Guy Molloy

Guy Molloy (born 4 November 1965) is an Australian basketball coach, who is currently the head coach of the Southland Sharks in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL).

Early life
Molloy was born in Young, New South Wales.

WNBL
Molloy began his coaching career as head coach of the Canberra Capitals for the 1989 WNBL season. Between 1993 and 1996, he served as head coach of the Perth Breakers. The Breakers reached the finals in all four of Molloy's seasons, including reaching the 1993 Grand Final. In 1995, Molloy was named the WNBL Coach of the Year.

In 2013, Molloy returned to the WNBL, as head coach of the newly branded Melbourne Boomers. In his first season back, after leading the Boomers to the semi-finals, he was named the WNBL Coach of the Year for the second time. He parted ways with the Boomers at the end of the 2021–22 WNBL season after leading them to the championship.

In April 2023, Molloy was appointed as interim head coach of the Sydney Flames. He guided the team to 11 wins and 10 losses in the 2023–24 WNBL season.

NBL
In 1991 and 1992, Molloy served as assistant coach of the Canberra Cannons in the NBL. At the same time, he served as head coach of the Canberra Gunners in the South East Australian Basketball League.

Molloy was appointed head coach of the Cairns Taipans in 2001. He left the Taipans in 2005 after four seasons. Between 2006 and 2009, he served as an assistant coach with the South Dragons. He was a member of their championship-winning team in 2009.

NZNBL
In November 2021, Molloy was appointed head coach of the Wellington Saints for the 2022 New Zealand NBL season. As defending champions and the most successful club in NZNBL history with 12 titles, the Saints went 3–7 over the first ten games to be in danger of missing the top six finals for the first time since 2007. As a result, Molloy was sacked on 21 June 2022.

In December 2022, Molloy was appointed head coach of the Southland Sharks for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season. He re-signed with the Sharks for two more seasons on 7 September 2023.

National teams
Molloy served as an assistant coach with the Australian Opals from 1989 to 1994. During this time, he was on board during both the 1990 and 1994 FIBA World Championship tournaments.

In 2009, Molloy was appointed head coach of the Australia U-17 men's team, leading into the inaugural FIBA Under-17 World Championship in 2010. Following Australia's sixth-place finish in 2010, Molloy was reappointed leading into the next tournament in 2012. Here, Molloy coached a Dante Exum-led team to a silver medal. In 2017, Molloy was appointed as assistant coach to Kennedy Kereama with the New Zealand Tall Ferns, leading into the 2017 FIBA Asia Women's Cup. In 2018, he was promoted to head coach of the Tall Ferns. He led the Tall Ferns to the bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He parted ways with the Tall Ferns in March 2024 after six years as head coach.