Shawn Redhage

He also became the second Lincoln East player (after Alex Stivrins in 1979–80) to make the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska first-team as a junior and senior.

Redhage was also an accomplished prep soccer player, as he led his team to the state championship and was a three-year letterwinner.

Shawn Michael Redhage (born 21 January 1981) is an American-Australian former professional basketball player who is most known for his 12 seasons played with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL).

He averaged 22.1 points and nine rebounds in 1997–98 and 21.0 points and 9.4 rebounds in 1998–99.

He led the team to a 19–3 record in senior season (1998–99) and was subsequently named Nebraska Player of the Year (honorary captain) and Class A first-team all-state by the Omaha World-Herald.

He ended his career as the school's career leader for rebounds (554), assists (315) and blocks (235), while finishing second in points with 1,206.

Redhage moved to Arizona State for college, where he joined the Sun Devils for the 1999–2000 season.

As a freshman, he posted double-digits 14 times and matched the ASU freshman record with 28 starts.

On 20 November 1999, he had a season-best 17 points against Texas en route to Puerto Rico Shootout All-Tournament honors.

In 32 games, he averaged 8.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

As a sophomore in 2000–01, Redhage established himself as one of the top student-athletes at Arizona State and in the Pac-10 as he earned Pac-10 All-Academic selection.

In the Sun Devils' season opener, Redhage scored 19 points against Tulsa.

On 30 December 2000, he had a season-best game with 19 points and 12 rebounds against Charlotte.

He appeared in 29 games for the Sun Devils while making 24 starts, and averaged 8.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

As a junior in 2001–02, Redhage was a Pac-10 All-Academic pick for the second straight year.

Redhage came off the bench in all 29 games he played in 2001–02, averaging career-low numbers of 5.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

On 2 February 2002, he had a season-high 13 points against California.

As a senior in 2002–03, Redhage was a Pac-10 All-Academic pick for the third straight year.

On 8 February 2003, he had a career-best performance off the bench against Washington.

He had a career-high 29 points on 8-of-11 from the floor, had career highs in free throws made (11) and attempted (18), and posted season highs in rebounds (eight), assists (five) and minutes (34) in ASU's 79–77 overtime win.

His 29 points marked the most by a Sun Devil off the bench in school history.

Five days later against USC, he had 16 points and a career-high-tying 12 rebounds for the second double-double of his career.

Redhage finished the season with 13 double-figure scoring games and earned 2003 Verizon Academic All-District VIII honors.

In 32 games (seven starts), he averaged 8.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

He played four years of college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils before moving to Australia in 2004 to play professionally.

In 2004, Redhage moved to Australia to play for the NW Tasmania Thunder in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL).

He won four player of the week awards on his way to claiming league MVP.

He helped the Thunder win the SEABL South Conference championship before winning through to the ABA National Final, where they were defeated 104–100 by the Cairns Marlins.

In his rookie season, he averaged 35 points and 15 rebounds per game.

His form in the SEABL led to the New Zealand Breakers signing him for the 2004–05 NBL season.

After an impressive start to the season, a form slump in November led to Redhage's court time being reduced and he was eventually released on 6 December 2004.

In 13 games for the Breakers, he averaged 12.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

After spending time in the SEABL and with the New Zealand Breakers, Redhage joined the Wildcats in 2005 and went on to become one of the franchise's all-time great players.

Redhage returned to the SEABL for the 2005 season, this time playing for the Bendigo Braves.

Redhage concluded his college career with a 3.61 grade point average, and in December 2007, he finished his B.S. in construction (general building construction) and graduated magna cum laude.

He also captained the team from 2009 to 2013.

Known as "The Scoring Machine", Redhage spent his early years in the NBL as a force on the interior before becoming known for his knockdown ability from deep as his career progressed.

Redhage was born in Jacksonville, Florida but grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska.

He attended Lincoln East High School, where he played for the school's basketball team in each of his four years.

With the Wildcats, Redhage won four NBL championships (2010, 2014, 2016, 2017) while featuring in seven All-NBL teams (2006–2011, 2013) and winning Club MVP six times.