Glen Saville

Glen Saville
Position	Small forward Shooting guard
Nickname	Sav
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Team	Wollongong Hawks
Nationality	Australia
Born	17 January 1976 (1976-01-17) Bendigo, Victoria
Junior Association	Bendigo Braves
College/University	Australian Institute of Sport
Debut	1995
Previous Clubs	Wollongong Hawks 1995-2007; 2008–present Sydney Kings 2007-2008
Championships	2001
Career Highlights	2009 Victoria State of Origin Team 2008-09 All NBL Second Team NBL Grand Final MVP (2001) NBL Best Defensive Player (2003) Current Australian Boomers squad member #12 Singlet Retired by the Wollongong Hawks

Glen Saville (born 17 January 1976, in Bendigo, Victoria) is an Australian professional basketball player, currently playing for the Wollongong Hawks in the Australasian National Basketball League.

Club Career

Saville is one of the NBL's most versatile players and at times he is called upon to man any position on the court using a combination of size, strength and speed to handle whatever match-up the opposition throws his way. His career began at the AIS and after graduation he signed with the Wollongong Hawks in 1995. After an impressive rookie season he competed for Australia at the Junior World Championships. Saville continued to develop as a player was named as captain of the Hawks in 2000. A year later he led Wollongong to an NBL championship victory and was named as the Larry Sengstock Medalist for his efforts.

After twelve dominating years with the Hawks, Saville declined to sign with Wollongong and instead signed as a free agent with the Sydney Kings for the 07/08 NBL season. On 18 June 2008, the Wollongong Hawks announced that they had signed Saville after the termination of the Sydney Kings.

Saville had his iconic #12 singlet retired by the Wollongong Hawks upon the completion of the 2008/2009 season. He is one of only four Illawarra–Wollongong players to have received this honour.

Representative Career

After continued success in the NBL, Glen was a part of a Boomers squad that toured China and Europe. With this experience of playing against the world's elite he produced career-best numbers and finished third in the overall voting for the MVP award; the following season he finished fourth. In 2004 Saville was a part of the Boomers squad that played in the Olympic Games and was a key contributor to the success of the Boomers. However in 2005 Glen was key factor in the Hawks' push to the Grand Final in season 2005, averaging a career high 17.8 ppg during the regular season as well as 9.4 rpg and 3.8 apg. But it was not enough and the Hawks eventually lost to the Sydney Kings. The following season he missed out on 2006 Commonwealth Games selection due to knee surgery that also cut short his 2005/06 NBL season.

Career Statistics

Regular Season

(correct as of 20 December 2010)

Year	Team	Games	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1995	Wollongong Hawks	19	13	51	47	79	2.5	0.5	0.4	0.2	12.8
1996	Wollongong Hawks	23	18	45.5	32.4	69.6	4.1	1.4	0.7	0.5	6.7
1997	Wollongong Hawks	30	36	46.7	34.8	73.9	7.2	2.5	2.0	0.8	16.3
1998	Wollongong Hawks	30	36	39.9	21.2	69.0	7.3	2.8	1.4	0.8	10.8
1998/99	Wollongong Hawks	26	40	43.7	34.7	65.8	8.4	4.6	2.1	0.7	13.0
1999/00	Wollongong Hawks	26	40	46.9	33.8	63.3	7.8	3.9	1.9	0.7	14.0
2000/01	Wollongong Hawks	28	39	46.8	36.01	58.7	9.1	4.6	2.4	1.3	15.4
2001/02	Wollongong Hawks	30	40	40.7	35.0	72.4	9.8	3.8	1.6	1.8	15.3
2002/03	Wollongong Hawks	30	38	44.5	38.5	66.0	9.7	3.9	1.6	0.6	16.1
2003/04	Wollongong Hawks	33	36	41.9	36.4	78.0	9.5	4.4	1.7	0.9	16.4
2004-05	Wollongong Hawks
2005-06	Wollongong Hawks
2006-07	Wollongong Hawks
2007-08	Sydney Kings
2008-09	Wollongong Hawks
2009-10	Wollongong Hawks
2010-11	Wollongong Hawks

Finals

Awards
Preceded by Marcus Timmons	NBL Grand Final MVP 2001	Succeeded by Brett Maher

External links

• Glen Saville Profile