AFTER a career spent mixing with Australian basketball royalty and star NBL imports, Mildura Heat men's coach Sammy Gazzo knows what it takes to perform at the top level.

And the now 37-year-old is imparting some of that knowledge and experience on to Mildura's next crop of basketball stars.

Gazzo, who retired from playing after suiting up for Mildura Heat's Big V team last season, will coa...