Bogut joins game's elite

Monday, May 19, 2025

Bogut becomes the ninth Australian bestowed with the illustrious honour of being inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.

Australian Boomers legend and NBA champion Andrew Bogut has been inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, at a ceremony over the weekend in Bahrain.

Bogut becomes the ninth Australian bestowed with the illustrious honour, following in the footsteps of Penny Taylor, Robyn Maher, Tom Maher, Michele Timms, Jan Stirling, Andrew Gaze, Lindsay Gaze and Al Ramsay.

The former NBA number one draft pick made his FIBA debut at the 2003 Under-19 World Cup, earning MVP honours after Australia’s gold medal winning campaign.

He represented Australia at his first Olympics in 2004, as well as Beijing (2008) and Rio (2016), as well as two FIBA World Cups.

In a distinguished NBA career, he played a total of 783 games across five teams, including 77 Playoff games and a Championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015.

He returned to the NBL late in his career and won the league’s MVP Award in 2019.

Other inductees in this year's Hall of Fame were Alphonse Bilé (Côte d'Ivoire), Leonor Borrell (Cuba), Pau Gasol (Spain), Ticha Penicheiro (Portugal), Ratko Radovanovic (Serbia), Dawn Staley (USA), and legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski (USA).

National team highlights
- U19 FIBA World Cup gold medallist (2003)
- U19 FIBA World Cup MVP (2003)
- FIBA Oceania Championship gold medallist (2015)
- Played in three Olympic Games (2004, 2008, 2016)
- Played in two FIBA World Cups (2006, 2019)
- Played in two Diamond Ball Cups (2004, 2008)
- Played in one Stankovic Cup (2006)