Martin Clarke - Mens Head Coach

Marty was appointed Head Coach for men's basketball in March 2003, Marty was Assistant Coach in the AIS program for the past 4 years. Originally from Tasmania, Marty was a scholarship holder at the AIS from 1985-87, and National Junior Captain at the 1987 World Championships.

Marty returned to the NBL and won a championship with the North Melbourne Giants. Marty has coached at various levels including 3 years as ITCP Head Coach in Tasmania. 

Marty was appointed Assistant Coach to the Australian U/20 Men's Team which will compete at the World Championships in Malaysia in 2003. 

Career:

• 1981-86 Tasmania Junior Rep.

• 1984 NBL Devonport Warriors

• 1985-87 AIS Scholarship holder

• 1986-87 Australian Junior Men's Team

• 1988-92 NBL North Melbourne Giants

• 1993-97 Tasmanian State League Senior Men's Coach

• 1995 National Coach Development Scheme

• 1995-98 ITCP State Head Coach

• N.W. Tasmania U/14 Girls Coach National Club Championships

• Tasmanian U/20 Men's Coach National Championships

• 1997 All Australian Camp

• 1998-2003 AIS Assistant Coach

• 2001-2003 Assistant Coach Australian U/20 Men's Team

• 2006-2007Head Coach National Junior Mens Team

• 2003 - Current Head Coach AIS Men

Paul Goriss - Men's Assistant Coach

Paul hails from Townsville, Queensland and has come to the AIS after having spent two years as Head Coach of the Queensland North ITC Program.

Paul was a Network Coach in the Queensland North ITCP for five years. He was a volunteer apprentice coach with the Townsville Crocodiles NBL program in 1999 before taking up the position of Scholarship Coach of the AIS Men's Basketball program in 2000. Paul returned to Townsville to coach the Townsville Heat ABA Men's team in 2001 and then went onto become the Head Coach of the Queensland North ITC Program .

Paul has coached several Queensland North Under 16 and 18 State Men's teams during his time in Queensland.

Paul returned to the AIS in September 2003 as the Assistant Coach of the Men's Basketball program.

Career:

• 2003-Current AIS Mens Assistant Coach

• 2006 - Assistant Coach - Oceania Mens Youth Team

• 2006 - Head Coach ACT U20 Men

• 2001 - 2003 Head Coach - Queensland North ITCP

• 2001 Head Coach - Townsville Heat ABA Men

• 2002 - 2003 Head Coach - Queensland North Under 18 Men

• 2000 Scholarship Coach - AIS Men's Basketball

• 1999 Apprentice Coach - Townsville Crocs NBL

• 1998 & 2000 Australian Junior Camp

• 1997 ICE (Interstate Coaching Experience)

• 1996 - 1998 Head Coach - Queensland North Under 16 Men

• 1998 - 19999 Assistant Coach - Townsville Sunbirds ABA Women

• 1995 - 1999 Network Coach - Queensland North ITCP

Dean Kinsman - Women's Head Coach

Dean Kinsman was appointed Head Coach in June 2005. Dean was the South Australian Country Development Officer and South Australia National ITC Program Country Head Coach for the past five years. He was also the Australian National Junior Women’s Assistant Coach (2003-05) and assistant coach to the Adelaide Quit Lightning when they won WNBL championships in 1995 and 1996.

Career Highlights:

• 2005- Current AIS Womens Head Coach

• 2006-2007 Head Coach National Junior Womens Team

• 2006-2007 Assistant Coach National Young Womens Team

• 2003-2005 Assistant Coach National Junior Women’s Team

• 1991-2005 SASI NITCP Coach

• 2003-2005 ABL Women’s Coach

• 1986-1989 ABL Men’s Coach

• 1995-1996 Assistant Coach Adelaide Quit Lightning

• 1994 Head Coach Adelaide Opals CBA Women

• 1997-2005 State Under 20 Men’s Head Coach

• 1987/1995/2002 Coach of the Year

• SASI Tour Coach – USA and Spain

• 1998 ICE Program – Canberra

• 1998/2003/2004 Australian Junior Camps

• 2002 AIS Birthday Coaching Experience

• 2003 BA Coaches Study Tour – USA & Serbia Montenagro

• 2004-2005 Gems Tours Europe – France/Czech Republic & Spain

• 2005 AIS Tour – USA

• 2004-2005 Country Cup Coaching convention

Coaching Employment

• 2000-2005 SA Country Development Officer & SA NITCP Country Head Coach

• 1997-2000 Premier Basketball Camps & Clinics

Playing Experience

• 1983-1984 NBL Adelaide 36ers (Captain 1984)

• 1973-1993 ABA (Sturt & Forestville)

• 1977 Australian National Junior Player (Captain)

• 1974-1977 State Under 20 Nationals

• 1973 State Under 16 Nationals

Nicole Ireland - Women’s Assistant Coach

Nicole comes to the AIS from Western Australia.

She coached the 2005 WA U20 Women's Team to a bronze medal at the Australian Junior Championships in Newcastle. Nicole has also been involved as a network and selection coach to the Western Australian Intensive Training Centre Program.

Nicole acquired a US Basketball scholarship in 2001 and played at Okaloosa Walton College in Florida. On her return from college she played for the Perth Lynx in the WNBL.

Career:

• 1992-1993 Western Australia Representative

• 2001 Assistant Coach, Western Australian U20 Women

• 2001-2002 US College Scholarship (Okaloos Walton, Florida), (Co-captain)

• 2002-2004 WNBL Perth Lynx Squad

• 2004-2005Head Coach, Western Australia U20 Women, (Bronze Medal, Newcastle 2005)

• Western Australian Intensive Training Centre Program Network Coach

• 2006 AIS Scholarship Coach

Rebecca Dick - Women's Scholarship Coach

Before being appointed as Scholarship Coach in the AIS Women's Basketball program, Rebecca was the Community Basketball Development Officer for Basketball Tasmania, as well as being Head Coach of the Tasmanian U18 Women's team and a National Intensive Training Centre Program Support Coach. She was also an Assistant Coach with the North West Tasmania Thunder in the Tasmanian SEABL competition. Rebecca turned to full-time coaching three years ago after her playing career was cut short by a knee injury.

Career

• Tasmanian Junior State Representative, 2000-01

• SEABL Launceston, 2002-03

• Network Coach, Intensive Training Centre Program, 2003-06

• Assistant Coach, U18 Tasmanaian Women, 2004-06

• Assistant Coach, SEABL North Wets Tasmania Thunder, 2006

• Schoalrship Coach, Tasmanian Institute of Sport, 2006-07

• Head Coach, U18 Tasmanian Women, 2007

• AIS Scholarship Coach, 2007-2008

Simon Giovannoni - Men’s Scholarship Coach

Simon arrives at the AIS from his home state of Victoria, where he played a season of ABA in the Big V Conference in 2001. The same year, he became involved in coaching juniors and has since coached at a number of development and selection camps for Basketball Victoria. He was an NITCP network coach in Victoria from 2004-2007.  In 2007, he was the Development Coach for the Under 18 Victoria Metro side that won the gold medal at the National Junior Championships in Launceston, Tasmania.

Career

• 2001 - 2007 UNder 14 Junior Representative Coach, Victoria

• 2001 played ABA, Big V Conference

• 2002 played VBL in Victoria

• 2004-2007 Victoria Metro NITCP Network Coach

• 2005 NITCP Regional Camp at the AIS

• 2006 Assistant Coach Big V Youth League

• 2007 Development Coach Victoria Metro Under 18 Men

• 2007 AIS Men's Scholarship Coach

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