Jacob’s United Chance

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Melbourne United have added one of the country's brightest young coaching minds with the addition of Jacob Chance for the next two seasons as an Assistant Coach.

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Melbourne United have added one of the country's brightest young coaching minds with the addition of Jacob Chance for the next two seasons as an Assistant Coach.

Chance's move comes after two years as the Associate Head Coach with the Tasmania JackJumpers, and four Championship victories across his time with the Perth Wildcats from 2016 through to 2021.

“I’m extremely excited to join the club,” Chance said via MU Media.

“I think Melbourne United is up there with the most decorated clubs in the league, so I can’t wait to get to Melbourne and get involved with the great organisation and facilities that the club has.

“It’s been a club that I’ve had a lot of history with in my time with Perth and Tasmania building some great rivalries.

“It was a really difficult decision to leave Tassie but my partner and I are really excited about giving ourselves some stability here and enjoying the lifestyle in Melbourne surrounded by great people.”

The JackJumpers thanked Chance for his service.

“Jacob has made an enormous contribution in establishing the strong foundations of the club, recruiting and working closely with each player to get the best out of them,” Tasmania Co-CEO Jorrick Chivers said.

“He is greatly respected by all at the JackJumpers, his professionalism and leadership behind the scenes is of the highest level, and we thank him for everything he has done during his time with us.”

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Melbourne Head Coach Dean Vickerman spoke highly of Chance, who he worked alongside during his stint as interim Head Coach for the Australian Boomers.

“Jacob’s going to add to our program enormously,” Vickerman said.

“He’s got a wide-ranging skillset. Anytime you can add someone of that calibre to your coaching staff, someone who has the opportunity to grow with your group, you take it.

“He’s just got a growth mindset, he just wanted to continue to get better and I think part of his reason to come to Melbourne is to feed off the resources we’re surrounded by in the other great sporting teams in the city.”

Chance will stay busy throughout the offseason after being announced as the Head of Video & Analytics for the Boomers’ upcoming World Cup campaign.