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{{Short description|Australian basketball player (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Andrew Gaze
| image = Andrew gaze (cropped).JPG
| caption = Gaze at a [[Melbourne Tigers]] home game in 2011
| height_cm = 201
| weight_kg = 95
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|7|24}}
| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia
| high_school = [[Albert Park College]]<br>(Melbourne, Victoria)
| college = [[Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball|Seton Hall]] (1988–1989)
| draft_year = 1989
| career_number = 10, 4
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]]<!-- Please do NOT add point guard without providing a reliable source to back that up. He's noted as a shooting guard here https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gazean01.html and here https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/may/13/the-joy-of-six-australians-in-the-nba -->
| career_start = 1984
| career_end = 2005
| coach_start = 2016
| coach_end = 
| years1 = 1984–2005
| team1 = [[Melbourne Tigers]]
| years2 = 1991–1992
| team2 = [[Pallalcesto Amatori Udine|Udine]]
| years3 = {{nbay|1993|end}}
| team3 = [[Washington Bullets]]
| years4 = 1995
| team4 = [[Apollon Patras B.C.|Apollon Patras]]
| years5 = {{nbay|1998|end}}
| team5 = [[San Antonio Spurs]]
| cyears1 = 2016–2017
| cteam1 = [[Melbourne Tigers (NBL1 South)|Melbourne Tigers]]
| cyears2 = 2016–2019
| cteam2 = [[Sydney Kings]]
| cyears3 = 2022–present
| cteam3 = Melbourne Tigers
| stats_league = NBL
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 18,908 (30.8 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 3,121 (5.1 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 3,531 (5.8 apg)
| highlights = 
*[[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ([[1999 NBA Finals|1999]])
*2× [[List of NBL champions|NBL champion]] (1993, 1997)
*7× [[NBL Most Valuable Player Award|NBL MVP]] (1991, 1992, 1994–1998)
*11× [[NBL (Australia) All-Star Game|NBL All-Star]] (1988–1997, 2004)
*2× NBL All-Star Game MVP (1989, 1992)
*15× [[All-NBL Team|All-NBL First Team]] (1986–2000)
* [[All-NBL Team|All-NBL Second Team]] (2001)
*8× [[NBL Most Efficient Player Award|NBL Most Efficient Player]] (1990–1997)
*[[NBL Rookie of the Year Award|NBL Rookie of the Year]] (1984)
*14× [[List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders|NBL scoring champion]] (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991–2001)<!-- Gaze was not the scoring champion in 1987 & 1990 https://web.archive.org/web/20170923062541/http://nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com/nbl-all-time-leaders -->
*NBL assist champion (1989)
* [[NBL (Australia) 20th Anniversary Team|NBL 20th Anniversary Team]] (1998)
* [[NBL (Australia) 25th Anniversary Team|NBL 25th Anniversary Team]] (2003)
* NBL 40th Anniversary Team (2018)
* No. 10 [[Melbourne United#Retired jerseys|retired by Melbourne Tigers]]
*6× [[Australian International Player of the Year|Gaze Medalist]] (1990, 1994–1996, 1998, 2000)
*[[FIBA's 50 Greatest Players]] (1991)
*Third-team [[List of All-Big East Conference men's basketball teams|All-Big East]] (1989)
| FIBA_HOF_player = Andrew-Gaze
}}
'''Andrew Barry Casson Gaze''' {{postnominals|country=AUS|AM}} (born 24 July 1965) is an Australian [[basketball]] coach and former player. He played 22 seasons in the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] (NBL) with the [[Melbourne Tigers]] from 1984 to 2005, winning the league's [[NBL Most Valuable Player Award|MVP award]] seven times and winning the [[List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders|scoring title]] 14 times. He also guided the Tigers to two NBL championships, in 1993 and 1997, and was named an [[All-NBL Team|All-NBL First Team]] member for a record 15 consecutive years. Gaze has been described as one of the greatest players Australia has ever produced.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scanlan|first=Alex|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/media-academy/he-set-records-galore-in-the-nbl-but-has-andrew-gaze-been-usurped-as-our-best-ever-basketballer/news-story/ed5059560e0e9e7ed9fd354eb1bd2979|title=He set records galore in the NBL but has Andrew Gaze been usurped as our best ever basketballer?|work=FoxSports.com|date=25 August 2015|access-date=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbl.com.au/featured-news/q-a-with-andrew-gaze/|title=Q & A WITH ANDREW GAZE|work=NBL.com.au|date=7 April 2016|access-date=5 March 2017|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607130701/http://www.nbl.com.au/featured-news/q-a-with-andrew-gaze/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Gaze led the senior [[Australia men's national basketball team|Australian national team]], the Boomers, to five [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]] – including as the [[List of flag bearers for Australia at the Olympics|flag bearer]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] of the [[2000 Sydney Olympics]], and he was also the Australian [[captain (sports)|Team Captain]]. He was inducted into the [[Australian Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2004, and the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]] in 2005, after being appointed a [[Member of the Order of Australia]] in 2002. In 2013, he joined his father, [[Lindsay Gaze|Lindsay]], in the [[FIBA Hall of Fame]], after being [[FIBA Hall of Famer|elected as a player]], to become just the third Australian inductee.<ref name=fame>[http://www.basketball.net.au/andrew-gaze-inducted-into-fiba-hall-of-fame/ ANDREW GAZE INDUCTED INTO FIBA HALL OF FAME]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140112135103/http://www.tigers.com.au/article/id/182havmjo4ndg17i5if77snwuf Basketball legend ANDREW GAZE inducted into FIBA Hall Of Fame]</ref> Two Australian basketball awards have been named in Gaze's honour: the NBL MVP award is named the Andrew Gaze Trophy, and the [[Australian International Player of the Year]] award is named the Gaze Medal.

