Marty Clarke (basketball)

Martin Clarke
Position	Guard
Nationality	Australia
Born	22 May 1967 (1967-05-22) (age 44) Penguin, Tasmania
Junior Association	Tasmanian state
Debut	1984
Final Game	1992
Previous Clubs	Devenport Warriors 1984 North Melbourne Giants 1988-1992
Career Highlights	12 years as a coach at the Australian Institute of Sport Current Head Coach of the Adelaide 36ers Current Assistant Coach of the Aussie Boomers Australian Under-19 team Assistant Coach 2001-2003 and Head Coach 2003-2010

Martin 'Marty' Clarke (born 22 May 1967) is an Australian former basketball player and the current head coach of the National Basketball League's Adelaide 36ers.

As a player, Clarke was a tenacious guard with the North Melbourne Giants from 1988 to 1992 playing in 120 games including the 1989 NBL Championship win over the Canberra Cannons. He joined the Giants from the Australian Institute of Sport where he attended on a scholarship from 1985-1987 after starring as a junior in his native Tasmania. 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.^[1]

On 29 March 2010, Clarke took up a three-year role with the 36ers as head coach following his 12 years at the AIS where he was AIS Assistant Coach from 1998-2002 and Head Coach from 2003-2010. He 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 Australian Boomers Brad Newley and Joe Ingles.

On 8 March 2011 Marty Clarke was named as Assistant Coach of the Australian Boomers. Clarke replaced outgoing assistant Shane Heal who stepped down from the position due to time constraints and will join head coach Brett Brown and fellow assistants Andrej Lemanis (New Zealand Breakers head coach) and technical assistant Mo Dakhil.^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/martin-clarke-to-spark-a-sixers-revival/story-e6frecj3-1225843636776
2. ^ http://www.nbl.com.au/teams/36ers/news/article/article/2011/march/marty-clarke-appointed-australian-boomers-assistant-coach-1/

External links

• NBL profile

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Name	Clarke, Marty
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Date of birth	22 May 1967
Place of birth	Penguin, Tasmania
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