List of foreign NBA coaches
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In the National Basketball Association (NBA), foreign coaches—also known as international coaches—are those who were born outside of the United States.
This list includes all international coaches who have been assistant and/or head coach in the NBA and also includes all coaches who were born in the United States but have represented other countries in international basketball competition.
List
Note: These lists are correct through the start of the 2016–17 season.
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* | Denotes head or assistant coach who is still active in the NBA |
List of head coaches
Nationality[A] | Birthplace[B] | Head Coach | Career[C] | Yrs | Notes | Ref. |
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— | Triano, JayJay Triano | 2008–2011 | 3 | — | [1] |
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Blatt, DavidDavid Blatt | 2014–2016 | 2 | Born in United States to Jewish parents, has dual U.S. and Israeli citizenship. | [2] |
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D'Antoni, MikeMike D'Antoni* | 1998–1999; 2003–2014; 2016–present | 13 | Born in United States to Italian parents, has dual U.S. and Italian citizenship. | [3] |
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Kerr, SteveSteve Kerr* | 2014–present | 3 | Born in Lebanon to Malcolm H. Kerr, a Lebanese-born American citizen.[4] | [5] |
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Vandeweghe, KikiKiki Vandeweghe | 2009–2010 | 1 | Born in West Germany[F] to a Canadian father and 1952 Miss America pageant winner Colleen Kay Hutchins. Holds both American and Canadian passports. | [6] |
List of assistant coaches
Nationality[A] | Birthplace[B] | Assistant Coach | Career[C] | Yrs | Notes | Ref. |
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Garnett, MarlonMarlon Garnett* | 2015–present | 2 | Born in United States to Belizeans parents, has dual U.S. and Belize citizenship. | |
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— | Herbert, GordonGordon Herbert | 2008–2009 | 1 | — | |
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— | Magloire, JamaalJamaal Magloire | 2013–2016 | 3 | — | |
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— | Triano, JayJay Triano* | 2002–2008; 2012–present | 11 | — | [1] |
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Mutombo, PatrickPatrick Mutombo* | 2012–2015; 2016–present | 4 | Also holds Belgian citizenship. | |
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Spahija, NevenNeven Spahija* | 2014–present | 3 | — | |
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Schrempf, DetlefDetlef Schrempf | 2005–2007 | 2 | — | |
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— | McKechnie, AlexAlex McKechnie* | 2013–present | 4 | — | |
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Larrañaga, JayJay Larrañaga* | 2012–present | 5 | Born in United States to Irish parents, has dual U.S. and Irish citizenship. | |
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Moran, JimJim Moran* | 2015–present | 2 | Born in United States to Irish parents, has dual U.S. and Irish citizenship. | |
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Oppenheimer, JoshJosh Oppenheimer* | 2013–present | 4 | Born in United States, has dual U.S. and Israeli citizenship. | |
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D'Antoni, MikeMike D'Antoni | 1997–1998; 2002–2003; 2015–2016 | 3 | Born in United States to Italian parents, has dual U.S. and Italian citizenship. | [3] |
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— | Messina, EttoreEttore Messina* | 2014–present | 3 | — | |
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Trakh, MazMaz Trakh* | 2010–2014; 2016–present | 5 | Born in the United States, has dual U.S. and Jordanian citizenship. | |
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Udoka, ImeIme Udoka* | 2012–present | 5 | Born in United States to Nigerian parents, has dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship. | |
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Engelland, ChipChip Engelland* | 1999–2000; 2003–present | 15 | Born in the United States, became a naturalized Filipino citizen. | |
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Hammon, BeckyBecky Hammon* | 2014–present | 3 | Born in the United States, became a naturalized Russian citizen. | |
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Džikić, AleksandarAleksandar Džikić | 2005–2007 | 2 | — | |
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Kokoškov, IgorIgor Kokoškov* | 2000–present | 17 | — | [7] |
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Rajaković, DarkoDarko Rajaković* | 2014–present | 3 | — | [8] |
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Stojaković, OgnjenOgnjen Stojaković* | 2016–present | 1 | — | [9] |
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— | Fernández, JordiJordi Fernández* | 2016–present | 1 | — | [10] |
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— | Mahlalela, JamaJama Mahlalela* | 2012–present | 5 | — | |
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— | Okur, MehmetMehmet Okur* | 2016–present | 1 | — | |
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Potapenko, VitalyVitaly Potapenko* | 2010–2011; 2013–present | 5 | — | |
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De La Grana, OctavioOctavio De La Grana* | 2010–2012 2016–present | 3 | Born in Cuba, moved to the United States at the age of 6, became a naturalized U.S. citizen. | |
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Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing* | 2002–present | 15 | Born in Jamaica, moved to the United States at the age of 11, became a naturalized U.S. citizen. |
See also
Notes
- A Nationality indicates a coach's representative nationality.
- B Birthplace indicates a coach's country of birth. A blank column indicates that the coach's birth country is the same to his nationality.
- C Career in the NBA
- D SFR Yugoslavia dissolved in 1992 into five independent countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. FR Yugoslavia was renamed into Serbia and Montenegro in February 2003 and dissolved in June 2006 into two independent countries, Montenegro and Serbia.
- E Soviet Union dissolved in December 1991 into 15 independent countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
- F Germany was previously divided into two independent countries, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and German Democratic Republic (East Germany), from 1949 to 1990.
References
- 1 2 "Jay Triano Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "David Blatt Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- 1 2 "Mike D'Antoni Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ Silver, Michael (April 7, 1997). "Straight Shooter". Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Steve Kerr Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Kiki Vandeweghe Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Igor Kokoškov Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Darko Rajaković Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Meet the 2016-17 Nuggets Coaches". http://www.nba.com/nuggets. NBA. Retrieved October 24, 2016. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "Denver Nuggets add Jordi Fernandez to coaching staff". denverstiffs.com. NBA. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
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