Ian Stacker

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Ian Stacker
Personal information
Born1957 (age 66–67) [lower-alpha 1]
NationalityAustralian
Listed height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
Playing career1979–1987
Position Guard
Coaching career1988–2020
Career history
As player:
1979–1980 Melbourne Tigers
1981–1983 Frankston Bears
1984–1986 Nunawading Spectres
1987 Dandenong Rangers
As coach:
1988–1991 Eastside Spectres (assistant)
1992–1995 South East Melbourne Magic (assistant)
1996 Geelong Supercats
1998 North Melbourne Giants (assistant)
1998–2006 Townsville Crocodiles
2008–2010 Melbourne Tigers (assistant)
2019–2020 South East Melbourne Phoenix (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player

As coach

Ian Stacker (born c. 1957 [lower-alpha 1] ) is an Australian former professional basketball player and coach. Listed by the NBL in 1983 as 181 cm and a guard, [3] he had an eight-year playing career before becoming a successful coach in the National Basketball League (NBL), winning the NBL Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2003 with the Townsville Crocodiles.

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Early life

Stacker grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Nunawading. [2] He represented the Nunawading Spectres and Melbourne Tigers in the Victorian Basketball Association as a junior, winning one Under 14 and two Under 20 state titles. He also played for Victorian state teams at Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 levels. [4]

Playing career

After playing for the Melbourne Tigers in the pre-SEABL competition in 1979 and 1980, Stacker joined the Frankston Bears for the SEABL's inaugural season in 1981. [1] The Bears won the SEABL championship in 1982, which saw them promoted to the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 1983 season. [5] Stacker made his NBL debut with the Bears in 1983 [1] and then joined the Nunawading Spectres for the 1984 NBL season. [6] He continued with the Spectres in the NBL in 1985 [7] and 1986 [8] before returning to the SEABL in 1987 to play for the Dandenong Rangers. [1]

Coaching career

In 1988, Stacker returned to the NBL and the Nunawading Spectres, now known as the Eastside Spectres, as an assistant coach. [1] After four years as an assistant with the Spectres, he joined the South East Melbourne Magic as an assistant in 1992. [1] The Magic won the NBL championship in 1992. [9] He continued on as a Magic assistant until 1995, [10] when in 1996 he served as head coach of the Geelong Supercats. [4]

After a season as an assistant coach with the North Melbourne Giants in 1998, Stacker was appointed head coach of the Townsville Crocodiles for the 1998–99 NBL season. [11] He was named NBL Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2003 [12] and guided the Crocodiles to the NBL Grand Final in 2001. [9] He parted ways with the Crocodiles following the 2005–06 season after eight seasons as head coach. [13] [14]

Stacker served as an assistant coach in 2008–09 and 2009–10 with the Melbourne Tigers. [15] [16] [17]

In July 2010, Stacker was appointed head coach of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) men's basketball program. [17] He led the program until 2013. [2]

In February 2019, Stacker was appointed an assistant coach of the South East Melbourne Phoenix for their inaugural season in the NBL in 2019–20. [2] He parted ways with the Phoenix in March 2020. [18]

National team career

In 1997, Stacker was head coach of the Australian Under 23 team that won a gold medal at the World Championships. [9] The gold medal was the first won by an Australian men's team in international competition, and included consecutive victories over United states (quarter final), Argentina (semi final), and the previously undefeated Puerto Rico (gold medal game). [11] In 2001, he coached Australia at the FIBA Under-21 World Championship. [19]

Stacker was set to coach Australia at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Russia, [20] but he stepped down from the role for personal reasons. [21]

Personal life

Stacker and his wife had three sons before their divorce. [22] His eldest son, Jackson, died in 2021. [23] As of September 2022, the death remained a mystery. [22]

Notes

  1. 1 2 A 1992 Official NBL Basketball Card listed Stacker with birth details of 26 May 1947 in Oldham, England. [1] The legitimacy of this is brought into question due to the NBL noting him as 61 years old in February 2019. [2]

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References

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  3. ↑ "FLASHBACK 13: NBL Media Guide 1983". botinagy.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022.
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  5. ↑ "HISTORY OF FRANKSTON BASKETBALL". FrankstonBasketball.asn.au. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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  7. ↑ "Player statistics for Ian Stacker – 1985". NBL. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Player statistics for Ian Stacker – 1986". NBL. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "IAN STACKER - TOWNSVILLE CROCODILES HEAD COACH". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 September 2005. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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  13. ↑ "No renewal for Stacks". NBL.com.au. 6 February 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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  17. 1 2 "STACKER NAMED AIS MEN'S HEAD COACH". australia.basketball. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022.
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  20. ↑ "Our man for all seasons". botinagy.com. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Many will be involved in the World University Games in Russia in July, that national team being coached by none other than Stacker.
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