Michael Fitchett (basketball) explained

Michael Robert Elmslie Fitchett (born 20 September 1982) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.

Fitchett was born in Nelson, New Zealand.[1] He attended Nelson College from 1996 to 2000, where he excelled as a sportsman. He was the school's junior athletics champion in 1996 and 1997, played for the 'A' basketball team from 1996 to 2000, and was a member of the 1st XI cricket team from 1996 to 2000.[2] He played in the New Zealand NBL every year between 1999 and 2012. He also played one game in the Australian NBL with the New Zealand Breakers in January 2009.[3] He also represented the New Zealand Tall Blacks multiple times between 2008 and 2011.[4]

In October 2018, Fitchett was appointed head coach of the Nelson Giants for the 2019 season.[5] [6] He was elevated to dual general manager / head coach of the Giants in 2021.[7] [8] He continued in the role in 2022[9] and won the New Zealand NBL Coach of the Year Award.[10] He remained in the dual role as of the 2024 season.[11]

Between 2016 and 2019, Fitchett served as an assistant coach with the New Zealand Breakers.[12] [13] In November 2024, he was named an assistant coach for the Tall Blacks for the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Fitchett . giants.co.nz . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080219032404/http://giants.co.nz/theteam/michaelfitchett.aspx . 19 February 2008.
  2. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
  3. http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=190394766&client=0-189-12317-125710-369911 Player statistics for Michael Fitchett
  4. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/58436/pid2//sid/4728/tid/337/tid2/381/_/2010_FIBA_World_Championship/index.html Michael Fitchett – FIBA.com
  5. Web site: Nelson calls for Fitch. nzbreakers.basketball. 31 March 2019.
  6. Web site: O'Connell. Tim. Fitchett new Giants coach. The Nelson Mail. 19 October 2018. 31 March 2019.
  7. Web site: O'Connell. Tim. Vukona's value measured by former Nelson teammate. Stuff.co.nz. 6 March 2021. 25 February 2022.
  8. News: FLICKET COMES ON BOARD AS GIANTS AND SPARKS CAPTAINS GET READY FOR DRAFT NIGHT EXCITEMENT. nelsongiants.basketball. 1 September 2021. 25 February 2022.
  9. News: GIANTS GET GLOW UP!. nelsongiants.basketball. 18 February 2022. 25 February 2022.
  10. Web site: 2022 SAL'S NBL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED. nznbl.basketball. 9 August 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220809060432/https://men.nznbl.basketball/2022-sals-nbl-award-winners-announced/. 9 August 2022.
  11. News: Hampson . Matthew . Young Nelson Giants squad hopes to 'make a bit of noise' . 4 November 2024 . Stuff.co.nz . 21 March 2024.
  12. Web site: Egan. Brendon. New Zealand Breakers assistant Mike Fitchett resigns week out from season. Stuff.co.nz. 12 October 2019. 12 October 2019.
  13. Web site: Price. Josh. Basketball: Mike Fitchett explains decision to quit the New Zealand Breakers before start of ANBL season. nzherald.co.nz. 14 November 2019. 14 November 2019.
  14. News: Flavell Names First Tall Blacks Roster for Asia Cup Qualifiers Basketball New Zealand . 4 November 2024 . nz.basketball . 4 November 2024 . en-AU.

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