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AIS Basketball Program

AIS Basketball Program

1991

Australian representatives (former and current athletes)

  • Australian Junior Women’s Team at Olympic Youth Rally – Spain: Michelle Brogan (Griffiths), Sally Crowe (Phillips), Nerida Jeffrey, Samantha Tomlinson, Maryanne Di Francesco (Briggs), Laura Howlett, Jenny Whittle. Won Gold Medal.
  • Australian Junior Men’s Team at World Championship – Canada and Olympic Youth Rally – Spain: Matthew Alexander, Lachlan Armfield, Chris Carroll, David Close, Brendan Le Gassick, Brett Maher, Patrick Reidy, Blair Smith, Tony Ronaldson, Andrew Goodwin. Head Coach - Patrick Hunt. 11th and 4th place respectively..
  • Australian Senior Men’s Team: Mark Bradtke, Shane Heal, Tim Morrissey, Patrick Reidy, Andrew Vlahov
  • Australian Senior Women’s Team: Michelle Brogan (Griffith), Sandra Brondello, Allison Cook (Tranquilli), Trisha Fallon (Dykstra), Shelley Gorman (Sandie), Joanne Moyle (Metcalfe), Jodie Murphy, Anne Robilliard (Furlong), Karen Smith, Jenny Whittle

AIS results and awards

  • Women's team in 1991 WNBL season finished 8th win 10-12 win/loss record.
  • Women's team finished 6th in the Australian Club Championships and Phil Brown named Coach of the Championships.
  • Trish Fallon awarded R.E. Staunton Memorial Medal as the outstandong player at Under 21 National Championships.
  • Men's team in South East Australian Basketball League finished 9yh with 10-14 win/loss record.
  • Men's team in November toured the Midwest United States playing eleven games in fourteen days.
  • Luc Longley (1985, 1987) became the first Australian to play in the National Basketball  Association.
  • AIS Head Coach Dr Adrian Hurley  presented with AIS Merit Award by Prime Minister at AIS Reunion Ball.
  • Women's scholarship holder Toni Gabelish became the first female indigenous player to represent Australia and was named the Aboriginal Junior Sports Star of the Year.
Support staff
  • Dr Adrian Hurley (Head Coach)
  • Patrick Hunt (Men's Head Coach)
  • Brett Flannigan (Men's Coach)
  • Jenny Cheesman (Women's Head Coach)
  • Phil Brown (Women's  Head Coach) replaced Jenny Cheesman
  • Terri Page (Scholarship Coach)
  • Carrie Graf (Scholarship Coach)
Athletes - Men
  • Matthew Alexander
  • Lachlan Armfield
  • Christopher Blakemore
  • Marc Brandon
  • Christopher Carroll
  • Adam Grylewicz
  • Matthew Low
  • Brett Maher
  • Craig McAndrew
  • Douglas Peacock
  • Cory Reader
  • Blair Smith,
  • Matthew Witkowski
Athletes - Women
  • Carla Boyd (Porter)
  • Emma Clements
  • Allison Cook (Tranquilli)
  • Sally Crowe (Phillips)
  • Maryanne Di Francesco (Briggs)
  • Trisha Fallon (Dykstra)
  • Toni Gabelish
  • Laura Howlett
  • Nerida Jeffrey
  • Jodie Murphy
  • Samantha Tomlinson
  • Belinda van der Ploeg
  • Jenny Whittle
Back (L-R): Matthew Witkowski, Matthew Alexander, Blair Smith, Craig McAndrew, Cory Reader, Marc Brandon, Matthew Low, Doug Peacock, Chris Blakemore
Front (L-R): Patrick Hunt (Men's Team Coach), Chris Carroll, Adam Grylewicz, Dr Adrian Hurley (Head Coach), Lachlan Armfield, Brett Maher, Brett Flanigan (Assistant Coach)
Back (L-R): Terri Page (Scholarship Coach), Carla Boyd, Emma Clements, Samantha Tomlinson, Jenny Whittle, Trisha Fallon, Toni Gabelish, Jodie Murphy, Carrie Graf (Scholarship Coach)
Front (L-R): Phil Brown (Coach), Nerida Jeffrey, Allison Cook, Dr Adrian Hurley (Head Coach), Sally Crowe, Belinda Van de Ploeg, Laura Howlett

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