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Andrew Bogut was selected first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2005 NBA draft. He was the first Australian player and the second Utah Utes player to be chosen with the top pick in NBA draft history.
Andrew Bogut won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games. He reached the NBA Finals on two additional occasions with the Warriors, in 2016 and 2019.
Andrew Bogut won the Naismith College Player of the Year award and the John R. Wooden Award after the 2004-05 season. He was also the Associated Press first-team All-American leading vote-getter and was named national player of the year by both ESPN.com and Basketball Times.
Andrew Bogut was appointed as an assistant coach of the Sydney Kings on the 12th of March 2025, ahead of the 2025-26 NBL season. He was also inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in May 2025, becoming the ninth Australian to receive that honor.
Bogut suffered a fractured hand, dislocated elbow and sprained wrist in a single fall on the 3rd of April 2010 against the Phoenix Suns. He later fractured his ankle in January 2012, underwent microfracture surgery in 2012, and broke his left tibia 56 seconds into his Cleveland Cavaliers debut in March 2017.
Bogut won the NBL Most Valuable Player award after the 2018-19 season, averaging a league-high 11.6 rebounds per game along with 11.4 points, 3.4 assists and 2.7 blocks across 30 games. In his second stint with the Kings in 2019-20, he helped them win the minor premiership with a 20-8 record and a first-place finish.