The story of the Gaze family is one of the most inspiring and captivating in Australian sport.
Gaze: The First Family of Australian Basketball tells the extraordinary story of Lindsay and Andrew Gaze who rose from humble beginnings at the Albert Park stadium in Melbourne, to shining a light on the sport of basketball and representing Australia at a record number of Olympic campaigns in the famous green and gold.
This is the story of how Lindsay and Andrew Gaze became two of the nation’s most beloved, respected, and decorated sports heroes.
Featuring the Honourable John Howard AC, Eddie McGuire, Brian Goorjian, Lanard Copeland, Warrick Giddey, Stephen Quartermain and more, the film highlights the gigantic mark the Gaze’s have left on the sporting landscape.
“It is an absolute honour to have this documentary made and to celebrate my family’s legacy,” Janet Gaze, sister of Andrew and daughter of Lindsay, said.
“Our family will forever be indebted and grateful to the game of basketball, and we love seeing the game continue to thrive in Australia. If this documentary inspires anyone to play or even watch basketball, dad and Andrew will be happy.”
Lindsay Gaze is one of the greatest head coaches in Australian basketball history. He coached the Tigers to the NBL championship in 1993 and 1997, while he was crowned the NBL’s Coach of the Year in 1989, 1997 and 1999. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and the annual winner of the NBL’s Coach of the Year award receives the Lindsay Gaze Trophy.
Andrew Gaze is a five-time Olympian, representing the Australian Boomers in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000. He is a seven-time NBL MVP, 11-time NBL All-Star, two-time NBL champion, 15-time All-NBL First-Team Member, 14-time NBL scoring champion and 1999 NBA champion with the San Antonio Spurs. He is now a regular on the NBL’s broadcast team, becoming one of the most loved and adored figures in Australian sport. The annual winner of the NBL MVP award wins the Andrew Gaze Trophy.
Gaze: The First Family of Australian Basketball will be aired exclusively on Channel 9 and 9Now on Thursday, June 20, at 8:30pm in Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth, and 9:30pm in Sydney and Brisbane.