Player Profiles

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#5 Brett Maher

188cm Guard

Playing history:

Sponsored by: Distinctive Homes

Career achievements: Captained the Aussie All-Stars in the 2005 NBL All-Star Game& won NBL Player of the Week honour in Round 14 of the 2004/05 season& ranked 2nd in league for assists (7 per game) in 2004/05 & finished second overall in the 2003 NBL Most Valuable Player award & finished fourth in NBL MVP voting 2002 & won the Larry Sengstock Medal for Grand Final MVP 1999, 2002 ... also played in the 1994 NBL Grand Final & named to the All-NBL First Team in 2000 and 2003... All-NBL Second Team 1997, 1998... All-NBL Third Team 1999, 2002... fourth in NBL three-point shooting 2000... NBL All-Star Game in 1996 and 1997 and was selected for the 2004 NBL All-Star Game but did not play... MVP of NBL Future Forces Games 1995 & NBL leader in three-point percentage 1997... NBL free-throw percentage leader 1996... second overall in 1992 Rookie of the Year voting... second in NBL Most Improved Player voting 1997... played for Australia at the Under 23 World Championships in 1993... played for Australia at the Junior World Championships in 1991 & ranked seventh in NBL for free-throw percentage 2004& ranked sixth in NBL for three point percentage and ranked tenth in NBL for assists (2004) & member of the Boomers national squad & played with Besiktas in Turkey during the 2005 off-season, helping them to the TBL Final & named in the 2005/06 NBL Aussie All-Star side and a member of the 2005/06 All-NBL first team.

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Player Profile

Name: Brett Maher

Date of birth: 17/4/73

Most admired sportsperson: Michael Jordan

Proudest moment in basketball: Making Olympic Team

Fitness tip: Have a balanced diet and exercise regularly

My partner on Dancing with the Stars would be: Madonna

Dream destination on a holiday: Egypt (pyramids)

Funniest team mate and why: Paul Rees has heaps of funny stories

The last time I laughed until I cried was: Watching Robin Williams live on DVD

The best advice I've ever had was: Work harder than everyone else and be smart

If only I could: Dunk

Three people I would invite to a dinner party would be: Robin Williams, Jessica Alba, and Bill Gates

My friends say I look like: Seinfeld

One day I plan to: Have a good invention

If I was a Superhero, my name and powers would be: GadgetMan, have a gadget for every occasion

If I wasn't a basketballer, I would love to be: Front man for U2

Favourite movie: "Shawshank Redemption"

Favourite television show: "Prison Break"

If I was singing Karaoke, I would sing: "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra

Favourite comedian: Robin Williams

Favourite food: Ice Cream

Favourite invention: The toilet target

Last book I read was: The DaVinci Code

In 2016, I'll be: A famous Inventor