Glen Saville

Glen Saville (born 17 January 1976) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played the majority of his career for the Wollongong Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL).

NBL career Born in Bendigo, Victoria, Saville moved to Canberra in 1993 to attend the Australian Institute of Sport on a two-year basketball scholarship. In 1995, he competed for Australia at FIBA Under-19 World Championship where he helped the team finish second. That same year, he debuted in the National Basketball League for the Illawarra Hawks. Saville set the league alight early on in his career with his versatility and athletic style of play, quickly becoming a Hawks fan favourite.

In 1996, Saville played in the NBL's Future Forces Game, and went on to play in the 1997 NBL All-Star Game. Between 2000 and 2003, Saville was the Hawks' co-captain alongside Mat Campbell, and he won the Hawks team MVP in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005. In 2001, he guided the Hawks to their maiden NBL championship, as Saville earned Grand Final MVP honors. In 2003, he won the NBL Best Defensive Player Award and finished third overall in the voting for the NBL Most Valuable Player Award. The following year, he finished fourth in MVP voting.

Saville had a career-best season in 2004–05, as he was a key factor in the Hawks push to the Grand Final, averaging a career-high 17.8 points per game during the regular season, as well as 9.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He subsequently finished fifth in 2005 NBL MVP voting. He is one of only five Illawarra/Wollongong players to have had their jersey retired.

On 31 January 2013, Saville announced his retirement from professional basketball after sustaining a season-ending knee injury. He completed his career as the all-time games record-holder for the Hawks (527), and fourth all-time in the NBL (563) – with only Tony Ronaldson, Andrew Gaze and Leroy Loggins to have played more.

National team career Saville played for Australia at the East Asian and Goodwill Games 2001, and on the tours to China and Europe in 2002.