Chiba Jets Funabashi | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | B.League |
Personal information | |
Born | 28 May 1968 |
Nationality | Australian |
Career information | |
High school | Emmanuel College (Warrnambool, Victoria) |
Coaching career | 1990–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1990–1991 | Warrnambool Mermaids |
1992–1993 | Warrnambool Seahawks |
1997–2000 | Brisbane Bullets (assistant) |
2000–2001 | Quad City Thunder (assistant) |
2001–2002 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (assistant) |
2003–2004 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
2004–2005 | Seoul Samsung Thunders (assistant) |
2005–2006 | Jeonju KCC Egis (assistant) |
2006–2011 | Townsville Crocodiles |
2011–2012 | Melbourne Tigers |
2013–2021 | Perth Wildcats |
2021–2023 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
2023–2024 | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) |
2024–present | Chiba Jets |
Career highlights and awards | |
Trevor Gleeson (born 28 May 1968) is an Australian professional basketball coach who is currently head coach of the Chiba Jets of the Japanese B.League. He first coached in the National Basketball League (NBL) between 1997 and 2000 as an assistant with the Brisbane Bullets. After six years in the Continental Basketball Association and Korean Basketball League, he returned to the NBL in 2006 to coach the Townsville Crocodiles, where he was named NBL Coach of the Year in 2011. After a season with the Melbourne Tigers, he coached the Perth Wildcats between 2013 and 2021, winning five NBL championships in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020, and earning NBL Coach of the Year for the second time in 2021. As of 2021, he ranked fifth all-time in NBL history for games coached.[1] Between 2021 and 2023, Gleeson served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2023–24 season.