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Nathan Jawai

1986 - Today

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Nathan Leon Jawai (born 10 October 1986) is an Australian former professional basketball player. Jawai first played for the Cairns Marlins in the Queensland Basketball League in 2004, before heading to Canberra the following year to attend the Australian Institute of Sport. He went on to play for the Cairns Taipans in the National Basketball League before being drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 2008 NBA draft. Two years later he joined Partizan Belgrade in Serbia, then Barcelona and Turkey, before heading back home to Australia and winning an NBL championship with the Perth Wildcats in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Nathan Jawai is the 1,446th most popular basketball player (down from 1,292nd in 2024), the 1,008th most popular biography from Australia (down from 883rd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Australian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Nathan Jawai ranks 1,446 out of 1,757. Before him are Scott Burrell, Eric Bledsoe, Tyler Dorsey, Malik Beasley, Vlatko Čančar, and Dawn Staley. After him are Alen Omić, George Hill, DeLisha Milton-Jones, Tina Thompson, Alessandro Gentile, and Rodions Kurucs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Nathan Jawai ranks 1,432. Before him are Jenn Murray, Alex Renfroe, Arianne Caoili, Miriam Welte, Muhammad Taqi, and Ángel Martínez. After him are Drago Gabrić, George Hill, Silvina D'Elía, Lex Immers, Tore Reginiussen, and Efrén Vázquez.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Nathan Jawai ranks 1,008 out of 1,143. Before him are Marny Kennedy (1994), Monique Adamczak (1983), Glenn McGrath (1970), Bronwyn Eagles (1980), Luke Arnold (1984), and Chris Harper (1994). After him are Courtney Barnett (1987), Natalie Bennett (1966), Andrew Gaze (1965), Catherine Skinner (1990), Leigh Howard (1989), and Troy Elder (1977).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Australia

Among basketball players born in Australia, Nathan Jawai ranks 20. Before him are Samantha Richards (1983), Aleks Marić (1984), Matthew Nielsen (1978), Allison Tranquilli (1972), Matthew Dellavedova (1990), and Penny Taylor (1981). After him are Andrew Gaze (1965), Jenny Whittle (1973), Trisha Fallon (1972), Josh Giddey (2002), Sandy Brondello (1968), and Alicia Poto (1978).

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