born august australian wheelchair basketball coach school teacher coach australia women national wheelchair basketball team summer paralympics team won silver medal coach perth western stars won championship personal life born august charge physical education health perth western australia coached western australian state basketball league wheelchair basketball perth western stars appointed coach perth western stars basically told media goal develop women team winning finals goal proved elusive fronted young talents western stars grand final beaten dominant sydney based delivered second grand final loss stars western stars went grand final favourites suffered defeat hands sydney team renamed western stars grand final defeated time victoria based finally grand final western stars came points quarter time claim championship named coach australian women national wheelchair basketball team commonly known time named head men team worked physical education teacher years coach italian team west australian director elite coaching player development boss tournament coach japan february start beating summer paralympics champions usa team despite losses canada host nation came defeat usa claim osaka cup win osaka cup runners competed wheelchair basketball world championship birmingham finished fourth canada july august defeated usa claim gold medal major qualifying summer paralympic games london team finish second south_korea loss japan meant beat korea qualify london run london games won osaka cup japan came second nations tournament frankfurt defeated germany sydney united_states manchester australia women national wheelchair basketball team posted wins brazil great_britain netherlands lost canada advance quarter finals beat mexico defeated united_states point set final clash germany lost earned silver medal received coach year award succeeded head coach
John Triscari