It is a uniform steeped in history. The Illawarra Hawks have revealed a special heritage round uniform featuring the name of every player who has ever pulled on a Hawks singlet.
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The Hawks will wear for the Illawarra Mercury-sponsored heritage round on January 13 against New Zealand at the WEC. And we are giving one lucky reader a chance to own their very own piece of history. Readers who vote in our online poll to decide the Greatest Hawks of All Time will go in the draw to win a signed heritage singlet.
The Greatest Hawks of All Time is a joint initiative of the Illawarra Hawks and the Illawarra Mercury to celebrate the club’s place in history as the only foundation club in the National Basketball League, which is celebrating 40 seasons.
A judging panel of some of Illawarra basketball’s biggest names have announced a squad of 40 players to choose from. Voting will go live on Monday.
Get online at illawarramercury.com.au and vote for your chance to win this piece of Illawarra Hawks history. Voting will only be open for a week.
The final and complete list of nominees for the Greatest Hawks of All Time are: Jim Slacke, Jim Bateman, Don Bickett, Ray Borner, Michael Jones, Alphonse Hammond, Jerry Steurer, Bob Kubbinga, Benny Lewis, Dene McDonald, Greg Hubbard, Justin Withers, Rod Johnson, Norman Taylor, Doug Overton, Clayton Ritter ,Butch Hays, Damon Lowery, Charles Thomas, Darnell Mee, Matt Garrison, CJ Bruton, Adam Ballinger, Axel Dench, Cortez Groves, Tim Coenraad, Oscar Forman, Rhys Martin, Larry Davidson, Rotnei Clarke, AJ Ogilvy, Gary Ervin, Kevin Lisch, Nick Kay, Kirk Penney. *Gordie McLeod, Chuck Harmison, Melvin Thomas, Mat Campbell, and Glen Saville are automatic inclusions into the final 12.
