Adam Gibson is set to join an elite club, the 450 Club.
The South East Melbourne Phoenix co-captain will play his 450th NBL game on Sunday in Brisbane, something only 28 men have ever done before.
“A lot. It was kinda like football back in the early days. A lot more contact and that was great for me being able to be more physical. The league’s changed a lot, it’s grown so much in the last five years, it’s in a great position and I wish I was starting my career now. Hopefully, when I’m done and retired I can still be a part of it” said Gibson.
Gibson will become the only active player to reach to achieve the feat and the first since Mika Vukona reached the 450 mark, alongside Adam Gibson in 2019 while both were part of the Brisbane Bullets.
Gibson started his NBL career in 2005. He’s won two titles (2007 with Brisbane and 2009 with South Dragons), been a member of the All-NBL squad five times, won a best defensive player of the year award, captained five clubs and represented Australia at the 2012 London Olympics.
A complete list of NBL players to have played in 450 games is listed below.
| GMS | PTS | REB | AST | TEAM HISTORY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronaldson, Tony | 665 | 15.3 | 5.2 | 2.7 | Eastside Melb 1990 | South East Melb. 1991-98 | Victoria 1999-02 | Perth 2003-08 | New Zealand 2009-10 |
| Gaze, Andrew | 612 | 30.9 | 5.1 | 5.8 | Melbourne 1984-05 |
| Loggins, Leroy | 567 | 23.1 | 6.9 | 2.7 | Brisbane 1981, 1984-01 | West Adelaide 1982-83 |
| Saville, Glen | 563 | 12.9 | 7.6 | 3.5 | Wollongong 1995-07, 2009-13 | Sydney 2008 |
| Bradtke, Mark | 554 | 17.4 | 11.3 | 2.3 | Adelaide 1988-92 | Melbourne 1993-05 | Brisbane 2006-07 |
| Copeland, Lanard | 532 | 20.2 | 3.7 | 3 | Melbourne 1992-05 | Brisbane 2006 | Adelaide 2007-08 |
| Maher, Brett | 525 | 16.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | Adelaide 1992-09 |
| Campbell, Mat | 524 | 11.7 | 2.9 | 2 | Wollongong 1996-12 |
| Borner, Ray | 518 | 13.6 | 7.6 | 1.3 | Coburg 1980-85 | Wollongong 1986-88, 2000-01 | North Melbourne 1989-92 | Geelong 1993-94 | Canberra 1995-99 |
| Bruton, CJ | 516 | 14.9 | 3 | 3.6 | Perth 1994 | Brisbane 1998, 2007-08 | Wollongong 1999 | Canberra 2002-03 | Sydney 2004-06 | New Zealand 2009-14 |
| Forman, Oscar | 511 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 0.9 | Adelaide 2002-06 | New Zealand 2007-10 | Wollongong 2011-18 |
| Rees, Paul | 508 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 1.1 | Brisbane 1990 | 1992, 2004 | North Melbourne 1993-97 | Adelaide 1998-03, 2005-06 |
| Crawford, James | 504 | 22.1 | 9.5 | 1.8 | Geelong 1982-85 | Canberra 1986, 2003 | Perth 1987-99 | Canberra 2003 |
| Stewart, Anthony | 489 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | Hobart 1992-94 | Perth 1995-00 | Cairns 2001-08 |
| Crawford, Peter | 488 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 2.2 | Townsville 1999-04, 2010-14 | Perth 2005-09 | Adelaide 2015 |
| McDonald, Darryl | 486 | 13 | 4.5 | 7.2 | North Melbourne 1994-98 | Victoria 1998-03 | Melbourne 2004-08 |
| Grace, Ricky | 482 | 18.3 | 4.2 | 7.2 | Perth 1990-05 |
| Davis, Mark | 481 | 18.2 | 10.8 | 1.7 | Adelaide 1985-01 |
| Rillie, John | 481 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 3.7 | Brisbane 1995 | Adelaide 1996-98 | West Sydney 1999-04 | Townsville 2005-09 | New Zealand 2010 |
| Bolden, Bruce | 480 | 17.8 | 9.1 | 2.4 | Eastside Melb 1987, 1990-91 | Westside Melbourne 1988-89 | South East Melb. 1992-94 | Sydney 1995-98 | West Sydney 1999-03 |
| Rose, Robert | 477 | 19 | 6.6 | 5.1 | South East Melb. 1992-93 | Adelaide 1994-95 | Canberra 1996-98 | Townsville 1999-07 |
| Vukona, Mika | 476 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.7 | New Zealand 2005-08, 2011-18 | South 2009 | Gold Coast 2010 | Brisbane 2019-20 |
| Reidy, Pat | 467 | 16.9 | 6.1 | 3 | North Melbourne 1990-98 | Newcastle 1999 | Townsville 2000-05 |
| Hoare, Stephen | 465 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 2.1 | North Melbourne 1995-97 | West Sydney 1998-00 | Melbourne 2001-10 | Townsville 2011-12 |
| Gibson, Adam | 460 | 9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | Brisbane 2006-08, 2017-19 | South 2009 | Gold Coast 2010-12 | Adelaide 2013-16 | South East Melb. 2020-21 |
| Mackinnon, Sam | 459 | 14.1 | 7.8 | 4.2 | South East Melb. 1994-98 | Townsville 1998-01 | West Sydney 2003-05 | Brisbane 2006-08 | Melbourne 2008-10 |
| Sengstock, Larry | 456 | 12 | 7.1 | 1.8 | St Kilda 1979-81 | Brisbane 1982-89 | Gold Coast 1990-92 | North Melbourne 1993-96 |
| Cattalini, Martin | 453 | 14.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 | Perth 1993-95, 2010 | Adelaide 1996-00, 2003-04 | Cairns 2005-09 |
| Stiff, David | 453 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 2 | Hobart 1992-96 | North Melbourne 1997-98 | Adelaide 1999-02 | Sydney 2003-04 | Melbourne 2005-08 |
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
