User:Marty Gleeson

Marty Gleeson
Marty Gleeson (born May 29, 1978) in Newcastle, NSW Australia is a Semi-professional Basketball player. His hometown of Dungog, NSW is where he lived and attended Dungog High School until 1995. During High School, he was heavily involved in Athletics, and holds many school records. In 1998, he was selected to Represent the Newcastle Basketball Association in the Division 1 tournament in the Australian Basketball Association, (now known as the Waratah League) and previously called the CBA for the Newcastle Hunters, while training with the Newcastle Falcons Roster squad in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL - Professional). Marty was selected to participate in a 20 man squad for the NSW U/21 team in 1999. Marty continued to play with the Newcastle Hunters in the Waratah League until 2002 where he won several club MVP awards. He moved to the Gold Coast where he was a player on the Gold Coast Goannas (now known as the Gold Coast Rollers) in the Queensland Basketball League until 2006. In 2009 he moved to Portland, Oregon where he now resides with his wife and family.