Melbourne Tigers | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | NBL1 South |
Personal information | |
Born | Coledale, New South Wales, Australia | 16 December 1967
Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1987–2002 |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
1987–1988 | Illawarra Hawks |
1989–2002 | Melbourne Tigers |
As a coach: | |
2022–present | Melbourne Tigers (women's) |
Career highlights | |
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Warrick Giddey (born 16 December 1967) [1] is an Australian basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Melbourne Tigers women's team of NBL1 South.
Giddey was a star athlete at Keira High School in Wollongong, where in 1985 he was selected to represent the Australian Schoolboys in rugby league, rugby union, and basketball. [2] [3]
He was the first student to ever represent the Australian Schoolboys in both rugby codes in the same year. [4]
Giddey played 449 games in the National Basketball League (NBL) for the Illawarra Hawks and Melbourne Tigers. [1] Giddey won two NBL championships as a member of the Tigers in 1993 and 1997. [1]
Giddey's number 6 was retired by the Tigers and his jersey hangs in the rafters of John Cain Arena. [5]
Giddey remained associated with the Tigers after his playing retirement. He ran the Community and School programs for the team under its new name Melbourne United. [5] He previously worked as an assistant coach and in club administration. [5]
On 4 February 2022, Giddey was named as head coach of the Melbourne Tigers women's team for the 2022 NBL1 South season. [6] He returned as head coach for the 2023 season. [7]
Giddey's wife, Kim, played in the Women's National Basketball League. [1] Their son, Josh, played in the NBL for the Adelaide 36ers and was selected sixth in the 2021 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. [8] [9] Their daughter, Hannah, plays college basketball for the Southern Nazarene University. [10]