McCoy announced his resignation at the organisation's annual gala dinner, bringing to an end a nine year tenure in the top job.

While the recruitment process is yet to begin - with McCoy staying on until February - chairman Chris Somerville said the ideal candidate would have great interpersonal skills.

"For us, we are certainly looking for someone that can build on the work Chris has done," Somerville said.

"He has worked very closely with the board and Basketball Tasmania, as well as the government and our internal stakeholders.

"For someone who is coming in, they will need to have those interpersonal skills and no doubt will have to handle many complete and diverse challenges.

"Because while we are a small state, we have a spread out member base and different needs to some extent in each area."

The top job is one that isn't without its challenges, according to Somerville, who has strong ambitions about the sport's growth in the future.

"Ideally we would like to get to a member figure of 20,000 but one of those challenges is having the venues to get more people on the court across the board," he said.

"And it is continuing to support not only the established areas and major centre but also the memberships that are in the more country areas."

George Town is the most recent region to establish an association, with Somerville eager to see further expansion across the West and East Coasts.

With the return of elite level teams in Tasmania, Somerville believed it was crucial to secure the right person for the future of the game.

"We are well positioned now with the NBL1 and NBL, and there is the potential that we will have the WNBL," he said.

"And it is crucial to have that balance of male and female participation for everyone to achieve at the junior and elite levels.

"So our focus and the position of the CEO, will certainly be to engage with all corners of the state."