Peter Ali (born 22 May 1956) is an Australian

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player who played for the

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in the National Basketball League (NBL). He competed in the men's tournament at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

Biography

Ali was born in

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in 1956, playing his first game when he was six years old. He played his first match in the National Basketball League for the

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in February 1979. In 1980, Ali was selected by the

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to take part in the men's basketball tournament at the

in Moscow. Ali played for the

when they won the

1986 NBL season The 1986 NBL season was the eighth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league. Clubs The NBL had 14 clubs spread across all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Norther ...

, when Adelaide put together the best season record in the history of the NBL. Ali's role for the team has been described as key to their title win. In the game that decided the season, Ali scored eleven points. Ali played in a total of 259 NBL matches, across eleven seasons, for the West Adelaide Bearcats and the Adelaide 36ers. This included two NBL titles, in 1982 and 1986. He also played in more than 500 games at State League level. Following his playing career, Ali coached the 36ers and the West Adelaide teams, and was inducted into the BSA Hall of Fame. He also became the chief executive of the

McLaren Vale McLaren Vale is a wine region in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide metropolitan area and centred on the town of McLaren Vale about south of the Adelaide city centre. It is internationally renowned for the wine ...

Grape Wine and Tourism Association. In 2001, Ali became the new Chief Executive of the National Basketball League. Prior to his appointment, Ali had been the General Manager of

Netball South Australia Netball South Australia is the governing body for netball in South Australia. It is affiliated to Netball Australia. It is responsible for organizing and managing the Netball South Australia Premier League as well as numerous other leagues and co ...

for two years. Since 2016, Ali was still living in Adelaide, and was working as the CEO of Legacy SA.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Peter 1956 births Living people Australian men's basketball players Adelaide 36ers players Olympic basketball players of Australia Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Adelaide