Shane Heal

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Shane Heal (born September 6, 1970 in Box Hill) is a retired Australian basketball player .

career

Born in Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne , Heal made his debut with the Brisbane Bullets in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) in 1988 . After three years with NBL competitor Geelong Supercats, he returned to Brisbane in 1992 and played there until 1996. In 1996 he played for the Sydney Kings and aroused the interest of NBA teams when he played with the Australian national team in the run-up to the 1996 Olympic Games the USA scored, scored eight of their 13 three-point throws in the preparatory game and posted a total of 28 points. Later, the 1.83-meter-tall player signed a three-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves , for which he ultimately only played in the 1996/97 season. In 45 NBA appearances for Minnesota, Heal remained a substitute player.

He returned to the Sydney Kings, between 1998 and 2000 he was under contract with Near East Athens in Greece . Then Heal played again in Sydney, interrupted by an engagement with the Italian first division club Fillattice Imola in spring 2002. From October 2003 he made  a second attempt at the San Antonio Spurs to assert himself in the NBA. But even with the Texans, he did not get beyond the role of a supplementary player, in November 2003 he moved to Makedonikos in Greece.

He then joined the Melbourne South Dragons in his home country, for which he initially worked as a player, then until February 2008 as head coach. As of May 2008, Heal was again a player at Gold Coast Blaze. From 2009 to 2011, Heal was an assistant coach on the staff of the Australian national team. In February 2012 he became the coach of the Sydney Kings. He stayed in office for two years. Shortly thereafter, he took over the coaching position with another NBL team, the Wellington Saints. He worked for the New Zealand team for one season. He also worked as a television commentator.

National team

Heal participated with the Australian national team in the Summer Olympics in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 as well as the World Championships in 1994 and 1998. At the Olympics in 1996 and 2000 he was second best and 2004 best basket hunter of the Australian team.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shane HEAL - Basketball Olympique | Australia. June 17, 2016, accessed October 13, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Retired: Heal takes his trophy and goes home. April 17, 2003, accessed October 13, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Russell Jackson: The forgotten story of ... Shane Heal v the Dream Team . In: The Guardian . October 30, 2013, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed October 13, 2019]).
  4. ↑ a b Shane Heal. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b Heal bound for Greece. November 24, 2003, accessed October 13, 2019 .
  6. ↑ LEGABASKET SERIE A LEGABASKET SERIE A. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
  7. ^ Heal signs for Spurs. October 7, 2003, Retrieved October 13, 2019 (Australian English).
  8. ↑ Shane Heal - Player Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
  9. ^ Stephen Howell: South Dragons and Heal part company. February 2, 2008, accessed October 13, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Gold Coast signs Shane Heal. May 13, 2008, accessed October 13, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Alexandra Patrikios: Shane Heal's 20-year friendship with NBA coach ends up in court. May 26, 2017, accessed October 13, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Hammer Heal to coach Kings. February 24, 2012, Retrieved October 13, 2019 (Australian English).
  13. ↑ Sydney Kings appoint Damian Cotter head coach. May 19, 2014, accessed October 13, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Shane Heal to coach Wellington Saints. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
  15. ^ Rikki Swannell: Heal won't return to Wellington Saints. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Shane Heal to commentate NBL Championship for FOX Sports. October 7, 2015, Retrieved October 13, 2019 (Australian English).
  17. ↑ Shane Douglas Heal profile, Olympic Games: Tournament for Men 2004. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Heal, Shane
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heal, Shane Douglas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Box Hill