==Early life and family==
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Gaze was born in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], the son of [[Lindsay Gaze|Lindsay]] and Margaret Gaze. He has an older sister, Janet. Gaze is also the nephew of former [[Australian Opals]] coach Tony Gaze and the cousin of Mark Gaze, who played 182 games in the NBL from 1983 to 1991 and represented Australia at the [[1982 FIBA World Championship]]. He is also the second cousin of [[Canberra Capitals]] guard [[Kate Gaze]], the daughter of Mark Gaze and former WNBL player Michelle O'Connor.

Gaze grew up at [[Albert Park Basketball Stadium]], the home of the Victorian Basketball Association (VBA), with his father the general manager of the VBA at the time. After graduating from [[Albert Park College]], Gaze pursued a professional basketball career and attended [[Victoria University, Australia|Victoria University]] in Melbourne.

==Playing career==
===NBL and college===
In 1984, Gaze joined the [[Melbourne Tigers]] of the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] as an 18-year-old. His first season with the Tigers saw him win the [[NBL Rookie of the Year Award]] after averaging an impressive 29.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals in 24 games.<ref name="nbl-stats">[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=190395826&client=0-189-12322-125703-369917 Player statistics for Andrew Gaze]</ref> By 1986, he made his first [[All-NBL Team|All-NBL First Team]] selection. He would go on to earn first-team honours in 15 straight seasons (1986–2000). In the [[1987 NBL season]], Gaze set an NBL record for points per game in a season when he averaged 44.1 points. This was despite the Tigers finishing the season in last place with a 3–23 record. During the season, Gaze had a 60-point game (against the [[Newcastle Falcons (basketball)|Newcastle Falcons]]) and another five 50-point games.

Following the [[1988 NBL season]], Gaze, who was spotted by talent scouts while playing for Australia at the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]], moved to the United States after being recruited to play [[college basketball]] for [[Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball|Seton Hall University]]. During the 1988–89 season, Gaze played in 38 games for the Seton Hall Pirates, averaging 13.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/andrew-gaze-1.html Andrew Gaze College Stats]</ref> Gaze started every game in The Hall's [[1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|first-ever run to the NCAA Final Four]], twice leading all Pirates scorers with 19 points in their Elite Eight win over [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball|UNLV]] and 20 points (highlighted by 4-from-9 shooting from 3) in the National Semifinal win against [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]]. He completed his season at Seton Hall with an 80–79 overtime loss to the [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan Wolverines]] in the NCAA Championship Game which was played in front of 39,187 fans at the [[Kingdome]] in [[Seattle]], where he was heavily guarded and limited to only five field goal attempts, all from three-point range. After a year in New Jersey, Gaze returned to Australia and re-joined the Tigers for the [[1989 NBL season]].<ref name="Gaze Is Gone But Questions Arise">{{cite web |title=Gaze Is Gone But Questions Arise (Published 1989) |website=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503204419/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/14/sports/gaze-is-gone-but-questions-arise.html |archive-date=2022-05-03 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/14/sports/gaze-is-gone-but-questions-arise.html}}</ref> He missed the back-end of the [[1990 NBL season]] due to a blood clot in his right shoulder.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-11-sp-434-story.html THE SIDELINES : Clot Hospitalizes Andrew Gaze]</ref>

Not known for being an outstanding athlete, Gaze's heavy scoring in the NBL was due to exceptional shooting, including from three-point range. A crowd favourite to the Tigers faithful, Gaze was a front runner in the league's resurgence during the 1990s, as he and American import [[Lanard Copeland]] combined to form a formidable backcourt and guided the Tigers to two championships in 1993 and 1997.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ9Yd5upYr0 Andrew Gaze and Lanard Copeland]</ref> Playing under his father with the Tigers, Gaze assured the team were perpetual finalists.

