Aaron Grabau

Nationality: AUS
Date of Birth: 8/02/78
Place of Birth: Melbourne (VIC)
Position: GRD
Height (CM): 196
Weight (KG): 98
Junior Assoc: VIC - Dandenong
College: None

NBL DEBUT: 13/04/96
AGE AT DEBUT: 18
LAST NBL GAME: 22/03/13
AGE AT LAST GAME: 35
NBL History: Geelong 1996 | Cairns 2000-13
Championships: 0
None

BIO: Aaron Grabau was born in Melbourne (VIC) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Dandenong basketball program.

Grabau is a icon of basketball in Cairns, having played more than 12 seasons in the NBL with the Taipans, including in their inaugural game in 1999 but he played over a decade in Queensland’s state league and retired as retired as one of the most dominant players in Queensland basketball history.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Aaron Grabau made his NBL debut with the Geelong Supercats at 18 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.

Grabau would retire from the NBL at the end of the 2012/13 season, finishing his career first all-time for the Taipans in games played, rebounds, and steals as well as finishing second in points.

Aaron Grabau played fifteen seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Geelong Supercats and the Cairns Taipans. He averaged 6.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1 assists in 418 NBL games.

CAREER RANKINGS:
– 43rd in total games played.

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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
2012-13	35	Cairns	11-17 (6)	23	486.0	169	71	16	26	45	3	9	24	51	55	110	50%	36	68	53%	23	29	79%	68%	66%	22
2011-12	34	Cairns	15-13 (5)	28	613.0	197	90	21	26	64	18	10	21	49	58	137	42%	42	93	45%	39	44	89%	62%	58%	15
2010-11	33	Cairns	16-12 (4)	34	462.0	109	88	14	31	57	13	6	19	53	36	96	38%	15	48	31%	22	30	73%	49%	45%	11
2009-10	32	Cairns	11-17 (7)	28	553.0	162	71	27	33	38	12	9	31	46	56	125	45%	18	52	35%	32	44	73%	56%	52%	16
2008-09	31	Cairns	11-19 (9)	30	833.0	235	99	47	34	65	32	5	38	67	77	195	39%	28	74	38%	53	67	79%	52%	47%	18
2007-08	30	Cairns	16-14 (6)	20	611.0	152	62	36	21	41	30	6	26	51	46	121	38%	19	60	32%	41	56	73%	51%	46%	20
2006-07	29	Cairns	17-16 (6)	37	1,345.0	463	156	55	54	102	48	11	53	100	149	348	43%	65	165	39%	100	138	72%	56%	52%	24
2005-06	28	Cairns	18-14 (5)	27	634.0	188	66	23	25	41	20	5	30	59	54	145	37%	25	71	35%	55	74	74%	52%	46%	20
2004-05	27	Cairns	11-21 (10)	32	931.0	329	89	50	38	51	37	13	49	84	104	233	45%	35	91	38%	86	109	79%	58%	52%	28
2003-04	26	Cairns	16-17 (6)	35	847.0	274	94	44	39	55	42	8	42	87	97	229	42%	27	85	32%	53	69	77%	52%	48%	21
2002-03	25	Cairns	13-17 (8)	28	350.0	119	35	23	20	15	14	1	24	46	40	104	38%	13	33	39%	26	42	62%	48%	45%	14
2001-02	24	Cairns	9-21 (11)	29	356.0	101	44	16	16	28	7	0	23	51	32	77	42%	14	33	42%	23	35	66%	54%	51%	13
2000-01	23	Cairns	6-22 (9)	28	684.0	162	101	37	38	63	25	7	18	70	65	155	42%	20	53	38%	12	17	71%	50%	48%	15
1999-00	22	Cairns	2-26 (11)	28	963.0	214	145	38	61	84	39	19	36	88	88	249	35%	17	74	23%	21	31	68%	41%	39%	14
1996	18	Geelong	6-20 (13)	11	57.0	5	7	2	4	3	1	2	7	14	1	8	13%	0	1	0%	3	4	75%	25%	0%	3
Totals				418	9725	2879	1218	449	466	752	341	111	441	916	958	2332	41.1%	374	1001	37.4%	589	789	74.7%	54%	49%	28

