Andrew Vlahov

Nationality: AUS
Date of Birth: 1/04/69
Place of Birth: Perth (WA)
Position: FRD
Height (CM): 201
Weight (KG): 108
Junior Assoc: WA - Burswood
College: Stanford (1987–1991)

NBL DEBUT: 13/04/91
AGE AT DEBUT: 22
LAST NBL GAME: 30/03/02
AGE AT LAST GAME: 32
NBL History: Perth 1991-02
Championships: 3
Perth (1991, 1995, 2000)

BIO: Andrew Mitchell Vlahov OAM played his entire eleven-year professional career for the Perth Wildcats of the NBL, with whom he won two championships in 1995 and 2000.

Vlahov was born in Perth to Eva (née Kampe) and Len Vlahov. His mother had arrived in Australia as a post-war refugee from Latvia, while his father was the son of Croatian immigrants.

Both his parents were athletes, and represented Australia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games which were held in Perth.

Eva was a WA State Long jump champion while Len held the WA State Discus record for 20 consecutive years. Vlahov received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 1987. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Andrew Vlahov made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats at 22 years of age. He scored 17 points in his first game.

Andrew Vlahov walked straight into a NBL championship with the Wildcats after a stellar US college career at Stanford.

In 1995 he was part of the Wildcat’s NBL championship winning team that travelled to the McDonald’s Championship in London that competed against the NBA’s Houston Rockets and Spain’s Real Madrid.

He later owned the team, before selling it to Jack Bendat.

Andrew Vlahov played twelve seasons the Perth Wildcats. He averaged 16.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in 349 NBL games.

CAREER RANKINGS:
– 37th in total points
– 16th in total rebounds
– 30th in total assists
– 16th in total steals
– 42nd in total blocks

HIGHLIGHTS:

NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2001-02	33	Perth	17-13 (2)	31	1,171.0	302	321	109	103	218	51	19	78	132	110	280	39%	18	73	25%	64	111	58%	45%	43%	20
2000-01	32	Perth	21-7 (3)	31	1,179.0	488	251	87	67	184	40	32	77	129	180	399	45%	50	131	38%	78	115	68%	54%	51%	32
1999-00	31	Perth	22-6 (3)	36	1,418.0	517	336	112	98	238	69	26	87	136	182	399	46%	52	126	41%	101	140	72%	56%	52%	29
1998-99	30	Perth	13-13 (6)	28	1,117.0	412	253	86	100	153	62	18	70	114	150	358	42%	30	106	28%	82	128	64%	49%	46%	26
1998	29	Perth	17-13 (3)	17	520.0	219	92	51	30	62	28	8	27	55	83	183	45%	21	53	40%	32	47	68%	53%	51%	32
1997	28	Perth	17-13 (4)	33	1,184.0	457	257	120	83	174	42	17	89	115	165	365	45%	24	70	34%	103	141	73%	53%	48%	25
1996	27	Perth	16-10 (3)	28	1,069.0	524	226	93	91	135	44	11	73	112	189	354	53%	17	46	37%	129	173	75%	60%	56%	31
1995	26	Perth	19-7 (4)	34	1,330.0	679	302	123	104	198	75	30	94	132	244	428	57%	15	43	35%	176	237	74%	63%	59%	35
1994	25	Perth	16-10 (6)	28	1,093.0	490	273	131	80	193	58	20	84	115	167	358	47%	22	56	39%	134	179	75%	55%	50%	30
1993	24	Perth	21-5 (1)	35	1,393.0	693	314	161	99	215	76	26	94	120	235	474	50%	48	111	43%	175	214	82%	60%	55%	31
1992	23	Perth	12-12 (6)	22	874.0	494	228	106	85	143	50	21	68	87	179	341	52%	20	48	42%	116	147	79%	60%	55%	34
1991	22	Perth	22-4 (1)	26	768.0	390	215	73	79	136	40	12	52	80	150	299	50%	7	21	33%	83	116	72%	55%	51%	25
Totals				349	13116	5665	3068	1252	1019	2049	635	240	893	1327	2034	4238	48.0%	324	884	36.7%	1273	1748	72.8%	57%	52%	35

