Basketball - Coaches
Kristy Baker (Assistant Coach)
Kristy hails from Newcastle, NSW and has come to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) after having spent the past 11 years in the US playing and coaching in the collegiate system.
Kristy was the Assistant Coach at Utah State University from 2005-2008. In 2007 she was promoted to Associate Head Coach. Prior to her stint at Utah State, Kristy was an Assistant Coach at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) from 2002-2005. Kristy also played at Cal Poly from 1998-2002 where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.
Kristy played with the Bulleen Boomers in 1996-1997 and was a former AIS scholarship holder from 1994-1995.
Coaching Career Highlights:
2009 AIS Assistant Coach
2007-2008 Utah State University Associate Head Coach
2005-2007 Utah State Assistant Coach
2002-2005 California Polytechnic State University Assistant Coach
Playing Career Highlights:
1998-2002 California Polytechnic State University scholarship holder
1996-1997 Bulleen Boomers
1994-1995 AIS scholarship holder
Kristy was the Assistant Coach at Utah State University from 2005-2008. In 2007 she was promoted to Associate Head Coach. Prior to her stint at Utah State, Kristy was an Assistant Coach at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) from 2002-2005. Kristy also played at Cal Poly from 1998-2002 where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.
Kristy played with the Bulleen Boomers in 1996-1997 and was a former AIS scholarship holder from 1994-1995.
Coaching Career Highlights:
2009 AIS Assistant Coach
2007-2008 Utah State University Associate Head Coach
2005-2007 Utah State Assistant Coach
2002-2005 California Polytechnic State University Assistant Coach
Playing Career Highlights:
1998-2002 California Polytechnic State University scholarship holder
1996-1997 Bulleen Boomers
1994-1995 AIS scholarship holder
Phil Brown (Head Coach)
Phil Brown leads the highly successful Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Women’s Basketball program as head coach.
Brown is recognised as one of the world’s best coaches in women’s basketball, having coached 22 Australian Olympians including former AIS athletes and WNBA All-Stars Lauren Jackson and Penny Taylor.
Phil has the honour of being a two-time Australian Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) coach of the year. Brown, led the AIS Women’s Basketball team to victory in the 1999 WNBL competition and was awarded WNBL life membership in 2003.
After 15 years at the helm of the AIS Women’s Basketball program, Brown served as a 1st Assistant Coach at the University of Oregon Women’s Basketball team from 2005-2009.
With four years of coaching experience in the United States, he returned to the AIS with a wealth of experience and innovation to build on the already strong achievements of the AIS Women’s Basketball program.
Career Highlights:
2009 Current Head Coach, Australian Institute of Sport Women's Program
2005 - 2009 1st Assistant Coach, University of Oregon
2003 - 2005 Head Coach, National Junior Women's Team - Gems
2003 WNBL life membership
2001-2002 Assistant Coach, National Senior Women's Team - Opals
1990 - 2002 Assistant Coach, National Junior Women's Program - Gems
1999 WNBL Championship
1999 - 2000 Scouting Coach, National Senior Women's Team - Opals
1998, 1999 WNBL Coach of the Year
1991 - 2005 Head Coach, Australian Institute of Sport Women's Program
1986 - 1990 Assistant Coach, Australian Institute of Sport Women's Program
1986, 1987 Assistant Coach, NBL Canberra Cannons
1983 - 1989 ACT State Junior Coach
1981 - 1983 Player, NBL Canberra Cannons
Brown is recognised as one of the world’s best coaches in women’s basketball, having coached 22 Australian Olympians including former AIS athletes and WNBA All-Stars Lauren Jackson and Penny Taylor.
Phil has the honour of being a two-time Australian Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) coach of the year. Brown, led the AIS Women’s Basketball team to victory in the 1999 WNBL competition and was awarded WNBL life membership in 2003.
After 15 years at the helm of the AIS Women’s Basketball program, Brown served as a 1st Assistant Coach at the University of Oregon Women’s Basketball team from 2005-2009.
With four years of coaching experience in the United States, he returned to the AIS with a wealth of experience and innovation to build on the already strong achievements of the AIS Women’s Basketball program.
Career Highlights:
2009 Current Head Coach, Australian Institute of Sport Women's Program
2005 - 2009 1st Assistant Coach, University of Oregon
2003 - 2005 Head Coach, National Junior Women's Team - Gems
2003 WNBL life membership
2001-2002 Assistant Coach, National Senior Women's Team - Opals
1990 - 2002 Assistant Coach, National Junior Women's Program - Gems
1999 WNBL Championship
1999 - 2000 Scouting Coach, National Senior Women's Team - Opals
1998, 1999 WNBL Coach of the Year
1991 - 2005 Head Coach, Australian Institute of Sport Women's Program
1986 - 1990 Assistant Coach, Australian Institute of Sport Women's Program
1986, 1987 Assistant Coach, NBL Canberra Cannons
1983 - 1989 ACT State Junior Coach
1981 - 1983 Player, NBL Canberra Cannons
Adam Caporn (Assistant Coach)
Originally from Fremantle, Western Australia, Adam has returned to the program after being a scholarship holder in 2000 and team captain in 2001. Adam’s playing career has included US College, NBL, Australian Junior representation and Boomers squad member. His coaching career began as an Assistant Coach in the WA SBL while still in the NBL in 2007 and was most recently the Head Coach of the East Perth Eagles Men’s SBL Program.
