Patrick Mills is arguably Australia’s greatest male Olympian in the sport of basketball. He has competed at three Olympics, making his debut at the 2008 Beijing Games. Mills led the Australian Men’s National Basketball Team in scoring at all three Olympics, finishing first in points per game at the London Games, and second at the Rio Games. Mills is a fantastic ambassador for the sport and features prominently in Basketball Australia’s junior game development program for young players. Mills is a Canberran through and through, representing the ACT in a number of sports and attending Marist College Canberra, before taking up a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport and having a strong college and professional playing career in the United States.
2016 Winners, Athlete of the Year - Men’s Sport, The Winners
Patty Mills
