John Rillie
 Rillie in 2017 as Boise State assistant coach. | |
| UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | |
|---|---|
| Position | Associate head coach |
| League | Big West Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 4 November 1971 Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 1995 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1995–2010 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1995 | Brisbane Bullets |
| 1996–1998 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 1998–2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks |
| 2004–2009 | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 2009–2010 | New Zealand Breakers |
| As coach: | |
| 2011–2017 | Boise State (assistant) |
| 2017–present | UC Santa Barbara (associate head coach) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
John Peter Rillie (born 4 November 1971) is an Australian basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team and the Australia men's national basketball team.[1]
Playing career[]
Rillie spent the majority of his career in the National Basketball League (NBL). In his first season in the NBL, Rillie won Rookie of the Year honours playing for the Brisbane Bullets. He was known for his long range shooting. He has also played for Gonzaga University[2] in the United States and with AEK Athens BC in Greece. On 18 February 2009, Rillie hit ten three-pointers in the Crocs' 103–96 win over the Perth Wildcats in their elimination quarter-final. Rillie ended up with 34 points and three rebounds. He also holds the record for the points scored by an Australian, with 45 points.[3] Rillie played 481 NBL games and averaged 16.3 points, 3.7 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game.[4]
Coaching career[]
Rillie was an assistant coach at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, from 2011 to 2017.[5]
On 16 May 2017, it was announced that Rillie was hired as an assistant coach for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team.[6]
On 13 July 2021, Rillie replaced David Patrick as an assistant coach for the Australia men's national basketball team competing in the Tokyo Olympics.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ Two Former UCSB Basketballers Raise Their Profiles
- ^ Zags have been kings of WCC, but Gaels are closing the gap
- ^ Hot-handed Rillie snuffs late Wildcats charge
- ^ "John Rillie". Aussie Hoopla. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ FIBA U19 World Championship Preview: Australia
- ^ "Former Boise State Assistant Coach John Rillie Joins UCSB Basketball Staff". Gohighlanders.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ TOKYO 2020: Meet our amazing local Olympians
- ^ UC Olympians on a quest for gold at the Tokyo Summer Games
External links[]
- 1971 births
- Living people
- AEK B.C. players
- Adelaide 36ers players
- Australian men's basketball players
- Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Australian expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Brisbane
- Boise State Broncos men's basketball coaches
- Brisbane Bullets players
- Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Olympic basketball players of Australia
- Sportspeople from Toowoomba
- Shooting guards
- Townsville Crocodiles players
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball coaches
- West Sydney Razorbacks players