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Shane Douglas Heal (born 6 September 1970) is an Australian basketball coach and former player.

Shane Heal

Heal as coach of the Sydney Uni Flames in 2022
Sydney Uni Flames
Position	Head coach
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	(1970-09-06) 6 September 1970 (age 52) Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Upper Yarra Secondary College (Yarra Junction, Victoria)
NBA draft	1992 / Undrafted
Playing career	1988–2009
Position	Point guard
Number	10, 11
Coaching career	2006–present
Career history
As player:
1988	Brisbane Bullets
1989–1991	Geelong Supercats
1992–1995	Brisbane Bullets
1996	Sydney Kings
1996–1997	Minnesota Timberwolves
1998	Sydney Kings
1998–2000	Near East
2000–2003	Sydney Kings
2002	Andrea Costa Imola
2003	San Antonio Spurs
2003–2004	Makedonikos
2006–2008	South Dragons
2008–2009	Gold Coast Blaze
As coach:
2006–2008	South Dragons
2012–2014	Sydney Kings
2014	Wellington Saints
2015–2016	SEQ Stars
2018–2020	Sutherland Sharks
2021–present	Sydney Uni Flames
Career highlights and awards
As player: NBL Rookie of the Year (1988) NBL Most Improved Player (1990) NBL Good Hands Award (1990) 2× Gaze Medal winner (1997, 2004) NBL champion (2003) As coach: NZNBL champion (2014)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Playing career

International

Heal's international career highlights include representing the Australian Boomers at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games, captaining the team in 2004 in Athens. Heal Also represented Australia at numerous FIBA World Championships.

Many consider Heal's best international game came against the USA "Dream Team" in a warm up match for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The game, played at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, was won 118-77 by the US, though Heal topped all scorers with 28 points including hitting 8 of 12 three pointers. Heal had a running battle with NBA superstar Charles Barkley during the game with the two almost coming to blows at one point, though they hugged in mutual respect on-court after the game.

NBA

Heal had two stints in the NBA, firstly in the 1996–97 season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, when he averaged 1.7 points in 43 games, and secondly in the 2003–04 season with the San Antonio Spurs, when he averaged 3.7 points in six games.[1]

NBL

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Heal played for the Brisbane Bullets, Geelong Supercats, Sydney Kings, South Dragons and Gold Coast Blaze. He was a member of the Kings' 2003 NBL championship-winning team. Between 2006 and 2008, he served as player-coach of the Dragons. For the 2008–09 NBL season, Heal was part of the inaugural Blaze squad. He retired in February 2009 at age 38 after a 21-year career.[2][3] In 440 games, he averaged 20.6 points and 6.1 assists.[4]

Heal was named in the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team.[5]

NBL team records and achievements

Brisbane Bullets

• 2nd on three-pointers made (477)
• 2nd on assists (816)
• 4th on free-throw percentage (84.1%)
• 7th on points scored (2771)
• 7th on field goals made (951)
• 7th on free-throws made (392)
• 8th on steals (164)
• 6th on turnovers (387)

NBL league records

• First in assists per game in 1990 (8.3/24 games)
• First in assists per game in 2002 (7.5/29 games)
• Third in most points in a game (61 in 1994)
• Third in most assists in a game (20 in 1990)
• Second and third in most three-pointers made in a game (12 in 1994 and 2001)

Australian Institute of Sport

He held an Australian Institute of Sport basketball scholarship from 1987 to 1988.[6]

Coaching career

South Dragons

On 3 March 2006, it was reported in Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper that Heal was considering coming out of retirement to captain the South Dragons, a new Melbourne-based NBL franchise to enter the league in the 2006–07 season.[7] He officially signed with the team on 6 April as the Dragons' inaugural captain.[8] On 23 October 2006, Dragons coach Mark Price resigned after the Dragons lost their first five regular season games. Price was replaced by Heal, who was appointed as player and interim coach for the remainder of the season.[9][10] Heal took the club to the NBL playoffs in their first season, but then the team won just four of 26 games in 2007–08, including defeats in their last straight 13 matches.[11] He was sacked by the Dragons on 1 February 2008.[12]

Sydney Kings

On 24 February 2012, Heal was appointed head coach of the Sydney Kings for the rest of the 2011–12 NBL season.[13][14] In his first game two days later, he guided the Kings to a 71–69 win over the Townsville Crocodiles.[15]

Heal was named the Coach of the Month for January of the 2013–14 NBL season.[16]

In March 2014, Heal parted ways with the Kings.[17]

Wellington Saints

Heal coached the Wellington Saints during the 2014 New Zealand NBL season,[18] and helped them win the championship in his one season.[19]

South East Queensland

In March 2015, Heal was named the inaugural head coach of the South East Queensland Stars[20] on a three-year deal.[21] He was sacked in February 2016 when the team went into liquidation.[21]

Sutherland Sharks

Heal coached the Sutherland Sharks women's team in the Waratah League for three years between 2018 and 2020. He guided them to a grand final appearance in his first year.[22]

Sydney Uni Flames

In March 2021, Heal was appointed head coach of the Sydney Uni Flames on a three-year deal.[23]

Personal life

Heal's daughter, Shyla, was selected eighth overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky, becoming the third Australian player to be selected in the top 10 of the WNBA draft.[24]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1996–97	Minnesota	43	0	5.5	.268	.308	.600	.4	.8	.1	.1	1.7
2003–04	San Antonio	6	0	12.0	.292	.222	.800	.7	.8	.2	.0	3.7
Career		49	0	6.3	.273	.289	.700	.4	.8	.1	.1	2.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1997	Minnesota	2	0	1.5	1.000	1.000	–	.0	.5	.0	.0	3.0

References

External links

• Profile at Basketball-Reference.com
• NBL stats

На других языках

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[de] Shane Heal

Shane Heal (* 6. September 1970[1] in Box Hill) ist ein ehemaliger australischer Basketballspieler.

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- [en] Shane Heal

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