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2001-02	33	Perth	17-13 (2)	31	37.8	9.7	10.4	3.5	3.3	7.0	1.6	0.6	2.5	4.3	3.5	9.0	39%	0.6	2.4	25%	2.1	3.6	58%	45%	43%	20
2000-01	32	Perth	21-7 (3)	31	38.0	15.7	8.1	2.8	2.2	5.9	1.3	1.0	2.5	4.2	5.8	12.9	45%	1.6	4.2	38%	2.5	3.7	68%	54%	51%	32
1999-00	31	Perth	22-6 (3)	36	39.4	14.4	9.3	3.1	2.7	6.6	1.9	0.7	2.4	3.8	5.1	11.1	46%	1.4	3.5	41%	2.8	3.9	72%	56%	52%	29
1998-99	30	Perth	13-13 (6)	28	39.9	14.7	9.0	3.1	3.6	5.5	2.2	0.6	2.5	4.1	5.4	12.8	42%	1.1	3.8	28%	2.9	4.6	64%	49%	46%	26
1998	29	Perth	17-13 (3)	17	30.6	12.9	5.4	3.0	1.8	3.6	1.6	0.5	1.6	3.2	4.9	10.8	45%	1.2	3.1	40%	1.9	2.8	68%	53%	51%	32
1997	28	Perth	17-13 (4)	33	35.9	13.8	7.8	3.6	2.5	5.3	1.3	0.5	2.7	3.5	5.0	11.1	45%	0.7	2.1	34%	3.1	4.3	73%	53%	48%	25
1996	27	Perth	16-10 (3)	28	38.2	18.7	8.1	3.3	3.3	4.8	1.6	0.4	2.6	4.0	6.8	12.6	53%	0.6	1.6	37%	4.6	6.2	75%	60%	56%	31
1995	26	Perth	19-7 (4)	34	39.1	20.0	8.9	3.6	3.1	5.8	2.2	0.9	2.8	3.9	7.2	12.6	57%	0.4	1.3	35%	5.2	7.0	74%	63%	59%	35
1994	25	Perth	16-10 (6)	28	39.0	17.5	9.8	4.7	2.9	6.9	2.1	0.7	3.0	4.1	6.0	12.8	47%	0.8	2.0	39%	4.8	6.4	75%	55%	50%	30
1993	24	Perth	21-5 (1)	35	39.8	19.8	9.0	4.6	2.8	6.1	2.2	0.7	2.7	3.4	6.7	13.5	50%	1.4	3.2	43%	5.0	6.1	82%	60%	55%	31
1992	23	Perth	12-12 (6)	22	39.7	22.5	10.4	4.8	3.9	6.5	2.3	1.0	3.1	4.0	8.1	15.5	52%	0.9	2.2	42%	5.3	6.7	79%	60%	55%	34
1991	22	Perth	22-4 (1)	26	29.5	15.0	8.3	2.8	3.0	5.2	1.5	0.5	2.0	3.1	5.8	11.5	50%	0.3	0.8	33%	3.2	4.5	72%	55%	51%	25
Total				349	37.6	16.2	8.8	3.6	2.9	5.9	1.8	0.7	2.6	3.8	5.8	12.1	48.0%	0.0	0.0	36.7%	0.9	2.5	72.8%	57%	52%	35

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
35	23	12	7	4	8	0

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

AIS 1987 | Perth 1989-1990, 2003

Andrew Vlahov’s early senior development included a scholarship year at the Australian Institute of Sport in 1987, where he trained in Canberra as part of the AIS program alongside future Australian basketball standouts including Luc Longley, Mark Bradtke, and Shane Heal.

He then produced a dominant scoring run in the Perth state league in 1989 and 1990, playing 34 games across those seasons and scoring 1,066 points at 31.4 points per game.

Vlahov returned to Perth state league competition in 2003 for a brief late-career stint, playing three games and scoring 33 points at 11.0 points per game.

FIBA EXPERIENCE

Vlahovs first major tournament for Australia was the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he helped the team record its best ever finish of fourth place at that time with a 4–4 record. Australia would lose the bronze medal game 49–78 to a United States team which included future NBA players David Robinson and Mitch Richmond as well as NBA players Dan Majerle, Danny Manning and Hersey Hawkins.

