Shane Heal

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Shane Heal
Shane Heal.jpg
Position Point guard
Nickname Hammer
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Nationality  Australia
Born (1970-09-06) 6 September 1970 (age 42)
Melbourne, Victoria
Junior association Nunawading
Debut 1988
Games played 440
Previous clubs Brisbane Bullets 1988
Geelong Supercats 1989-1991
Brisbane Bullets 1992-1995
Minnesota Timberwolves 1996-1997
Sydney Kings 1997
Near East BC 1998-2000
Sydney Kings 2000-2002
Andrea Costa Imola 2002
San Antonio Spurs 2003
Makedonikos BC 2003-2004
South Dragons 2006-2008
Gold Coast Blaze 2008-2009
Championships 2003
Career highlights Played for Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs in the NBA
Olympic Squad Member 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
1988 NBL Rookie of the Year
1990 NBL Most Improved Player
1990 NBL Good Hands Award

Shane Douglas Heal (born 6 September 1970 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former Australian professional basketball player, active entrepreneur and current head coach of the Sydney Kings.

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Playing career [edit]

International [edit]

Heal's international career highlights include representing and captaining the Boomers at a number of Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004) and World Championships.

NBA [edit]

Heal had two stints in the NBA, firstly in the 1996-97 season with the Minnesota Timberwolves and secondly in the 2003-04 season with the San Antonio Spurs.

NBL [edit]

Heal won the 2002/2003 NBL championship with the Sydney Kings. Heal retired from basketball after his stint at the Kings. He later continued his career, coming out of retirement to play for the newly formed South Dragons initially as a player. This quickly changed after the coaching position became vacant and he was offered the job as the clubs player/coach, which he accepted. He was sacked from his job at the Dragons during his second season at the club, after multiple poor performances. Heal was signed in May 2008 as a player for the recently formed Gold Coast Blaze. Heal retired the second and last time, on 14 February 2009, playing the last of his 440 NBL matches for the Gold Coast Blaze and finished on a winning note, the Blaze completing a three-game winning streak despite an otherwise modest season.

NBL team records and achievements [edit]

Brisbane Bullets [edit]

  • 2nd on three pointers made (477)
  • 2nd on assists (816)
  • 4th on free-throw percentage (84.1%)
  • 7th on points scored (2771)
  • 7th on field goals made (951)
  • 7th on free-throws made (392)
  • 8th on steals (164)
  • 6th on turnovers (387)

Source: www.bullets.com.au

Sydney Kings [edit]

Heal captained the inaugural championship team.[clarification needed]

Gold Coast Blaze [edit]

Heal returned to basketball after a short stint out of the game with the Gold Coast Blaze franchise.[1]

NBL league records [edit]

  • First in assists per game in 1990 (8.3/24 games)
  • First in assists per game in 2002 (7.5/29 games)
  • Third in most points in a game (61 in 1994)
  • Third in most assists in a game (20 in 1990)
  • Second and third in most three-pointers made in a game (12 in 1994 and 2001)

Australian Institute of Sport [edit]

He held an Australian Institute of Sport basketball scholarship from 1987 to 1988. [2]


Coaching career [edit]

South Dragons [edit]

On 3 March 2006, it was reported in Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper that Heal was considering coming out of retirement to captain the South Dragons, a new Melbourne-based NBL franchise to enter the league in the 2006/07 season.[3] He officially signed with the team on 6 April as the Dragons' inaugural captain.[4] On 23 October 2006, Dragons coach Mark Price resigned his position after the Dragons lost their first five NBL championship season games, citing family reasons. Price was replaced by Heal, who was appointed as player and interim coach for the remainder of the season.[5] After multiple successful performances, his contract was extended to the end of the 2008/2009 season. However, on 1 February 2008, Heal was sacked from his job as player/coach at the Dragons after a poor season left the club struggling at the bottom of the table and himself battling fitness issues.[6]

Sydney Kings [edit]

On 24 February 2012, Shane Heal became the coach of the Sydney Kings after former coach Ian Robilliard stood down.[7] Robilliard took the post of Sydney Kings CEO after Stephen Dunn's departure as Executive Director. Dunn had been fulfilling the role of Executive Director in an unpaid capacity for nine months to assist the club.[8]
Heal began his Sydney Kings coaching career with a 71-69 win against the Townsville Crocodiles on 26 February 2012.[9]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "BLAZE SIGN HEAL IN BIG WIN FOR THE GOLD COAST". Gold Coast Blaze. 14 May 2008. 
  2. ^ Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 174013060X. 
  3. ^ Bernard, Grantley (3 March 2006). "Heal weighs up Dragons captaincy". Herald Sun. 
  4. ^ South Dragons (2005). Heal back in black. Retrieved 6 April 2006.
  5. ^ South Dragons (2006). Price resigns, Heal new head coach. Retrieved 23 October 2006.
  6. ^ "Dragons and Heal part ways". South Dragons. 1 February 2008. 
  7. ^ http://www.nbl.com.au/kings-shortcut/news/article/2012/february/sydney-kings-sign-shane-heal-as-head-coach-for-the-remainder-of-the-2011-2012-season/
  8. ^ http://www.nbl.com.au/kings-shortcut/news/article/2012/february/sydney-kings-announce-organisational-changes/
  9. ^ http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/2012/february/r21-report-heal-leads-kings-to-violet-crumble-victory/

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Awards
Preceded by
Greg Hubbard		 NBL Rookie of the Year
1988		 Succeeded by
Justin Withers
Preceded by
Mark Bradtke		 NBL Most Improved Player
1990		 Succeeded by
Andrew Parkinson
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