Mike Ellis (born 27 July 1958) is an Australian former

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player who captained the

Perth Wildcats The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Wildcats compete in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Perth Arena, ...

of the National Basketball League (NBL) for the club's first 11 seasons, and helped guide them to two championships in 1990 and 1991. Ellis' No. 6 jersey was retired by both the Wildcats and his junior association, the Warwick Senators.

Career

Perth Wildcats

Ellis played his entire NBL career with the

, beginning with the club in their inaugural season in 1982 and captained the side every year until his final season in 1992. He helped the team win championships in 1990 and 1991. In 302 career games, Ellis averaged 12.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Between 1998 and 2003, Ellis served as an assistant coach with the Wildcats. He was elevated to head coach for the 2003–04 season, but was sacked after one season. Ellis was named in the Wildcats' 30th Anniversary All-Star team.

Stirling/Warwick Senators

Ellis began playing for the Stirling Basketball Association in 1974 in the pre State Basketball League (SBL) competition and was a member of the club's first premiership team the following year. In the early 1980s, Ellis averaged over 30 points per game for five consecutive seasons for the Senators.Senators to honour #6 Mike Ellis
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Swan City Mustangs Swan City Mustangs was a State Basketball League (SBL) club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fielded a team in both the Men's SBL (MSBL) and Women's SBL (WSBL). The club was a division of the now-defunct Swan Districts Basketball Ass ...

(1993–94), Ellis played a further three seasons with the Senators between 1995 and 1997. Following his retirement, Ellis served as head coach of the Senators men's team between 1999 and 2001, earning SBL Coach of the Year honours in 2000. Ellis returned to coach the Senators men's team between 2016 and 2021, winning the West Coast Classic in 2020.

Personal life

Ellis' father, Gordon, coached him at the Perth Wildcats in 1983. Gordon died four years later. Two of Ellis' brothers, Glenn and Brett, also played for the Perth Wildcats. Both of them also played in the SBL for the Swan City Mustangs and Stirling Senators. Ellis also has a third brother, Stephen, and has a wife named Robyn. Ellis and his wife have two sons,

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and Skyler.

References

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