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Andrew Gaze - Former NBL champion and broadcaster - Biography

At 6ft 7in (201cms) Andrew Gaze is the tallest celebrity to hit the
Dancing With The Stars dance floor. An NBL legend and Melbourne
Tigers stalwart, Gaze is no stranger to coordinated grace and
strategic rhythm.

Five time Olympian and veteran of 612 NBL games and 307
international senior games, Andrew's national and international
basketball career spans 19 years. Sixteen of those years were
devoted to Australia's NBL championship where he scored more than
18,000 points, averaging 30 points a game. He was named NBL Rookie
of the year in 1984 and went on to lead the Melbourne Tigers to two
national championships (1993 over Perth Wildcats and 1997 over South
East Melbourne Magic). He was voted the NBL Most Valuable Player
seven times and was selected as a member of the All-NBL All-Star
team for a record 12 consecutive years.

In 1991, the international basketball body of FIBA named Andrew one
of the 50 Greatest Players of all-time. He captained the Australian
Boomers for six years (1994 to 2000) and played in four World
Championships. The only Australian to have played in a historic five
Olympic Games (Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, and Sydney)
Andrew is also the highest point scorer in Olympic history. Despite
a celebrated career and incomprehensible sporting achievements, one
of Andrew Gaze's proudest moments was as Australian flag-bearer at
the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Andrew resides in Melbourne with wife Melinda and their four
children – Courtney, Phoebe, Annie and Mason.

Andrew's height supersedes James Tonkin at 6 foot 6 inches (199cms) -
who danced in series one of Dancing With The Stars in 2004.

Andrew will support Challenge - Supporting Kids With Cancer charity
which provides support services for children and families living
with cancer and other life-threatening blood disorders.

"My mum is a big fan of Dancing With The Stars. She actually did not
want me to do it because she loved the show so much and didn't want
me to ruin it for her!"