Aaron Bruce
He was also named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year by Kansas City Star, San Antonio Express-News and ESPN.com's Dick Vitale, and earned USBWA All-District 7 team honours.[1][8] As a senior in 2007–08, Bruce averaged 8.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game[8] and helped guide the Bears to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 20 years.[11] On 17 May 2008, he made a cameo appearance for the Horsham Hornets in the Big V Division Three,[12] playing alongside his brothers Cameron and Shaun.[13] In June 2008, he completed tryouts for a number of NBA teams, including the Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns.[14] In July 2008, he played for the Seattle SuperSonics during the NBA Summer League,[9] where he averaged 1.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in three games.[21] Following the conclusion of the 2010–11 NBL season, Bruce extended his stay in South Australia to play for the Eastern Mavericks in the Central ABL.[28] Bruce spent the summer of 2003 playing for the Australian junior national team that won gold at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece.