Carrie Ann Graf Department of Administration and Management is an Australian basketball coach.
Education
She competed in the WNBL as a player starting during 1983–1989, after which she attended Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. After having earned a diploma of coaching from the Australian Council in 1991, Graf attended Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Victoria, where she earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Physical Education in 1992.
Career
Graf has coached teams in the WNBL, Women's National Basketball Association and Australia"s national team, and has been honoured for her contribution to basketball coaching. She has several hobbies including listening to music and cooking. Graff started her professional basketball career as a 15-year-old with the Nunawading Spectres in the WNBL. She also played on the team for Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology when she was a student there.
Graf has coached women"s basketball for over 20 years.
WNBL
As of 2010, she holds the most records in the WNBL for coaching wins, with over 200. = Sydney Flames From 1993 to 1996, Graf coached the Sydney Flames.
In 1993 and 1996, her teams finished first, and had only one loss alongside seventeen wins. = Canberra Capitals Graf has coached the Canberra Capitals.
She became the coach in 1999.
Women's National Basketball Association
In 2004, Graf coached the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association. Prior to holding that position, she was an assistant coach with the team for four years in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2003. She did not coach during the 2000 season because of her commitments to the Australian national team National team
Graf became the coach of the Australia women"s national basketball team in December 2008.
ACTsport named her the Sportsperson of the year in 2008.
She also awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 in recognition of her results at the 2000 Olympics.
Membership
She has also been honoured by being named life member of the WNBL in 2006.