In his later years, Gaze still managed to score at a high clip for the Tigers, averaging over 19 points per game in each of his last four NBL seasons. Following the [[2004–05 NBL season]], Gaze announced his retirement from the NBL. In 20 seasons with the Tigers, he played a total of 612 games and recorded 18,908 points at an average of 30.9 points per game.<ref name="nbl-stats" />

===Europe and NBA===
In addition to playing in the NBL, Gaze spent multiple seasons overseas during the 1990s. In 1991, Gaze became the first Australian male to play professionally in Europe, with [[Serie A2 Basket|Italian 2nd League]] club [[Pallalcesto Amatori Udine|Udine]]. In a six-month stint in Italy, he averaged over 30 points per game.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100818154617/http://www.musictheatreaustralia.com.au/component/entertainers/andrew_gaze/4779 Andrew Gaze – Music Theatre Australia]</ref> Despite his best efforts, the team finished the league last and was relegated to the [[Serie B Basket|3rd division]]. In March 1994, Gaze returned to the United States and signed with the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Washington Bullets]]. In seven games for the Bullets during the [[1993–94 NBA season]], he averaged 3.1 points per game. In early 1995, he moved to Greece and played half a season for [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] club [[Apollon Patras B.C.|Apollon Patras]].<ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.sport.basketball.misc/-9Y_MX8v7ts Andrew Gaze playing in Greece]</ref> He had another short stint in the NBA during the lockout-shortened [[1998–99 NBA season|1998–99 season]], this time with the [[San Antonio Spurs]]. He received very little court time for a stacked [[1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season|Spurs team]] that included guards [[Mario Elie]], [[Avery Johnson]], [[Antonio Daniels]] and [[Steve Kerr]]. He appeared in just 19 games for the Spurs during the regular season and was inactive for the entire [[1999 NBA Playoffs|playoff run]], which saw the Spurs win their first [[1999 NBA Finals|NBA championship]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gazean01.html Andrew Gaze NBA Stats]</ref>

===National team===
On the international stage, Gaze forged his reputation as one of Australia's finest products, appearing at the [[Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games]], as a 19-year-old. He led all scorers at the [[1994 FIBA World Championship]] with 23.9 points per game, leading the Aussies to a fifth-place finish. In [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000]], he became (jointly with American [[Teresa Edwards]]) the third basketball player to compete at [[List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games|five Olympics]],<ref>[http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/andrew-gaze Australian Olympic Committee: Andrew Gaze]</ref> after Puerto Rican [[Teófilo Cruz]] and Brazilian [[Oscar Schmidt]]. That year, Gaze was the [[List of flag bearers for Australia at the Olympics|flag bearer]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] of the [[2000 Sydney Olympics|Sydney Olympics]], and he was also the Australian [[captain (sports)|Team Captain]]. At the [[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1996 Atlanta Olympics]], he led the [[Australia men's national basketball team|Boomers]] to their then best Olympic performance, a fourth-placed finish, with a 5–3 record.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/andrew-gaze-1 Andrew Gaze Olympic Stats]</ref>

Gaze also competed in four [[FIBA World Cup]]s with the Boomers, as he played in more than 280 [[cap (sports)|matches]] for Australia. Gaze is the second all-time career points scorer, behind only [[Brazilian national basketball team|Brazil]]'s [[Oscar Schmidt]], in [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics#Top career scorers|Summer Olympic Games history]], and he is third all-time in career points scored in [[FIBA Basketball World Cup records#All-time top cumulative points scorers|FIBA World Cup history]], after Schmidt and [[Argentine national basketball team|Argentina]]'s [[Luis Scola]].

