Peter Ali

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Peter Ali
Personal information
Born(1956-05-22)22 May 1956
Adelaide, Australia
Listed height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
Playing career1979–1992
Position Forward
Career history
1979–1984 West Adelaide Bearcats
1985–1990 Adelaide 36ers
1992West Adelaide Bearcats
Career highlights and awards

Peter Ali (born 22 May 1956) is an Australian basketball player who played for the Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League (NBL). [1] [2] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [3]

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Biography

Ali was born in Adelaide in 1956, playing his first game when he was six years old. [4] He played his first match in the National Basketball League for the West Adelaide Bearcats in February 1979. [5] In 1980, Ali was selected by the Australia men's national basketball team to take part in the men's basketball tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. [4]

Ali played for the Adelaide 36ers when they won the 1986 NBL season, when Adelaide put together the best season record in the history of the NBL. [5] Ali's role for the team has been described as key to their title win. [5] In the game that decided the season, Ali scored eleven points. [5]

Ali played in a total of 259 NBL matches, across eleven seasons, for the West Adelaide Bearcats and the Adelaide 36ers. [5] This included two NBL titles, in 1982 and 1986. [5] He also played in more than 500 games at State League level. [4]

Following his playing career, Ali coached the 36ers and the West Adelaide teams, and was inducted into the BSA Hall of Fame. [4] He also became the chief executive of the McLaren Vale Grape Wine and Tourism Association. [6] In 2001, Ali became the new Chief Executive of the National Basketball League. [7] Prior to his appointment, Ali had been the General Manager of Netball South Australia for two years. [7]

Since 2016, Ali was still living in Adelaide, and was working as the CEO of Legacy SA. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Life Members". Adelaide 36ers. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Peter Ali". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Ali Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Basketball SA Hall of Fame inductees: Peter Ali". Boti Nagy. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Peter Ali". Aussie Hoopla. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Former Olympic basketballer Peter Ali is new wine tourism chief". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 "New Chief Executive for Australian Basketball". Sportcal. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Adelaide 36ers' 1986 NBL 'Invincibles' sewed the seeds with a future foundation". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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