Alan Black is a former basketball player and a current basketball coach in the Australian National Basketball League. Black is currently the head coach of the Cairns Taipans. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The National Basketball League is Australias top-level professional basketball competition. ... The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ... The Cairns Taipans are a professional basketball team competing in Australias National Basketball League. ...

Black also has a son that plays in the NBL, Stephen Black, who currently plays for the Brisbane Bullets. The Brisbane Bullets are a professional basketball team competing in Australias National Basketball League. ...

Playing Career

Black started his NBL playing career in the league's inaugural year, 1979, playing for the Nunawading Spectres. In 1981, he was a member of the Nunawading side that lost to Launcestion Casino City in the Grand Final that season. After seven seasons with the Spectres, Black made the moved west in 1986 to play for the Perth Wildcats. In 1987, Black was once again a member of a losing Grand Final side when the Wildcats were defeated by the Brisbane Bullets. After only one more season, Black retired from playing in 1988. For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Perth Wildcats are an Australian basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brisbane Bullets are a professional basketball team competing in Australias National Basketball League. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Coaching Career

Black started his NBL coaching career by replacing then Wildcats head coach Cal Bruton in 1989. His rookie coaching season saw him lead the Wildcats to third on the NBL ladder (with 16 wins and 8 losses) and through to the semi-finals. In 1990 he was once again named the Wildcats head coach, but after only two games was controversially fired by the club to be replaced by Cal Bruton for the remainder of the season. That season saw the Wildcats win their very first championship. Calvin Bruton (born September 29, 1954 in New York, USA) was a player and coach in the Australian National Basketball League. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1993, Black became the head coach for the Illawarra Hawks and lead the club into the quarter finals each year until he left the club at the end of the 1995 season. During his time with the Hawks, Black was named the NBL's Coach of the Year in both 1993 and 1995. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australias National Basketball League (NBL), based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 Barry Barnes (Nunawading Spectres) 1981 Bob Turner (Newcastle Falcons) 1982 Cal Bruton (Geelong Cats) 1983 Robbie Cadee (Bankstown Bruins) 1984 Brian Kerle (Brisbane Bullets) 1985 Bob Turner (Canberra Cannons) 1986 Ken Cole (Adelaide 36ers) 1987 David Lindstrom (Illawarra Hawks) 1988 Bruce Palmer (North Melbourne Giants) 1989 Lindsay Gaze (Melbourne...

Black made the moved to Sydney in 1996 to begin coaching the Sydney Kings. However, his tenure with the Kings was not as successful as his time with the Hawks and left the club after the 1997 season. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Sydney Kings are a basketball team competing in the National Basketball League in Australia. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1998, Black returned to the Perth Wildcats as head coach, this time replacing Adrian Hurley. The following season Black's son, Stephen, began his NBL career with the Wildcats appearing in a couple of games to replace the injured Ricky Grace and would eventually become a full member of the squad in 1999. This time around, Alan Black's tenure at the Wildcats lasted considerably longer than his first, and also resulted in his first NBL championship in 1999/2000. Black coached the Wildcats for six straight seasons before history seemed to repeat itself. After being defeated by the Sydney Kings in the 2002/2003 grand final series, Black was once again fired by the club, which was somewhat surprising especially to the coach that had lead them to their 7th grand final appearance. Black was replaced by his assistant coach Mike Ellis. In response to his fathers sacking, his son Stephen also departed the club. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Ricky Grace in his final NBL season. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mike Ellis (born in Perth, Western Australia) is a former professional basketball player in the National Basketball League of Australia. ...

Black returned to the NBL as a head coach in 2005, this time for the Cairns Taipans. In his first season with the Taipans, he coached the team to their highest finish on the NBL ladder (5th) and to their first semi-final appearance. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cairns Taipans are a professional basketball team competing in Australias National Basketball League. ...

Over the years, Black was also been an assistant coach at a national level for Australia. He maintained this role as assistant coach for the Boomers for seven years, including during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 1998 FIBA World Championship and the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Logo of the Australian Mens Basketball Team: Boomers The Australia national basketball team (nicknamed the Boomers) is the mens basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions, including the FIBA Oceania Championship, the FIBA World Championship, the Commonwealth Games, and the Games of the Olympiad. ... Categories: 1996 Summer Olympics ... The FIBA World Championship (also called the Basketball World Championship) is a world basketball tournament for mens national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). ... The Games of the XXVII Olympiad were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ...