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Timmy Duggan - OAM
Hoops 4 Health Founder
Timmy Duggan OAM was born on Larrakia Country with family connections to the Waramungu 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 on and off the court, and an innovative leader in the healing-centred sport space. In 2024 he was inducted into the NT Sport Hall of Champions and in 2026 was a finalist for National NAIDOC Person of the Year.
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.
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