Legendary: Gaze joins elite sporting icons

Monday, August 25, 2025

Australian basketball champion Andrew Gaze has secured his place among the nation’s greatest sportspeople, elevated to Sport Australia Hall of Fame legend status on its 40th anniversary.

Andrew Gaze has been elevated to legend status as Sport Australia celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Hall of Fame.

The basketball icon becomes the 52nd legend to be honoured since the category's inception in 1993, joining an illustrious list that includes Sir Donald Bradman, Dawn Fraser, Cathy Freeman, Shane Warne and Ian Thorpe.

Gaze, 60, is widely regarded as an icon of Australian basketball. A five-time Olympian, he boasts a record seven NBL MVP awards and two championships, underlining his dominance across a remarkable career.

Lindsay and Andrew Gaze.

The prolific scorer was an NBA champion with San Antonio in 1999 and was Australia's flag-bearer at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Having first been inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2005, Gaze’s elevation to legend status further cements his standing as one of the most significant figures in Australian sport.

Belinda Clark, a trailblazer for women’s cricket, was also elevated to legend status. A former Australian captain, she led her team to two World Cup titles and played a key role in growing the women’s game both on and off the field.