Bruce Woodyard
July 23, 2020
Gary Fox
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 1/05/53
- Place of Birth:
- Position: G/F
- Height (CM): 196
- Weight (KG): #N/A
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: UC Irvine (1968-1971)
- NBL DEBUT: 24/02/79
- AGE AT DEBUT: 25
- LAST NBL GAME: 1/07/83
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 30
- NBL History: Nunawading 1979-83
- Championships: 0
- None
NBL EXPERIENCE
Gary Fox made his NBL debut with the Nunawading Spectres at 25 years of age. He scored 16 points in his first game.
Gary Fox played five seasons the Nunawading Spectres. He averaged 13.5 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in 110 NBL games.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 30 | Nunawading | 15-7 (5) | 25 | 0.0 | 166 | 27 | 39 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 50 | 80 | 178 | 45% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 13 | 46% | 45% | 45% | 14 |
| 1982 | 29 | Nunawading | 19-7 (3) | 26 | 0.0 | 289 | 53 | 56 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 49 | 132 | 306 | 43% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 25 | 35 | 71% | 45% | 43% | 18 |
| 1981 | 28 | Nunawading | 13-9 (4) | 19 | 0.0 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 128 | 256 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 27 | 36 | 75% | 52% | 50% | 24 |
| 1980 | 27 | Nunawading | 14-9 (4) | 22 | 0 | 430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 193 | 386 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 44 | 59 | 75% | 52% | 50% | 37 |
| 1979 | 26 | Nunawading | 13-5 (3) | 18 | 0 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 136 | 272 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 48 | 62 | 77% | 53% | 50% | 30 | Totals | 110 | 0 | 1488 | 80 | 95 | 27 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 48 | 235 | 669 | 1398 | 47.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 150 | 205 | 73.2% | 50% | 48% | 37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 30 | Nunawading | 15-7 (5) | 25 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 45% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 46% | 45.1% | 45% | 14 |
| 1982 | 29 | Nunawading | 19-7 (3) | 26 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 11.8 | 43% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.0 | 1.3 | 71% | 44.8% | 43% | 18 |
| 1981 | 28 | Nunawading | 13-9 (4) | 19 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 13.5 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.4 | 1.9 | 75% | 51.8% | 50% | 24 |
| 1980 | 27 | Nunawading | 14-9 (4) | 22 | 0.0 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 8.8 | 17.5 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.0 | 2.7 | 75% | 51.9% | 50% | 37 |
| 1979 | 26 | Nunawading | 13-5 (3) | 18 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 15.1 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.7 | 3.4 | 77% | 53.1% | 50% | 30 | Total | 110 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 12.7 | 47.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 73.2% | 50% | 48% | 37 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 37 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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COLLEGE
Fox played college basketball at UC Irvine, As a freshman he was part of the Anteaters’ freshman program in 1968-69 and quickly emerged as one of the young guards expected to push for varsity minutes the following season.
UC Irvine was an independent program in the NCAA College Division during Fox’s time there, and he moved onto the varsity in 1969-70 when Tim Tift took over as head coach and led the Anteaters to a 17-9 record at Crawford Hall.
As a sophomore guard in 1969-70, Fox came up from the freshman team into a backcourt that also included Mike Barnes, Keith Bean and Steve Sabins, and he produced one of the season’s notable reserve performances when he scored a season-high 21 points in a win over Cal State Fullerton.
That 1969-70 team closed strongly after a 6-7 start, won 11 of its last 13 games, and finished 17-9 without reaching a postseason tournament.
Fox returned in 1970-71 as a junior and remained with Tim Tift’s independent UC Irvine side, which finished 16-10 and opened the year with a 95-55 win over Sonoma State before taking out the Kris Kringle Klassic in December 1970.
During the 1970-71 season, Fox developed into UC Irvine’s main playmaker and led the team in assists with 78 in 20 games, which worked out to 3.9 assists per game.
He was also described as a high-scoring guard during that season and carried an 18.9 points per game average into tournament play at UC Davis.
Fox’s floor leadership was a recurring part of his role in 1970-71, and he was specifically praised alongside Troy Rolph for directing the team under pressure during the early part of the season.
Across his two varsity seasons at UC Irvine, Fox played 46 games while helping the Anteaters post a combined 33-19 record under Tift.
Full season-by-season scoring, rebounding, shooting and starting data is not available for his UC Irvine career, but his place on the 1969-70 and 1970-71 varsity rosters, his 78 assists in 1970-71, his 21-point sophomore season high, and his 18.9 points per game scoring clip during his junior season stand out among the clearest details from his college years.
COACHING HISTORY
Coached Nunawading Spectres U20’s 1978-1984 with 7 State Championships & 4 National Championships as well as coached Kilsyth to the 1984 SEABL championship before stepping up to coach the Adelaide 36es in the NBL.
Fox was head coach of the 36ers from 1987-1989 as well as the Southern Melbourne Saints in 1993.
During this time he continued to coach in the state league competiion and was named Big V Coach of the decade 1990-2000.
Later coached WNBL with Dandenong Rangers 2002-2006. Champions in 2004 & 2005. Coach Of The Year 2003 & 2005. Coached Australian Sapphires 2006/07 World Championships.
Was named assistant Coach Australian Opals 2004-2008 and was present for the team's 2006 Commonwealth Games Gold Medal, World Championships Gold Medal & 2008 Olympics Silver Medal efforts.
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