Vlahov was then selected for the Australia team that played at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Alongside Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Phil Smyth, Larry Sengstock and Mark Bradtke the Boomers finished in 6th-place finish with a 4–4 record.

The next major tournament for Vlahov was the 1994 FIBA World Championships where alongside Andrew Gaze, who led the tournament in scoring (23.9 ppg), he helped Australia finish second in their pool to advance to the quarterfinals. There they lost to Russia (76–103) in a game which eliminated them from the medal rounds. The Boomers would finish fifth overall, equalling their best ever result at a World Championship.

Vlahov would suit up for the Boomers again at the 1996 Olympics where after defeating Croatia (73-71) the Boomers reached the semi finals for the just second time in team history. Australia would suffer a 101-73 defeat to eventual gold medalists USA, who featured Charles Barkley, David Robinson and Shaquille ONeal on the roster. In the bronze medal game Australia feel short to Lithuania (74-80) due to a lack of size and the inability to stop Arvydas Sabonis. The Boomers fourth place finish equalled Australias best result at a Olympic games at that time.

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— RANDOM HOOPS (@HoopsRandom) May 26, 2024

Australia headed into the 1998 FIBA World Championships without Luc Longley and Mark Bradtke. This saw a influx of young talent join the Boomers, with Frank Drmic, Simon Dwight, Ben Melmeth, Chris Anstey and Paul Rogers all making their senior squad debuts. With Shane Heal (17 ppg), and Andrew Gaze (16.9ppg) leading the way in scoring, Vlahov and the Boomers lost to both Argentina and Spain in the opening rounds and failed to move past the group stages. Australia (5-3) finished the tournament in a disappointing ninth place.

Vlahovs final appearance for the mens national team came at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney. There, in front of 14,833 fans at the Sydney Super Dome, Australia equalled their highest finish ever (fourth) after losing the bronze medal playoff to Lithuania (71-89). The Sydney 2000 Olympics was the end of a era for the Boomers program, with stalwarts Andrew Gaze, Luc Longley, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov and Shane Heal all deciding to retire from FIBA competition at the conclusion of the games.

FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
2000	31	7	79	26	13	2	5	8	2	1	6	14	10	20	50.0%	4	8	50.0%	2	3	66.7%
1998	29	8	139	21	20	5	6	14	1	0	11	26	7	18	38.9%	1	6	16.7%	6	9	66.7%
1996	27	8	206	57	40	17	21	19	9	0	14	20	21	50	42.0%	2	6	33.3%	13	21	61.9%
1994	25	8	263	104	54	14	24	30	8	0	28	27	34	71	47.9%	8	16	50.0%	28	33	84.8%
1992	23	8	200	82	32	17	15	17	16	0	7	25	29	74	39.2%	7	13	53.8%	17	27	63.0%
1990	21	7	0	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	29	36	80.6%
1988	19	7	78	29	25	1	8	17	3	0	4	10	11	27	40.7%	2	3	66.7%	5	12	41.7%
Total		53	965	400	184	56	79	105	39	1	70	141	112	260	43%	24	52	46%	100	141	71%

FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
2000	31	7	11.3	3.7	1.9	0.3	0.7	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.9	2.0	1.4	2.9	50.0%	0.6	1.1	50.0%	0.3	0.4	66.7%
1998	29	8	17.4	2.6	2.5	0.6	0.8	1.8	0.1	0.0	1.4	3.3	0.9	2.3	38.9%	0.1	0.8	16.7%	0.8	1.1	66.7%
1996	27	8	25.8	7.1	5.0	2.1	2.6	2.4	1.1	0.0	1.8	2.5	2.6	6.3	42.0%	0.3	0.8	33.3%	1.6	2.6	61.9%
1994	25	8	32.9	13.0	6.8	1.8	3.0	3.8	1.0	0.0	3.5	3.4	4.3	8.9	47.9%	1.0	2.0	50.0%	3.5	4.1	84.8%
1992	23	8	25.0	10.3	4.0	2.1	1.9	2.1	2.0	0.0	0.9	3.1	3.6	9.3	39.2%	0.9	1.6	53.8%	2.1	3.4	63.0%
1990	21	7	0.0	11.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.0	0.0%	4.1	5.1	80.6%
1988	19	7	11.1	4.1	3.6	0.1	1.1	2.4	0.4	0.0	0.6	1.4	1.6	3.9	40.7%	0.3	0.4	66.7%	0.7	1.7	41.7%
Total		53	18.2	7.5	3.5	1.1	1.5	2.0	0.7	0.0	1.3	2.7	2.1	4.9	43%	0.5	1.0	46%	1.9	2.7	71%

