{"id":70523,"date":"2023-06-11T04:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=70523"},"modified":"2023-06-11T04:00:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T18:00:34","slug":"respected-local-basketball-figure-remembered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/sport\/respected-local-basketball-figure-remembered\/","title":{"rendered":"Respected local basketball figure remembered"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE local basketball community is mourning the tragic loss of one of its well-known figures.<\/p>\n

Geelong United Basketball (GUB) and the Surfcoast Basketball Association (SBA) have expressed their condolences following the death of NBL1 Geelong United women’s assistant coach Nick Forde.<\/p>\n

Forde, who was well into his fourth season as a Supercats assistant coach, passed away on Thursday last week. He was 52.<\/p>\n

“We are in shock at Nick’s passing,” Geelong United chief executive officer Mark Neeld said.<\/p>\n

“In his time with our NBL1 women’s program, Nick was a highly respected member of the coaching staff and a great contributor to the team’s culture.<\/p>\n

“Our immediate thoughts are with his family – wife Fran, and his children Ben, Zach and Will – at this challenging time, and we will provide them with any support they require.<\/p>\n

“We will also provide any support to our NBL1 players and staff they need.”<\/p>\n

As a mark of respect, both Geelong United NBL1 teams wore black armbands against Knox on June 3.<\/p>\n

Forde’s women’s team, led by head coach Matthew Paton and assistant coach Jo Bowie, defeated the Raiders 82-47 that night.<\/p>\n

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Nick Forde (left), alongside fellow assistant coach Jo Bowie and head coach Matt Paton, was a “highly respected” member of the local basketball community.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a statement to the Surf Coast community, the SBA reflected on Forde’s impact in the sport of basketball throughout the region.<\/p>\n

“It is with a heavy heart that we acknowledge the passing of Nick Forde,” the statement read.<\/p>\n

“Nick’s contribution to basketball on the Surf Coast is invaluable and immeasurable and he brought a wealth of experience, knowledge, and mentorship to all he coached and worked with.<\/p>\n

“He will be missed by so many including the Geelong United Basketball Association and the Surfcoasters Basketball Club, and our thoughts are with their members at this time.<\/p>\n

“The Forde family are a force in our close-knit basketball community, and this loss deeply affects the SBA.<\/p>\n

“We extend our love and support to Fran, Ben, Zach & Will, and Adam, Jo, Callum, Loki and Sam and the extended Forde family. We are thinking of you all.”<\/p>\n

Forde will be farewelled and celebrated by the basketball community in a memorial at Geelong Arena on Thursday, June 15 from 4-6.30pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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