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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
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After the Kings folded following the 2007–08 season, Saville returned to Wollongong for the 2008–09 season. He was fourth in the NBL in defensive rebounds, tenth in total rebounds, and fifth in steals in 2008–09.
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Saville played for Australia at the East Asian and Goodwill Games 2001, and on the tours to China and Europe in 2002. He excelled on the international stage, representing the
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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
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In 2009, Saville had his iconic No. 12 singlet retired by the Hawks. He is one of only five Illawarra/Wollongong players to have had their jersey retired.
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In 563 NBL games, Saville averaged 12.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
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on a two-year basketball scholarship. In 1995, he competed for Australia at
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where he helped the team finish second. That same year, he debuted in the
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player who played the majority of his career for the
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Bendigo, Victoria
Small forward
shooting guard
Illawarra / Wollongong Hawks
Sydney Kings
NBL champion
NBL Grand Final MVP
NBL Best Defensive Player
All-NBL Second Team
All-NBL Third Team
Illawarra Hawks
basketball
Wollongong Hawks
National Basketball League
Bendigo, Victoria
Australian Institute of Sport
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
National Basketball League
Illawarra Hawks
Mat Campbell
Grand Final MVP
NBL Best Defensive Player Award
NBL Most Valuable Player Award
2004–05
2007–08 season
Sydney Kings
Melbourne Tigers
Tony Ronaldson
Andrew Gaze

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