# Cairns Taipans all-time roster

The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team based in Cairns, Australia, and play in the National Basketball League. The team was established in 1999, and they play all their regular season games at the Cairns Convention Centre.
The following is a list of all the players, both past and current, who have appeared in at least one game for the club. (Updated 16 February 2025)

## 2000s
### Players

| Player | # | Position | Nationality | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 |
| Larry Abney | 21 | PF | American | | | | | | | | | Player | Player |
| Ben Arkell | 4 | G | Australian | | | | Player | Player | | | | | |
| Tim Behrendorff | 32 | C | Australian | | | | | | Player | | | | |
| Steven Black | 31 | G | Italian/Australian | | | | | | | | | Player | Player |
| Gary Boodnikoff | 20,29 | PF | Australian | | | | | | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player |
| Troy Boundy | 11 | F/G | Australian | Player | Player | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Burgess | 34 | C | American | | | | | | MVP | Player | | | |
| Martin Cattalini | 6 | SF | Australian | | | | | | | MVP | MVP | Captain | MVP |
| Andrew Clarke | 11,13 | G | Australian | | | Player | Player | | | | | | |
| Brendan Clowry | 11 | SF | Australian | | | | | | Player | | | | |
| Scott Cook | 5 | PG | Australian | | | | | | | | | Player | Player |
| David Cooper | 6 | C/PF | Australian | | | | | Player | | | | | |
| Nathan Crosswell | 21 | SG | Australian | | | | | | Player | Player | | | |
| Ian Crosswhite | 9 | C | Australian | | | | | | | | | | Player |
| Brad Davidson | 14,20 | PG | Australian | | | | Captain | Captain | | | | | |
| Tim Duggan | 4 | G | Australian | Player | Player | Player | | | | | | | |
| Aaron Fearne | 14 | F | Australian | Player | Player | | | | | | | | |
| Matt Garrison | 44 | F | American | | | Player | | | | | | | |
| Deba George | 15 | PG | Australian | | | | | | | Player | | | |
| Aaron Grabau | 8 | SG | Australian | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player |
| Rowan Gray | 15,24 | F/C | New Zealander/Australian | | | Player | Player | | | | | | |
| Nathan Jawai | 15 | PF/C | Australian | | | | | | | | | MVP | |
| Terry Johnson | 31 | G | Australian | Captain | | | | | | | | | |
| Rashamel Jones | 32 | F | American | Player | | | | | | | | | |
| Ron Kelly | 44 | C | American | | | | Player | | | | | | |
| Ben Knight | 33,40 | PF | Australian | | MVP | Player | MVP | | | | | | |
| Grant Kruger | 51 | F | Australian | Player | | | | | | | | | |
| Luke Martin | 11 | PG | Australian | | | | | | | | Player | | |
| Darnell Mee | 13 | SG/SF | Australian | | | | | | | Player | Captain | | Player |
| Dewey Michaels | 40 | C | American/Australian | | | Player | | | | | | | |
| Nikola Mirich | 30 | F/C | Australian | Player | Player | | | | | | | | |
| Keiron Mitchelhill | 22 | G | Australian | Player | | | | | | | | | |
| Andre Moore | 41 | PF | American | Player | Player | | | | | | | | |
| Jared Newson | 10 | F | American | | | | | | | | | Player | |
| Kane Oakley | 10,20,21 | PF | Australian | | | Player | Player | Player | | Player | Player | | |
| Kevin Owens | 15 | C | American | | | | | | | | Player | | |
| Kenny Payne | 22 | SF | American | | Player | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Pearlman | 21 | G | Australian | | Player | Player | | | | | | | |
| Tony Rampton | 12,15,24 | C | New Zealander | | | Player | Player | Player | Player | | | | |
| Brad Robbins | 5 | SG | Australian | | | | | | Player | | | | |
| Ricky Robinson | 21 | F/C | American | Player | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Rose | 21 | SG | American | | | | | | | | Player | | |
| Rupert Sapwell | 9,11 | PF/C | Australian | | | | Player | Player | | | | | |
| Matt Smith | 50 | C | Australian | | | | | | | | Player | Player | Player |
| Anthony Stewart | 23 | SG | Australian | | Captain | Captain | MVP | Player | Captain | Captain | | | |
| Dave Thomas | 11 | SF/SG | Canadian | | | | | | | | | | Player |
| Melvin Thomas | 33 | PF/C | American/Australian | | | | | Player | Player | Player | | | |
| Marcus Timmons | 7 | SF | American | | | | | MVP | Player | | | | |
| Aaron Trahair | 13 | SF/SG | Australian | | MVP | Player | | | | | | | |
| Rashard Tucker | 11 | F | American | | | | | | | | | Player | |
| Dwayne Vale | 4,5 | SF | Australian | | | | | | | | Player | Player | Player |
| Jayson Wells | 31,33 | PF | American | | | MVP | Captain | | | | | | |
| Michael Wicks | 7 | G | Australian | Player | | | | | | | | | |
| Kerry Williams | 1 | SG | Australian | | | | | | | | | | Player |

