GB Wheelchair Basketball Announce New Men's Head Coach
The Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA) is proud to announce Murray Treseder as the new GB Men’s team Head Coach.
Murray will take up the position in April and comes to Team GB from the Australian Wheelchair Basketball Team under whose direction won the silver medal at the Summer Paralympic Games, Athens in 2004 and bronze at the World Championships in 2006.
Chairman of GBWBA, Joseph Fletcher was delighted when Murray accepted the position of Head Coach and welcomed him saying, “We are extremely positive and pleased to bring Murray to the United Kingdom . His track record, ability to motivate and enthusiasm is unmatched in wheelchair basketball and he is extremely well respected across the globe.”
Murray is stepping down as Head Coach of the Australian Wheelchair Basketball Team, Head coach of a professional women’s team and as a Head Coach at the West Australia Institute of Sport to join the Great Britain Team. “His appointment will be instrumental to our successes in Beijing and more importantly the World Championships in 2010 and London Summer Paralympic Games,” said Charlie Bethel, Chief Executive of GBWBA.
On accepting the position Murray said, “I am delighted to be the new Head Coach for Great Britain . I am looking forward to the challenge and getting the team to the highest level of the wheelchair basketball. With the World Championships in 2010 and Paralympic Games in Britain , this is a great opportunity for the sport and I hope this will be a real opportunity for young and energetic players to stake a claim in the team over the next couple of years.” Murray, a life long supporter of West Ham, is also looking forward to the opportunity of watching them play in the Premiership whilst he is here.
Murray joins a team that has an excellent track record and has shown the British fighting spirit many times, with a silver medal at the World Championships in 2002 and a bronze at the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games in Athens . David Titmuss, Performance Director of GBWBA's High Performance Programmes, commented: "We are delighted to have signed Murray , he is a proven programme-builder having taken over the Australian men's team after their fifth place finish in Sydney and lead them to world level medal success. This is an extremely exciting time for British Wheelchair Basketball with the 2010 World Championships coming to Birmingham and the 2012 London Paralympics, and I am confident that in the years ahead Murray and his staff will take the GB programme to new heights".
For further information on the appointment or wheelchair basketball contact:
Charlie Bethel on 01509 631671, or email c.bethel@gbwba.org.uk
The Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association is sponsored by RGK Wheelchairs, Sportserve, Molten UK and supported by UK Sport.