Robert Hickey

New Zealand basketball player

Robert Hickey
Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1974-01-12) 12 January 1974 (age 50) Whakatāne, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Basketball

Robert Hickey (born 12 January 1974) is a New Zealand basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[1] He played for the Otago Nuggets at the time of his selection for the Olympic squad.^[2] In 2002, he signed for the Hawke's Bay Hawks.^[3] He was a member of the 2002 New Zealand Tall Blacks team that finished 4th at the 2002 FIBA World Cup. He retired from international basketball in 2003 after representing New Zealand more than 50 times.^[4] He grew up in Cambridge New Zealand and attended high school at St John’s College in Hamilton. In 2003 he moved to Melbourne Australia, is married with 2 children.

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Hickey Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
^ "Basketball: Final highlights homegrown talent in NBL". NZ Herald.
^ "Basketball: Hawkes Bay signs Hickey". NZ Herald.
^ "Basketball: Tall Blacks veteran retires". NZ Herald.