Aaron Trahair
Trahair with the West Sydney Razorbacks in the 2004–05 season
Kalamunda Eastern Suns
PositionHead coach
LeagueNBL1 West
Personal information
Born (1976-02-03) 3 February 1976
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listed height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight101 kg (223 lb)
Career information
Playing career1994–2008
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
1994–1996Perth Wildcats
1997–2000Sydney Kings
2000–2002Cairns Taipans
2002–2005West Sydney Razorbacks
2005–2006Hunter Pirates
2006–2007Singapore Slingers
2007Perth Wildcats
2007–2008Wollongong Hawks
As coach:
2015Rockingham Flames (assistant)
2016Geraldton Buccaneers
2017–2022Mandurah Magic
2023–presentKalamunda Eastern Suns
Career highlights and awards

Aaron Trahair (born 3 February 1976) is an Australian basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Kalamunda Eastern Suns of NBL1 West.

Career

Before beginning his career in the NBL, Trahair attended the Australian Institute of Sport in 1992 and 1993.[1] He began his NBL career with the Perth Wildcats in 1994, and was named runner-up to Sam Mackinnon in the Rookie of the Year award for that season. The following year, Trahair was a member of the Australian under 19's team that won silver at the Junior World Championships, and won his only NBL championship with the Wildcats. In doing so, he was a member of the Wildcats squad that travelled to the McDonald's Championship in London that competed against the NBA's Houston Rockets and Spain's Real Madrid.

In 1997, Trahair headed east to play with the Sydney Kings where he remained until the conclusion of the 1999–2000 season. Over the next several years, Trahair played a series of short stints with numerous fledgling NBL clubs including the Cairns Taipans, West Sydney Razorbacks, Hunter Pirates, and the Singapore Slingers.

Prior to the commencement of the 2007–08 season, the unsigned Trahair trained and appeared in several pre-season matches with the Wildcats while in Perth visiting family. Despite early reports that the Wildcats would not sign Trahair (as they held out for the possibility that American forward Shawn Redhage would become an Australian citizen), the guard was officially signed up shortly before the first match of the season against his previous club, the Singapore Slingers. However, after appearing in just eight games with limited minutes for the Wildcats, Trahair was released by the club in December 2007 to allow him to sign with the Wollongong Hawks for the remainder of the season.[2]

In 2007 and 2008, Trahair played in the State Basketball League (SBL) for the Rockingham Flames, then between 2009 and 2013, he played for the Mandurah Magic.[3]

In 2015, Trahair served as an assistant coach for the Rockingham Flames men's team.[4] In 2016, he served as head coach of the Geraldton Buccaneers.[5][6] Between 2017 and 2022, he served as head coach of the Mandurah Magic men's team.[7][8] He was appointed the head coach of the Kalamunda Eastern Suns men's team for the 2023 NBL1 West season.[9] He was re-appointed as Suns coach for the 2024 season.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Perth Wildcats Player Profile". NBL. 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  2. ↑ "Hawks add experience to roster". Sportal. 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  3. ↑ Aaron has eye on Eden Archived 21 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Flames Announce 2015 SBL Coaching Staff & Restricted Players
  5. ↑ Trahair takes over at Buccs
  6. ↑ Trahair & Buccs part ways
  7. ↑ MSBL 2017 Head Coach Appointed
  8. ↑ ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING: AARON TRAHAIR
  9. ↑ "The Eastern Suns are excited to announce that Aaron Trahair is joining our community as the NBL1 West Men's Head Coach". facebook.com/easternsunsbasketball. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "NBL1 2024 SIGNING". facebook.com/easternsunsbasketball. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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