COACHES
COACHES
REECE POTTER
HIGH PERFORMANCE MANAGER & HEAD COACH
Reece Potter is an extremely qualified coach with years of experience. He has been in the Basketball industry for over 10 years, coaching at State and National level. His experience includes roles at Wyndham Basketball as the Player and Coach Development Manager, NBL1 Men’s Head Coach 2021-current, as well as overseeing the Knox Grammar School to be one of the leading basketball programs in the State over the past 5 years.
Reece is known for his passion, determination and dedication to excellence. He provides honest feedback and has a true understanding of how athletes work to achieve pathway. His work ethic and guidance will provide Hornets Representative Players the opportunity to be their best version.
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Qualifications:
- Performance Coach Accreditation – Level 3
- Master of Education (Sports Coaching) from USyd
- Graduate Certificate in Sports Coaching from UQ
- Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) from UoN
- Senior First Aid
- First Aid Certificate
- Working With Children Clearance
Key Coaching Experience:
- Semi Professional Head Coach in NBL1, Big V & SEABL (2014 – present)
- WNBL Lead Assistant Coach to Canberra and Sydney (2014 – 2017)
- Australian Junior Assistant Coach for U15 & U17 Women (2017 – 2019)
- State Team Head Coach for in Victoria and NSW (7 years with U18 Women, U18 Men and U20 Men)
BAILEY O’BRIEN
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING HEAD COACH
Bailey is the Founder and Head Coach of BaiFit. He has been in the fitness industry for over 8 years, competing in elite pathways as a state basketball player, and crossfit athlete. Bailey was ranked as the 17th fittest man in Oceania in 2024 and has since moved into the Hybrid Athlete space, running marathons and attending the Hyrox World Championships in Chicago. Bailey embodies what it means to maximise your athletic talent to create opportunities in the sporting industry.
Qualifications:
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Australian Strength & Conditioning Association – Level 1
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Australian Strength & Conditioning Association – Level 2
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Certificate 3 Fitness SIS30315 – Australian Fitness Academy
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Certificate 4 Fitness SIS40215 – Australian Fitness Academy
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Fitness Australia Registration
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Provide Advanced Resuscitation – HLTAID007
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Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – HLTAID001
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Senior First Aid
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First Aid Certificate
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Working With Children Clearance
MADISON HARE
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH
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University of Technology Sydney, Bachelor of Business – Majoring in Marketing & Finance
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Certificate 3 Fitness SIS30315 – Australian Fitness Academy
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Provide Advanced Resuscitation – HLTAID007
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Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – HLTAID001
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Senior First Aid
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First Aid Certificate
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Working With Children Clearance
DANIEL TRIKILIS
BASKETBALL COACH
Qualifications:
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Master of Education (Sports Coaching) – The University of Sydney
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Accreditation Level – Association Coach (formerly level 2)
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Coaching Achievements:
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NSW State Champion
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Under 18 Australian Junior Championships State Coach Silver Medalists
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Youth League Men 1 Championship
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Hills Basketball Coach of the Year Men’s Program (twice)
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Coaching Positions
- Sydney Kings Development Coach / Assistant Coach
- Kings School Basketball Coach
- BNSW U18 State Coach
- DAP Coach
- NITP Coach (Known as SPP now)
JACOB FOY
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH
Qualifications:
- ASCA Level 1 | Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA)
- Experience:
- Basketball Coach | Barker College
- Schools Program Coordinator | Knox Basketball
- Girls Development Coordinator | Ivanhoe Knights Basketball Club
- Basketball Coach | Bendigo South East College
TIFFANY WANG
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH
With a wealth of coaching knowledge, Tiffany combines her education with her infectious personality to help create positive change with clients. With a Bachelor of Exercise Science and currently completing her Masters in Exercise Physiology, Tiff is passionate about maximizing client potential through analyzing movement patterns and identifying how to best improve. Tiffany has experience in group fitness coaching through her previous role with F45, sport specific roles with Football NSW, exercise science applications through her internship with ProForm and private personal training.
Tiff enjoys strength training and Olympic lifting, and sure knows how to throw a barbell around. She qualified for the Australian Weightlifting Nationals in the 53kg class, lifting a total of 140kg.
Qualifications
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Bachelor of Exercise Science
- Masters of Exercise Physiology
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Certificate 3 Fitness SIS30315
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Certificate 4 Fitness SIS40215
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Senior First Aid
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First Aid Certificate
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Working With Children Clearance
DANIELLE D’MORIAS
BASKETBALL COACH
Qualifications:
- Hills Hornets YL1 Women Head Coach 2022-2025
- Hills Hornets NBL1 Assistant Coach 2024 & 2025
- NSW Metro U18 Women’s Assistant Coach 2022 & 2023
- NSW Metro U16 Women’s Head Coach 2024
- NSW Metro U18 Women’s Head Coach 2025
- Future Flames Assistant Coach 2024 & 2025
XANDER PAPADOPOULOS
BASKETBALL COACH
Qualifications:
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Hornets Academy Coach (8 years)
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Representative Coach (5 years)
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BNSW Coach (3 years)
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NBL Intern Coach (3 years) (23/24 – Sydney Kings, 24/25 + 25/26 – Cairns Taipans)
ROBERT MEYRICK
BASKETBALL COACH
Qualifications:
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Master of Education (Sports Coaching) – The University of Sydney
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Accreditation Level – Association Coach (formerly level 2)
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Coaching Achievements:
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NSW State Champion
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Under 18 Australian Junior Championships State Coach Silver Medalists
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Youth League Men 1 Championship
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Hills Basketball Coach of the Year Men’s Program (twice)
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Coaching Positions
- Sydney Kings Development Coach / Assistant Coach
- Kings School Basketball Coach
- BNSW U18 State Coach
- DAP Coach
- NITP Coach (Known as SPP now)
