Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team
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| IWBF zone | Asia Oceania | ||
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| National federation | Basketball Australia | ||
| Coach | Ben Ettridge | ||
| Nickname(s) | Rollers | ||
| Paralympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 13 | ||
| Medals |
 Gold: 1996, 2008 Silver: 2004, 2012 | ||
| World Championships | |||
| Appearances | 12 | ||
| Medals |
Gold: 2010 , 2014 Bronze: 2006 | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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The Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Rollers. Australia took the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games and 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
Australia has competed at every men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the Paralympic Games except 1964.[1][2][3] Kevin Coombs was Australia's the first captain of the men's wheelchair basketball team.
The Rollers qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics by winning the 2015 Asia Oceania Qualifying Tournament. .[4]
Major Tournament Record
Performance in Paralympic Games
- 1960 – ?
- 1964 – did not compete
- 1968 – 9th
- 1972 – 5th
- 1976 – 10th
- 1980 – 13th
- 1984 – 11th[5]
- 1988 – 10th
- 1992 – 8th
- 1996 –
Gold - 2000 – 5th
- 2004 –
Silver - 2008 – Gold
- 2012 – Silver
Performance in World Championships
- 1973 -
- 1975 -
- 1979 -
- 1983 -
- 1986 -
- 1990 - 6th [6]
- 1994 -
- 1998 - 4th
- 2002 - 4th
- 2006 -
Bronze - 2010 - Gold
- 2014 - Gold
Past Paralympic Games Rosters
Australian wheelchair basketballer Orfeo Cecconato takes on a Great Britain defender in the final of the men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
1960 Summer Paralympics
- Team Members - Men - John Turich (captain), Roger Cockerill,[7] Kevin Coombs,[8] Chris O'Brien,[8] Kevin Cunningham,[8] Gary Hooper,[8] Bill Mather-Brown,[8] Bruno Moretti,[8] Frank Ponta[9]
Results included: Israel d Australia 22-5 ; Australia d Belgium 26-0 ; United States d Australia 32-10. Results may be incomplete.[7]
1964 Summer Paralympics
Australia did not field a team at the 1964 Summer Paralympics.[10]
1968 Summer Paralympics
Finished 9th among 13 teams.
- Team Members – Kevin Bawden, Peter Burt, Brian Chambers, Kevin Cunningham, Kevin Coombs, Bill Mather-Brown, John Martin, Robert McIntyre, Bruno Moretti, Frank Ponta, Noel Simmons, Dom Watts
1972 Summer Paralympics
Finished 8th among 9 teams.
In the preliminary rounds, Australian results were: United States 85 v Australia 29 ; Israel 101 v Australia 36 ; France 74 v Australia 53 . Australia finished 8th in the tournament.[11]
- Team Members - Brian Chambers, Kevin Coombs, Terry Giddy, John Martin, Robert McIntyre, Hugh Patterson, Frank Ponta, Victor Salvemini
[11]
1976 Summer Paralympics
'Finished 10th among 21 teams
Australian results: Sweden 79 v Australia 51, Belgium 43 v Australia 30, United States 93 v Australia 34, Australia 57 v Japan 42. Australia did not qualify for the finals.[11]
- Team Members - Kevin Bawden, John Kidd, Stan Kosmala, Ray Letheby, John Martin, Robert McIntyre, Richard Oliver, Frank Ponta, Eric Russell, Victor Salvamini Coach - Les Mathews .[11]
1980 Summer Paralympics
Finished 13th among 17 teams
- Team Members - Rene Ahrens, Robert Augustine, Kevin Bishop, Peter Burt, Kevin Coombs, Len Ettridge, Erich Hubel, Robert McIntyre, Brian McNicholl, Kevin Munro, Richard Oliver, Fred Pointer
1984 Summer Paralympics
Finished 11th among 18 teams
- Team Members - Michael Callahan, Kevin Coombs, David Gould, Erich Hubel, Ch. Ikstrum, Michael McFaun, Nick Morozoff, Richard Oliver, P. Peterson, M. Pope ; Coach - Bruno Moretti [11]
1988 Summer Paralympics
Finished 10th among 17 teams
- Team Members – Troy Andrews, Sandy Blythe, Stuart Ewin, David Gould, Michael Haughey, Gerry Hewson, Erich Hubel, Michael McFawn, Richard Oliver, Christopher Sparks, Stephen Trestrail, Michael Walker
1992 Summer Paralympics
Finished 9th among 12 teams
- Team Members – Troy Andrews, Sandy Blythe, Michael Callahan, Stuart Ewin, David Gould, Gerry Hewson, Errol Hyde, Timothy Maloney, Richard Oliver, Troy Sachs, Stephen Trestrail, Michael Walker ; Coach – Michael Tucker Official – Graham Gould (escort)
1996 Summer Paralympics
Finished 1st among 12 teams.
The team beat Great Britain for the Gold Medal with a final score of 78:63.[12][13]
- Team Members - [14] Troy Andrews, Sandy Blythe, Orfeo Cecconato, Ben Cox, Stuart Ewin, David Gould, Gerard Hewson, Timothy Maloney, Nicholas Morris, Richard Oliver, David Selby, Troy Sachs ; Coaches [14] Mark Walker (Head Coach), Evan Bennett (Assistant Coach) Graham Gould (Mechanic/Operations)
Detailed Results - Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men
2000 Summer Paralympics
Finished 5th among 12 teams
- Team Members – Troy Andrews, Sandy Blythe, David Gould, Shaun Groenewegen, Gerry Hewson, Adrian King, Michael McFawn, Nick Morris, Brad Ness, Shane Porter, Brook Quinn, Troy Sachs Coaches – Bob Turner (Head), Michael Walker, Richard Oliver Officials – Fred Heidt (Manager), John Camens, Graham Gould
Detailed Results - Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics – Men
2004 Summer Paralympics
Finished 2nd among 12 teams.
