Steve Mount

Organization: Undisclosed NBA Franchise

Job title: Director of Rehabilitation Boston Celtics

Season started: 2017

Professional Experience: 17

Nationality: United States of America

Skills: Performance Director, Physical Therapist, Sports Scientist, Strength and Conditioning

Accomplished Elite Rehabilitation and Performance Leader, and Sports Physiotherapist with 16+ years of experience supporting elite athletes across the NBA, international cricket, Australian rules football, and professional tennis. Demonstrates advanced expertise in complex injury assessment, evidence-based rehabilitation, return-to-play progression, and high-performance programming within world-class sporting environments. Currently serving as Director of Rehabilitation for the Boston Celtics, collaborating closely with coaches, executives, and multidisciplinary sports science teams to optimize player health, maximize availability, and enhance long-term performance outcomes. Career highlights include contributing to an NBA Championship in 2024 and playing a key role in Sri Lanka’s 2014 Cricket World Cup victory reflecting a track record of driving athlete performance on teams competing at the highest levels. Renowned for developing advanced clinical protocols, leading high-stakes rehabilitation pathways, and delivering integrated performance initiatives that support championship-caliber success.

Educational Experience

Institute	Degree	Major Department	Date From	Date To	Current
University of Melbourne	M.S.	Sports Physiotherapy	2010-01-01	2010-01-12	No
La Trobe University	B.SC.	Phsiotherapy	2003-01-01	2006-01-01	No

Experience Details

Company	Title	Summary	Date From	Date To	Current
Boston Celtics	Director of Rehabilitation	• Provide leadership to our clinical treatment and rehabilitation program, including mentoring for all staff • Work in consultation with the director of performance on all aspects of our medical care • Oversee and provide second opinion review to all injury assessments, injury rehabilitation, and injury prevention programs for both Boston and Maine Celtics players • Development and review of injury management and return to play processes • Provide ongoing reviews of all players' individual injury prevention programs with specific recommendations to the group • Clinical care coordinator for an allocated number of players each season	2021-04-01		Yes
Boston Celtics	Rehabilitation Manager		2017-10-01	2021-04-01	Yes
Tennis Australia	Davis Cup and National Physiotherapist		2017-02-01	2017-10-01	No
Sri Lanka Cricket	Head Physiotherapist	• Lead the sports medicine department at Sri Lanka Cricket • Responsible for attending to the National Team, ‘A’ team and all junior national teams • Coordinate all investigations required, such as scans, x-ray or specialist doctors • Responsible for all staff working in the medical / physiotherapy department • Travel with the Sri Lanka national team on all home and away tours • Develop physiotherapy and medical services in regards to staff development and employment • Liaise with national selectors, the Head Coach and National Captain in regards to the injury and fitness status of players	2011-08-01	2017-02-01	No
Wayamba United	Head Physiotherapist & Trainer	• Oversaw the injury management of contracted players, including Sri Lankan and International players• Oversaw all fitness duties during and in the lead up to the SLPL• Provided and supervised individual gym programs and lead all warm up and recovery activities• Liaised with team owner, selectors, coach and captain regarding the fitness and injury status of players	2012-08-01	2012-01-01	No
Australian Institute Of Sport	Post Graduate Scholar in Physical Therapies	• Assisted in the diagnosis, management and prevention of injuries to athletes• Often delivered presentations to athletes on the management and prevention of injuries• Provided physiotherapy to the Aussie Men’s Junior Volleyball team and Women’s Basketball team• Treated athletes from a number of sports, including rowing, football, swimming and athletics• Undertook an applied research project, The relationship between hip and groin strength and training load in the Men’s Football Program'	2010-09-01	2011-08-01	No
North Melbourne Football Club	Sports Physiotherapist	• Provided manual treatment to players, implemented injury prevention and rehabilitation programs• Designed musculoskeletal screening protocols• Attended meetings and worked alongside other members of the sports science and coaching staff	2009-12-01	2010-09-01	No
Melbourne Sports Medicine Centre	Physiotherapist		2009-05-01	2010-09-01	No
Private Practice	Physiotherapist		2006-01-01	2010-01-01	No
Werribee VFL football club (North Melbourne AFL club affiliate)	Physiotherapist		2009-01-01	2009-10-01	No