ˈæftɚɹ ɐn ɪmpɹˈɛsɪv deɪbjˈuː sˈiːzən hiː wʊd ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn tə wˈɪn ðɪ ˌɛnbˌiːˈɛlz mˈoʊst ɪmpɹˈuːvd plˈeɪɚ ænd ðɪ ˌɛnbˌiːˈɛlz sˈɪksθ mˈæn ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
After an impressive debut season he would go on to win the NBL's Most Improved Player and the NBL's Sixth Man of the Year awards in 1997.