Armstrong, a native of Tasmania, Australia, enters his first season as an assistant coach with the UNG men's basketball program in the 2025-26 season. He boasts extensive credibility both as a player and coach at a young age.Â
In 2018, Armstrong was a member of the Australia U18 National Team. With that team he won a gold medal at the FIBA Asia Championship, averaging 4.5 points, two rebounds and 1.2 assists over five games with the squad.
The former guard then played four seasons at NCAA Division I member California Baptist (CBU) from 2019-2023. With the Lancers, Armstrong set the DI program record for most games played in a career, appearing in 121 games over four seasons. The 6-foot-6 sharpshooter also knocked down the second-most three-pointers in CBU history with 201 triples during his playing days. He finished his career in 2023 ranked in the top-5 in points, field goals, rebounds, assists and steals at CBU.
Upon graduation, Armstrong returned home to Australia to begin a professional playing career with the North West Tasmania Thunder in the National Basketball League 1 (NBL 1). Armstrong has spent the last three seasons with the Thunder, averaging 13.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists while knocking down an average of 3.1 triples per game.Â
Armstrong spent his free time as a self-employed skills trainer during the first two years of his playing career. Then in 2024 he began his coaching career as a basketball development manager and the head men’s basketball coach for the Wynyard Basketball Association in the North West Basketball Union (NWBU).
Updated: August 2025
