Justin Schueller
Australian professional basketball coach
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Justin Schueller (born c. 1981[1]) is an Australian professional basketball coach. Between 2017 and 2023, he spent six seasons as an assistant coach with Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL), including their NBL championship-winning seasons in 2017–18 and 2020–21. Between 2023 and 2025, he served as head coach of the Brisbane Bullets.
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 44–45) |
| Coaching career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 2007–2008 | North Adelaide Rockets |
| 2017–2019 | Kilsyth Cobras |
| 2017–2023 | Melbourne United (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Geelong Supercats |
| 2023–2025 | Brisbane Bullets |
| Career highlights | |
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As assistant coach:
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Early career
Schueller grew up playing basketball until getting injured at senior level, when he subsequently moved into coaching.[2]
In 2007 and 2008, Schueller served as head coach of the North Adelaide Rockets in the Central ABL.[3] He guided the Rockets to the 2007 Central ABL championship.[4][5]
Schueller was a basketball coach at the Tasmanian Institute of Sport for around five years before departing in 2013.[6] He subsequently became the Basketball Victoria Country high performance coach.[7]
Professional career
In September 2016, Schueller was appointed head coach of the Kilsyth Cobras men's team of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for the 2017 season.[7] He led the Cobras to an 11–13 record, tied for the fourth best record in the East Conference.[8] He returned to the Cobras for the 2018 SEABL season,[8] where he led the men's team to a league-best 15–5 regular season record before falling just short of a grand final berth with a loss in the preliminary final.[9] He returned to the Cobras in 2019 for the inaugural season of the NBL1.[9] He led the men's team to the NBL1 semi-finals before parting ways with the club after three seasons.[10]
In 2017, Schueller became a development coach with Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL).[8] He served as an assistant coach with United for six seasons, including their NBL championship-winning seasons in 2017–18 and 2020–21.[11]
Schueller joined the Geelong Supercats as head coach for the 2020 NBL1 season.[12] After his first season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he coached the Supercats in the 2021 season and 2022 season.[13] He missed a handful of games during the 2022 season due to Melbourne United finals commitments and international duties. The Supercats concluded the 2022 season with a record of 12 wins and 10 losses, securing eighth position by a single game to qualify for the postseason.[13]
On 8 February 2023, Schueller was appointed head coach of the Brisbane Bullets on a two-year deal.[11][14] In the 2023–24 NBL season, the Bullets finished in seventh spot in the standings with a record of 13 wins and 15 losses, missing out on the play-in by percentage margin.[15] The Bullets endured an injury-ravaged season in 2024–25, as they finished outside the top six with a 12–17 record.[16] On 17 February 2025, the club parted ways with Schueller.[17]
National team career
In 2014, Schueller served as an assistant coach with the Australian under-17 men's team at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, where the team won silver.[7] He continued as an assistant coach with the team at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.[7] He was elevated to head coach of the under-17 men's team in 2017,[8][18] going on to lead the team to sixth place at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.[9] After helping the Crocodiles to a gold medal and a perfect 6–0 record across the 2022 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship, he led the team at the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.[19]
Personal life
Schueller is married to wife Cody.[20] As of 2023, he lived in Williamstown, Victoria.[1]