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About The NBA Global Academy

NBA Global Academy is one of our elite basketball training centers located at Basketball Australia’s (BA) Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra, Australia.

NBA Global Academy is a partnership with BA and serves as the NBA’s hub for top male and female prospects from outside the U.S. Up to sixteen elite athletes attend NBA Global Academy each year and train under the supervision of NBA-hired coaches and in collaboration with BA’s Centre of Excellence team and coaches.

The AIS campus is home to world-class, elite high-performance facilities and leading sports practitioners in the fields of sports science, sports medicine and coaching. AIS is a world leader in high-performance and is the flagship of the Australian Sports Commission, the Australian Government’s sports agency.

NBA Global Academy athletes reside at the AIS Residence of Champions and attend a local high-school with all other AIS residential athletes.

BA’s Centre of Excellence has produced many current and former NBA players, including Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Dante Exum, Joe Ingles, Luc Longley and Patty Mills. 2019 NBA Global Academy Alumni Josh Giddey (2019) became the first NBA Academy Graduate selected in the NBA Draft – by Oklahoma City Thunder in 2021.

Coaching Staff

MARTY CLARKE
Technical Director
As the technical director of NBA Global Academy, Marty Clarke oversees all aspects of player development and coaching for top high school-age prospects from around the world. Clarke spent several years as the head coach of the Adelaide 36ers of Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL). During that time, Clarke also served as an assistant coach of the Australia Men’s National Team for the 2012 Olympic Games before moving to the U.S. to become the associate head coach at St. Mary’s College. The Gaels won 88 games in his final three seasons, after which Clarke returned to Australia to take up his current role with NBA Global Academy. A former Australia Junior National Team captain and NBL player, Clarke returned to the Australian Institute of Sport in 1998 as an assistant coach before being promoted to head coach. In that role, he was instrumental in the development of many of Australia’s NBA and national team players, including Andrew Bogut, Patty Mills, Joe Ingles, Matthew Dellavedova and Aron Baynes. During that tenure, Clarke was also the assistant coach of Australia’s U19 national team that won a gold medal at the 2003 World Championships, before serving as the team’s head coach for the 2007 and 2009 World Championships.
NATE BRERETON
Assistant Coach
As Assistant Coach of NBA Global Academy, Nate Brereton supports the program through daily development and coaching of top high school-age prospects from around the world. Brereton previously worked for Basketball Tasmania as a Basketball Development Officer before accepting the position of Assistant Coach of the Men’s program at Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence in 2021. He has been Head Coach for multiple Tasmanian state teams competing at Australian Junior Championships and was an Assistant Coach at NBL1 level. Brereton has bachelor degrees in Commerce and Computing and chose to forgo a 14-year career in finance and management consulting to pursue his passion for basketball coaching.

Current Roster

Player Name Position Country of Origin Age Height
Emmett Adair f Australia 18 6'9
Emmanuel Ahamefule f England 16 6'8
Ladji Coulibaly c Mali 18 6'10
Dash Daniels g Australia 17 6'5
Ike Davids f England 16 6'9
Sebastien Emenalo g/f England 18 6'6
Jacob Furphy g Australia 18 6'5
Oscar Goodman f New Zealand 17 6'7
Mading Kuany f Australia 17 6'7
Jongkuch Mach c Australia 17 7'2
Jesse (Yoshi) Nimmo g/f Japan 19 6'5
Sa Pilimai c Australia 17 6'11
Marcus Vaughns g/f Australia 17 6'7
Nash Walker g Australia 17 6'4