Our People

Executive

Andrew Summerville

Chief Executive Officer

Andrew is a sports industry professional with over 15 years of experience in various basketball coaching and management roles both internationally and in Australia. Andrew leads the strategic direction, business operations and stakeholder engagement at the WBA which is one of the largest and most successful basketball associations in Australia. With a proven track record of creating profitable sporting programs, delivering positive outcomes and managing complex situations in high-pressure environments, Andrew’s business acumen, innovation, team leadership, and operational skills ensure the sustainability, growth, and excellence of the association and its affiliated clubs and partners.

Andrew has a community-focused approach to building the culture and performance of the settings that he has led, working closely with a variety of stakeholders to grow operations whilst ensuring that the core service delivery of Basketball remains priority.

Prior to joining the WBA, Andrew held the role of Business Manager at the Werribee Basketball Association in Victoria. Under his leadership, 10,000 member association was named the 2017 Basketball Victoria Association of the Year and the large, multi-million-dollar turnover club grew significantly under his management.

In a leadership role at the Sunbury Basketball Association in Victoria, Andrew was able to grow participation and revenue substantially, developing new programs and Basketball offerings. His business acumen and entrepreneurial outlook to managing the game resulted in both Associations being recognised within the top 3 Aussie Hoops participation centres nationally during his tenure.

Andrew also has extensive coaching experience ranging from junior and high school teams, to professional and International teams. He has coached professionally in the National Basketball League (NBL), the U.S. and Canadian collegiate level, various semi-professional leagues throughout Australia, and has had many professional stops in multiple countries during his coaching career. Summerville’s career culminated with a stint as a Volunteer Basketball Development Assistant with the Toronto Raptors NBA franchise.

Andrew has worked with the game’s elite including current NBL, college, and professional players. He has held positions as State and National team selector in both Australia and Canada, has lectured on sports coaching at the University of Toronto, and has been a guest speaker at many coaches’ conferences in the USA and Australia. He was also employed by Basketball Victoria to deliver coach accreditation courses for the National Coach Accreditation Scheme.

Andrew also possesses an Associate Diploma in Sports Management from Martin Methodist College in the United States.

Management & Operations

Ash Litterick

Business Manager

Joining the Wolfpack from the Warwick Senators, Ash brings with him significant experience in competition management, community sport, facilities management and local government.

Ash has most recently worked at UWA in their Sports department as a Sports Officer where he ran sport competitions for affiliated clubs in AFL, soccer, basketball and netball.

Prior to UWA Ash has been employed at Warwick Stadium as Court Coordinator and Customer Servicer Officer. Ash also has experience working in local government as a Sports Program Officer for both the Town of Victoria Park and the City of Sterling

Tyson Lumbaca

Competitions & Programs Manager

Tyson has served as Competitions Manager at the Eastern Suns since 2022. Prior to that he was also Eastern Suns Referee Manager. Tyson has been an intern with former Wildcat Damian Martin’s Sports Marketing firm – Promondo Basketball.

Tyson is experienced in the competition management of Domestic basketball, WABL and also NBL1. As a former referee, and WABL player, Tyson brings with him a vast level of experience in our specific industry.

Nathan Denston

Competitions & Officials Coordinator

Alyssa Savill

Operations Coordinator

Alyssa is an experienced sports administrator with multiple international stops already in her sporting career.

With a background in tennis, Alyssa has worked for elite academies and agencies around the world, including in operations for tennis superstar Rafael Nadal at his academy in Spain. Alyssa has also been an administrator for Euro Sports in the U.K, Tour Manager for CMT Soccer Tours in England, and worked in catering operations for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL.

She attended both Lander University and California University of Pennsylvania on a tennis scholarship. Alyssa holds a Bachelors Degree in Sports Management with a Minor in Business from the California University of Pennsylvania.

Dylan Gane

Marketing & Content Coordinator

Dylan holds a Bachelor of Media and Communications, majoring in Journalism and Photomedia. Spending time as Coordinator of Marketing and Communications at Athletics West, Dylan’s also has experience as Photographer for Kapture Photography and Perth Football League Photographer as well as previously being an intern for the Perth Scorchers BBL team.

Dylan has also served as Music Video Director for Perth based musicians.

Steph Clark

Association Support Officer

Steph has been a valued member of our association for a number of years; as a previous player parent, junior team manager and club registrar. Steph is the point of contact for domestic clubs in support of their continued growth.

In the role of Association Support Officer, Steph is responsible for assisting in the delivery of basketball operations and administration under the Wanneroo Basketball Association banner.

Performance & Pathways

David Morrell

Player & Coach Development Manager

David is a renowned player developer, tireless worker, and elite level coach. David has been the Director of Basketball at Southern Tigers which saw him work with all levels of basketball from domestic through to representative and elite programs. He was responsible for delivering the clubs basketball direction, philosophies, and curriculum. He led their camps, player pathways, skill development sessions and all junior programming.

Prior to his time at Southern Tigers, David was the Associate Head Coach for the Woodville Warriors in the South Australian Premier League. In his home state of Nevada in the USA, David coached high school basketball for 5 seasons and worked for a private basketball company as a skills trainer where he worked with many Division 1 and 2 collegiate athletes. A qualified high school teacher, David brings a wealth of experience and a methodology well suited to player development

David is also the Head Coach of the Wolves NBL1 Men’s Program.

Jesse Pence

Coaching Coordinator

Jesse has a great basketball mind and is extremely passionate about working with players and coaches to improve their game.

Jesse works with our domestic and WABL coaches to help implement the association wide curriculum and deliver player and coach development opportunities. This includes running our Domestic Coach Education sessions and programs such as DDP, WABL coach mentoring, holiday camps, coach accreditation, schools programs, and our elite player development sessions. Jesse works closely with our Player and Coach Development Manager and Basketball Development Coordinator to ensure all levels of players and coaches are included in the WBA pathways.

Jesse is also the Head Coach of the Wolves NBL1 Women’s Program.

Jesse’s experience includes: