The namesake of our 'Henry Cooper award' shares all things basketball with a focus on the 70's and 80's at the Melbourne University Basketball Club. Highlights include our involvement playing in the top league in Australia, our first olympic representative from the club (Ray Watson) and our 12th place finish in the national club championships of 1974.

Henry played a pivotal part for our club in both a playing and coaching capacity, in fact he was active as a player for 37 years and since hanging up his MUBC singlet in 2009, he can still be found running the lanes on Tuesday nights at MSAC with the skywalkers.

Here's a taste of Henry's vast MUBC resume:

Summary;
Active player for 37 years, from 1973 through 2009 inclusive.
Played a total of 2,500+ games.
Played at all levels in the club, from F grade in the VBHBA competition on Thursday nights, through to VBA division 2 and Inter-varsity.
Attended 13 Inter-varsities, 5 playing, 1 supporting, 7 coaching.
Coached men’s teams at all levels, and women’s teams at many levels.
Committee member as Social Secretary, Treasurer and President.
John Bayliss award 1977.
Club life member 1981.
Half Blue 1981.
MUBC Distinguished Service Awards 1992, 1998.

1973;
Joined MUBC at the O week table. 
6 men’s teams, 3 women’s  teams.
Mal Speed takes over from Steve Pearson as men’s head coach.
Bruce Solibakke women’s coach.

1974;
Men’s firsts return to VABA division 1.
Finish 12 out of 24 in the Australian Men’s Club Championships.
First game in the men’s thirds.

1975;
Start coaching the lower part of the men’s club, this continued for about 11 years.
First tournament at Swan Hill.
First game in the men’s seconds.
Men’s first’s exit VABA div 1, Ray Watson takes over from Mal Speed as men’s head coach.

1976;
Coach of the lower order men’s teams.
Committee member (Social Secretary)
I.V. team member
First game in the men’s firsts, with John Campbell.
First South West Classic.
Won club Most Improved Player award.

1977;
Coach of the lower order men’s teams.
Completed 10 week Beginning Basketball Coaches course.
Committee member (Social Secretary, Treasurer)
Supporter at Wollongong I.V.
Sale tournament payback.
Playing coach of the men’s seconds.
John Bayliss Award.

1978;
Coach of the lower order men’s teams.
Committee member (Treasurer, President)
Coach of men’s I.V. team (win, also anchor of the winning boat race team), sometimes coach of men’s firsts.
Playing coach of the men’s seconds.

1979;
Coach of the lower order men’s teams.
Committee member (President until AGM).
Coaching (part) men’s first’s, seconds.
I.V. team member, Newcastle.

1980;
Coach of the lower order men’s teams.
Playing, coaching men’s firsts and seconds.
I.V. team member, Monash.
David Zborovski replaces HC as men’s first coach. 
Commencement tournament.

1981;
Coach of the lower order men’s teams.
Assistant coach/player men’s firsts.
I.V. team member, winning team NSW-Macquarie.
Team bus to I.V.
Awarded half blue.
Awarded MUBC life membership.

1982;
Coach of the lower order men’s teams.
Playing men’s firsts.
I.V. team member, U.N.E. in Armidale.

1982 - 1992 (approx.)
MUBC representative on VBA minor divisions committee

1983;
Coach of the lower order men’s teams.
Playing men’s firsts.
Coach men’s I.V. team, UWA.

1984;
Coach of the lower order men’s teams.
Playing men’s firsts.
Coach men’s I.V. team, La Trobe. Disappointing.
South Pacific Universities Championships in Suva.

1985;
Coach of the lower order men’s teams.
Playing men’s firsts.
Coach men’s I.V. team, Melbourne at Swan Hill. Disappointing.

1985 - 2000 (approx.)
MUBC representative on VBA General Council. 

1986;
Adelaide I.V. coached by Rick Driscoll.

1987;
Brisbane I.V. coached by Mal Short.
Joined the Co-op board.

1988;
Coach men’s I.V., Sydney at Port Macquarie.

1989;
Pilot’s strike – no show at I.V. in FNQ.

1990;
Coach men’s first’s.
Coach men’s I.V. team, ANU in Canberra.

1991;
Coach men’s first’s.
Coach men’s I.V. team, Flinders in Adelaide. Knocked out by Wollongong.

1992;
Coach men’s first’s – last year as coach.
Coach men’s I.V. team at regional qualifying (V.U.T.??) at Albert Park. Unsuccessful.
MUBC Distinguished Service Award.

1998;
MUBC Distinguished Service Award.

1993 – 2009;
Playing VBHBA / Melbourne BBA/tournaments.