Ali was born in
Adelaide in 1956, playing his first game when he was six years old. He played his first match in the
National Basketball League for the
West Adelaide Bearcats in February 1979. In 1980, Ali was selected by the
Australia men's national basketball team to take part in the
men's basketball tournament at the
1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In 2001, Ali became the new Chief Executive of the National Basketball League. Prior to his appointment, Ali had been the General Manager of
Netball South Australia for two years. ==References==