Brett Wheeler represented Australia at international level during his career.
10 Facts About Brett Wheeler
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Brett Wheeler played his junior basketball with the Noarlunga Tigers in southern Adelaide, began his NBL career as a lanky 19 year old with the Adelaide 36ers in 1991 as backup to the team's Boomers centre Mark Bradtke.
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Brett Wheeler became the first choice centre for the 36ers in 1993 when Bradtke moved to the Melbourne Tigers.
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Brett Wheeler played in his only Grand Final series for the 36ers under the coaching of Mike Dunlap in 1994.
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Brett Wheeler actually became the starting centre almost by accident.
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Brett Wheeler then moved into the starting role and began to play some of the best basketball of his career to that point.
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Brett Wheeler holds the record for most points in an NBL game without scoring a field goal.
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Brett Wheeler scored 9 points on 9-of-10 free throws for the Magic against Townsville on 27 February 1998.
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Brett Wheeler holds the record for the most appearances in the NBL Grand Final with 8.
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Brett Wheeler made his Australian team debut at the Clipsal Powerhouse in Adelaide on 7 March 1995 in Game 1 of a 5 games series between the Boomers and the visiting Magic Johnson All-Stars.