Crusaders appoint von Lueders and Granger as inaugural NBL1 East coaches

The Central Coast Crusaders have appointed Mikko von Lueders and William Granger as their inaugural NBL1 East women's and men's coaches, respectively.

von Lueders has over 25 years of experience working with individuals, groups and teams and is always eager to help young athletes achieve their goals.

His qualifications include a Masters Degree in Sports Coaching, Association Coach Certification (Level 2) and Cert III & IV in Fitness.

He has also coached internationally at all levels and currently enjoys coaching at junior and senior representative levels, most recently with the Crusaders' women's team.

Granger also has extensive coaching experience and is most notably involved with the Sydney Uni Flames' WNBL program as an assistant coach. 

He has also been both a player and a coach for Central Coast. 

Along with his involvement with the Crusaders, Granger was the former Head Coach of the NSW Country Men’s U16 team and has coached at Basketball Australia National Championships. 

View the 2022 NBL1 roster tracker here.