The Perth Wildcats are a basketball team from Perth, Western Australia. It was founded in 1982, and had its first season in the National Basketball League (NBL) that year. Since entering the NBL, the Perth Wildcats have had 15 senior coaches. As of the end of the 2024/25 season, John Rillie is the coach, making him the 15th coach in the club's history.
Trevor Gleeson is the most successful coach in Wildcats history, winning 5 championships as coach as well as 270 wins.
To qualify for this list, a coach must have coached the club in any regular season match or finals match. Pre-season matches, exhibition matches and other types of matches are not included.
NBL Coaches Note: statistics correct to the completion of the 2024/25 NBL season
#CoachSeasonsTotal gamesFinals gamesResultsAchievementsGWLWin%GWLWin%GFCHPHenry Daigle198226101638.5——————2Gordan Ellis19832261627.3——————3Lynn Massey19842332013.0——————4Jay Brehmer1985-198652213140.4——————5Cal Bruton1987-1988 199091573462.61811761.121 1987 runners up 1990 champions6Alan Black1989 1998-2002/032141288659.831161551.621 1999/00 champions 2002/03 runners up7Murray Arnold1991-199258391967.285362.511 1991 minor premiers 1991 champions8Adrian Hurley1993-19971601035764.426141253.821 1993 minor premiers 1993 runners up 1995 minor premiers 1995 champions9Mike Ellis2003/0434151944.11010.00010Scott Fisher2004/05-2007/08137785956.9104640.00011Conner Henry2008/0931171454.81010.00012Rob Beveridge2009/10-2012/13130844664.61810855.631 2009/10 minor premiers 2009/10 champions 2011/12 runners up 2012/13 runners up13Trevor Gleeson2013/14-2020/212701729863.738241463.265 2013/14 minor premiers 2013/14 champions 2015/16 champions 2016/17 champions 2018/19 minor premiers 2018/19 champions 2019/20 champions 2020/21 runners up14Scott Morrison2021/2228161257.1——————15John Rillie2022/23-current94544057.494544.400
Key +GGames CoachedWWonLLostWin%Win PercentageGFGrand FinalsCHPChampionships
See also Perth Wildcats National Basketball League
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