Jaydon Beveridge: Basketball coach sentencing cops further setback

The disgraced junior basketball coach who nagged two young girls to send him nude content has had another delay to his sentencing.

The delay-ridden case of the disgraced Illawarra junior basketball coach who coerced two teenage girls to send him nude content on Snapchat has copped a further adjournment.

Jaydon Beveridge, the son of veteran NBL coach Andrew Beveridge, is due to be sentenced after previously pleading guilty to one count of inciting a person under 16 to commit an act of indecency and one count of intentionally inciting a child older than 10 and under 16 years to carry out a sexual act.

The matter was scheduled for sentencing in Wollongong Local Court for the two previous Fridays, however, was adjourned to Friday, August 12, in Port Kembla Local Court for an assessment into the appropriateness of community service to be completed.

However, Beveridge‘s sentencing faced a further setback with Magistrate Michael One confirming a full sentencing assessment report would need to be completed in order to get the information he required.

Former Illawarra basketball coach Jaydon Beveridge (left) leaving Wollongong Courthouse last month. Picture: Dylan Arvela

The sentencing is now pencilled in for Tuesday, October 11 back at Wollongong Local Court.

“It‘s taken a bit of time to proceed with this matter so I apologise for the delay Mr Beveridge,” the magistrate said to the former basketball coach who appeared in court via video link.

Last month the court heard Basketball NSW conducted an internal investigation into the matter just a month prior to police storming the Beveridge abode.

Crown prosecutor Nicole Johnson outlined some of the vile behaviour Beveridge engaged in including pestering a 14 and 15-year-old on Snapchat to “send cheeky pics” for months before she relented and sent a photo in her bra with the offending snowballing from there.

Ms Johnson described Beveridge as being “reasonably high up” in the ranks of Illawarra Basketball, with the now-traffic controller once seen as ”well-respected” and in a ”position of authority”.

She also rejected the defence’s stance that Beveridge was completely remorseful given he has told police he thought the victims were 16 or 17 in an attempt to “minimise his offending” with Ms Johnson stating it was ”highly unlikely” he didn’t know the girls’ ages.

The defence put forward Beveridge‘s poor mental health, citing a three-week stint in a psychiatric hospital on the eve of his arrest.

Jaydon Beveridge (left) with father, former NBL coach Rob Beveridge. Picture: Facebook

A psychological report noted comments from Beveridge‘s mother, Suzy Ellen, suggesting this type of behaviour has been “culturally normalised” and was “rife in the community”.

The adjournment came after a revolutionary email from the Illawarra Basketball Association’s Board of Directors to its members about the case.

“As you may be aware there have been recent media reports surrounding court proceedings involving a former IBA member Jaydon Beveridge,” the email said.

“He pleaded guilty to involving unlawful conduct.

“Should any of our current or former members require any form of assistance regarding these matters or any similar types of matters please contact our General Manager at [e-mail] or Basketball NSW on [e-mail].”