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	2	86%	92%	97%	88%
2	2	35	12	7	4
Total						2034	4238	48.0%	324	884	36.7%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
2001-02	33	Perth	17-13 (2)	31	1,171.0	302	321	109	103	218	51	19	78	132	110	280	39%	18	73	25%	64	111	58%	45%	43%	20
2000-01	32	Perth	21-7 (3)	31	1,179.0	488	251	87	67	184	40	32	77	129	180	399	45%	50	131	38%	78	115	68%	54%	51%	32
1999-00	31	Perth	22-6 (3)	36	1,418.0	517	336	112	98	238	69	26	87	136	182	399	46%	52	126	41%	101	140	72%	56%	52%	29
1998-99	30	Perth	13-13 (6)	28	1,117.0	412	253	86	100	153	62	18	70	114	150	358	42%	30	106	28%	82	128	64%	49%	46%	26
1998	29	Perth	17-13 (3)	17	520.0	219	92	51	30	62	28	8	27	55	83	183	45%	21	53	40%	32	47	68%	53%	51%	32
1997	28	Perth	17-13 (4)	33	1,184.0	457	257	120	83	174	42	17	89	115	165	365	45%	24	70	34%	103	141	73%	53%	48%	25
1996	27	Perth	16-10 (3)	28	1,069.0	524	226	93	91	135	44	11	73	112	189	354	53%	17	46	37%	129	173	75%	60%	56%	31
1995	26	Perth	19-7 (4)	34	1,330.0	679	302	123	104	198	75	30	94	132	244	428	57%	15	43	35%	176	237	74%	63%	59%	35
1994	25	Perth	16-10 (6)	28	1,093.0	490	273	131	80	193	58	20	84	115	167	358	47%	22	56	39%	134	179	75%	55%	50%	30
1993	24	Perth	21-5 (1)	35	1,393.0	693	314	161	99	215	76	26	94	120	235	474	50%	48	111	43%	175	214	82%	60%	55%	31
1992	23	Perth	12-12 (6)	22	874.0	494	228	106	85	143	50	21	68	87	179	341	52%	20	48	42%	116	147	79%	60%	55%	34
1991	22	Perth	22-4 (1)	26	768.0	390	215	73	79	136	40	12	52	80	150	299	50%	7	21	33%	83	116	72%	55%	51%	25
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Belgium - Aalst (1996)

In 1996, Andrew Vlahov played in Belgium with Okapi Aalstar (Aalst).

COLLEGE

Andrew Vlahov played college basketball at Stanford from 1987 to 1991, where he was coached by Mike Montgomery and developed into a key frontcourt piece in the program’s late-1980s and early-1990s rise.

During his early years in Palo Alto, Vlahov played alongside future Perth Wildcats teammate Todd Lichti, with the pair overlapping on Stanford rosters before Lichti moved on to the NBA and later the NBL.

Vlahov was a major contributor to Stanford’s 1991 National Invitation Tournament championship, returning from an ankle injury that had sidelined him late in the regular season and finishing the NIT title game against Oklahoma with 14 points and 11 rebounds as the Cardinal won the championship.

Across his Stanford career, Vlahov was recognised internally as the team’s Best Defensive Player three times (1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91), was named Most Inspirational Player in 1989–90, served as a team captain in both 1989–90 and 1990–91, and earned selection to the Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic Team in 1989.

He also left Stanford with multiple school record listings, including being credited in Stanford records for career steals (130) and career assists (278), reflecting his impact as a defensive playmaker and secondary ball-mover from the forward spot.

AWARDS

- 1x time NBL Finals MVP (1995)
- NBL Rookie Of The Year (1991)
- 2x All-NBL First Team
- 2x All-NBL Second Team
- 2x All-NBL Third Team

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