Shane Mcdonald
July 23, 2020
Alan Westover
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 7/09/54
- Place of Birth: Napa Valley, California (USA)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 187
- Weight (KG): 85
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Pacific (1972–1976)
- NBL DEBUT: 4/02/84
- AGE AT DEBUT: 29
- LAST NBL GAME: 16/08/85
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 30
- NBL History: Melbourne 1984 | Geelong 1985
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Alan Westover was born in Napa Valley, California (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Alan Westover made his NBL debut with the Melbourne Tigers at 29 years of age. He scored eight points in his first game.
Alan Westover played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Melbourne Tigers and the Geelong Cats. He averaged 11.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 48 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 31 | Geelong | 15-11 (7) | 24 | 0 | 202 | 36 | 51 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 37 | 50 | 88 | 178 | 49% | 14 | 46 | 30% | 12 | 15 | 80% | 55% | 53% | 27 |
| 1984 | 29 | Melbourne | 11-13 (9) | 24 | 0 | 337 | 49 | 81 | 11 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 35 | 58 | 148 | 266 | 56% | 10 | 27 | 37% | 31 | 37 | 84% | 59% | 58% | 29 | Totals | 48 | 0 | 539 | 85 | 132 | 20 | 65 | 42 | 8 | 72 | 108 | 236 | 444 | 53.2% | 24 | 73 | 32.9% | 43 | 52 | 82.7% | 58% | 56% | 29 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 31 | Geelong | 15-11 (7) | 24 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 49% | 0.6 | 1.9 | 30% | 0.5 | 0.6 | 80% | 55% | 53% | 27 |
| 1984 | 29 | Melbourne | 11-13 (9) | 24 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 11.1 | 56% | 0.4 | 1.1 | 37% | 1.3 | 1.5 | 84% | 59.4% | 58% | 29 | Total | 48 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 9.3 | 53.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.9% | 0.5 | 1.5 | 82.7% | 58% | 56% | 29 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 29 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Dandenong 1986
COLLEGE
Westover played college basketball at Pacific, As a freshman he joined Stan Morrison’s program in 1972-73 and remained with the Tigers through the 1975-76 season.
Pacific competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association during Westover’s college years, and by his later seasons he was part of a roster that included players such as Leonard Armato, Gary Dean, Ron James, Chad Meyer, Myron Jordan, Keith Young, Vic Baker, Walter Trotter, Bruce Palmer and Tim Halemeier.
On Pacific’s junior varsity side, Westover had at least one notable scoring performance with 18 points in a game against San Jose State’s JV, with Kevin Purcell adding 12 points in the same contest.
As a junior in 1974-75, Westover played in 5 varsity games as a guard for a Pacific team that finished 12-14 overall and 3-7 in PCAA play, placing sixth under head coach Stan Morrison.
He averaged 2.0 points and 0.6 rebounds per game that season while shooting 4-for-11 from the field for 36.4 percent and 2-for-2 at the foul line for 100 percent.
His 1974-75 totals were 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 personal fouls, and he did not have any recorded starts in the available season breakdown.
That Pacific team averaged 72.7 points per game and allowed 74.0, with Leonard Armato leading the roster at 12.8 points per game, Gary Dean close behind at 12.7, Keith Young at 10.6, Ron James at 10.1 and Chad Meyer at 8.4.
The 1974-75 roster also showed Westover as a junior guard, while Dean, James, Meyer and Young formed an experienced senior core around returning players such as Myron Jordan, Vic Baker, Bruce Palmer and Tim Halemeier.
Westover returned for the 1975-76 season as one of Pacific’s backcourt veterans alongside Bruce Palmer, while Halemeier also returned in the frontcourt.
Pacific finished 14-14 overall and 4-6 in PCAA play in 1975-76, placing fifth in the conference under Morrison while averaging 66.2 points per game and allowing 67.6.
Westover’s college career therefore spanned four seasons from 1972-73 through 1975-76 at Pacific, with the available varsity statistical line showing 5 games played, 10 total points, 3 total rebounds, 2.0 points per game, 0.6 rebounds per game, 36.4 percent field-goal shooting and 100 percent free-throw shooting.
COACHING HISTORY
Alan William Westover is a professional basketball coach best known for his tenure with the Melbourne Tigers in the NBL, where he coached the team to four consecutive Grand Finals, winning two championships, and being the second winningest coach in league history (based on winning percentage over 100 games coached).
Westover coached the Dandenong Rangers in the Victorian State league in 1987 where they finished in third place during the regular season before being eliminated during the semi finals.
Westover was the coach of the Shiga Lakestars of the Basketball Japan (BJ) League in Ōtsu City, Shiga.
In his first year with the Lakestars, Westover helped the club reach their highest number of wins in their seven-year history, and to the second round of the playoffs where they lost to eventual champions, Okinawa.
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