to the All-NBL Second Team in 1988 and 1989 & led the league in rebounding in 1988 and 1989 and in field goal percentage in 1989 and 1994 & NBL All-Star in 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991.
Current NBL Hall of Famers
Barry Barnes - Coach - 1998
Cal Bruton - Player - 1998
Herb McEachin - Player - 1998
John Raschke - Contributor - 1998
Bill Palmer - Contributor - 1998
Wayne Carroll - Player - 1999
Al Green - Player - 1999
Damian Keogh - Player - 2000
Phil Smyth - Player - 2000
Mal Speed - Contributor - 2000
Bob Turner - Coach - 2000
Larry Sengstock - Player - 2001
Ian Davies - Player - 2001
Danny Morseu - Player - 2002
Darryl Pearce - Player - 2002
Steve Carfino - Player - 2004
Michael Johnson - Player 2004