Career Highlights:
• WA Metro National Championships, 1997-2001
• WAIS/NITCP scholarship holder, 1997-1999
• Captain WA Metro under-16 National Championships, 1997
• Captain WA Metro under-18 National Championships – Gold medallists, 1999
• Captain WA Metro under-20 National Championships – Bronze medallists, 2000
• WA Metro under-20 National Championships - Gold medallists, 2001
• All-Australian Camp, 2000-2001
• AIS Basketball Scholarship holder, 2000-2001
• Australian under-19 representative – Albert Schwietzer Tournament, 2000
• St-Mary’s College of California – Team Captain, 2001-2003
• Wollongong Hawks NBL, 2003-2006
• Boomers Squad Member, 2005-2006
• Perth Wildcats NBL, 2006-2009
• Assistant Coach Willetton Tigers Men WA – SBL, 2007
• Head Coach East Perth Men WA – SBL, 2009
Career Highlights:
• WA Metro National Championships, 1997-2001
• WAIS/NITCP scholarship holder, 1997-1999
• Captain WA Metro under-16 National Championships, 1997
• Captain WA Metro under-18 National Championships – Gold medallists, 1999
• Captain WA Metro under-20 National Championships – Bronze medallists, 2000
• WA Metro under-20 National Championships - Gold medallists, 2001
• All-Australian Camp, 2000-2001
• AIS Basketball Scholarship holder, 2000-2001
• Australian under-19 representative – Albert Schwietzer Tournament, 2000
• St-Mary’s College of California – Team Captain, 2001-2003
• Wollongong Hawks NBL, 2003-2006
• Boomers Squad Member, 2005-2006
• Perth Wildcats NBL, 2006-2009
• Assistant Coach Willetton Tigers Men WA – SBL, 2007
• Head Coach East Perth Men WA – SBL, 2009
Martin Clarke (Head Coach)
Marty enters his eighth year as Head Coach of the men’s program after he was Assistant Coach in the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) program for five years. Originally from Tasmania, Marty was a scholarship holder at the AIS from 1985 to 1987 and National Junior Captain at the 1987 World Championships. Marty returned to the NBL and won a championship with the North Melbourne Giants. He has coached at various levels, including three years as Intensive Training Centre Program Head Coach in Tasmania. He was Assistant Coach of the Australian under-20 men’s team that won a gold medal at the World Championships in Greece in 2003.
Career Highlights:
• Tasmania Junior Representative, 1981-1986
• NBL Player, Devonport Warriors, 1984
• Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, 1985-1987
• Australian Junior Team, 1986-1987
• NBL Player, North Melbourne Giants, 1988-1992
• Senior Men’s Coach, Tasmania State League, 1993-1997
• National Coach Development Scheme, 1995
• NW Tasmania under-14 Girls Coach, National Club Championships
• Tasmanian under-20 Men’s Assistant Coach, National Championships
• Head Coach, Intensive Training Centre Program, Tasmania, 1996-1998
• All Australian Junior Camp, 1997
• AIS Men’s Assistant Coach, 1998-2003
• Assistant Coach, Australian under-20 Men, 2001-2003
• Head Coach, National Junior Men’s Team, 2005-2009
• Assistant Coach, Australian Senior National Men’s Program, 2009-2012
• AIS Men’s Head Coach, 2003-current
Career Highlights:
• Tasmania Junior Representative, 1981-1986
• NBL Player, Devonport Warriors, 1984
• Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, 1985-1987
• Australian Junior Team, 1986-1987
• NBL Player, North Melbourne Giants, 1988-1992
• Senior Men’s Coach, Tasmania State League, 1993-1997
• National Coach Development Scheme, 1995
• NW Tasmania under-14 Girls Coach, National Club Championships
• Tasmanian under-20 Men’s Assistant Coach, National Championships
• Head Coach, Intensive Training Centre Program, Tasmania, 1996-1998
• All Australian Junior Camp, 1997
• AIS Men’s Assistant Coach, 1998-2003
• Assistant Coach, Australian under-20 Men, 2001-2003
• Head Coach, National Junior Men’s Team, 2005-2009
• Assistant Coach, Australian Senior National Men’s Program, 2009-2012
• AIS Men’s Head Coach, 2003-current
Paul Goriss (Assistant Coach)
Paul comes from Townsville, Queensland, and came to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) after having spent five years as a network coach and two years as Head Coach of the Queensland North National Intensive Training Centre Program (NITCP).
Paul 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 on to become Head Coach of the Queensland North National Intensive Training Centre Program.
Paul has coached several Queensland North under-16 and under-18 State Men’s teams during his time in Queensland. He returned to the AIS in September 2003 as the Assistant Coach of the Men’s Basketball Program (NITCP).
