Coach Profile

Carrie Graf

Appointed as the Head Coach of the Australian Womens’ Basketball team, the Opals, in December 2008, Carrie Graf is one of Canberra’s most successful and experienced coaches with over 20 years of experience at the elite level.

In the 2008/09 season Carrie led the Canberra TransACT Capitals to the WNBL title, her sixth championship as a coach (she won five as a player) and the fifth with Canberra.

Carrie achieved another milestone last season when she reached a new high as the most prolific coach in the WNBL All-Time Coaching records, to now boast a record of 203 wins and 64 losses.

In September 2009 she led the Australian Opals to Gold at the FIBA Oceania Championship over the New Zealand Tall Ferns, and a berth at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Carrie’s career has taken her to international heights, as the first Australian to coach in the WNBA and success at two Olympic Games as a medal winning Assistant Coach;  Bronze at the 1996 Olympic Games in Athens and Silver at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Carrie has been recognised for her commitment and professionalism by her peers, being awarded the Australian Sports Medal for service to basketball in 2000, made a life member of the WNBL in 2006 and named WNBL Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008.

She was presented the keys to the city by the Chief Minister for her contribution to basketball and women’s sport in the ACT. 

In 2008 Carrie was awarded both Coach of the Year (to go with the same award from 2000 and 2007) and Sportsperson of the year by ACTsport. The winner of ACTsports Sportsperson of the year in 2008 for taking the Capitals to back-to-back WNBL championships, and for leading the Australian University Women’s Basketball Team to an historic Gold medal at the 2007 World University Games.

Graf holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Physical Education) from RMIT (Melbourne) and completed the Australian Coaching Council’s inaugural Diploma of Coaching, as well as their High Performance Coach Award program.

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