As coach: Mike Ellis (born 27 July 1958) is an Australian former basketball player who captained the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) for the club's first 11 seasons, and helped guide them to two championships in 1990 and 1991.

In the early 1980s, Ellis averaged over 30 points per game for five consecutive seasons for the Senators.

[7] After a two-year stint with the Swan City Mustangs (1993–94), Ellis played a further three seasons with the Senators between 1995 and 1997.

[9] Ellis returned to coach the Senators men's team between 2016 and 2021,[10][11] winning the West Coast Classic in 2020.

[9] In August 2021, Ellis was inducted into the Basketball WA Hall of Fame.