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Yahoo
13-03-2025
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Washington Wizards assistant Caporn hired as Australia's men's basketball coach
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Washington Wizards assistant Adam Caporn will take hemisphere-hopping to a new level after being hired as head coach of the Australian men's basketball team. Basketball Australia on Thursday said Caporn would continue his coaching duties with the NBA's Wizards and that Dean Vickerman of the National Basketball League's Melbourne United has been appointed to a new role as Boomers associate head coach. Vickerman will take over the head coaching responsibilities if there's a clash with Caporn's NBA schedule. The 42-year-old Western Australia-born Caporn was head coach of Basketball Australia's center of excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport from 2014-21 and has also worked in the U.S. as head coach of the G-League's Long Island Nets and as an assistant at the NBA's Brooklyn Nets. Caporn also was formerly a coach at St. Mary's College in California. Caporn worked under previous Boomers coaches Andrej Lemanis and Brian Goorjian at the last four major tournaments, helping Australia to an Olympic bronze medal in Tokyo in 2021. Australia lost in overtime to Serbia in the quarterfinals at the Paris Games last year and Goorjian left the national team soon after. 'It is an incredible honor to be part of the Boomers program. To step into the role of head coach is truly a dream come true,' Caporn said in a statement. 'I want to extend a special thankyou to Andrej Lemanis and Brian Goorjian for bringing me into the Boomers coaching staff — your mentorship and contributions to this program have been truly inspiring." Australia also has a similar setup with its national women's coach, Sandy Brondello. Last month, Basketball Australia said Brondello would continue as coach of the Opals until the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles, extending her involvement with the national women's team to a seventh Olympics. Brondello, who guided the Opals to an Olympic bronze medal in Paris last year, helped the New York Liberty win the WNBA title in October. Basketball Australia also hired an associate head coach to lead the program while Brondello has WNBA commitments in New York. Basketball Australia said it conducted an extensive selection process over the last six months before hiring Caporn, consulting with a panel of specialists that included former NBA star and Boomers player Andrew Bogut. On Wednesday, Bogut was appointed as an assistant to Goojian, who now coaches the Sydney Kings in Australia's NBL. ___ AP sports: Dennis Passa, The Associated Press
Associated Press
13-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Washington Wizards assistant Caporn hired as Australia's men's basketball coach
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Washington Wizards assistant Adam Caporn will take hemisphere-hopping to a new level after being hired as head coach of the Australian men's basketball team. Basketball Australia on Thursday said Caporn would continue his coaching duties with the NBA's Wizards and that Dean Vickerman of the National Basketball League's Melbourne United has been appointed to a new role as Boomers associate head coach. Vickerman will take over the head coaching responsibilities if there's a clash with Caporn's NBA schedule. The 42-year-old Western Australia-born Caporn was head coach of Basketball Australia's center of excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport from 2014-21 and has also worked in the U.S. as head coach of the G-League's Long Island Nets and as an assistant at the NBA's Brooklyn Nets. Caporn also was formerly a coach at St. Mary's College in California. Caporn worked under previous Boomers coaches Andrej Lemanis and Brian Goorjian at the last four major tournaments, helping Australia to an Olympic bronze medal in Tokyo in 2021. Australia lost in overtime to Serbia in the quarterfinals at the Paris Games last year and Goorjian left the national team soon after. 'It is an incredible honor to be part of the Boomers program. To step into the role of head coach is truly a dream come true,' Caporn said in a statement. 'I want to extend a special thankyou to Andrej Lemanis and Brian Goorjian for bringing me into the Boomers coaching staff — your mentorship and contributions to this program have been truly inspiring.' Australia also has a similar setup with its national women's coach, Sandy Brondello. Last month, Basketball Australia said Brondello would continue as coach of the Opals until the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles, extending her involvement with the national women's team to a seventh Olympics. Brondello, who guided the Opals to an Olympic bronze medal in Paris last year, helped the New York Liberty win the WNBA title in October. Basketball Australia also hired an associate head coach to lead the program while Brondello has WNBA commitments in New York. Basketball Australia said it conducted an extensive selection process over the last six months before hiring Caporn, consulting with a panel of specialists that included former NBA star and Boomers player Andrew Bogut. On Wednesday, Bogut was appointed as an assistant to Goojian, who now coaches the Sydney Kings in Australia's NBL.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
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Adam Caporn lands Boomers head coach job
Adam Caporn has won the Boomers head coaching role, taking over following the departure of Brian Goorjian after serving as an assistant in recent years. The 42-year-old West Australian is currently an assistant coach with the NBA's Washington Wizards. Caporn was head coach of Basketball Australia's centre of excellence at the AIS from 2014-21 and has more recently worked in the US as head coach of the G-League's Long Island Nets and as an assistant at the NBA's Brooklyn Nets. ESPN reports that Caporn got the job after being in a group of five finalists with Quin Snyder, Gordon Herbert, Will Weaver and Bret Brielmaier, with Atlanta Hawks coach Snyder taking himself out of the running because of the time commitments required. Caporn worked under previous Boomers coaches Andrej Lemanis then Goorjian at the last four major tournaments, helping Australia to their historic Olympic bronze medal in Tokyo in 2021. "It is an incredible honour to be part of the Boomers program. To step into the role of head coach is truly a dream come true," said Caporn. "I am deeply grateful to Basketball Australia for their trust in me and to the entire Australian basketball community for the invaluable experiences and opportunities I've had from grassroots development to the Olympic stage. "I want to extend a special thank you to Andrej Lemanis and Brian Goorjian for bringing me into the Boomers coaching staff - your mentorship and contributions to this program have been truly inspiring,." Melbourne United coach Dean Vickerman has been appointed to a new role as Boomers associate head coach, taking over the head coaching responsibilities if there is a clash with Caporn's NBA schedule.
Associated Press
11-02-2025
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- Associated Press
Xavier Cooks suspended for potential doping violation ahead of Sydney Kings' NBL post-season
SYDNEY (AP) — Sydney Kings forward Xavier Cooks has been suspended for a possible doping violation ahead of the post-season in Australia's National Basketball League. Basketball Australia announced Tuesday that Cooks, a former NBL MVP who played 10 games for the Washington Wizards before being waived by the NBA team in 2023, was suspended immediately following notification of an adverse analytical finding under the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy. The announcement was made two days before the Kings take on Adelaide. Cooks, 29, played in Japan's B League before rejoining the Kings this season, where he has averaged 15.4 points and 8.7 rebounds. Basketball Australia said there'd be no further comment from Cooks, the NBL or the Kings. ___
