Kristian Doolittle
September 26, 2023
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 |
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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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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% |
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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