Brett Rainbow
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| No. 23 – Melbourne Tigers | |
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| Position | Guard / Forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 30 October 1975 Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Listed height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 97 kg (214 lb) |
| Career history | |
| 1992–2000 | Melbourne Tigers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Brett Rainbow is an Australian former professional basketball player for the Melbourne Tigers in the Australian National Basketball League.
Brett is currently owner and founder of Tomorrow's Stars Basketball, a basketball training and coaching business.
Plying Career
- 19921999 Member of the Melbourne Tigers NFL Team.
- 1993 Melbourne Tigers NBL Team, Winning the Championship.
- 1995 Tour of America to play in warm up pre-season games against top college teams with Melbourne Tigers NBL Team.
- 1995 Tour of Singapore winning the Merlion Cup Championship with the Melbourne Tigers NBL Team.
- 1996 Melbourne Tigers NBL Team, Runners Up
- 1996 Tour of America & Korea to play in warm up pre-season games against top colleges & the Korean National Team.
- 199697 Played as an import in the SBL Singapore’s top Basketball League, resulting in winning the championship, ppg 28pts, 15rebs.
- 1997 Melbourne Tigers NBL Team, Winning the Championship.
- 1998 Melbourne Tigers NBL Team, Runners Up.
- 20002007 Played in the ABA League with teams Werribee Devils, Ringwood Hawks, Melbourne Tigers playing over 150 games and scoring more than 5000 points.
- 2002 Part of the Victorian Titans NBL Team Training Squad.
- 200304 Selected to participate and tour China with the Melbourne Tigers NBL team. As a result of the trip was chosen to join the Guangdong Tigers in China’s top National Basketball League (CBA) as an import for 3 months.[1] Resulting in a championship.
- 2004 Tour of China with Melbourne Tigers NBL team for 2 weeks.
- 2005 ABA All Star Team – Was chosen to try out amongst 30 of top players in the ABA league. Was selected as part of the team to travel to Cairns and attend the NBL Pre-season tournament.
- 2007 Tour of China with Melbourne Tigers NBL team for 2 weeks
- 2014 - Played with the Pakenham Warriors ABA team, division 2
Coaching Career
Head Coach/Basketball Operations for the following teams and schools:
- Xavier College
- Trinity Grammar
- Wesley College
- Christ Church Primary
- Geelong Grammar
- Fitzroy College
- Melbourne Girls Grammar
- Werribee Devils U/16 Rep Girls
- Bullen Boomers U/16 Boys
- Geelong Supercats U/16 Rep Boys
Special guest coach for over 250 teams
Career Highlights
- 1993 Won NBL Championship with the Melbourne Tigers.
- 1993 NBL Australian All-Star Slam Dunk Champion.
- 1994 NBL Australian All-Star Slam Dunk Champion.
- 1995 NBL Australian All-Star Slam Dunk Champion.
- 1997 Won NBL Championship with the Melbourne Tigers.
- 2004 First Australian player to be selected to play in China as a professional basketballer in China's elite basketball league, the CBA.
- 2016- Invite to attend the NBA training center in China to conduct a week long private training clinic