The McAllister Files: PETER McALLISTER - COACH

Nickname: Steady
4 th NBL Season
DOB: Valentine’s Day back in the Sixties in Chch
Position:
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Childhood Sporting Hero: Sir Richard Hadlee
First Job: Labourer at the Freezing Works
Occupation: Teacher
Toughest Component in NBL: Waikato & Nelson
Favourite Food: Apple Pie
Favourite Pastime: Playing golf
Favourite Movie : Field of Dreams
Education: BEd specialising in Physical Education; Graduate Diploma in Teaching & Learning
Personal Motto: “Winners never quit, and quitters never win”

Career Notes:

• Rams coach 2004- 2005
• Knights Coach 2001 – 2004
• NZ U18 Coach 2003
• Junior Tall Black Development, Assistant Coach 2004
• CBL Title 2003
• FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament – Gold medal 2004
• Basketball NZ High Performance coach 2002- 2003
• Checkers Basketball club coach in the CBA competition
• One of the best basketball minds in New Zealand
• His quiet analytical approach makes him respected by his coaching peers, players and referees alike
• Will use the Gamebreaker video system to analyse the Rams pre and post match
• Winner of the 2003 Kiwihoops and Canterbury Basketball Coach of the Year awards along with co-coach Dene Robinson for the Canterbury Knights
• Coached The Knights to a 7-3 record in 2002, just missing out on the CBL finals
• The Knights had an even 3-3 record in 2001
• Former NZ Junior representative coach including the NZ Men’s U18 Team in 2003
• North Canterbury Junior teams since 1989
• Various Canterbury underage teams
• NZ Koru Development Tour to Australia: U14 Coach 1999- 2002
• During one tour he won a golf tournament with Tall Blacks Coach Tab Baldwin who he describes as a golf “burglar!”

Playing Career:

• Junction 2 nd Division Representative 1988- 1994
• Career Highlight: NZ 2 nd Division Finalists with Junction North Canterbury in 1992