1. Rhys Vague made his debut for his hometown Perth Wildcats in the National Basketball League as a development player in 2014.
23 Facts About Rhys Vague
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Rhys Vague grew up in Perth, Western Australia, in the suburb of Kardinya.
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Rhys Vague played his first game of basketball at the age of seven, starting at the Spearwood Hawks Junior Basketball Club before joining the Cockburn Cougars junior program.
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Rhys Vague is a product of the rich basketball program at Willetton Senior High School.
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In 2013, Rhys Vague debuted for the Cockburn Cougars in the State Basketball League at the age of 17.
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Rhys Vague appeared in two games in his first season.
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Rhys Vague continued on with the Cougars in 2014 and averaged 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 16 games.
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Rhys Vague had a three-game stint with the BA Centre of Excellence in the South East Australian Basketball League midway through the year.
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Rhys Vague was active for three more games but did not appear in any further action.
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Rhys Vague was named the SBL's Most Improved Player.
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Rhys Vague subsequently re-joined the Eagles for the 2016 SBL season and averaged 19.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 26 games.
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Rhys Vague subsequently joined the Stirling Senators for the 2017 SBL season and averaged 18.0 points, 8.29 rebounds and 3.18 assists in 28 games.
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Rhys Vague subsequently joined the Dandenong Rangers in the 2018 SEABL season and averaged 15.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 19 games.
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On 19 April 2018, Rhys Vague signed a two-year deal with the Wildcats, earning elevation to the team's full-time roster after four years as a development player.
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Rhys Vague joined the Nelson Giants for the 2019 New Zealand NBL season and averaged 16.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 18 games.
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Rhys Vague subsequently joined the Hawke's Bay Hawks for the 2021 New Zealand NBL season.
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On 24 April 2023, Rhys Vague signed a two-year deal with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the NBL.
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Rhys Vague joined the Cockburn Cougars for the 2024 NBL1 West season.
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In December 2013, Rhys Vague won a silver medal with Australia at the FIBA Oceania Pacific Championships in New Zealand.
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In December 2014, Rhys Vague won a gold medal with the Australian Emus at the FIBA Oceania Under 19 Championships in Fiji.
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In June 2017, Rhys Vague was named in the 12-man Emerging Boomers squad for the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taiwan.
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In February 2022, Rhys Vague was named in a 17-man Australian Boomers squad ahead of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers in Japan.
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Rhys Vague re-joined the team for proceeding qualifying windows in August 2022 and February 2023.