"Heavy lifting starts now": United ramp up coach search

While the dust is still settling on the departure of Dean Vickerman from Melbourne United, the club has quickly turned their attention to finding a replacement.

During Tuesday’s press conference to announce Vickerman’s departure, United CEO Nick Truelson explained the club is determined to find the right person to replace their three-time Coach of the Year.

"We'll now be on an in-depth search for our new coach, and that will be starting straight away,” Truelson said on Tuesday.

"We have got a little bit of time. Of course, [by] NBA Summer League, in mid-July, we'd want to have a coach well before that.

"So that heavy lifting starts now, and we'll start that in-depth process.

"We're excited by the calibre of people who've already been reaching out, and we know after today, there will be a lot more coming through.

"The exciting thing is there are so many coaches who will see Melbourne United as a great destination, and a lot of that's thanks to all the work that Dean's done over the 10 years."

The new coach of United will have Chris Goulding, Shea Ili, Sam Waardenburg, Dash Daniels, Fabijan Krslovic and Kyle Bowen, as well as the reported signing Joe Ingles on their roster during the Hungry Jack’s NBL27 Season.