Career Highlights:
1995 -1999 Network Coach, Queensland North, NITCP
1996 -1998 Head Coach, Queensland North under-16 Men
1998 - 1999 Assistant Coach, Townsville Sunbirds ABA Women
1998, 2000 All Australian Junior Camp
1999 Apprentice Coach, Townsville Crocodiles NBL
2000 AIS Men’s Scholarship Coach
2001 Head Coach, Townsville Heat ABA Men
2001 - 2003 Head Coach, Queensland North NITCP
2002 - 2003 Head Coach, Queensland North under-18 Men, National Championships
2006 - 2009 Head Coach, ACT under-20 Men, National Championships
2006 Assistant Coach, Australian Men, FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament 2007 Basketball Australia – 2007 Junior Male Coach of the Year
2008 Head Coach, Australian Men, FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament
Assistant Coach, Australian under-19 Junior Men’s Program
2004 - current AIS Assistant Men’s Coach
Paul 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 on to become Head Coach of the Queensland North National Intensive Training Centre Program.
Paul has coached several Queensland North under-16 and under-18 State Men’s teams during his time in Queensland. He returned to the AIS in September 2003 as the Assistant Coach of the Men’s Basketball Program (NITCP).
Career Highlights:
1995 -1999 Network Coach, Queensland North, NITCP
1996 -1998 Head Coach, Queensland North under-16 Men
1998 - 1999 Assistant Coach, Townsville Sunbirds ABA Women
1998, 2000 All Australian Junior Camp
1999 Apprentice Coach, Townsville Crocodiles NBL
2000 AIS Men’s Scholarship Coach
2001 Head Coach, Townsville Heat ABA Men
2001 - 2003 Head Coach, Queensland North NITCP
2002 - 2003 Head Coach, Queensland North under-18 Men, National Championships
2006 - 2009 Head Coach, ACT under-20 Men, National Championships
2006 Assistant Coach, Australian Men, FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament 2007 Basketball Australia – 2007 Junior Male Coach of the Year
2008 Head Coach, Australian Men, FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament
Assistant Coach, Australian under-19 Junior Men’s Program
2004 - current AIS Assistant Men’s Coach
Peta Sinclair (Assistant Coach)
Peta brings a wealth of playing experience with her to the Australian Institute of Sport Women’s program and is a graduate of the Basketball Program from 2000.
Peta hails from Ingleburn, New South Wales but has been a member of the highly successful Canberra Transact Capitals WNBL team for the past five years, during which period they have won three WNBL championships.
Career highlights:
1997 - 2002 NSW Metropolitan State Representative
1997 - 2002 Attended Westfield’s Sports High School
1997 - 1999 NSW ITCP Scholarship Holder
1997 - 1999 Bankstown Bruins Junior/Senior
1999, 2000 All Australian Junior Camp
1999, 2000 Adidas All Star Camp
2000 AIS scholarship holder
2001, 2002 Sydney Panthers (Flames) WNBL squad member
2002, 2003 Attended Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OKLAHOMA, USA
2005 Sydney Comets Women’s Waratah League Team
2005 Coach – Sydney Comets under-16 Women’s Basketball Team, Div 1 NSW SJC
2006 Canberra Nationals Women’s Waratah League Team
2007 Albury/Wodonga Bandits Women’s SEABL Team
2008 Launceston Tornadoes Women’s SEABL Team
2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09 Canberra Capitals WNBL Team (Champions 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2008/09)
2009 Assistant Coach – ACT under-16 Women’s Basketball Team
2009 Head Coach – Canberra under-16 Women’s Basketball Team – Div 1 NSW SJL
2009 AIS Scholarship Coach
Peta hails from Ingleburn, New South Wales but has been a member of the highly successful Canberra Transact Capitals WNBL team for the past five years, during which period they have won three WNBL championships.
Career highlights:
1997 - 2002 NSW Metropolitan State Representative
1997 - 2002 Attended Westfield’s Sports High School
1997 - 1999 NSW ITCP Scholarship Holder
1997 - 1999 Bankstown Bruins Junior/Senior
1999, 2000 All Australian Junior Camp
1999, 2000 Adidas All Star Camp
2000 AIS scholarship holder
2001, 2002 Sydney Panthers (Flames) WNBL squad member
2002, 2003 Attended Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OKLAHOMA, USA
2005 Sydney Comets Women’s Waratah League Team
2005 Coach – Sydney Comets under-16 Women’s Basketball Team, Div 1 NSW SJC
2006 Canberra Nationals Women’s Waratah League Team
2007 Albury/Wodonga Bandits Women’s SEABL Team
2008 Launceston Tornadoes Women’s SEABL Team
2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09 Canberra Capitals WNBL Team (Champions 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2008/09)
2009 Assistant Coach – ACT under-16 Women’s Basketball Team
2009 Head Coach – Canberra under-16 Women’s Basketball Team – Div 1 NSW SJL
2009 AIS Scholarship Coach
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