The Australian's were beaten by Canada 53:70 in the Gold Medal match.
- Team Members - David Selby, Grant Mizens, Campbell Message, Brendan Dowler, Brad Ness, Adrian King, Daryl Taylor, Andrew Flavel, Shaun Norris, Tristan Knowles, Troy Sachs, Justin Eveson ; Coaches - Bernard Treseder (Head), Alan Cox (Assistant), Craig Friday (Assistant Technical) ; Officials - Kelvin Browner (Manager) [15][16]
Detailed Results - Wheelchair basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men
2008 Summer Paralympics
Finished 1st among 12 teams.
The team beat Canada 72:60 in the Final
- Team Members - Justin Eveson, Tige Simmons, Grant Mizens, Michael Hartnett, Brendan Dowler, Dylan Alcott, Adrian King, Brett Stibners, Tristan Knowles, Troy Sachs, Shaun Norris, Brad Ness ; Coaches- - Ben Ettridge, Craig Friday (Assistant) ; Officials - Kevin Browner (Section Manager), Ian Lowther (Physiotherapist) [17][18]
Detailed Results - Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men
2012 Summer Paralympics
Finished 2nd among 12 teams.
The team was defeated by Canada 58:64 in the Gold Medal match.
- Team members - Justin Eveson (4.5), Bill Latham (4.0), Brett Stibners (4.0), Shaun Norris (3.0), Michael Hartnett (1.0), Tristan Knowles (4.0), Jannik Blair (1.0), Tige Simmons (1.0), *Grant Mizens (2.0), Dylan Alcott (1.0), Nick Taylor (2.0), Brad Ness (4.5) ; Coaches - Ben Ettridge (Head Coach), Matteo Feriani (Assistant Coach), Tom Kyle (Assistant Coach)[19]
Detailed Results - Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men
2016 Summer Paralympics
Rollers have qualified for the Games.
Past World Championships Games Rosters
2006 World Championships
Finished 3rd among
- Team Members - Justin Eveson, Brett Stibners, Tristan Knowles, Shaun Norris, Andrew Flavell, Darryl Taylor, Adrian King, Tige Simmons, Jace Claree, Shaun Groenewegen, Brendan Dowler, Brad Ness ; Coaches - Murray Treseder (Head Coach), Mal Keene (Assistant Coach) ; Officials - Kelvin Browner (Manager), Ian Lowther (Physiotherapist).[20]
2010 World Championships
Finished 1st
- Team Members -Justin Eveson (4.5), Bill Latham (4.0), Brett Stibners (4.0), Shaun Norris (3.0), Michael Hartnett (1.0), Tristan Knowles (4.0), John McPhall (3.0), Tige Simmons (1.0), Grant Mizens (2.0), Dylan Alcott (1.0), Jeremy Doyle (1.0), Brad Ness (4.5) ; Coaches - Ben Ettridge (Head Coach), Craig Friday (Assistant Coach), Tom Kyle (Assistant Coach) ; Officials - Leigh Gooding (Manager), Jesse Adams (Physiotherapist), Jo Vaile (Physiologist) [21]
2014 World Championships
Finished 1st
- Team Members - Joshua Allison, Jannik Blair, Adam Deans, Justin Eveson, Michael Hartnett, Tristan Knowles, Bill Latham, Brad Ness, Shaun Norris, Tom O’Neill-Thorne, Luke Pople , Nick Taylor; Coaches - Ben Ettridge (Head Coach), Craig Friday (Assistant Coach), Luke Brennan (Assistant Coacch) ; Officials - Leigh Gooding (Team Manager), Jesse Adams (Physiotherapist), Jo Vaile (Recover Specialist)[22]
See also
References
- ↑ Kevin Coombs, Basketball Australia
- ↑ Kevin Coombs, Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- ↑ Easy Win In Basketball At Paralympics ., The Age, 21 September 1960, Google News Archive
- ↑ "Heartbreak and Elation for Gliders and Rollers at AOZ qualifying tournament". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ Sporting resume – David Gould, starwin.com.au
- ↑ Armand Thiboutot, Philip Craven (1996). The 50th Anniversary of Wheelchair Basketball: A History. Waxmann Verlag. p. 80. ISBN 3830954417.
- 1 2 "Basketball Win to Australia at the Paralympics". Canberra Times. 21 September 1960. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Original Wheelchair Basketball team honoured". Australian Basketball Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "Australian paralympic hall of fame". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ Labanowich, Stan; Thiboutot, Armand. "Team Rosters:Paralympic Games (Men) 1960–1980" (PDF). Wheelchairs Can Jump. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Paralympic Games 1960-1980" (PDF). Wheelchairs can jump : a history of wheelchair basketball. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ↑ "Event Guide: wheelchair basketball". ABC. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "1996 Atlanta Paralympics Men's Wheelchair Basketball Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- 1 2 Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 1996. p. 74.
- ↑ Media Guide - Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Results – ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games – Wheelchair Basketball – Men, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ↑ Media Guide - Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Results – Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games – Wheelchair Basketball – Men, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ↑ , International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ↑ "Basketball Australia Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "Rollers World Championship team named". Basketball Australia website. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "Rollers claim 2014 IWBF World Championship". Basketball Australia News, 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- IPC Historical Results Database – General Search, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- The information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier paralympic games (1960–1984), such as relay and team members. (Per 5 March 2011)
- Paralympics – Results, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)
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