Our WABL Coaches are the single most important part of our entire program. Their commitment to the development of young people and basketballers is the key to the on-going improvement of our program.
Each of our coaches and WABL leadership team are outlined below, with all general enquiries to go to wabl@cougarfamily.com in the first instance.
| WABL Leadership Team |
| Tyrone Thwaites – Chief Executive Officer – tyrone@cougarfamily.com |
| Mark Clayden – Talent Development Co-ordinator – markclayden15@gmail.com |
| Andy Stewart – Talent Development Co-ordinator – andy@coachinghoops.com.au |
| Lachlan Wilkins – Basketball Operations Manager – lachlan@cougarfamily.com |
| Michelle Berry – Basketball Operations Coordinator – michelle@cougarfamily.com |
State Championship/WABL 2025 Coaches
All coach appointments are subject to change pending selections and other dependencies. Appointments also subject to change for the 2025 WABL Season.
WABL Girls Program
| Team | Coach Appointment |
| 11G – 1 | Jess Van Schie |
| 11G – 2 | Carlin Hughes |
| 11G – 3 | Josh Minshull |
| 11G – 4 | Scarlett McVeigh/Katie Biddulph |
| 13G – 1 | Andy Stewart |
| 13G – 2 | Vanessa Cahill |
| 13G – 3 | Brett Clayden |
| 13G – 4 | Danielle Therisa |
| 15G – 1 | Steve Males |
| 15G – 2 | Lisa Maclean |
| 15G – 3 | Travis Moore |
| 15G – 4 | Regan Turnour McCarty |
| 17G – 1 | Rob Wise |
| 17G – 2 | Michael Nelson |
| 20G – 1 | Russell Hann/Alistair Monson |
WABL Boys Program
| Team | Coach Appointment |
| 11B – 1 | Noah Stewart |
| 11B – 2 | James Rees |
| 11B – 3 | Aaren Alabach |
| 11B – 4 | Jonathon Bates |
| 13B – 1 | Lachlan Riley |
| 13B – 2 | Eli Grant |
| 13B – 3 | Evan Plumridge |
| 13B – 4 | Stanley Hui |
| 15B – 1 | Adrian Sgro |
| 15B – 2 | Dave Hartnett |
| 15B – 3 | Justin Frost |
| 15B – 4 | Jess Nico |
| 17B – 1 | Andy Stewart |
| 17B – 2 | Lachlan Riley |
| 17B – 3 | Harry French |
| 17B – 4 | Nathan Benn |
| 19B – 1 | Mark Clayden/Grant Davey |
| 19B – 2 | Davids Medenis |
