Robbie Cadee
Australian basketball player and coach
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Robert Cadee (born 27 August 1950) is an Australian former professional basketball player and coach.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 August 1950 Melbourne, Australia |
| Listed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Listed weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1979–1983 |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1979 | St. Kilda Saints |
| 1980–1983 | Bankstown Bruins |
Coaching | |
| 1983 | Bankstown Bruins |
| Career highlights | |
| As player:
As coach: | |
Biography
Cadee played for the Australia men's national basketball team during the 1970s and competed for Australia at the 1976 Olympic Games held in Montreal.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the St. Kilda Saints and Bankstown Bruins.[3] Cadee won an NBL championship with the Saints in 1979.[3] He served as a player-coach of the Bruins during the 1983 season and won the NBL Coach of the Year Award.[3]
After his playing career ended, Cadee went on to become a coach, leading the Opals from 1986 to 1992.[4]
Cadee's son, Jason, plays in the National Basketball League (NBL) for the Sydney Kings while his wife Debbie (formerly Debbie Lee) represented the Opals at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.[5] Robbie is uncle to former NBL player and CEO, Grant Cadee.[6][7][8]
