List of Perth Wildcats coaches
The Perth Wildcats are a basketball team from Perth, Western Australia. It was founded in 1982, and had its first season in the National Basketball League (NBL) that year.[1] Since entering the NBL, the Perth Wildcats have had 15 senior coaches. As of the end of the 2024/25 season, John Rillie is the coach, making him the 15th coach in the club's history.[2]
Trevor Gleeson is the most successful coach in Wildcats history, winning 5 championships as coach as well as 270 wins.[3]
To qualify for this list, a coach must have coached the club in any regular season match or finals match. Pre-season matches, exhibition matches and other types of matches are not included.
NBL Coaches
Note: statistics correct to the completion of the 2024/25 NBL season[4]
| # | Coach | Seasons | Total games | Finals games | Results | Achievements | |||||||
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| G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | GF | CHP | ||||
| 1 | Henry Daigle | 1982 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Gordan Ellis | 1983 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Lynn Massey | 1984 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 13.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Jay Brehmer | 1985-1986 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 40.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Cal Bruton | 1987-1988 | 91 | 57 | 34 | 62.6 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 6 | Alan Black | 1989 | 214 | 128 | 86 | 59.8 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 51.6 | 2 | 1 |
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| 7 | Murray Arnold | 1991-1992 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 67.2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 1 | 1 |
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| 8 | Adrian Hurley | 1993-1997 | 160 | 103 | 57 | 64.4 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 53.8 | 2 | 1 |
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| 9 | Mike Ellis | 2003/04 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 44.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Scott Fisher | 2004/05-2007/08 | 137 | 78 | 59 | 56.9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Conner Henry | 2008/09 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 54.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Rob Beveridge | 2009/10-2012/13 | 130 | 84 | 46 | 64.6 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 3 | 1 |
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| 13 | Trevor Gleeson | 2013/14-2020/21 | 270 | 172 | 98 | 63.7 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 63.2 | 6 | 5 |
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| 14 | Scott Morrison | 2021/22 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | John Rillie | 2022/23-current | 94 | 54 | 40 | 57.4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | |
Key
| G | Games Coached |
|---|---|
| W | Won |
| L | Lost |
| Win% | Win Percentage |
| GF | Grand Finals |
| CHP | Championships |
See also
References
- ^ "The Wildcats Story". Perth Wildcats Official Website. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "Perth Wildcats appoint John Rillie as coach". ESPN.com. 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "Club greats inducted into Wildcats Hall of Fame". Perth Wildcats Official Website. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "Year by Year". Perth Wildcats Official Website. Retrieved 2025-04-23.