Sabres reveal 2021 NBL1 South coaching line-up

The Sandringham Sabres have revealed their 2021 NBL1 South coaching line-up, with Nathan Cooper-Brown returning as men’s coach and Jacqui O’Neill taking over as women’s coach.

Returning from the 2019 season, Cooper-Brown is looking forward to building and creating a winning program in Sandringham.  

“I’m thrilled to be back at the Sabres for the 2021 season,” he said via southernbasketball.com.au.

“It’s always special when you get to come back to your home club but being able to attack a new set of challenges and rectify some areas from the 2019 season means this one is a little more special.

“We look forward to building on an exciting style of play, giving opportunities to our talented Sabres juniors, and competing at a level that will get our entire community back in the Sabredome in April.”

A former Sabres junior, Cooper-Brown is also involved with Basketball Victoria as their High-Performance Coach for Vic Country. He also has served as assistant coach for the Australian U17 men’s national team.

O’Neill is being promoted from the VYC women to the NBL1 head coaching role for 2021. She has a track record of coaching juniors and is currently the head coach of the Under 16 Victoria Metro women.

“I am very excited to have the opportunity to be coaching in the NBL1 competition with the Sabres,” O’Neill said.

“I am honoured to be working with the women as many of them step into the NBL1 competition for the first time. 2020 has been a challenging year for all but I know that we are all ready to get back onto the court in 2021.”

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