Perry Crosswhite

Perry Rothrock Crosswhite AM He moved to Australia in 1969 to play basketball. They have three daughters and a son.

Basketball career Crosswhite played collegiate basketball (1966–1969) at Davidson College for coach Lefty Driesell. After Davidson, he moved to Australia in 1969 to play for Melbourne Tigers that were coached by Lindsay Gaze. He held senior management positions including Assistant general manager from 1984 to 1987. He acted as general manager and Executive Director between 1987 and 1990 while the AIS was being merged with the ASC. While at the ASC, he played a major role in the development of sports participation programs including the Aussie Sport program for children. He was also a member of the Organising Committee of II Commonwealth Youth Games in Bendigo 2004.

Recognition 1998 – Australian Sports Administrator of the Year 2000 – Australian Sports Medal 2003 – Inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame as an administrator. 2007 – Member of the Order of Australia (AM) – for service to sport, particularly through executive roles with the Commonwealth and Olympic Games organisations, and to basketball as a competitor at national and international levels. Life Member Commonwealth Games Australia