By Nicholas Creely
Highly regarded Rangers assistant coach John White has signed on as the 2017 Dandenong Basketball SEABL Women’s Head Coach.
White, who is currently entrenched within the Rangers program in the WNBL, under the tutelage of Larissa Anderson, steps up in his bid to further advance the development of some of Dandenong’s most talented female basketballers.
White told Dandenong Basketball that he is over the moon and ready to take the opportunity as he looks to lead the Rangers to their sixth championship in eight years.
“Dandenong has been renowned for its successful player development pathway from the junior programs through to our WNBL Jayco Rangers and I am grateful to the organisation for allowing me to take on this role to continue to provide opportunities for women’s sport,” he said.
“I’d like to thank Larissa Anderson, Trish Fallon and Graeme Allen for their support and I am looking forward to building on the success of past seasons and working with our tireless volunteers and support staff to consolidate a program for sustained success.”
White’s coaching experience has been extensive. Before coming to join the Rangers he was an assistant at the Melbourne Tigers in the NBL, he had a stint at Knox Basketball, was Director of Coaching at the Camberwell Dragons, an assistant coach of the Sandringham Sabres SEABL team, and has also been heavily involved at Vic Metro level with the Under 15 Girls.
He has also coached Caulfield Grammar Senior Boys to the Australian Schools National Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2012.
Elite Teams Administrator for Dandenong Basketball Trish Fallon is confident White can continue to build success and continue the legacy left by championship winning coach Jeremi Moule, who has stepped aside for work and family reasons.
“The DBA are looking forward to having John White on board as our newly appointed SEABL Women’s Head Coach.
“John is a well-respected coach who brings an abundance of passion, enthusiasm and knowledge, and we look forward to working with John in continuing a very successful SEABL Women’s program into 2017 and beyond,” Fallon said.
