Al Westover

Al Westover
Personal information
Born (1954-09-07) 7 September 1954 (age 70)
Napa Valley, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
High schoolJustin-Siena (Napa, California)
CollegePacific (1972–1976)
NBA draft1976: undrafted
Playing career1978–1987
PositionGuard
Career history
As player:
1978–1984Melbourne Tigers
1985Geelong Supercats
1986–1987Dandenong Rangers
As coach:
1992–2005Melbourne Tigers (asst.)
2005–2011Melbourne Tigers
2011–2013Shiga Lakestars
Career highlights and awards

Alan William Westover[1] (born 7 September 1954) is a professional basketball coach best known for his tenure with the Melbourne Tigers in the National Basketball League (NBL), where he coached the team to four consecutive Grand Finals, winning two championships, and being the second winningest coach in league history (based on winning percentage over 100 games coached). Westover also played for the Melbourne Tigers in their inaugural season in the NBL.

Westover was the coach of the Shiga Lakestars of the Basketball Japan (BJ) League in Ōtsu City, Shiga. In his first year with the Lakestars, Westover helped the club reach their highest number of wins in their seven-year history, and to the second round of the play-offs where they lost to eventual champions, Okinawa.

Westover has a son (Boden) who also played professionally for the Melbourne Tigers.

  1. ^ "Alan William Westover was born on September 7, 1954 in Solano County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved 23 May 2020.