Cheryl Chambers (born 18 April 1968) is an Australian basketball coach and retired professional

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player. She currently is head coach for the

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in the WNBL.

Career

WNBL

Chambers played 261 games in the

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(playing for the Melbourne East, Coburg, Bulleen Boomers and Melbourne Tigers) and is a Life Member of the WNBL. After her playing career, Chambers went on to coach the Bulleen Boomers from 2001 through to 2009. In her time there, she won the WNBL Coach of the Year Award twice in 2004–05 and 2008–09 respectively. Following on from stints with Australia's U-19 national team,

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in the SEABL and an assistant coach position back with the

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under

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, Chambers returned to the league after an eight-year hiatus from a head coaching role. During her time in Sydney, Chambers would win a WNBL Championship and again take home the WNBL Coach of the Year. In 2019, Chambers signed as head coach to the newly rebranded

back in her home city of

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Coaching record

WNBL

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, Cheryl Living people Australian women's basketball players Australian women's basketball coaches Melbourne Boomers players Bulleen Boomers coaches 1968 births Place of birth missing (living people)