| Peter Ali | |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Birth Date: | 22 May 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Adelaide, Australia |
Peter Ali (born 22 May 1956) is an Australian basketball player who played for the Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League (NBL).[1] [2] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[3]
Ali was born in Adelaide in 1956, playing his first game when he was six years old.[4] He played his first match in the National Basketball League for the West Adelaide Bearcats in February 1979.[5] In 1980, Ali was selected by the Australia men's national basketball team to take part in the men's basketball tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[4]
Ali played for the Adelaide 36ers when they won the 1986 NBL season, when Adelaide put together the best season record in the history of the NBL.[5] Ali's role for the team has been described as key to their title win.[5] In the game that decided the season, Ali scored eleven points.[5]
Ali played in a total of 259 NBL matches, across eleven seasons, for the West Adelaide Bearcats and the Adelaide 36ers.[5] This included two NBL titles, in 1982 and 1986.[5] He also played in more than 500 games at State League level.[4]
Following his playing career, Ali coached the 36ers and the West Adelaide teams, and was inducted into the BSA Hall of Fame.[4] He also became the chief executive of the McLaren Vale Grape Wine and Tourism Association.[6] In 2001, Ali became the new Chief Executive of the National Basketball League.[7] Prior to his appointment, Ali had been the General Manager of Netball South Australia for two years.[7]
Since 2016, Ali was still living in Adelaide, and was working as the CEO of Legacy SA.[8]