Adrian Hurley

Adrian Hurley OAM (born 21 April 1944) is an Australian former basketball player and coach.

His major achievements include establishing the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) basketball program and leading the Perth Wildcats to the NBL title in 1995.

In the early 1970s he moved to the USA where he coached basketball in Eugene, Oregon.

On returning to Australia he lectured at Wollongong Institute of Education and commenced coaching the Illawarra Hawks in State and Australian Championships.

Hurley began his National Basketball League coaching career with the Illawarra Hawks in 1980.

In 1981 he moved to Canberra as the foundation basketball coach of the Australian Institute of Sport.

During his time at the AIS he was assistant coach of the Australia national basketball team to Lindsay Gaze at the 1982 FIBA World Championships and the 1984 Olympic Games.

Hurley was a national men's team (Boomers) selector from 1976 to 1992 and a member of the Australian Coaching Council 1985–90.

During this period he conducted and gave lectures at many basketball coaching clinics throughout Australia, the South Pacific and in Europe.