Gaze played 297 games for the Boomers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/more-sports/rafter-and-gaze-champions-of-the-court/news-story/1c5870f723293e6df050ca0ec02e932b |title=Rafter and Gaze: champions of the court |access-date=21 February 2018 |archive-date=10 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310203144/https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/more-sports/rafter-and-gaze-champions-of-the-court/news-story/1c5870f723293e6df050ca0ec02e932b |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Coaching career==
===Sydney Kings===
In April 2016, Gaze was appointed head coach of the [[Sydney Kings]] in the NBL.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160414100325/http://www.sydneykings.com/uncategorised/sydney-kings-announce-andrew-gaze-as-new-head-coach/ SYDNEY KINGS ANNOUNCE ANDREW GAZE AS NEW HEAD COACH]</ref> He served as coach for three seasons before stepping down in 2019.<ref>[https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nbl/sydney-kings-confirm-andrew-gaze-as-head-coach-for-201819-nbl-season/news-story/d2a6e98e24700c65b2d646505c63cadc Sydney Kings confirm Andrew Gaze as head coach for 2018-19 NBL season]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/andrew-gaze-to-step-down-as-sydney-kings-coach-after-nbl19-finals |title=Andrew Gaze To Step Down As Sydney Kings Coach After NBL19 Finals |access-date=19 February 2019 |archive-date=24 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324103040/https://nbl.com.au/news/article/andrew-gaze-to-step-down-as-sydney-kings-coach-after-nbl19-finals |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Melbourne Tigers===
In 2016 and 2017, Gaze served as head coach of the [[Melbourne Tigers (NBL1 South)|Melbourne Tigers]] men's team in the [[South East Australian Basketball League|SEABL]].<ref>[http://www.seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=10449&cHash=e4ca4e0edb ANDREW GAZE ANNOUNCED AS MELBOURNE TIGERS HEAD COACH]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Gaze to coach Melbourne Tigers in SEABL but NBL dreams remain |date=2015-12-08 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209144342/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/andrew-gaze-to-coach-melbourne-tigers-in-seabl-but-nbl-dreams-remain-20151208-gliii5.html |archive-date=2019-02-09 |url-status=live |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/andrew-gaze-to-coach-melbourne-tigers-in-seabl-but-nbl-dreams-remain-20151208-gliii5.html}}</ref><ref>[https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/4579579/gaze-to-coach-against-thunder/ SEABL &#124; Andrew Gaze to visit Tasmania as Melbourne Tigers face Hobart Chargers and North-West Thunder]</ref>

On 4 February 2022, Gaze was announced as head coach of the Melbourne Tigers men's team, now in the [[NBL1 South]], for the [[2022 NBL1 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Australian basketball legends named as coaches of Melbourne Tigers |url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/australian-basketball-legends-named-as-coaches-of-melbourne-tigers |website=NBL1 |access-date=5 September 2023 |date=4 February 2022}}</ref> He returned as head coach for the [[2023 NBL1 season|2023 season]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tigersbasketball.com.au/2023-melbourne-tigers-senior-coaches/|title=2023 Melbourne Tigers Senior Coaches|work=tigersbasketball.com.au|date=18 October 2022|access-date=16 December 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027050259/https://tigersbasketball.com.au/2023-melbourne-tigers-senior-coaches/ |archive-date=27 October 2022}}</ref> and the [[2024 NBL1 season|2024 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Melbourne Tigers Senior Coaching Staff for 2024 |url=https://tigersbasketball.com.au/melbourne-tigers-senior-coaching-staff-for-2024/ |work=tigersbasketball.com.au |date=10 September 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019064447/https://tigersbasketball.com.au/melbourne-tigers-senior-coaching-staff-for-2024/ |archive-date=19 October 2023}}</ref> In [[2025 NBL1 season|2025]], he guided the Tigers to the NBL1 South Grand Final,<ref>{{cite news |title=NBL1 South 2025 Grand Final Previews |url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-south-2025-grand-final-previews |access-date=16 August 2025 |work=nbl1.com.au |date=15 August 2025 |language=en}}</ref> where they lost 99–80 to the [[Sandringham Sabres]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pike |first1=Chris |title=South Recap {{!}} Men's Grand Final 2025 |url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/south-recap-or-mens-grand-final-2025 |access-date=17 August 2025 |work=nbl1.com.au |date=16 August 2025 |language=en}}</ref> He re-signed as Tigers coach for the 2026 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Gaze Re-Signs with Melbourne Tigers |url=https://prod.nbl1.com.au/news/andrew-gaze-re-signs-with-melbourne-tigers |access-date=3 October 2025 |work=NBL1.com.au |date=2 October 2025}}</ref>

