Bradley Robbins was born on 12 January 1985 and is an Australian basketball coach and former player who is most known for his time spent in the National Basketball League with the Perth Wildcats.
21 Facts About Brad Robbins
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Brad Robbins currently serves as an assistant coach with the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League.
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Brad Robbins represented Victoria in national competitions in Under 14s in 1998, Under 16s in 2000 and Under 18s in 2001 and 2002.
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Brad Robbins 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.
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Brad Robbins revealed in January 2023 that a major depressive disorder was the reason for him retiring in 2012.
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Brad Robbins described his retirement press conference as a sham, telling the public his body had told him to retire when in fact other forces were the main factor.
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Brad Robbins made his debut in the SEABL in 2001 with the Dandenong Rangers, playing one game.
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Brad Robbins was a regular member of the Rangers' squad in 2003 and played 21 games.
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In 2006 and 2007, Brad Robbins played for the Willetton Tigers in the State Basketball League.
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Brad Robbins did not play in 2014 but returned to the Wolves in 2015 for a short stint.
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Brad Robbins came out of retirement to play for the Rockingham Flames in the 2019 SBL season.
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Brad Robbins 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.
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Brad Robbins made his debut for the Flames in round nine, but soon suffered a career-ending Achilles injury.
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In 2017 and 2018, Brad Robbins served as assistant coach for the Joondalup Wolves women's team in the SBL.
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Brad Robbins 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.
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Brad Robbins is married to wife Bekki and he has three children, Charlie, Donovan, and Bowie.
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Brad Robbins is the brother-in-law and close friend of former Wildcats and SBL teammate Greg Hire, with the pair having both married sisters.
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In 2013, Brad Robbins started working part-time as a project officer at the Fremantle Police and Community Youth Centre.
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The centre's Streetball program, which Brad Robbins began co-ordinating, was developed in 2012 to combat anti-social behaviour in the area.
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Brad Robbins began studying psychology and counselling at Edith Cowan University in 2013.
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In January 2023, Brad 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.