Marty Clarke (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 May 1967 Penguin, Tasmania |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1984–1992 |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1984 | Devenport Warriors |
| 1988–1992 | North Melbourne Giants |
| As coach: | |
| 1998–2002 | Australian Institute of Sport (asst.) |
| 2003–2010 | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 2010–2013 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 2011–2012 | Australian Boomers (asst.) |
| 2013–present | Saint Mary's Gaels (asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Martin 'Marty' Clarke (born 22 May 1967 in Penguin, Tasmania) is an Australian former basketball player and the former head coach of the National Basketball League's Adelaide 36ers. Clarke was an assistant coach of the Australian Boomers at the 2012 London Olympics, and is currently an assistant coach of the Saint Mary's Gaels in the NCAA.
As a player, Clarke was a Guard who originally played for the Devonport Warriors in the Tasmanian State League in 1984. He was then offered a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he attended from 1985-1987. While attending the AIS, Clarke captained the Australian Under-19 team to fifth place at the 1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship held in Bormio, Italy.
Marty Clarke then joined the NBL's North Melbourne Giants in 1988, playing 120 games with the club until retiring at the end of the 1992 season. His time at the Giants included winning the 1989 NBL Championship over the Canberra Cannons with a 2-1 series win. The win reversed the Grand Final result of the previous season where the Cannons had defeated the Giants 2-0.
After retiring from playing, Marty Clarke began his coaching career in his native Tasmania, where he coached in the Tasmanian State League from 1993-1997. In 1996, he was appointed as Head Coach at the Tasmanian Intensive Training Centre program, a position he held until 1998.
Clarke then relocated to Australia's capital city Canberra, where from 1998-2002 he was the Assistant Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport. He was then named as head coach of the AIS from 2003-2010. Clarke was also Australian National Junior Team Assistant Coach from 2001-2003, and Head Coach from 2005-2009, coaching such players as current NBA players Andrew Bogut and Patrick Mills along with European-based Aussie Boomers Brad Newley and Joe Ingles.
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