===Indiana Pacers===
In 2017, Gaze joined the coaching staff of the [[Indiana Pacers]] for the [[2017 NBA Summer League|Orlando Summer League]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nbl.com.au/featured-news/gaze-joins-indiana-pacers/ |title=GAZE JOINS INDIANA PACERS |access-date=7 July 2017 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112040425/https://nbl.com.au/featured-news/gaze-joins-indiana-pacers/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Personal life==
After retiring from playing professionally, Gaze became a media personality and an NBL commentator for [[Network Ten]] and [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]].{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} A fan of the [[Hawthorn Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League|AFL]], he has appeared frequently in [[Australian rules football]] media, including as a panelist on the [[Fox Footy]] show ''[[Bounce (Australian TV series)|Bounce]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=20 May 2022 |title=Friday Knock Offs: Join Dylan Buckley with Andrew Gaze |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/763432/friday-knock-offs-join-dylan-buckley-with-andrew-gaze-from-430pm-aest |work= |location= |publisher=AFL |access-date=1 September 2025}}</ref><ref>[https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/andrew-gaze-joins-the-stable-of-tv-types-making-an-unfortunate-gaffe-live-on-air/news-story/f6ec98c2741d29d084fc322df7532b20 Andrew Gaze joins the stable of TV types making an unfortunate gaffe live on air]</ref> In 2006, he appeared in season five of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/gaze-bounces-out-of-show/2006/11/15/1163266590272.html Gaze bounces out of show]</ref>

Gaze and his wife Melinda<ref>[https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/basketball/andrew-gaze-is-hoping-to-learn-some-lessons-in-controlling-his-emotions-from-his-father-lindsay/news-story/3df513a0c3720dddf89418141dc84e78?amp Andrew Gaze is hoping to learn some lessons in controlling his emotions from his father Lindsay]</ref> have four children; Courtney, Phoebe, Annie and Mason. In 2014, he was named Australian Father of the Year by children's charity ''The Shepherd Centre''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/australian-basketball-legend-andrew-gaze-named-2014-australian-father-year/|title=Basketball legend Andrew Gaze named 2014 Australian Father of the Year|work=[[Basketball Australia]]|date=7 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907224237/http://www.basketball.net.au/australian-basketball-legend-andrew-gaze-named-2014-australian-father-year/|archive-date=7 September 2014}}</ref><ref>[https://www.smh.com.au/national/andrew-gaze-named-australian-father-of-the-year-20140905-10cxze.html Andrew Gaze named Australian Father of the Year]</ref>

==Records, honours and awards==
*Record for most [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]] for an Australian basketball player (5 – [[Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]], [[Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1988]], [[Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1992]], [[Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1996]] and [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000]])
*[[List of flag bearers for Australia at the Olympics|Flag bearer]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] of the [[2000 Sydney Olympics]] and the Australian [[captain (sports)|Team Captain]]
*Inducted into the [[Australian Basketball Hall of Fame]] (2004), [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]] (2005), and [[FIBA Hall of Famer|FIBA Hall of Fame]] (2013)
**Elevated to legend status in the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/andrew-gaze-elevated-to-legend-status|title=Andrew Gaze Elevated to Legend Status|work=NBL.com.au|date=16 June 2022|access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
**Elevated to legend status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame (2025)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-25 |title=Andrew Gaze And Belinda Clark Made Legends In Sport Australia Hall Of Fame |url=https://sahof.org.au/andrew-gaze-and-belinda-clark-made-legends-in-sport-australia-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Sport Australia Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gaze crowned a sporting legend |url=https://www.nbl.com.au/news/andrew-gaze-elevated-to-sport-australia-hall-of-fame-legend |access-date=18 November 2025 |work=nbl.com.au |date=18 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
*Appointed a Member of the [[Order of Australia]] in 2002<ref name="fame" />
*[[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]] all-time:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aussiehoopla.com/nblrank-the-greatest-players-of-all-time-shooting-guard/|title=#NBLRANK THE GREATEST PLAYERS OF ALL TIME – SHOOTING GUARD|work=aussiehoopla.com|date=15 September 2016|access-date=5 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aussiehoopla.com/nbl-all-time-statistics/|title=NBL ALL-TIME STATISTICS|work=aussiehoopla.com|access-date=25 November 2017}}</ref>
**[[NBL (Australia) All-time Records|1st in Points]] – 18,908
**1st in Assists – 3,531
**1st in Field Goals Made – 6,484
**1st in 3-Pointers Made – 1,826
**1st in Free Throws Made – 4,114
**2nd in Games Played – 612
**3rd in Steals – 1,075
*NBL's highest single-season points per game average (44.1) (1987)
*8× NBL three-point field goal leader (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996–1999)
*10× NBL free-throw percentage leader (1990, 1992, 1994–1996, 1999, 2001–2004)
*[[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ([[1999 NBA Finals|1999]])
*2× [[List of NBL champions|NBL champion]] (1993, 1997)
*7× [[NBL Most Valuable Player Award|NBL MVP]] (1991, 1992, 1994–1998)
*15× [[All-NBL Team|All-NBL First Team]] (1986–2000)
*[[All-NBL Team|All-NBL Second Team]] (2001)
*14× [[List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders|NBL scoring champion]] (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991–2001)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com/nbl-all-time-leaders|title=All Time Leaders|work=NBL.com.au|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923062541/http://nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com/nbl-all-time-leaders|archive-date=23 September 2017}}</ref>
*NBL assist champion (1989)
*11× [[NBL (Australia) All-Star Game|NBL All-Star]] (1988–1997, 2004)
*2× NBL All-Star Game MVP (1989, 1992)
*[[NBL Rookie of the Year Award|NBL Rookie of the Year]] (1984)
*8× [[NBL Most Efficient Player Award|NBL Most Efficient Player]] (1990–1997)
*6× [[Australian International Player of the Year|Gaze Medalist]] (1990, 1994–1996, 1998, 2000)
*[[FIBA's 50 Greatest Players]] (1991)
*[[Australian Basketball Hall of Fame]] (2004)
*[[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]] (2005)
*Was named a member of the NBL's 20th, 25th and 40th anniversary teams<ref>{{cite web|last=Ward|first=Roy|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/andrew-gaze-mark-bradtke-head-nbl-40th-anniversary-team-20180208-p4yzqg.html|title=Andrew Gaze, Mark Bradtke head NBL 40th anniversary team|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=8 February 2018|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref>

