Last Updated on August 21, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake

Here’s the detailed information on Andrew Gaze:

  • Nationality: Australian
  • Shoe Size: Size 15 (US)
  • Wingspan: 6 feet 7 inches
  • Weight: 200 lbs (91 kg) during his playing career
  • Height: 6’7″ (201 cm)
  • Position: Shooting Guard / Small Forward
  • Draft: Undrafted in the 1989 NBA Draft
  • Age: Born July 24, 1965 (59 years old as of 2024)
  • College: Seton Hall University
  • High School: Albert Park College (Melbourne, Australia)
  • Hometown: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Championship Rings:
    • 1 NBA Championship (San Antonio Spurs, 1999)
    • 7 NBL Championships (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997 with Melbourne Tigers)
  • Kids: Four children (Courtney, Phoebe, Andrew Jr., and Mason)
  • Siblings: Four siblings
  • Teams Played For:
    • Melbourne Tigers (NBL, Australia)
    • Washington Bullets (NBA, USA)
    • San Antonio Spurs (NBA, USA)
    • Virtus Bologna (Italy)

Andrew Gaze is a Melbourne Tiger and NBL legend who also represented the Australian Boomers in the Olympics. He spent one season with the San Antonio Spurs.

Notes:

  • I’m one of the rare people who grew up watching Andrew Gaze in person. The Melbourne Tigers were my hometown team, and I would frequently watch them on TV and attend many games in person. Gaze was the epitome of a nice human being and was always happy. Gaze was great for team chemistry and in my opinion, was the X factor on a very good Melbourne Tigers team that was always competing for championships.
  • Nobody has contributed more to the Australian Boomers than Andrew Gaze. He was always there for his country.
  • Andrew Gaze was a very good shooter (the NBL’s best in the 90s along with Shane Heal) and was also a playmaker who often set up teammate Lanard Copeland for electrifying dunks and finishes.
  • Gaze dished so many assists that I always assumed he was the point guard. Whatever his position, I would list him as one-down toward PG from Lanard Copeland. Since Copeland was listed as a shooting guard and small forward, to me, that makes Gaze a point guard and shooting guard.
  • Andrew Gaze had a brief NBA career. In those days, it was extremely rare for an Australian to be invited into the NBA. Though he didn’t get much court time, it was an honor for every Australian to have him in the NBA. Nowadays, he would have gotten more court time in the NBA in my opinion because the US is far more familiar with Australians as decent basketball players.