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 led them to their 7th grand final appearance. Black was replaced by his assistant coach Mike Ellis. In response to his fathers sacking, son Stephen also departed the club. 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. After the club went into receivership at the end of 2008, Black agreed to a pay reduction of 50% to continue to aid the floundering NBL club. Despite this he was still sacked from the team just prior to the end of the season. In 2015, Black was appointed head coach of the Willetton Tigers for the 2015 MSBL season, joining his son Andrew, a player at the club. Midway through the 2016 season, Black resigned from the role to take up a consulting position in Malaysia. Olympic career During the 1990s and the early 2000s, Black served as an assistant coach for the Australian Boomers, including during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 1998 FIBA World Championship and the 2000 Sydney Olympics. References External links Euroabsket.com profile 1957 births Living people Australian men's basketball coaches Australian men's basketball players Perth Wildcats players Cairns Taipans coaches Perth Wildcats coaches