==Honour roll ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- align=left
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]] career: 
| 1984–2005
|-align=left
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[List of NBL champions|NBL Championships]]: 
| 2× (1993, 1997)
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[NBL Grand Final]] appearances: 
| 4× (1992, 1993, 1996, 1997)
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[NBL Most Valuable Player]]: 
| 7× (1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[All-NBL Team|All-NBL First Team]]: 
| 15× (1986–2000)
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[NBL Rookie of the Year]]: 
| 1984
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[Gaze Medal]]:
| 6× (1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000)
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[Australian Basketball Hall of Fame]]:
| 2004
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]]:
| 2005
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[FIBA Hall of Famer|FIBA Hall of Fame]]:
| 2013
|}

==Career statistics==
===NBL===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style; width:3em;"|†
|[[List of NBL champions|NBL Championship]]
|}

{|class="wikitable" width="84%"
|- align="center" style="background:#ff2000;color:white;"
| '''Year'''||'''Team'''|| '''G''' ||'''GS'''|| '''MIN''' || '''PTS'''|| '''AVG.'''||'''FG''' || '''FGA''' || '''PCT.'''|| '''3–FG'''|| '''3–FGA'''|| '''PCT.''' || '''FT''' || '''FTA'''|| '''PCT.''' || '''REB''' ||'''AST'''|| '''STL'''|| '''BLK'''||'''TO''' ||'''PF'''
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1984 NBL season|1984]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 24 || 24 ||0.00||699||29.1|| 11.7||18.6||.576||0.5||1.6||.325|| 5.1||7.2||.724||6.7||4.1||1.6|| 0.3 ||2.3||3.8 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1985 NBL season|1985]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 18 || 18 || 0.00 || 547 || 30.4 || 11.8 || 23.2 || .51 || 2.0 || 6.1 || .336|| 4.6 || 6.4 || .709 || 6.7 || 4.4 || 2.1 || 0.3 || 4.9 || 3.9
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1986 NBL season|1986]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 25 || 25 || 0.00 || 922 || 36.9 || 13.8 || 26.1 || .529 || 2.1 || 5.5 || .381 || 7.08 || 8.8 || .805 || 7.3 || 4.4 || 2.1 || 0.2 || 4.0 || 3.4
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1987 NBL season|1987]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 20 || 20 || 47.7 || 882 || 44.1 || 15.9 || 30.2 || .526 || 3.4 || 8.6 || .393 || 8.9 || 11 || .809 || 8.2 || 5.8 || 2.5 || 0.1 || 4.8 || 3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1988 NBL season|1988]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 24 || 24 || 46.8 || 886 || 36.9 || 13.5 || 26.3|| .523 || 4.1 || 9.5 || .432 || 5.7 || 7.2 || .792 || 6.3 || 4.7 || 2.3 || 0.6 || 3.7 || 3.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1989 NBL season|1989]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 27 || 27 || 45.7 || 931 || 34.5 || 12.4 || 23 || .539 || 3.8 || 9.7 || .401 || 5.7 || 6.9 || .834 || 5.3 || 7.2 || 2.4 || 0.8 || 4.2|| 3.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1990 NBL season|1990]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 22 || 22 || 0.00 || 828 || 37.6 || 13.6 || 23.7 || .575 || 3.5 || 9.0 || .385 || 6.8 || 7.8 || .873 || 4.8 || 6.9 || 2.6 || 0.3 || 4.0|| 3.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1991 NBL season|1991]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 28 || 28 || 46.4 || 1086 || 38.8 || 13.5 || 24.3 || .554 || 3.1 || 9.3 || .333 || 8.6 || 9.9 || .871 || 4.4 || 6.0 || 2.7 || 0.4 || 4.5 || 3.8 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1992 NBL season|1992]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 32 || 32 || 46.1 || 1082 || 33.8 || 11.2 || 22.1 || .508 || 2.9 || 8.8 || .331 || 8.3 || 9.6 || .865 || 4.6 || 6.3 || 2.7 || 0.3 || 5.0 || 3.4 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1993 NBL season|1993]] †
