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Cairns Taipans all-time roster

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The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team based in Cairns, Australia, and play in the National Basketball League. The team was established in 1999, and they play all their regular season games at the Cairns Convention Centre.

The following is a list of all the players, both past and current, who have appeared in at least one game for the club.[1][2][3] (Updated 27 June 2022)

2000s

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Players

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Player # Position Nationality 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09
Larry Abney 21 PF American Player Player
Ben Arkell 4 G Australian Player Player
Tim Behrendorff 32 C Australian Player
Steven Black 31 G Italian/Australian Player Player
Gary Boodnikoff 20,29 PF Australian Player Player Player Player Player
Troy Boundy 11 F/G Australian Player Player
Chris Burgess 34 C American MVP Player
Martin Cattalini 6 SF Australian MVP MVP Captain MVP
Andrew Clarke 11,13 G Australian Player Player
Brendan Clowry 11 SF Australian Player
Scott Cook 5 PG Australian Player Player
David Cooper 6 C/PF Australian Player
Nathan Crosswell 21 SG Australian Player Player
Ian Crosswhite 9 C Australian Player
Brad Davidson 14,20 PG Australian Captain Captain
Tim Duggan 4 G Australian Player Player Player
Aaron Fearne 14 F Australian Player Player
Matt Garrison 44 F American Player
Deba George 15 PG Australian Player
Aaron Grabau 8 SG Australian Player Player Player Player Player Player Player Player Player Player
Rowan Gray 15,24 F/C New Zealander/Australian Player Player
Nathan Jawai 15 PF/C Australian MVP
Terry Johnson 31 G Australian Captain
Rashamel Jones 32 F American Player
Ron Kelly 44 C American Player
Ben Knight 33,40 PF Australian MVP Player MVP
Grant Kruger 51 F Australian Player
Luke Martin 11 PG Australian Player
Darnell Mee 13 SG/SF Australian Player Captain Player
Dewey Michaels 40 C American/Australian Player
Nikola Mirich 30 F/C Australian Player Player
Keiron Mitchelhill 22 G Australian Player
Andre Moore 41 PF American Player Player
Jared Newson 10 F American Player
Kane Oakley 10,20,21 PF Australian Player Player Player Player Player
Kevin Owens 15 C American Player
Kenny Payne 22 SF American Player
Jamie Pearlman 21 G Australian Player Player
Tony Rampton 12,15,24 C New Zealander Player Player Player Player
Brad Robbins 5 SG Australian Player
Ricky Robinson 21 F/C American Player
Robert Rose 21 SG American Player
Rupert Sapwell 9,11 PF/C Australian Player Player
Matt Smith 50 C Australian Player Player Player
Anthony Stewart 23 SG Australian Captain Captain MVP Player Captain Captain
Dave Thomas 11 SF/SG Canadian Player
Melvin Thomas 33 PF/C American/Australian Player Player Player
Marcus Timmons 7 SF American MVP Player
Aaron Trahair 13 SF/SG Australian MVP Player
Rashard Tucker 11 F American Player
Dwayne Vale 4,5 SF Australian Player Player Player
Jayson Wells 31,33 PF American MVP Captain
Michael Wicks 7 G Australian Player
Kerry Williams 1 SG Australian Player

Coaching Staff

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Coach 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09
Mark Beecroft Assistant Assistant Assistant Head Coach
Alan Black Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach
John Dorge Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant
Aaron Fearne Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant
Wayne Hayres Assistant
Guy Molloy Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach
Rod Popp Head Coach Head Coach

