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Michael Ah Matt
Michael Ah Matt (30 November 1942 – 1984) was an Indigenous Australian basketball player who played for Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Ah Matt was born on 30 November 1942 in Townsville, Queensland. He grew up in Darwin, Northern Territory. He represented the Northern Territory at the 1959 Australian Championships. After the Championships he moved to Adelaide, South Australia to play with South Adelaide Panthers. He played a then record 588 games over twenty seasons the Panthers.
In 1964, he was
dwindling prospects following 1958, with their only other grand final appearance coming in 2003, a game which saw them lose 74–51 to Forestville.
Retired numbers.
In March 2015, the Panthers retired the playing numbers of three of the club's greatest men's players: Michael Ah Matt (#8), Scott Ninnis (#9) and Mark Davis (#33). The three jerseys hang in the rafters at Marion Stadium.
Ah Matt in 1963 led the Panthers to the first of their 10 titles while