Stephen Hoare (born 30 October 1975) is a retired Australian professional basketball player.

Career highlights

• Awarded "Players Player" at the Gold Coast Blaze 2012.
• Awarded "Players Player" at the Gold Coast Blaze 2011.
• Awarded "Players Player" at the Townsville Crocodiles 2010.
• Won the NBL Championship with the Melbourne Tigers 2008.
• Named 2007 NBL Best Sixth Man.
• Won the NBL Championship with the Melbourne Tigers 2006.
• Named 2006 NBL Best Sixth Man.
• Played in 4 straight NBL Grand Finals (2006–2009).
• Selected in the 2004/05 NBL All-Star team.
• Second overall in the 2003 NBL Best Sixth Man award
• Third overall in the 2002 NBL Best Sixth Man award
• Selected to the ABA Conference First Team in 2001 and 2002.
• ABA All-Star in 1997
• Part of Australian Under 23 squad in 1996

Statistics

• Currently ranked 21st All Time in Games Played in the NBL (he played 465 games in the league).
• Currently ranked 6th All Time in Games Played for the Melbourne Tigers (he played 312 games for the club).
• Only twice in his 17-year career did a team with Hoare on it miss the finals.
• He is ranked in the Top 10 All Time Individual Stats for the Melbourne Tigers in the following categories:

**Games Played (312) ranked #6
**Points Scored (2,948) ranked #6
**Field Attempts (2,257) ranked #7
**Field Goals Made (1,170) ranked #5
**Field Goal % (52% 1170/2257) ranked #9
**3PT Attempts (494) ranked #9
**3PT Made (179) ranked #8
**3PT % (36% 179/494) ranked #7
**Free Throw Attempts (633) ranked #6
**Free Throws Made (429) ranked #6
**Assists (805) ranked #7
**Total Rebounds (1,900) ranked #4
**Offensive Rebounds (663) ranked #4
**Defensive Rebounds (1,237) ranked #5