SYDNEY, Australia — Brian Goorjian has stepped down as head coach of the Australian men's basketball team, the national body said Wednesday, after two stints in charge of the Boomers.
SYDNEY, Australia — Brian Goorjian has stepped down as head coach of the Australian men's basketball team, the national body said Wednesday, after two stints in charge of the Boomers.California-born Goorjian , 71, who led the Australian s to the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics, has left to coach national league side the Sydney Kings, Basketball Australia said.In his first stint from 2001 to 2008, Australia won gold under Goorjian at the 2006 home Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Peter Lonergan, general manager of Basketball Australia's center of excellence in Canberra, said Goorjian's influence was widespread.'Brian's impact on basketball in this country is profound and will continue to be so post his time with the Boomers,' Lonergan said in a statement.'His generosity of spirit has impacted generations of athletes and coaches, and his legacy will continue to build.
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