Scott Ninnis was born on 25 December 1965 and is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player.
22 Facts About Scott Ninnis
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Scott Ninnis is currently the head coach of the Adelaide Lightning of the Women's National Basketball League.
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Scott Ninnis won three National Basketball League championships during his career: 1986 and 1998 with the Adelaide 36ers and 1992 with the South East Melbourne Magic.
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Scott Ninnis made his NBL debut on 12 July 1986 during Round 10 of the 1986 NBL season against the Perth Wildcats at the home of the 36ers, the Apollo Stadium.
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Unfortunately for Scott Ninnis, Fox sent him down to play with the Adelaide Buffaloes in the SEABL in 1987 and he only played 2 NBL games during the 1987 NBL season.
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Scott Ninnis was recalled back into the 36ers squad by Fox full-time from 1988.
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Scott Ninnis would remain with the club until the end of the 1990 NBL season before making the decision that if he wanted to further his game he would need a change of scenery.
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Scott Ninnis then signed with the Brian Goorjian coached Eastside Melbourne Spectres in 1991 NBL season and played in his second NBL Grand Final that year, though the Spectres went down to the defending champion Perth Wildcats.
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The Spectres and the Southern Melbourne Saints merged prior to the 1992 NBL season to become the South East Melbourne Magic with Scott Ninnis signing with the new team who would be coached by Brian Goorjian.
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Scott Ninnis returned home to play for the 36ers in 1993 and would go on to win that season's NBL Most Improved Player award.
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Scott Ninnis won his fourth SA State League championship with South Adelaide in 1997.
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Scott Ninnis retired from playing following the 1998 NBL season, having played 318 games and averaging 9.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
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Scott Ninnis then became the assistant coach to former NBA All-Star Mark Price at the club South Dragons from 2006 to 2007.
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On 25 October 2021, Scott Ninnis was announced as head coach of the South Adelaide Panthers for the 2022 NBL1 Central season.
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Scott Ninnis led the Panthers to a championship in 2022.
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Immediately following the conclusion of the 36ers' season, Scott Ninnis signed a two-year contract to continue as head coach.
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However, on 12 August 2024, the 36ers sacked Scott Ninnis and replaced him with their new assistant, Mike Wells.
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Scott Ninnis appeared in 9 NBL finals series, 5 NBL Grand Finals and won 3 NBL championships as a player.
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Scott Ninnis won the SEABL Championship with the Adelaide Buffaloes in 1987 and won the SA State League Championship with South Adelaide in 1987,1989,1995 and 1997.
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In 1995, Scott Ninnis won the Woollacott Medal as the fairest and most brilliant player in South Australian basketball.
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In 1993, Scott Ninnis was named as the NBL's Most Improved Player.
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Scott Ninnis is the only person as either a player or coach who has been a member of all four Adelaide 36ers NBL championship-winning teams.