Troy Sachs, OAM[1] (born 3 December 1975) is an Australian wheelchair basketball player.
[4] In 2006, Sachs had shoulder surgery and required extensive rehabilitation that threatened to derail his ability to compete in the 2008 Paralympics.
[5][10][11][12] In 2017, he coached the Sydney Metro Blues to a gold medal in the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League.
[2] He started playing wheelchair basketball in 1991, at the age of 15, after having been introduced to the sport at high school by a visiting lecturer on spine safety.
[2] Sachs was part of the gold medal-winning team at the Kiakyushu Cup held in Japan in 2005.
[18] In 1998, Sachs competed for the West Sydney Slicks, where he helped guide the team to a league championship.
From 1998 to 2001, he was the Australian National Wheelchair Basketball League's MVP, part of the All Star Five, and highest scorer.
[2] In 1996, Sachs was awarded for the Most Outstanding Individual Performance at the Games by the Australian Paralympic Committee.
[24] In October 2017, Sachs was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame as an athlete member.