### Coaching Staff

| Coach | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 |
| Mark Beecroft | | | | | | | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Head Coach |
| Alan Black | | | | | | | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach |
| John Dorge | | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | | | | |
| Aaron Fearne | | | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant |
| Wayne Hayres | Assistant | | | | | | | | | |
| Guy Molloy | | | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach | | | | |
| Rod Popp | Head Coach | Head Coach | | | | | | | | |

## 2010s
### Players

| Player | # | Position | Nationality | 2009/2010 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
| Matthew Andronicos | 32 | C | Australian | | | | | Player | Player | | | | |
| Dean Brebner | 32 | PF | Australian | | Player | Player | | | | | | | |
| Gary Boodnikoff | 20 | PF | Australian | Player | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Bruce | 7 | PG | Australian | | | | | Player | Player | Player | | | |
| Matt Burston | 22 | C | Australian | | | | | Player | Player | Player | | | |
| Michael Carrera | 24 | SF | Venezuelan | | | | | | | | | Player | |
| Michael Chitham | 5 | SG | Australian | Player | | | | | | | | | |
| James Comino | 3 | SG/SF | Australian | Player | | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Constable | 1 | PG | Australian | | | | | | Player | Player | | | |
| Torrey Craig | 2 | SF | American | | | | | | Player | Player | | | |
| Ian Crosswhite | 9,11 | C | Australian | Player | Captain | Captain | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Dillon | 12 | PG/SG | Australian | | Player | | | | | | | | |
| Ron Dorsey | 7 | SF/SG | American | | Player | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey Dowdell | 10 | SF | Australian | | | Player | | | | | | | |
| Shane Edwards | 0 | SF | American | | | | Player | | | | | | |
| Fuquan Edwin | 23 | SF | American | | | | | | | | Player | | |
| Nnanna Egwu | 21 | PF/C | American | | | | | | | | Player | Player | |
| Jerry Evans | 60 | PF | American | | | | | | | | | Player | |
| Anthony Fisher | 32 | PG | Australian | | | | | | | Player | Player | Player | |
| Deba George | 3,5 | PG | Australian | | Player | Player | | | | | | | |
| Cameron Gliddon | 3 | SG | Australian | | | | Player | MVP | Captain | Captain | Captain | MVP | |
| Aaron Grabau | 8 | SG | Australian | Player | Player | Player | Player | | | | | | |
| Devon Hall | 6 | SG | American | | | | | | | | | | Player |
| Damon Heuir | 6 | PG | Australian | | | | | | Player | Player | Player | Player | |
| Brad Hill | 9 | SF/SG | Australian | | | Player | Player | | | | | | |
| Tevin Jackson | 22 | SF | Australian | | | | | | | | Player | Player | |
| Nathan Jawai | 15 | PF/C | Australian | | | | | | | | Player | Player | Player |
| Phil Jones | 13 | PF/C | American | Captain | Captain | | | | | | | | |
| Christian Jurlina | 10 | SF | Australian | | | | | | | | | | Player |
| Jarrod Kenny | 6 | PG | New Zealander | | | | | | | | | | Player |
| Dexter Kernich-Drew | 9 | SG | Australian | | | | | | | | | | Player |
| Fabijan Krslovic | 20 | C | Australian | | | | | | | | | | Player |
| Kuany Kuany | 7 | SG | Australian | | | | | | | | | Player | Player |
| Robert Loe | 14 | C | Australian | | | | | | | | | | Player |
| Alex Loughton | 40 | PF/C | Australian | | Captain | Captain | Captain | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player | Captain |
| Corey Maynard | 1 | PG/SG | Australian | | | | | | Player | | | | |
| Demetri McCamey | 30 | PG | American | | | | | Player | | | | | |
| Mitchell McCarron | 10 | SG | Australian | | | | | | | | Player | MVP | |
| Rich Melzer | 34 | SF/PF | American | Player | | | | | | | | | |
| Julien Mills | 24 | SG | American | Player | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Mitchell | 50 | SF | American | | | | | | | | Player | | |
| D. J. Newbill | 25 | SG | American | | | | | | | | | | Player |
| Chris Patton | 45 | PF/C | Australian | | | | | | | | | Player | |
| Tony Rampton | 12 | C | New Zealander | Player | | | | | | | | | |
| Brooke Ruscoe | 8 | SG | New Zealander | | | | | Player | | | | | |
| Dusty Rychart | 45 | PF/C | Australian | MVP | Player | Player | Player | | | | | | |
| Will Sinclair | 9 | C | Australian | | | | | | | Player | | | |
| Scoochie Smith | 11 | PG | American | | | | | | | | | Player | |
| Nathan Sobey | 20 | PG/SG | Australian | | | | | | Player | | | | |
| Markel Starks | 5 | PG | Australian | | | | | | | Player | | | |
| Clint Steindl | 10 | SF/SG | Australian | | | | Player | Player | | | | | |
| Lindsay Tait | 4 | PG/SG | New Zealander | | Player | | | | | | | | |
| Cameron Tragardh | 11 | PF | Australian | | | | Player | Captain | Player | Player | | | |
| Travis Trice | 0 | PG | American | | | | | | | | MVP | | |
| Melo Trimble | 1 | SG | American | | | | | | | | | | MVP |
| Ayinde Ubaka | 3 | PG/SG | American | | MVP | | | | | | | | |
| Dwayne Vale | 4 | SF | Australian | Player | | | | | | | | | |
| Lucas Walker | 12 | PF | Australian | | | | | | | | | | Player |
| Andrew Warren | 24 | SG | American | | | Player | | | | | | | |
| Jarrad Weeks | 97 | PG | Australian | | | | | | | | Player | Player | |
| Stephen Weigh | 13 | SG/SF | Australian | | | | | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player | |
| Scottie Wilbekin | 5 | PF | American | | | | | | MVP | MVP | | | |
| Kerry Williams | 1 | SG | Australian | Player | Player | Player | Player | | | | | | |
| Jamar Wilson | 5 | PG | American | | | MVP | MVP | Player | | | | | |
| Mark Worthington | 33 | PF | Australian | | | | | | | Player | Player | | |
| Mitchell Young | 3,9 | PF | Australian | | | | | Player | Player | | | | Player |

