Luke Kendall

Luke Kendall (born 25 May 1981) is an Australian basketball coach and former player. He played seven years in the National Basketball League (NBL) between 2004 and 2011, winning a championship in 2005.

Early life Kendall was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He attended Box Hill Senior Secondary College

College career Kendall played four years of NCAA Division II college basketball for Metro State between 2000 and 2004. The Roadrunners won the NCAA Division II championship in 2002 and Kendall was named first-team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 2003. He left the Wildcats in December 2008 after 12 games, and in January 2009 he joined the Melbourne Tigers for the remainder of the 2008–09 season. He continued on with the Tigers for the 2009–10 NBL season.

The Kings returned to the NBL in the 2010–11 season. Kendall played one game for the Kings in November 2010 before joining the Gold Coast Blaze in February 2011 for the rest of the season.

Kendall finished his NBL career with 173 games and averages of 10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. He was also a member of the Australian team that won the gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Coaching career Between 2015 and 2017, Kendall served as coach of the Sydney Comets in the Waratah League.

Kendall joined the Sydney Kings for the 2016–17 NBL season in a part-time coaching role. He was promoted to a full-time assistant coach for the 2017–18 season.

After three years with the Kings, Kendall joined the South East Melbourne Phoenix in a part-time player development role in 2019 for their inaugural NBL season. He was promoted to a full-time assistant coach for the 2020–21 season. He left the Phoenix in May 2022.

Kendall joined the Gujarat Stallions of the Indian National Basketball League (INBL) for the 2025 season. He led the team to the league championship.

Following the INBL season, Kendall joined the Casey Cavaliers of the NBL1 South as the head coach of the men's team for the 2025 NBL1 season. He was re-appointed by the Cavaliers as head coach for the 2026 season.