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
2012-13	35	Cairns	11-17 (6)	23	21.1	7.3	3.1	0.7	1.1	2.0	0.1	0.4	1.0	2.2	2.4	4.8	50%	1.6	3.0	53%	1.0	1.3	79%	68%	66%	22
2011-12	34	Cairns	15-13 (5)	28	21.9	7.0	3.2	0.8	0.9	2.3	0.6	0.4	0.8	1.8	2.1	4.9	42%	1.5	3.3	45%	1.4	1.6	89%	62%	58%	15
2010-11	33	Cairns	16-12 (4)	34	13.6	3.2	2.6	0.4	0.9	1.7	0.4	0.2	0.6	1.6	1.1	2.8	38%	0.4	1.4	31%	0.6	0.9	73%	49%	45%	11
2009-10	32	Cairns	11-17 (7)	28	19.8	5.8	2.5	1.0	1.2	1.4	0.4	0.3	1.1	1.6	2.0	4.5	45%	0.6	1.9	35%	1.1	1.6	73%	56%	52%	16
2008-09	31	Cairns	11-19 (9)	30	27.8	7.8	3.3	1.6	1.1	2.2	1.1	0.2	1.3	2.2	2.6	6.5	39%	0.9	2.5	38%	1.8	2.2	79%	52%	47%	18
2007-08	30	Cairns	16-14 (6)	20	30.6	7.6	3.1	1.8	1.1	2.1	1.5	0.3	1.3	2.6	2.3	6.1	38%	1.0	3.0	32%	2.1	2.8	73%	51%	46%	20
2006-07	29	Cairns	17-16 (6)	37	36.4	12.5	4.2	1.5	1.5	2.8	1.3	0.3	1.4	2.7	4.0	9.4	43%	1.8	4.5	39%	2.7	3.7	72%	56%	52%	24
2005-06	28	Cairns	18-14 (5)	27	23.5	7.0	2.4	0.9	0.9	1.5	0.7	0.2	1.1	2.2	2.0	5.4	37%	0.9	2.6	35%	2.0	2.7	74%	52%	46%	20
2004-05	27	Cairns	11-21 (10)	32	29.1	10.3	2.8	1.6	1.2	1.6	1.2	0.4	1.5	2.6	3.3	7.3	45%	1.1	2.8	38%	2.7	3.4	79%	58%	52%	28
2003-04	26	Cairns	16-17 (6)	35	24.2	7.8	2.7	1.3	1.1	1.6	1.2	0.2	1.2	2.5	2.8	6.5	42%	0.8	2.4	32%	1.5	2.0	77%	52%	48%	21
2002-03	25	Cairns	13-17 (8)	28	12.5	4.3	1.3	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.9	1.6	1.4	3.7	38%	0.5	1.2	39%	0.9	1.5	62%	48%	45%	14
2001-02	24	Cairns	9-21 (11)	29	12.3	3.5	1.5	0.6	0.6	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.8	1.8	1.1	2.7	42%	0.5	1.1	42%	0.8	1.2	66%	54%	51%	13
2000-01	23	Cairns	6-22 (9)	28	24.4	5.8	3.6	1.3	1.4	2.3	0.9	0.3	0.6	2.5	2.3	5.5	42%	0.7	1.9	38%	0.4	0.6	71%	50%	48%	15
1999-00	22	Cairns	2-26 (11)	28	34.4	7.6	5.2	1.4	2.2	3.0	1.4	0.7	1.3	3.1	3.1	8.9	35%	0.6	2.6	23%	0.8	1.1	68%	41%	39%	14
1996	18	Geelong	6-20 (13)	11	5.2	0.5	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.6	1.3	0.1	0.7	13%	0.0	0.1	0%	0.3	0.4	75%	25%	0%	3
Total				418	23.3	6.9	2.9	1.1	1.1	1.8	0.8	0.3	1.1	2.2	2.3	5.6	41.1%	0.0	0.0	37.4%	0.9	2.4	74.7%	54%	49%	28

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
28	10	6	5	3	5	0

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

Dandenong 1996 | Mackay 1997 | Cairns 1998-09

Few have better resumes at a state league level than Aaron Grabau, his five state league championships, three ABA National Championships and two ABA National Championship MVP awards is something to behold.

