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Brad Robbins (basketball)

Bradley Dean Robbins is an Australian basketball coach and former player who is most known for his time spent in the National Basketball League (NBL) with the Perth Wildcats. He currently serves as the head coach of the Warwick Senators women's team in the NBL1 West.

Early life and career
Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Robbins played his junior basketball at Dandenong. He represented Victoria in national competitions in Under 14s in 1998, Under 16s in 2000 and Under 18s in 2001 and 2002. In 2002, he represented Australia in junior men's teams and was then a member of the World Championship winning Australian Emus Under 19 team in 2003. ==Professional career==
Professional career
NBL Robbins made his debut in the National Basketball League (NBL) with the Victoria Giants during the 2003–04 season. He scored 11 points in 13 games. For the 2004–05 season, he played for the Cairns Taipans and averaged 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in 25 games. He played 67 games in his first two seasons in Perth averaging 4.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.9 assists a game, but was restricted to just three appearances in 2008–09 through injury. In the 2009–10 season, Robbins formed a tremendous point guard duo with Damian Martin to help lead the Wildcats to the NBL championship and in 32 games he averaged 4.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals a game. He was named co-captain of the Wildcats for the 2010–11 season and averaged 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals a game. but upon returning to action, he managed just eight games before announcing his retirement from the NBL on 11 December 2012. He continued on with the team in an advisory role, but following an Achilles injury to Damian Martin in Game 2 of the Wildcats' semi-final series against the Wollongong Hawks, Robbins came out of retirement to fill in the back-up point guard role for the 2013 grand final series against the New Zealand Breakers. He played in both games of the Wildcats' 2–0 series loss to the Breakers, finishing his NBL career with 215 games and averages of 4.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. SEABL and SBL Robbins made his debut in the SEABL in 2001 with the Dandenong Rangers, playing one game. He was a regular member of the Rangers' squad in 2003 and played 21 games. In 2004 and 2005, he played for the Knox Raiders in the SEABL and won the Youth Player of the Year for the South Conference in both years. In 2006 and 2007, Robbins played for the Willetton Tigers in the State Basketball League (SBL). He did not play in 2014 for a short stint. He came into the season six kilograms lighter than he was when he was with the Wildcats, but a hamstring injury suffered during pre-season forced him to miss the start of the regular season. He made his debut for the Flames in round nine, but soon suffered a career-ending Achilles injury. In 12 games in his final playing stint, he averaged 5.25 points, 2.75 rebounds and 2.33 assists per game. ==Coaching career==
Coaching career
In 2017 and 2018, Robbins served as assistant coach for the Joondalup Wolves women's team in the SBL. He was interim head coach for a large chunk of the 2018 season with coach Craig Friday unavailable due to his duties with the national wheelchair team. In July 2021, Robbins was appointed assistant coach of the Perth Lynx for the 2021–22 WNBL season. He continued as assistant in 2022–23 and 2023–24. Robbins was appointed head coach of the Warwick Senators women's team in the NBL1 West for the 2024 season. He was named NBL1 West Coach of the Year. He was re-appointed as Senators women's head coach for the 2025 season. He guided the Senators to the 2025 NBL1 West Grand Final. He was re-appointed as Senators women's head coach for the 2026 season. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Robbins is married to wife Bekki and he has three children, Charlie, Donovan, and Bowie. Robbins also began studying psychology and counselling at Edith Cowan University in 2013. In January 2023, Robbins revealed to the public via The West Australian his long-time battle with depression and mental health issues since childhood which plagued him throughout his playing career. ==References==
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