1. The club re-branded as the Sydney Spirit and then folded; Beveridge subsequently joined the Perth Wildcats in 2009 and won an NBL championship in 2010.
44 Facts About Rob Beveridge
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Rob Beveridge led the Hawks to a grand final appearance in 2017 and left after four seasons.
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Rob Beveridge was born in Canberra, ACT, where he attended Canberra High School, Hawker College and the University of Canberra.
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Rob Beveridge played youth representative basketball at national level for seven years and was a fan of the Canberra Cannons in the NBL.
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Rob Beveridge received a Bachelor of Applied Science in Sports Studies in 1992 and a Graduate Diploma in Elite Sports Coaching in 1993 before beginning a career as a coach.
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In 1993, Rob Beveridge was a Scholarship Coach with the Australian Institute of Sport.
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Rob Beveridge built a reputation as an outstanding nurturer of talent and a developer of young men into professional basketballers.
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Between 2005 and 2010, Rob Beveridge coached the World Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit in the United States.
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Rob Beveridge served as the Nike Basketball Camp director from 2005 to 2013.
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In 1994, Rob Beveridge served as an assistant coach with the Perth Breakers in the Women's National Basketball League under head coach Guy Molloy.
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In 2001 and 2002, Rob Beveridge coached the Norths Bears in the Waratah League, guiding them to back-to-back grand final appearances and an ABA National Finals appearance in 2002.
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Rob Beveridge returned to the Waratah League in 2005 to coach the Hills Hornets.
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On 14 March 2007, Rob Beveridge was appointed head coach of the West Sydney Razorbacks, marking his first coaching gig in the National Basketball League.
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Rob Beveridge went on to lead the Spirit to 11 wins.
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On 1 May 2009, Rob Beveridge was appointed head coach of the Perth Wildcats for three seasons.
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On 12 October 2011, Rob Beveridge signed a two-year contract extension with the Wildcats.
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In December 2013, Rob Beveridge accepted a short-term role as head coach of Chinese club the Shanghai Sharks.
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On 22 June 2015, Rob Beveridge was appointed head coach of the Illawarra Hawks.
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In October 2019, Rob Beveridge was appointed head coach of the Southland Sharks for the 2020 New Zealand NBL season.
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Rob Beveridge returned to the Sharks for the 2021 New Zealand NBL season and guided the team to a top-four finish despite various injuries and illness setbacks.
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Rob Beveridge returned to the Sharks for the 2022 season but missed five weeks mid season after sustaining a significant injury at his home.
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Rob Beveridge parted ways with the Sharks in November 2022.
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In December 2022, Rob Beveridge was appointed an assistant coach of the Rockingham Flames women's team for the 2023 NBL1 West season.
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In December 2023, Rob Beveridge was appointed head coach of Pelita Jaya of the Indonesian Basketball League for the 2024 season.
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Rob Beveridge toured with Pelita Jaya in December 2024 when the team played exhibition games against NBL1 South teams in Melbourne.
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Rob Beveridge parted ways with Pelita Jaya in April 2025, midway through the 2025 season.
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Rob Beveridge was part of the Australian national team program from 1999 to 2006.
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Rob Beveridge was an assistant coach with the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, where the team won silver.
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Rob Beveridge next served as head coach of the Australian Emus at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece, guiding the team to a famous gold medal victory while setting world records with the highest ever score and winning margin in a gold medal game in international basketball.
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Rob Beveridge next served as an assistant coach with the Australian Boomers at the 2004 Athens Olympics, 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan.
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On 2 March 2018, Rob Beveridge was appointed head coach of the Scotland national team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
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Rob Beveridge took control of the "fledgling" team just six days before the opening game of the tournament and guided them to the bronze medal game, where they lost to New Zealand.
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In July 2019, Rob Beveridge served as head coach of the Australian Emerging Boomers, helping the team win bronze at the World University Games in Italy.
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In February 2022, Rob Beveridge served as interim head coach of the Australian Boomers for their World Cup qualifiers in Japan.
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Rob Beveridge took over from Brian Goorjian due to his NBL commitments.
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Rob Beveridge was a 12-time winner of Coach of the Year awards including the New South Wales Sports Federation Coach of the Year Award, Basketball Australia's National Junior Male Coach of the Year, NSW Basketball Coach of the Year, NSW Basketball U22 Coach of the Year, and Penrith Valley Sports Foundation Coach of the Year.
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Rob Beveridge was a finalist for the Australian Sport Industry Coach of the Year Award in 2004.
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In October 2019, Rob Beveridge was inducted into the Basketball NSW Hall of Fame.
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In late May 2022, Rob Beveridge returned home to New South Wales for his daughter's 21st birthday following a Southland Sharks game.
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Rob Beveridge was scheduled to return to New Zealand a couple of days later but tested positive for Covid-19.
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Rob Beveridge was informed by medical staff that he was lucky to have survived the fall.
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In October 2021, Rob Beveridge was appointed high performance manager of the Rockingham Flames.
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Rob Beveridge worked remotely for the Flames in 2022 while coaching in New Zealand.
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In October 2023, Rob Beveridge joined the Mandurah Magic as a coaching consultant.