Guy Molloy

Guy Molloy (born 4 November 1965 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Melbourne Boomers in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Guy Molloy
Melbourne Boomers
PositionHead coach
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (1965-11-04) 4 November 1965[1]
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Career information
CollegeCanberra (1984–1986)
Career history
As coach:
1989Canberra Capitals
1989–1994Australian Opals (assistant)
1993–1996Perth Breakers
2001–2005Cairns Taipans
2006–2009South Dragons (assistant)
2009–2012Australia U-17 Men
2013–presentMelbourne Boomers
2017–presentNew Zealand Tall Ferns (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Basketball coach
Representing  Australia
FIBA Under-17 World Championship
2012 Lithuania

Coaching career

WNBL

Molloy began his coaching career, as head coach of the Canberra Capitals for the 1989 WNBL season.[2] He would then return to the WNBL, acting as head coach to the Perth Breakers, from 1993 to 1996.[3] During this time, Molloy coached the likes of Michele Timms and Tully Bevilaqua. The Breakers reached the finals in all four of Molloy's seasons, including reaching the 1993 Grand Final. In 1995, Molloy was awarded the WNBL Coach of the Year.

In 2013, Molloy returned to the WNBL, as head coach of the newly branded Melbourne Boomers.[4] In his first season back, after leading the Boomers to the semi-finals, he was awarded the WNBL Coach of the Year for the second time.[5]

NBL

Molloy was appointed Head Coach of the Cairns Taipans in 2001, leading into the Taipans third season in the league.[6] He remained in this role over four seasons. His time in Cairns, was highlighted in the 2003–04 NBL season, when the Taipans finished at an improved sixth position on the ladder.

Molloy returned to the NBL, as assistant coach to the South Dragons alongside player/coach Shane Heal.[7] He remained as an assistant coach, until the Dragons folded. Not before, they took home their first NBL title in 2009.

National Teams

Molloy had his first involvement in international basketball, with the Australian Opals acting as assistant coach from 1989–1994.[8] During this time, he was on board during both the 1990 and 1994 FIBA World Championship tournaments.

In 2009, Molloy was appointed as head coach of the Australia U-17 Men's team, leading into the inaugural FIBA Under-17 World Championship in 2010.[9] Following Australia's sixth place finish in 2010, Molloy was reappointed leading into the next tournament in 2012. Here, Molloy coached a Dante Exum-led team to a silver medal.[10]

In 2017, Molloy was appointed as assistant coach to Kennedy Kereama with the New Zealand Tall Ferns, leading into the 2017 FIBA Asia Women's Cup.[11]

Coaching record
Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %

WNBL
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Canberra 1989 23 8 15 .348 9th of 12 – – – –
Perth 1993 18 12 6 .667 3rd of 10 3 2 1 .667 Lost Grand Final
Perth 1994 18 12 6 .667 4th of 10 2 1 1 .500 Lost Preliminary Final
Perth 1995 18 12 6 .667 4th of 10 1 0 1 .000 Lost Semi Finals
Perth 1996 18 11 7 .611 4th of 10 3 2 1 .667 Lost Preliminary Final
Melbourne 2013–14 24 14 10 .583 4th of 9 1 0 1 .000 Lost Semi Finals
Melbourne 2014–15 22 11 11 .500 6th of 8 – – – –
Melbourne 2015–16 24 8 16 .333 8th of 9 – – – –
Melbourne 2016–17 24 5 19 .208 7th of 8 – – – –
Melbourne 2017–18 21 12 9 .571 4th of 8 5 3 2 .600 Lost Grand Final
Melbourne 2018–19 21 15 6 .714 2nd of 8 2 0 2 .000 Lost Semi Finals
Melbourne 2019–20 21 15 6 .714 3rd of 8 3 1 2 .333 Lost Semi Finals
Career 252135117.53620911.450

References
  1. "Team Australia profile". kaunas2012.fiba.com.
  2. "2015-16_MediaGuide-Melbourne.pdf" (PDF). wnbl.com.au.
  3. "Guy Molloy – a coach of all… for all". basketballvictoria.com.au.
  4. "Molloy to coach Bulleen Boomers". thecourier.com.au.
  5. "Guy Molloy named WNBL coach of year two decades after first winning award". heraldsun.com.au.
  6. "History – Official Website of the CQUniversity Cairns Taipans". taipans.com.
  7. "Molloy happy to plot moves". theage.com.au.
  8. "TESTIMONIAL FROM COACH GUY MOLLOY". hoops101.net.
  9. "Basketball Australia announces Under-17 squads". basketball.net.au.
  10. "U17 Men take home silver at World Champs + VIDEO". basketball.net.au.
  11. "New Tall Ferns assistant coach brings wealth of experience". nzherald.co.nz.
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