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 33 || 33 || 45.8 || 1056 || 32.0 || 10.6 || 20.8 || .511 || 3.1 || 8.0|| .391 || 7.5 || 8.7 || .858 || 4.6 || 6.3 || 2.7 || 0.3 || 5.0 || 3.4 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1994 NBL season|1994]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 30 || 30 || 47 || 1001 || 33.4 || 10.9 || 21.2 || .515 || 2.5 || 7.1 || .321 || 9.2 || 10.1 || .905 || 4.8 || 7.2 || 2.4 || 0.2 || 5.7 || 3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1995 NBL season|1995]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 29 || 29 || 46.8 || 983 || 33.9 || 11.3 || 22 || .513 || 3.1 || 8.5 || .361 || 8.1 || 9.1 || .898 || 4.2 || 8.0 || 2.3 || 0.5 || 4.5 || 3.3 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1996 NBL season|1996]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 35 || 35 || 46.6 || 1089 || 31.1 || 10 || 19.8 || .506 || 3.1 || 8.7 || .358 || 7.9 || 8.7 || .905 || 5.3 || 8.1 || 1.7 || 0.5 || 4.7 || 3.1 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1997 NBL season|1997]] †
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 35 || 35 || 47.9 || 1080 || 30.9 || 10.4 || 20.1 || .520 || 4.0 || 10.4 || .390 || 5.8 || 6.7 || .857 || 4.6 || 6.7 || 1.4 || 0.4 || 4.5 || 3.5 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998 NBL season|1998]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 32 || 32 || 47.5 || 1007 || 31.5 || 10.6 || 21.3 || .497 || 3.9 || 10.5 || .375 || 6.2 || 7.0 || .893 || 4.6 || 6.5 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 3.7 || 3.0 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998–99 NBL season|1998–99]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 17 || 17 || 47.6 || 569 || 30.9 || 11.4 || 21.3 || .534 || 4.4 || 11.1 || .421 || 5.9 || 6.6 || .893 || 4.6 || 5.5 || 2.2 || 0.1 || 3.6 || 2.4 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1999–2000 NBL season|1999–2000]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 31 || 31 || 47.2 || 904 || 30.9 || 9.5 || 19.6 || .488 || 3.0 || 9.0 || .344|| 6.9 || 7.8 || .881 || 5.7 || 6.5 || 1.5 || 0.2 || 3.7 || 3.0 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 NBL season|2000–01]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 28 || 28 || 46.4 || 816 || 29.1 || 9.4 || 18.5 || .508 || 3.0 || 8.6 || .357 || 7.2 || 7.8 || .914 || 6.3 || 5.8 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 4.8 || 3.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 NBL season|2001–02]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 24 || 24 || 36.6 || 458 || 19.1 || 6 || 13.1 || .457 || 1.6 || 6.2 || .265 || 5.4 || 6.1 || .884 || 4.0 || 5.0 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 3.3 || 2.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2002–03 NBL season|2002–03]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 29 || 29 || 42.1 || 640 || 22.1 || 6.6 || 14.2 || .469 || 2.5 || 7.9 || .346 || 6.0 || 6.7 || .893 || 4.0 || 4.7 || 1.1|| 0.5 || 4.2 || 3.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2003–04 NBL season|2003–04]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 35 || 35 || 38.8 || 746 || 21.3 || 7 || 13.6 || .514 || 2.5 || 6.9 || .364 || 4.7 || 5.2 || .902 || 3.3 || 3.5 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 2.8 || 2.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2004–05 NBL season|2004–05]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Melbourne Tigers]]
|| 34 || 34 || 35.1 || 696 || 22.1 || 6.6 || 13.6 || .484 || 2.3 || 6.8 || .348 || 4.8 || 5.8|| .829 || 3.1 || 3.1 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 2.4 || 2.4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 612 || 612 || 38.7 || 18.908 || 30.9 || 10.5 || 20.4 || .518 || 3.0 || 8.1 || .365 || 6.7 || 7.8 || .860 || 5.1 || 5.8 || 1.8 || 0.4 || 4.1 || 3.3
{{S-end}}

