Timmy Duggan - OAM
Hoops 4 Health Founder
Timmy Duggan OAM is a local born and bred Darwin man with family connections to the Warramungu people of Central Australia and the Nykinya people of the Kimberley. Timmy has a Diploma of Youth and Community Development from RMIT University, and is the first person from the Northern Territory to play in the National Basketball League. He is a pioneer for both Indigenous and Northern Territory basketballers and has always had a strong passion for promoting healthy lifestyles especially in remote communities. In 2020 Timmy was nominated for the "Local Hero" Australian of the Year award.
Timmy Duggan Highlights
1997 - 2004
Timmy was the only Indigenous Australian to play in the National Basketball League in the decade of the 1990's.