The former Adelaide Crows mentor will jump into basketball this year to help the Capitals end a finals drought.
The Opals might've run out of steam in the final,but assistant coach Paul Goriss says it was a great sign for what's to come at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Patt will end more than 20 years of basketball action when she retires after the Ginninderra Rats'grand final.
Coach Paul Goriss is watching training sessions while 20,000 kilometres away from his team thanks to an NBA video system in Canberra.
A clash with the Kings is a chance for a new-look Hawks outfit to build the steely resolve they will pride themselves on.
The Hawks took their first steps into Canberra at a packed Tuggeranong Basketball Stadium on Friday night.
The game was sold out four days before the game as the Hawks begin to establish a presence in the capital.
Basketball fever has hit the capital ahead of an NBL pre-season clash between the Illawarra Hawks and Adelaide 36ers.
A shift to the Waratah League would aid Canberra's win columns,but that does little to ease concerns.
The Victorian government is proposing a basketball redevelopment of venues,but Basketball Australia says the AIS is still the premier facility in the world.
Rob Beveridge's decision to send Marshall Nelson to Canberra paved the way for the rising star to earn an NBL contract.