Will Weaver will return to Australian basketball as Brisbane's latest coach, the former Sydney mentor tasked with lifting the battling Bullets off the NBL pine.

The former Boomers assistant was confirmed as the club's new head coach and president of basketball operations on Wednesday.

Weaver replaces Darryl McDonald, who held an injury-ravaged squad together as interim head coach for the Bullets' last 15 games of the season after Stu Lash's short-lived tenure ended in December.

Copping endless injuries to key players, the Bullets limped to a 6-27 record and finished last to continue their poor record since the former NBL powerhouse returned to the league a decade ago.

Weaver led the Kings to the 2019-20 minor premiership before the NBL called off the finals series with Perth leading 2-1 and Sydney unwilling to travel west citing COVID-19 safety concerns.

He then was pipped for the Oklahoma City Thunder top job by Mark Daigneault, instead working as a Houston assist before a stint as Paris Basketball head coach between further appointments with a number of NBA teams.

The Bullets have made just one post-season appearance since their return to the league and not finished higher than seventh in the last four years.

They were regular finalists in the late 1990s but the last of their three titles came in 2007, when the Bullets won 21-straight games to claim the title.

"I love Australia and the opportunity to return and build something special in Brisbane is incredibly exciting for my family and me," Weaver said.

"The Bullets have a strong foundation: passionate supporters, committed ownership, and a great city to call home.

"My focus now is building a basketball program that reflects that support and can compete at the highest level. The goal is to build a program that makes the city proud."

The Bullets copped criticism for appointing Lash, who had no professional head coaching experience.

"Will has all the attributes of a great coach and his resume attests to that," club boss Malcolm Watts said.

"As a person, he is extremely detail-oriented, highly intelligent and a great communicator.

"He has led teams who have established a winning identity and, crucially, he has an aptitude for driving standards off the court, which go hand in hand with his tactical ability."