NBL Mourns Lockhart Passing

Sunday, January 29, 2023

The NBL community is mourning the passing of former player Kent Lockhart.

Lockhart played three seasons with the Eastside Spectres between 1989 and 1991, averaging 24.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

He was an incredible shooter, going at 51 per cent from the field across 81 NBL appearances.

Lockhart scored a career-high 47 points against the Newcastle Falcons in Round 18, 1989.

He also played a starring role in the Spectres’ run to the NBL Grand Final series against Perth in 1991.

Lockhart was named in the All NBL First Team in 1989 and All NBL Second Team in 1990.

Hailing from Palo Alto, California, he was drafted by the New York Knicks at the 1985 NBA Draft.

Lockhart passed away aged 59.

The NBL would like to send its deepest condolences to the family of Lockhart during this difficult time.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Terrible news this morning on the passing of Kent Lockhart.<br>Lock emptied the tank every practice and every game.<br>We called him the Lock Nest Monster as he would Monster opponents. <br><br>This is very sad news, sincere condolences to his family. <br><br>Another good one lost way too soon. ? <a href="https://t.co/RoGSwJiQeu">pic.twitter.com/RoGSwJiQeu</a></p>— Ian Stacker (@IanStacker) <a href="https://twitter.com/IanStacker/status/1619444372193550336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>