Basketball Australia made a major announcement with regards to Opals assistant coach Paul Goriss and WNBL referee Simon Cosier earlier this week. This followed their Opals Home World Cup squad announcement in early December which included a major player missing.
Opals major announcements in December
- UC Capitals coach Paul Goriss and referee Simon Cosier banned.
- Goriss is also a current Opals assistant coach.
- The upcoming Home World Cup squad was released without Liz Cabbage named.
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The Women’s National Basketball League had been underway for less than two weeks this season when it was hit by a major breach of sporting integrity scandal.
Opals assistant coach Paul Goriss, who is also currently head coach of the UC Capitals, and WNBL referee Simon Cossier were found guilty of prohibited conduct under Basketball Australia’s National Framework for Ethical Behaviour and Integrity in Basketball.
Cossier was found to have given Goriss a training scrimmage video of WNBL opponents Sydney Uni Flames. The referee had been given the footage to use…
