The Greatest Australian Basketball Players

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Ben Simmons

(Australian Professional Basketball Player Who Plays at the Point Guard Position)

Birthdate: July 20, 1996

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Ben Simmons, son of Australian basketball player Dave Simmons, initially played for LSU and was then drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers. Ben was named the 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year and the NBA All-Star in 2019 and 2020. He has also played for the Australian national team.

Andrew Bogut

(Former Australian Basketball Player)

Birthdate: November 28, 1984

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Patty Mills

(Australian Basketball Player Who Plays as a Point Guard)

Birthdate: August 11, 1988

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Canberra

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Matthew Dellavedova

(Australian Basketball Player Who Plays as a Point Guard and Shooting Guard)

Birthdate: September 8, 1990

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Maryborough, Australia

Thon Maker

(South Sudanese-Australian Basketball Player Who Plays as a Power Forward)

Birthdate: February 25, 1997

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Wau, South Sudan

Lauren Jackson

(Australian Professional Basketball Player Who Played as Power Forward)

Birthdate: May 11, 1981

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Albury, Australia

Dylan Alcott

(Australian Former Wheelchair Tennis Player and Wheelchair Basketball Player)

Birthdate: December 4, 1990

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

One of Australia’s greatest wheelchair sportspersons, Dylan Alcott has mastered both wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball. He is also one of the rare few to have won Paralympic gold medals in two sports, both basketball and tennis. In 2021, he declared his wish to retire from tennis after the Australian Open.

Dante Exum

(Australian Basketball Player Who Plays as a Point Guard, Shooting Guard, and Small Forward)

Birthdate: July 13, 1995

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Liz Cambage

(Australian Basketball Player Who Plays in the Center)

Birthdate: August 18, 1991

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: London, England

Penny Taylor

(Australian Retired Professional Basketball player)

Birthdate: May 24, 1981

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

In her 19-year stint as a basketball player, Penny Taylor has mostly represented the WNBA team Phoenix Mercury. She also won gold medals as part of the Australian women’s national team. Though she had a heterosexual marriage earlier, she is now openly lesbian and married to fellow basketball player Diana Taurasi.