Brett Rainbow
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 October 1975 Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Listed height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 97 kg (214 lb) |
| Position | Guard / Forward |
| Number | 23 |
| Career history | |
| 1992–1999 | Melbourne Tigers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Brett Rainbow is an Australian former professional basketball player from the Melbourne Tigers in the Australian National Basketball League.
Brett is currently running Basketball Clinics around Western Australia and the Northern Territory specialising in "Slam Dunk" contests.
Playing career
- 1992-1999 Member of the Melbourne Tigers NBL Team.
- 1993 Melbourne Tigers NBL Team, Winning the Championship.
- 1995 Tour of America to play in warm up pre-season games against top college teams with Melbourne Tigers NBL Team.
- 1995 Tour of Singapore winning the Merlion Cup Championship with the Melbourne Tigers NBL Team.
- 1996 Melbourne Tigers NBL Team, Runners Up
- 1996 Tour of America & Korea to play in warm up pre-season games against top colleges & the Korean National Team.
- 1996/97 Played as an import in the SBL Singapore’s top Basketball League, resulting in winning the championship, ppg 28pts, 15rebs.
- 1997 Melbourne Tigers NBL Team, Winning the Championship.
- 1998 Melbourne Tigers NBL Team, Runners Up.
- 2000-2007 Played in the ABA League with teams Werribee Devils, Ringwood Hawks, Melbourne Tigers playing over 150 games and scoring more than 5000 points.
- 2002 Part of the Victorian Titans NBL Team Training Squad.
- 2003/04 Selected to participate and tour China with the Melbourne Tigers NBL team. As a result of the trip was chosen to join the Guangdong Tigers in China’s top National Basketball League (CBA) as an import for 3 months.[1] Resulting in a championship.
- 2004 Tour of China with Melbourne Tigers NBL team for 2 weeks.
- 2005 ABA All Star Team – Was chosen to try out amongst 30 of top players in the ABA league. Was selected as part of the team to travel to Cairns and attend the NBL Pre-season tournament.
- 2007 Tour of China with Melbourne Tigers NBL team for 2 weeks
- Currently playing still in the ABA.
Career highlights
- 1993 Won NBL Championship with the Melbourne Tigers.
- 1993 NBL Australian All-Star Slam Dunk Champion.
- 1994 NBL Australian All-Star Slam Dunk Champion.
- 1995 NBL Australian All-Star Slam Dunk Champion.
- 1997 Won NBL Championship with the Melbourne Tigers.
- 2004 First Australian player to be selected to play in China as a professional basketballer in China's elite basketball league, the CBA.
References
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