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Brian Goorjian
Goorjian as head coach of the Sydney Kings in 2005
Sydney Kings
Position
Head coach
League
NBL
Personal information
Born
(1953-07-28) 28 July 1953 (age 70) Glendale, California
Nationality
American / Australian
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school
Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta, California)
College
Pepperdine (1973–1976)
NBA draft
1976: undrafted
Playing career
1977–1985
Position
Guard
Coaching career
1988–present
Career history
As player:
1977–1985
Melbourne Tigers
As coach:
1988–1991
Eastside Spectres
1992–1998
South East Melbourne Magic
1998–2002
Victoria Titans
2002–2008
Sydney Kings
2008–2009
South Dragons
2009–2015
Dongguan Leopards
2015–2016
Guangdong Southern Tigers (assistant)
2018–2019
Xinjiang Flying Tigers (assistant)
2020–2022
Illawarra Hawks
2022–2023
Bay Area Dragons
2024–present
Sydney Kings
Career highlights and awards
As coach:
6× NBL champion (1992, 1996, 2003–2005, 2009)
6× NBL Coach of the Year (1992, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009)
Brian Warwick Goorjian (born 28 July 1953) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He is also coach of the Australia men's national basketball team. He is the most successful coach in Australian basketball and his career has been called the most successful in NBL history by Basketball Australia.[1] In an NBL coaching career spanning over 20 years, Goorjian has won six championships: two with the South East Melbourne Magic, three with the Sydney Kings and one with the South Dragons. He previously served as the head coach of the Australia men's team from 2001 to 2008 before returning as coach in 2020.
In 2009, Goorjian became the head coach of the Dongguan Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and stayed with the team for six seasons. He served as an assistant coach for the Guangdong Southern Tigers from 2015 to 2016 and as a special advisor to the Shanghai Sharks from 2016 to 2018. Goorjian returned to coaching duties when he joined the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in 2018 as an assistant coach for one season. After spending a decade in the CBA, he returned to the NBL in 2020 as the head coach of the Illawarra Hawks. In 2024, he returned to the Kings as head coach, returning to the team he lasted coached in 2008.
^"Brian Goorjian". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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