Andrew Michael Bogut, born on the 28th of November 1984, is an Australian basketball player who became famous when playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for teams including the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers.
So how much is Bogut’s net worth? As of early 2017, based on authoritative sources it is reported to be $24 million, acquired from his years playing professional basketball both in the NBA in the USA and for Australia’s national team, during a career which began in 2005.
Andrew Bogut Net Worth $24 Million
Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Bogut is the son of Michael and Anne Bogut who are Croatians who moved to Melbourne in the ‘70’s. Inspired by his idol, Croatian basketball player Toni Kukoč, Bogut started playing basketball in is teens and patterned his playing style on him.
Bogut continued playing basketball in high school, and eventually got into the Australian Institute of Sport. This exposed him to the international playing scene, having toured in the United States. He also competed in the East Australian Basketball League and the U-19 Australian national team where he was the Most Valuable Player in the 2003 FIBA Junior World Championships held in Greece.
In his college years, Bogut decided to leave Australia, and attended the University of Utah in the US where he earned various awards including Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, CollegeInsider.com All-Freshman Team honours, NABC second-team All-District 13 and second-team during his freshman year. Other accolades that he received also included National Player of the year by ESPN.com in his 2004-05 playing year, Associated Press first-team All-American, Naismith College Player of the Year honours and the John R. Wooden Award among others.
With his performance in college, in 2005 Bogut became the first overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, the first Australian in history to become the first overall pick in the NBA draft. His inclusion in the team started his professional career in basketball and also tremendously helped his net worth. He played with the team for seven years, making the NBA Rookie First Team in his first season, before he was traded in 2012 to the Golden State Warriors.
In 2012, Bogut along with Stephen Jackson started playing with the Golden State Warriors, Unfortunately, he fractured his ankle early in the year that caused him to miss the rest of the season. The following year he was able to go back in the game and stayed with the team until 2016, including winning the NBA Championship in 2015. In June of 2016 he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, but left the team later because of injuries. In 2017, he was once again traded, to the Philadelphia 76ers but was waived four days later. In March of 2017, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers but was also waived later in the month when he broke his left leg.
Aside from playing with the NBA, Bogut also played with Australia’s national team. He played with the team during the 2004 Athens Olympics, the 2004 FIBA World Championship, and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In 2015, he again represented the Australian team at the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where the team placed fourth. His participation in Australia’s national team also helped in his career and wealth.
In his personal life, Andrew Bogut lives with long-time girlfriend Jessica O’Sullivan, and they have one child.
