Tim Paine joins NBL champions Tasmania JackJumpers as high performance director

Former Australian cricket captain Tim Paine has stepped into a championship winning team in a different sport altogether as a director of high performance. Here is what we know.

Tim Paine has joined the Tasmania JackJumpers. Photo: Steve Pohlner

Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine is joining the Tasmania JackJumpers.

The club announced on Monday the former wicketkeeper would join the reigning NBL champions’ advisory board as a director of high performance.

His appointment to the board extends his relationship with the club having formed a strong relationship with coach Scott Roth since the club was formed.

“Like all Tasmanians I have followed the JackJumpers with great interest since their first season and have very much enjoyed my interactions with Scott and his coaching staff,” Paine said.

“I am thrilled to now be asked to play a more formal role as high performance director, sharing my experience and at the same time learning more about the JackJumpers program.”

JackJumpers board chair Steve Old believes Paine’s experience at the top of his sport would be of great benefit to the club.

“Tim is a very respected Tasmanian who has represented his state and country at the highest level and as such has been exposed to the highest performing environments,” Old said.

“I am thrilled to welcome his expertise to our advisory board working with our entire basketball department to continue to evolve our program and build on the success of the JackJumpers.”

Paine will join Old, Keryn Nylander (marketing and public relations), Scott Harris (community and infrastructure), Damon Wise (commercial), Lauren Jauncey (people and culture) and Rob Inches (finance) as the club’s other directors.

The club’s owner and NBL boss Larry Kestelman expressed his own excitement at having Paine join the club in an official capacity.

“I am very proud of all members of my voluntary advisory board,” Kestelman said.

“Each have contributed in a very meaningful way since the club’s inception and I am pleased Tim has now committed to join as high performance director and we look forward to his input in to how we continue to evolve and improve on our very successful on-court program”.

Paine will officially start his new role at this Friday’s board meeting.

Originally published as Tim Paine joins NBL champions Tasmania JackJumpers as high performance director