Career
Denham made his NBL debut in 1982 for The Waikato Pistons, later moving to play for The Canterbury Rams, winning championships in 1989 and 1990. He moved back to Dunedin, where his 1991 debut for The Otago Nuggets ranks number 121 in the Otago Daily Times greatest moments in Otago sport. Denham left the club in 1997, and returned to play in 1999.
During his international career 1984-1999 he captained the Tall Blacks for 13 years, setting a record as the longest standing captain in Tall Blacks history, he was named most outstanding New Zealand forward three times. He played in the 1986 FIBA world championships where New Zealand placed 13th, and Denham scored an average of seven points per game. Denham mentored many of New Zealand's greatest players including; Phill Jones, Mark Dickel, Pero Cameron and Sean Marks(Phoenix Suns).
He appeared in Television 2's entertainment series Across the Ditch with Lana Coc-Kroft. He has appeared in numerous television shows including Sports Cafe, A Question of Sport, Clash of the Codes, Deaker, Give us a clue and 'A game of two halves'. He was a basketball commentator for NBL and international matches, as well as Radiosport. He was a host of the radio show 'The Bigger Breakfast'.
Denham moved to England in 2001, where he is currently working as principal of Oasis Academy Shirley Park in Croydon.
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