===NBA===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background-color:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|†
|[[List of NBA champions|NBA Championship]]
|}

{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1993}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1993–94 Washington Bullets season|Washington]]
| 7 || 0 || '''10.0''' || '''.471''' || '''.500''' || '''1.000''' || '''1.0''' || '''.7''' || '''.3''' || '''.1''' || '''3.1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|1998}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| '''19''' || 0 || 3.1 || .320 || .313 || .000 || .3 || '.3 || .1 || '''.1''' || 1.1
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 26 || 0 || 4.9 || .381 || .375 || 1.000 || .5 || .4 || .2 || .1 || 1.7
{{S-end}}

===College===
{|class="wikitable" width="84%"
|- align="center" style="background:#003E7E;color:white;"
| '''Year'''||'''Team'''|| '''G''' ||'''GS'''|| '''MIN''' || '''PTS'''|| '''AVG.'''||'''FG''' || '''FGA''' || '''PCT.'''|| '''3–FG'''|| '''3–FGA'''|| '''PCT.''' || '''FT''' || '''FTA'''|| '''PCT.''' || '''REB''' ||'''AST'''|| '''STL'''|| '''BLK'''||'''TO''' ||'''PF'''
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| [[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1988–89]] || [[1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team|Seton Hall]] || 38 || 37 || 32.6 || 516 || 13.6 || 5.5 || 8.8 || .509 || 2.5 || 5.8 || .425 || 2.2 || 3.0 || .726 || 4.5 || 2.8 || 2.9 || 2.1 || 0.4 || 1.3
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
{{S-end}}

== See also ==
* [[List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games]]

==Bibliography==
===Contributor===
* {{cite book|year=2007|title=Laugh Even Louder!|author=Camp Quality|author-link=Camp Quality|publisher=[[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic Australia Pty Limited]]|location=Gosford, New South Wales|contributor-last=Gaze|contributor-first=Andrew|contribution=Contributor|isbn=978-1-74169-022-4}}<ref>{{Cite book|title=Laugh Even Louder!|author=Camp Quality|author-link=Camp Quality|page=12|publisher=[[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic Australia Pty Limited]]|location=Gosford, New South Wales|isbn=978-1-74169-022-4|date=2007}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://www.fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Andrew-Gaze Andrew Gaze] at the [[FIBA Hall of Fame]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120502035650/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp/q/andrew%20gaze/pid/_/players.html Andrew Gaze] at archive.fiba.com
*[http://www.basketball.net.au/hall_of_fame/andrew-gaze/ Andrew Gaze] at basketball.net.au
*[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=190395826&client=0-189-12322-125703-369917 Andrew Gaze] at foxsportspulse.com
*[http://www.interbasket.net/players/gaze.htm Andrew Gaze] at interbasket.net
*[http://web.legabasket.it/player/GAZ-AND/gaze_andrew Andrew Gaze] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124844/http://web.legabasket.it/player/GAZ-AND/gaze_andrew |date=26 June 2015 }} at legabasket.it {{in lang|it}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050414193243/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=tigers_playerprofile&profile=39 Andrew Gaze] at nbl.com.au
*{{AOC}}
*{{Olympedia}}
*{{Olympics.com|andrew-barry-casson-gaze}}
*{{youTube|aeq-g1LAD-I|Gaze - The First Family of Australian Basketball (Full documentary)}}

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