Brad Ness
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Bradley John Ness, OAM[1] (born 24 November 1974) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing and silver medals at 2004 Athens and 2012 London Paralympics. He was selected as the Australian flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[2] In December 2023, Ness was appointed the Head Coach of the Rollers - Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team.[3]
Personal
We were preparing to leave the pier when the skipper thought he heard me calling "all clear", but the rope I was attending was still attached to the quayside. When the ferry moved out, the rope tightened and sliced off my right ankle as neatly as a chef chopping through a carrot.
Brad Ness[4]
Brad Ness was born on 24 November 1974,
He is married and lives in Fremantle.[9]
In February 2013, thieves broke into his house and stole his Paralympic medals by blasting his safe out of its wall.
Basketball
Ness is classified as a
National team
Ness first made the national team in 1999 at the Roosevelt Cup in Georgia, USA.[4]
Paralympics
As a member of the
Other national team competitions
In 2001, Ness competed at the AOZ World Cup, where his team came in first, and he was named as part of the All-Star Five.
Club basketball
In 2000, Ness played for the Dandenong Rangers, and helped the team win the National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) Championships.[5] In 2001, he was named as part of the NWBL's All-Star Five.[5] In 2002, he played for the Perth Wheelcats and helped that team win the NWBL Championships.[5] In 2006, he was named the NWBL Most Valuable Player.[5] That year, he was also playing club basketball in Italy.[7] He was part of the 2007 Perth Wheelcats that won the NWBL Championship and the World Club Championship.[5]As of 2011[update], he plays his club basketball in Italy for a Series A team,[4] and the Perth Wheelcats.[5] His Perth Wheelcats lost to the Wollongong Roller Hawks in the 2011 NWBL Championship.[23]
University basketball
He played university basketball at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he competed as a scholarship holder.[4][7]
Outreach
He is involved with helping young disabled children play basketball, and helped set up two teams for them in
Coaching
In February 2017, Ness was appointed assistant coach for the Rollers.[24]In December 2023, Ness was appointed the Head Coach of the Rollers - Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team.[3]
Recognition
In 2022, He won the Western Australian Wheelchair Sports Star-of-the-year award with Justin Eveson in 2003.[25] In 2007, he was awarded the Sandy Blythe Medal for International Wheelchair Basketball Player of the Year.[5] In 2009, he received the Medal of the Order of Australia "For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games".[1] In 2015, he was awarded the Western Australian Institute of Sport Personal Excellence Award.[26] He was selected as the Australian flag bearer at the Rio Paralympics Opening Ceremony.[2] In 2022, he was awarded Western Australian Institute of Sport Coach of the Year.[27]
References
- ^ a b "Ness, Bradley John". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Rio 2016 Paralympics: Brad Ness named Australia's opening ceremony flagbearer". ABC News. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Brad Ness to take the Rollers' Reins". www.australia.basketball. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Brad Ness". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Brad Ness". Basketball Australia. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Brad Ness" (PDF). The Official Magazine of Limbs 4 Life: Amplified. 13 (Summer 2009 ed.). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Accident gives an Aussie farm boy a sporting life in Italy". The Telegraph. London, England. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ a b "About | Brad Ness". www.bradness.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Butler, Steve (20 July 2014). "Wheelchair basketballer doesn't look back". The West Australian. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Safe Blown Up – Gold Medal Stolen". 6PR. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Paralympian Brad Ness given replacement medals after originals stolen". ABC News. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ a b "WAIS Wheelchair Basketball Athletes Gain Gold". Western Australian Institute of Sport. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Individual Athlete Support Program". Western Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Brad Ness". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- Australian Paralympic Committee. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Hosts shock Rollers to end Rio campaign". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Western Australian Institute of Sport 2003/04 Annual Report and Yearbook" (PDF). 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ AAP. "Rollers roll over Japan". Sydney, Australia: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Basketball Australia : 2010 WC Team". Basketball Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Newsletter 2010 July 2010". Australian Athletes With a Disability. July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Rollers Int History". Basketball Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Rollers are back to back World Champions". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Wollongong Roller Hawks claim 2011 NWBL Title". Basketball Australia. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "ROLLERS ANNOUNCE COACHING STAFF AS CAMPAIGN FOR 2020 PARALYMPICS BEGINS". Basketball Australia website. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "About Us". Wheelchair Sports WA. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "WAIS 2015 Awards". Western Australian Institute of Sport website. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Matt Richardson crowned 2022 WAIS Athlete of the Year". Western Australian Institute of Sport. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
External links
- Brad Ness at the International Paralympic Committee
- Brad Ness at Paralympics Australia
- Brad Ness Archived 13 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Basketball Australia
- Official website
- Brad Ness on Twitter