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Revision as of 03:12, 25 October 2014
Personal information | |
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria | 3 February 1976
Nationality | Australian |
Listed height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 101 kg (222 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1994–2008 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Career history | |
1994-1996 | Perth Wildcats |
1997-2000 | Sydney Kings |
2000-2002 | Cairns Taipans |
2002-2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks |
2005-2006 | Hunter Pirates |
2006-2007 | Singapore Slingers |
2007 | Perth Wildcats |
2007-2008 | Wollongong Hawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Aaron Trahair (born 3 February 1976) is an Australian professional basketball player born in Melbourne, Victoria.
Career
Before beginning his career in the NBL, Trahair attended the Australian Institute of Sport in 1992 and 1993.[1] He began his NBL career with the Perth Wildcats in 1994, and was named runner-up to Sam Mackinnon in the Rookie of the Year award for that season. The following year, Trahair was a member of the Australian under 19's team that won silver at the Junior World Championships, and won his only NBL championship to date with the Wildcats. In doing so, he was a member of the Wildcats squad that travelled to the McDonald's Championship in London that competed against the NBA's Houston Rockets and Spain's Real Madrid.
In 1997, Trahair headed east to play with the Sydney Kings where he would remain until the conclusion of the 2000 season. Over the next several years, Trahair would play a series of short stints with numerous fledgling NBL clubs including the Cairns Taipans, West Sydney Razorbacks, Hunter Pirates, and the Singapore Slingers.
Prior to the commencement of the 2008 season, the unsigned Trahair trained and appeared in several pre-season matches with the Wildcats while in Perth visiting family. Despite early reports by The West Australian newspaper that the Wildcats would not sign Trahair (as they held out for the possibility that American forward Shawn Redhage would become an Australian citizen), the guard was officially signed up shortly before the first match of the season against his previous club, the Singapore Slingers.
After only playing 8 games with limited minutes for the Wildcats, Trahair was released by the club to allow him to sign with the Wollongong Hawks for the remainder of the 2008 season.[2]
References
- ^ "Perth Wildcats Player Profile". NBL. 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
- ^ "Hawks add experience to roster". Sportal. 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2008. [dead link ]
- Orphaned articles from December 2008
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Australian basketball players
- Australian Institute of Sport basketball players
- Cairns Taipans players
- Hunter Pirates players
- Perth Wildcats players
- Shooting guards
- Singapore Slingers players
- Sportspeople from Melbourne
- Sydney Kings players
- West Sydney Razorbacks players
- Wollongong Hawks players