Slacke, who played as an Aussie in his final seasons with the Hawks, never averaged more than 24 points a season, wasn’t a prolific rebounder and played on rickety knees.
One of the purest shooters ever to grace the NBL, Jones’ numbers only tell half the story. The 195cm forward helped put basketball and the Hawks on the map in Wollongong.
In the three seasons from 1986-88, the Hawks boasted one of the NBL’s best playing rosters. Spearheading that cast was the intimidating frontline of Ray Borner, Jim Bateman and Don Bickett - aka The Killer Bs.
A smooth, multi-skilled southpaw, Thomas arrived at the Snakepit amid little hype at the start of the 1992 season. By the time he was done, his night-in, night-out production ensured him a place in the club’s record books.
The Hawks’ search for a second import to go with Melvin Thomas at the beginning of ’92 dragged on through the entire pre-season before coach Dave Lindstrom stumbled across the prodigious Overton.
"Sav" owns just about every Hawks record after 15 seasons with the club. He rose all the way to the top, leading Wollongong to their one and only NBL title in ‘01 and representing Australia at the Athens and Beijing Olympics.
His stay was short and sweet, but Andersen who just missed out on being named rookie of the year and was part of a successful first season at "The Sandpit".
The diminutive Lowery landed in Wollongong at the start of the 2000-01 season after toiling in obscurity for several years on the state league and SEABL circuits.
Whether he was leaving opponents in his wake as he crashed through for a dunk, taking a charge or grabbing an important offensive rebound, the Hawks enforcer known as Truck left Hawks fans in no doubt he had given his all every time he stepped on the court.
The lightning-fast New Yorker made an immediate impact on the NBL, helping propel the underdog Hawks throughout the 2010-11 campaign and snaring himself NBL MVP honours.