A player who could do everything, score if he needed to, a lockdown defender and the ultimate leader, Grabau was part of the Marlins 1998 state and national championship side in 1998 but then played a more significant role in the clubâ€™s next four state championships in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2009 as Cairns were easily the most successful team of the decade.

However, Grabau was also able to help take that success to the national level where Cairns beat the NW Tasmania Thunder to win the championship in 2004 and in 2007 where the club took out its third national title over the Dandenong Rangers.

And who was MVP in both of those wins? Grabau was. Those victories helped Cairns become tied for the most successful team in the ABA National Championship history with Ballarat and Geelong.

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	55%	59%	74%	68%
2	0	28	6	5	3
Total						958	2332	41.1%	374	1001	37.4%

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%
2012-13	35	Cairns	11-17 (6)	23	486.0	169	71	16	26	45	3	9	24	51	55	110	50%	36	68	53%	23	29	79%	68%	66%	22
2011-12	34	Cairns	15-13 (5)	28	613.0	197	90	21	26	64	18	10	21	49	58	137	42%	42	93	45%	39	44	89%	62%	58%	15
2010-11	33	Cairns	16-12 (4)	34	462.0	109	88	14	31	57	13	6	19	53	36	96	38%	15	48	31%	22	30	73%	49%	45%	11
2009-10	32	Cairns	11-17 (7)	28	553.0	162	71	27	33	38	12	9	31	46	56	125	45%	18	52	35%	32	44	73%	56%	52%	16
2008-09	31	Cairns	11-19 (9)	30	833.0	235	99	47	34	65	32	5	38	67	77	195	39%	28	74	38%	53	67	79%	52%	47%	18
2007-08	30	Cairns	16-14 (6)	20	611.0	152	62	36	21	41	30	6	26	51	46	121	38%	19	60	32%	41	56	73%	51%	46%	20
2006-07	29	Cairns	17-16 (6)	37	1,345.0	463	156	55	54	102	48	11	53	100	149	348	43%	65	165	39%	100	138	72%	56%	52%	24
2005-06	28	Cairns	18-14 (5)	27	634.0	188	66	23	25	41	20	5	30	59	54	145	37%	25	71	35%	55	74	74%	52%	46%	20
2004-05	27	Cairns	11-21 (10)	32	931.0	329	89	50	38	51	37	13	49	84	104	233	45%	35	91	38%	86	109	79%	58%	52%	28
2003-04	26	Cairns	16-17 (6)	35	847.0	274	94	44	39	55	42	8	42	87	97	229	42%	27	85	32%	53	69	77%	52%	48%	21
2002-03	25	Cairns	13-17 (8)	28	350.0	119	35	23	20	15	14	1	24	46	40	104	38%	13	33	39%	26	42	62%	48%	45%	14
2001-02	24	Cairns	9-21 (11)	29	356.0	101	44	16	16	28	7	0	23	51	32	77	42%	14	33	42%	23	35	66%	54%	51%	13
2000-01	23	Cairns	6-22 (9)	28	684.0	162	101	37	38	63	25	7	18	70	65	155	42%	20	53	38%	12	17	71%	50%	48%	15
1999-00	22	Cairns	2-26 (11)	28	963.0	214	145	38	61	84	39	19	36	88	88	249	35%	17	74	23%	21	31	68%	41%	39%	14
1996	18	Geelong	6-20 (13)	11	57.0	5	7	2	4	3	1	2	7	14	1	8	13%	0	1	0%	3	4	75%	25%	0%	3
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

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