Cheryl Chambers Explained

Cheryl Chambers
League:Women's National Basketball League
Team:Southside Flyers
Position:Head Coach
Birth Date:1968 4, df=yes
Nationality:Australian
Career Start:1984
Career End:1997
Career Position:Guard
Years1:1984–1985
Team1:Melbourne East
Years2:1986–1988
Team2:Coburg Cougars
Years3:1989–1995
Team3:Bulleen Boomers
Years4:1996–1997
Team4:Melbourne Tigers
Coach Start:2001
Cyears1:2001–2009
Cteam1:Bulleen Boomers
Cyears2:2005–2007
Cteam2:Australian Opals (assistant)
Cyears3:2010–2013
Cteam3:Australian Gems
Cyears4:2013–2016
Cteam4:Melbourne Boomers (assistant)
Cyears5:2016–2019
Cyears6:2017–present
Cteam6:Australian Opals (assistant)
Cyears7:2019–present
Highlights:As player:

As coach:

Cheryl Chambers (born 18 April 1968) is an Australian basketball coach and retired professional basketball player. She currently is head coach for the Southside Flyers in the WNBL.

Career

WNBL

Chambers played 261 games in the Women's National Basketball League (playing for the Melbourne East, Coburg, Bulleen Boomers and Melbourne Tigers) and is a Life Member of the WNBL. After her playing career, Chambers went on to coach the Bulleen Boomers from 2001 through to 2009. In her time there, she won the WNBL Coach of the Year Award twice in 2004–05 and 2008–09 respectively.

Following on from stints with Australia's U-19 national team, Knox Raiders in the SEABL and an assistant coach position back with the Melbourne Boomers under Guy Molloy, Chambers returned to the league after an eight-year hiatus from a head coaching role.[1] During her time in Sydney, Chambers would win a WNBL Championship and again take home the WNBL Coach of the Year.[2] [3]

In 2019, Chambers signed as head coach to the newly rebranded Southside Flyers back in her home city of Melbourne.[4]

Coaching record

WNBL

|- | align="left" |Bulleen| align="left" |2001–02| 17 | 4| 13|| align="center" |6th of 8|–|–|–|–||- | align="left" |Bulleen| align="left" |2002–03| 21 | 6| 15|| align="center" |6th of 8|–|–|–|–||- | align="left" |Bulleen| align="left" |2003–04| 21 | 11| 10|| align="center" |6th of 8|–|–|–|–||- | align="left" |Bulleen| align="left" |2004–05| 21 | 16| 5|| align="center" |2nd of 8|2|0 |2|| align="center" |Lost Preliminary final|- | align="left" |Bulleen| align="left" |2005–06| 21 | 13| 8|| align="center" |4th of 8|1|0 |1|| align="center" |Lost Semi-final|- | align="left" |Bulleen| align="left" |2006–07| 21 | 12| 9|| align="center" |5th of 8|–|–|–|–||- | align="left" |Bulleen| align="left" |2007–08| 24 | 11| 13|| align="center" |5th of 10|–|–|–|–||- | align="left" |Bulleen| align="left" |2008–09| 22 | 17| 5|| align="center" |2nd of 10|3|1 |2|| align="center" |Lost Grand Final|- ! style="background:#FDE910;"| align="left" |Sydney| align="left" |2016–17| 24 | 18| 6|| align="center" |1st of 8|4|4|0|| align="center" |Won Grand Final|-| align="left" |Sydney| align="left" |2017–18| 21 | 14| 7|| align="center" |2nd of 8 |2|0|2|| align="center" |Lost Semi-final|-| align="left" |Sydney| align="left" |2018–19| 21 | 2| 19|| align="center" |8th of 8|–|–|–|–||-| align="left" |Southside| align="left" |2019–20| 21| 17| 4|| align="center" |1st of 8|4|2|2|| align="center" |Lost Grand Final|- ! style="background:#FDE910;"| align="left" |Southside| align="left" |2020| 13 | 11| 2|| align="center" |1st of 8|3|3|0|| align="center" |Won Grand Final|-class="sortbottom"| align="left" |Career| ||268||152||116|||| ||19||10||9||

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FLAMES SECURE DISTINGUISHED COACH CHERYL CHAMBERS. susf.com.au.
  2. Web site: Sydney University Flames win first WNBL championship since 2001, beat Dandenong Rangers. 17 March 2017 . smh.com.au.
  3. News: WNBL COACH OF THE YEAR-CHERYL CHAMBERS. WNBL . 23 February 2017 . wnbl.basketball . Sod .
  4. News: GERRY RYAN NAMED NEW OWNER OF DANDENONG TEAM, CHERYL CHAMBERS INSTALLED AS HEAD COACH. WNBL. 2 July 2019 .