Robbie Cadee

Robbie Cadee
Personal information
Born	27 August 1950 (age 73); Melbourne, Australia
Listed height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1979–1983
Position	Guard
Career history
As player:
1979	St. Kilda Saints
1980–1983	Bankstown Bruins
As coach:
1983	Bankstown Bruins
Career highlights and awards
	As player: NBL champion (1979); As coach: NBL Coach of the Year (1983);

Robert Cadee (born 27 August 1950) is an Australian former professional basketball player and coach.

Biography[edit]

Cadee played for the Australia men's national basketball team during the 1970s and competed for Australia at the 1976 Olympic Games held in Montreal.^[1]^[2] He played in the National Basketball League for the St. Kilda Saints and Bankstown Bruins.^[3] Cadee won an NBL championship with the Saints in 1979.^[3] He served as a player-coach of the Bruins during the 1983 season and won the NBL Coach of the Year Award.^[3]

After his playing career ended, Cadee went on to become a coach, leading the Opals from 1986 to 1992.^[4]

Cadee's son, Jason, plays in the National Basketball League (NBL) for the Sydney Kings while his wife Debbie (formerly Debbie Lee) represented the Opals at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.^[5]

^ FIBA Archive. 1976 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men. Australia. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
^ Robbie Cadee. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Robbie Cadee". Aussie Hoopla. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ Robbie Cadee to continue as Bruins Coaching Director. Bankstown Bruins Basketball. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
^ Take 40: Jason Cadee

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