Ben Ettridge

Benjamin James "Ben" Ettridge (born 19 November 1983) is an Australian basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the SBL's Joondalup Wolves.

Playing career

Ettridge competed in the State Basketball League between 1993 and 2004, playing for the Cockburn Cougars (1993–1994), Willetton Tigers (1995–1996), Mandurah Magic (1997–1999; 2002–2004) and Perth Redbacks (2001).

Coaching career

National wheelchair basketball teams

Ettridge has served in a variety of men and women's coaching positions for Australia's national wheelchair basketball program. He served as the head coach of the Australian men's Under 23 team, an assistant with the women's national senior team and as head coach of the men's senior team. He became the head coach of the men's senior team in 2007 and guided them to gold at the Arafura Games. At the end of the tournament, his record as a coach was nine wins and one loss. In 2011, he worked with Basketball Australia and the Australian Paralympic Committee to secure alternative transportation for his team after they were left stranded because of Qantas's grounding of flights as part of a labour dispute. He and his team were trying to get to South Korea to compete in the Paralympic qualifying tournament.