### Coaching Staff

| Coach | 2009/2010 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
| Mick Downer | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | | | | |
| Aaron Fearne | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach | |
| Brad Hill | | | | | | | | | | Assistant |
| Mike Kelly | | | | | | | | | | Head Coach |
| Gordie McLeod | | | | | | | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant |
| Jamie O'Loughlin | | | | | | | | | Assistant | Assistant |
| Jamie Pearlman | | | | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | | |

## 2020s
### Players

| Player | # | Position | Nationality | 2019/2020 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Jonah Antonio | 6 | PG | Australian | | | | Signed | Signed | Signed |
| George Blagojevic | 9 | SF | Australian | Player | Player | | | | |
| Majok Deng | 13 | PF | South Sudanese/Australian | Player | Player | Player | Signed | Signed | |
| Mirko Djeric | 5 | PG | Australian | Player | Player | Signed | Signed | Option | |
| Tad Dufelmeier | 4 | PG | Australian | Player | Player | | | | |
| Anthony Fisher | 32 | PG | Australian | Player | | | | | |
| Jordan Hunt | 13 | C | New Zealand | | Player | | | | |
| Hyrum Harris | 22 | F | New Zealander | | Player | | | | |
| Robbie Heath | 45 | G | Australian | | | Player | | | |
| Brayden Inger | 9 | F | New Zealander | | | Player | | | |
| Nathan Jawai | 15 | PF/C | Australian | Captain | Player | Player | | | |
| Venky Jois | 45 | PF | Australian | | Player | | | | |
| Jarrod Kenny | 6 | PG | New Zealander | Player | Player | Player | | | |
| Mojave King | 1 | SG | Australian | | Player | | | | |
| Fabijan Krslovic | 20 | PF/C | Australian | Player | Player | | | | |
| Bul Kuol | 42 | F | Australian | | | Player | Option | | |
| Scott Machado | 3 | PG | Brazilian | MVP | Captain | Captain | | | |
| Nelson Marshall | 44 | G | Australian | | | Player | | | |
| Tahjere McCall | 22 | SG | American | | | Player | Signed | Signed | |
| D. J. Newbill | 25 | SG | American | Captain | | | | | |
| Jordan Ngatai | 11 | SF | New Zealander | | Player | Player | | | |
| Kouat Noi | 12 | PF | Australian | Player | Player | Player | Option | | |
| Cameron Oliver | 0 | C | American | Player | Player | | | | |
| Keanu Pinder | 25 | PF/C | Australian | | | Player | Option | | |
| Sam Waardenburg | 21 | PF | New Zealander | | | | Signed | Signed | |
| Tai Wynyard | 14 | PF/C | New Zealander | Player | | | | | |
| Stephen Zimmerman | 33 | C | American | | | Player | | | |

### Coaching Staff

| Coach | 2019/2020 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Adam Forde | | | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach | Head Coach |
| Sam Gruggen | | | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | |
| Brad Hill | Assistant | Assistant | | | | |
| Mike Kelly | Head Coach | Head Coach | | | | |
| Will Lopez | | | | | | Assistant |
| Jamie O'Loughlin | Assistant | Assistant | | | | |
| Kerry Williams | | | Assistant | Assistant | Assistant | |