Brett Maher
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | April 17, 1973, Adelaide, Australia |
| Recruited from | Sturt Sabres |
| Height/Weight | 188cm / 82kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | 1992 |
| Games | 423 |
| Points | 7255 |
| Team(s) | Adelaide 36ers (1992-) |
| Position | Point guard |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005-06 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
| *3 NBL Premierships (1998, 1999, 2002) *Selected for NBL All-Star game in 1996, 1997 and 2004 *Larry Sengstock Medal for Grand Final MVP in 1999 and 2002 |
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Brett Maher (born April 17, 1973 in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian basketball player who has played for the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL since 1992. He firstly played for Sturt in the Australian Basketball Association, where Adelaide 36ers scouts spotted him. It turned out to be a great pickup for the Adelaide 36ers, as he is now their successful captain. He has now been playing for over 15 seasons, averaging 17.2 ppg, 4.2 apg and 4.7 rpg over that period of time.
He played a huge part in the Adelaide 36ers three premierships, in 1998, 1999 and 2002. He has also been the club MVP on numerous amounts of times. He has been selected in 4 NBL All Star Games, in 1996, 1997, 2005 and 2006. He has been named in the All-NBL First Team in 2000 and 2003, All-NBL Second Team in 1997, 1998 and All-NBL Third Team in 1999, 2002. He has also won the Larry Sengstock Medal for Grand Final MVP after his teams wins in 1999 and 2002 season games.
Brett Maher is married to Tanya Maher, and has two children, Cheyenne & Hudson. In 2003 Hudson was diagnosed with a rare bone marrow disease called Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) when just 3 months old and has since died, spurring the founding of The Huson Maher Foundation that Brett Maher hopes can stop the disease from coming more common.
