He served as the head coach of the Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) from 2009 to 2018.
[2] He played for the Cairns Taipans of the NBL as a forward from 1999 to 2001 where he averaged 3.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 38 games.
[2] Fearne was head coach of the Taipans for nine seasons and led the team to three postseason berths.
[10] On 12 February 2024, Charlotte removed the interim tag from Fearne, naming him the program’s permanent head coach after leading the 49ers to a 15-8 start and 9-2 mark in The American.
Conference tournament champion Fearne was born in Sydney, New South Wales.