2010s

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Players

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Player # Position Nationality 2009/2010 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19
Matthew Andronicos 32 C Australian Player Player
Dean Brebner 32 PF Australian Player Player
Gary Boodnikoff 20 PF Australian Player
Shaun Bruce 7 PG Australian Player Player Player
Matt Burston 22 C Australian Player Player Player
Michael Carrera 24 SF Venezuelan Player
Michael Chitham 5 SG Australian Player
James Comino 3 SG/SF Australian Player
Ashley Constable 1 PG Australian Player Player
Torrey Craig 2 SF American Player Player
Ian Crosswhite 9,11 C Australian Player Captain Captain
Daniel Dillon 12 PG/SG Australian Player
Ron Dorsey 7 SF/SG American Player
Jeffrey Dowdell 10 SF Australian Player
Shane Edwards 0 SF American Player
Fuquan Edwin 23 SF American Player
Nnanna Egwu 21 PF/C American Player Player
Jerry Evans 60 PF American Player
Anthony Fisher 32 PG Australian Player Player Player
Deba George 3,5 PG Australian Player Player
Cameron Gliddon 3 SG Australian Player MVP Captain Captain Captain MVP
Aaron Grabau 8 SG Australian Player Player Player Player
Devon Hall 6 SG American Player
Damon Heuir 6 PG Australian Player Player Player Player
Brad Hill 9 SF/SG Australian Player Player
Tevin Jackson 22 SF Australian Player Player
Nathan Jawai 15 PF/C Australian Player Player Player
Phil Jones 13 PF/C American Captain Captain
Christian Jurlina 10 SF Australian Player
Jarrod Kenny 6 PG New Zealander Player
Dexter Kernich-Drew 9 SG Australian Player
Fabijan Krslovic 20 C Australian Player
Kuany Kuany 7 SG Australian Player Player
Robert Loe 14 C Australian Player
Alex Loughton 40 PF/C Australian Captain Captain Captain Player Player Player Player Player Captain
Corey Maynard 1 PG/SG Australian Player
Demetri McCamey 30 PG American Player
Mitchell McCarron 10 SG Australian Player MVP
Rich Melzer 34 SF/PF American Player
Julien Mills 24 SG American Player
Tony Mitchell 50 SF American Player
D. J. Newbill 25 SG American Player
Chris Patton 45 PF/C Australian Player
Tony Rampton 12 C New Zealander Player
Brooke Ruscoe 8 SG New Zealander Player
Dusty Rychart 45 PF/C Australian MVP Player Player Player
Will Sinclair 9 C Australian Player
Scoochie Smith 11 PG American Player
Nathan Sobey 20 PG/SG Australian Player
Markel Starks 5 PG Australian Player
Clint Steindl 10 SF/SG Australian Player Player
Lindsay Tait 4 PG/SG New Zealander Player
Cameron Tragardh 11 PF Australian Player Captain Player Player
Travis Trice 0 PG American MVP
Melo Trimble 1 SG American MVP
Ayinde Ubaka 3 PG/SG American MVP
Dwayne Vale 4 SF Australian Player
Lucas Walker 12 PF Australian Player
Andrew Warren 24 SG American Player
Jarrad Weeks 97 PG Australian Player Player
Stephen Weigh 13 SG/SF Australian Player Player Player Player Player
Scottie Wilbekin 5 PF American MVP MVP
Kerry Williams 1 SG Australian Player Player Player Player
Jamar Wilson 5 PG American MVP MVP Player
Mark Worthington 33 PF Australian Player Player
Mitchell Young 3,9 PF Australian Player Player Player

Coaching Staff

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Coach 2009/2010 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19
Mick Downer Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant
Aaron Fearne Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach
Brad Hill Assistant
Mike Kelly Head Coach
Gordie McLeod Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant
Jamie O'Loughlin Assistant Assistant
Jamie Pearlman Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant

2020s

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Players

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Player # Position Nationality 2019/2020 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29
Jonah Antonio 6 PG Australian Signed Signed Signed
George Blagojevic 9 SF Australian Player Player
Majok Deng 13 PF South Sudanese/Australian Player Player Player Signed Signed
Mirko Djeric 5 PG Australian Player Player Signed Signed Option
Tad Dufelmeier 4 PG Australian Player Player
Anthony Fisher 32 PG Australian Player
Jordan Hunt 13 C New Zealand Player
Hyrum Harris 22 F New Zealander Player
Robbie Heath 45 G Australian Player
Brayden Inger 9 F New Zealander Player
Nathan Jawai 15 PF/C Australian Captain Player Player
Venky Jois 45 PF Australian Player
Jarrod Kenny 6 PG New Zealander Player Player Player
Mojave King 1 SG Australian Player
Fabijan Krslovic 20 PF/C Australian Player Player
Bul Kuol 42 F Australian Player Option
Scott Machado 3 PG Brazilian MVP Captain Captain
Nelson Marshall 44 G Australian Player
Tahjere McCall 22 SG American Player Signed Signed
D. J. Newbill 25 SG American Captain
Jordan Ngatai 11 SF New Zealander Player Player
Kouat Noi 12 PF Australian Player Player Player Option
Cameron Oliver 0 C American Player Player
Keanu Pinder 25 PF/C Australian Player Option
Sam Waardenburg 21 PF New Zealander Signed Signed
Tai Wynyard 14 PF/C New Zealander Player
Stephen Zimmerman 33 C American Player

Coaching Staff

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Coach 2019/2020 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29
Adam Forde Head Coach Signed
Sam Gruggen Assistant Signed
Brad Hill Assistant Assistant
Mike Kelly Head Coach Head Coach
Jamie O'Loughlin Assistant Assistant
Kerry Williams Assistant

References

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  1. ^ "National Basketball League | NBL". www.nbl.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. ^ Proballers. "Cairns Taipans All-Time Roster". Proballers. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Cairns Taipans former players". Australian Basket. Retrieved 1 October 2019.