Aaron Grabau Explained

Aaron Grabau
Birth Date:8 February 1978
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality:Australian
Height Cm:196
Weight Kg:98
Career Start:1996
Career End:2013
Career Position:Guard
Years1:1996
Team1:Geelong Supercats
Years2:1997
Team2:Mackay Meteors
Years3:1998–2009; 2012
Team3:Cairns Marlins
Years4:1999–2013
Team4:Cairns Taipans
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Aaron Grabau (born 8 February 1978) is an Australian former professional basketball player. He played 14 seasons for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL).

Early life

Grabau was born in Melbourne, Victoria,[1] and played as a junior for the Dandenong Rangers.

Basketball career

Grabau made his NBL debut in 1996 with the Geelong Supercats. He joined the inaugural Cairns Taipans team in 1999.[2] He scored a career-high 28 points against the Townsville Crocodiles in January 2005 and in 2008 he finished runner-up for NBL Best Defensive Player. He retired in 2013 after 14 seasons with the team[3] and 418 career NBL games.[4] He finished as the Taipans' all-time leader in games played and second in club history in scoring. His number 8 jersey was retired late in his career while he was still playing and then again in 2019.[5]

At state league level, Grabau played for the Mackay Meteors in 1997 and won the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) Youth Player of the Year.[6] In 1998, he joined the Cairns Marlins and helped the team win the QBL championship and the ABA National championship. He went on to help the Marlins win QBL championships in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2009, as well as ABA National championships in 2004 and 2007. He was named ABA grand final MVP in both 2004 and 2007.[7] [8] [9] He was named QBL All-League Team in 2004,[10] 2007, 2009 and 2012.[11]

In 2020, Grabau was named the greatest QBL player of all time by The Courier-Mail.[12]

Personal life

As of 2016, Grabau works as a constable with the Queensland Police Service.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aaron Grabau . NBL.com.au . 16 June 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051223215227/http://nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=taipans_playerprofile&profile=22 . 23 December 2005.
  2. Web site: Aaron Grabau . NBL.com.au . 16 June 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130118054224/http://www.nbl.com.au/taipans/team/players/aaron-grabau/ . 18 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Let's talk about Bo . fiba.basketball . 16 June 2023 . 5 July 2013.
  4. Web site: Player statistics for Aaron Grabau . NBL . 16 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Nagy . Boti . Snakes 'n' ladders, Breaks and winners . Boti Nagy . 1 March 2022 . 22 December 2019.
  6. Web site: Recently the Courier Mail & Quest Community Newspapers selected a panel to rank... . facebook.com/Mackay.Basketball . 16 June 2023 . 15 June 2020.
  7. Web site: Taipans Pay Tribute to 2004 Cairns Marlins. NBL.com.au. 14 January 2013. 16 June 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130117204758/http://www.nbl.com.au/taipans1/news/article/2013/january/taipans-pay-tribute-to-2004-cairns-marlins/. 17 January 2013.
  8. Web site: ABA National Champions. SportsTG.com. 26 May 2008. 2 July 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170608065955/http://websites.sportstg.com/mysport.cgi?a=BLOG_VIEWENTRY&blogID=130084. 8 June 2017.
  9. Web site: Marlins celebrate national title win. ABC.net.au. 27 August 2007. 2 July 2017.
  10. Web site: All League Teams Announced. qabl.basketball.net.au. 8 August 2004. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040831172533/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=6845&orgID=126&Oname=QABL&O1c=1&O10c=1. 31 August 2004. 4 February 2023.
  11. Web site: All League Teams. qbl.basketballqld.com.au. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108155715/http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/awards-and-history/all-league-teams. 8 November 2018. 23 October 2022.
  12. Web site: Queensland Basketball: State league's top 30 players: Top 5. CourierMail.com.au. 15 June 2020. 23 October 2022. subscription.
  13. Web site: Coolican . Cary . Dunk Me If You Can . myPolice Far North . 1 March 2022 . 13 October 2016.

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