Mike Ellis (born July 27, 1958 in Perth, Western Australia) is a retired Australian professional basketball player in the National Basketball League. He was the first captain of the Perth Wildcats when they formed in 1982 as the Westate Wildcats and captained the side from 1982-1992. He lead the team to successive championships in 1990 and 1991, before being replaced by Andrew Vlahov. He was the club's leading scorer in 1983 and 1984. After ending his playing career, he stayed with the club under many roles, including general manager, assistant coach and head coach. However, his role as head coach lasted for just one season, in 2003/04, before being replaced by Scott Fisher.

Trivia

• All of his 302 NBL career games were as captain of the Perth Wildcats.
• His #6 jersey is one of five jerseys that have been retired by the Wildcats and is displayed at Challenge Stadium during Wildcats home games.
• He also won another 2 Championships as an assistant coach in 1995 and 2000 which is a total of 4 championships, the only championships that the Wildcats have won to date.

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