Stephen Black (born 5 April 1980) is an Australian former professional
basketball
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player who played 11 seasons in the
National Basketball League (NBL). He is the son of
Alan Black.
Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Black attended the
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...
(AIS) in Canberra in 1998 and 1999. He made his debut in the NBL in October 1998, playing his first five seasons with the
Perth Wildcats
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Wildcats compete in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Perth Arena, ...
. He joined the
Brisbane Bullets
The Brisbane Bullets are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL) based in Brisbane, Queensland. They competed from 1979 to 2008, and returned to the league in 2016. Brisbane were one of ten NBL ...
in 2003 and then the
Cairns Taipans
The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team based in Cairns, Queensland. The Taipans compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at the Cairns Convention Centre, known colloquially as "The S ...
in 2007. He retired in 2009 having played 298 NBL games. His final season in the NBL was cut short by a back injury.
In 2010, Black coached the South West Metro Pirates in the
Queensland Basketball League
NBL1 North, formerly the Queensland Basketball League (QBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Queensland partnered wit ...
.
In April 2016, Black replaced his father as head coach of the
Willetton Tigers in the
State Basketball League
NBL1 West, formerly the State Basketball League (SBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Western Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Western Australia partnered with the National Basketball L ...
. He parted ways with the Tigers in September 2020.
References
External links
Italian League profileCoaching Willetton the fit that suits Black perfectly
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1980 births
Living people
Australian men's basketball players
Australian Institute of Sport basketball players
Brisbane Bullets players
Pallacanestro Biella players
Perth Wildcats players
Point guards
Shooting guards
Basketball players from Melbourne
Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
21st-century Australian sportsmen