playing for Australia was winning a gold medal during the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In 2007 Mackinnon was also named captain of the Boomers squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics Qualifying Series against New Zealand. Coaching career On 30 July 2017, Mackinnon returned to the Brisbane Bullets as an assistant coach. He remained as an assistant with the Bullets until 2020, when he moved into the front office. In November 2022, he took on the role of the Bullets' interim head coach after the team parted ways with James Duncan. He handed over the interim coach reins to Greg Vanderjagt on 13 December 2022. His tenure as General Manager of Basketball at the Bullets ended in February 2023. Awards NBL Rookie of the Year (1994) NBL Best Defensive Player (2007) NBL Most Valuable Player (2007) NBL Grand Final MVP (2007) Australian International Player of the Year (2007) References 1976 births Living people Australian men's basketball coaches Australian men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Basket Rimini Crabs players Brisbane Bullets coaches Brisbane Bullets players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in basketball Melbourne Tigers players Olympic basketball players of Australia South East Melbourne Magic players Townsville Crocodiles players West Sydney Razorbacks players 2006 FIBA World Championship players 1998 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Small forwards Shooting guards Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games