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List of foreign NBA coaches

In the National Basketball Association (NBA), foreign coaches—also known as international coaches—are those who were born outside 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.

In 2000, Igor Kokoškov from Serbia became the first non-American to hold a full-time assistant coach position in the NBA.[1] In 2004, he became the first non-American assistant coach to win an NBA championship, and the first to serve on an NBA All-Star Game coaching staff.[2] In 2018, he became the first fully European head coach in the NBA.[3]

List

Note: These lists are correct through the start of the 2023–24 season.

YrsNumber of seasons coached in the NBA
*Denotes head or assistant coach who is still active in the NBA

List of head coaches

Nationality[A]Birthplace[B]Head coachCareer[C]YrsNotesRef.
 Canada  South AfricaSteve Nash2020–20223—[4]
 Canada—Jay Triano2008–2011; 2017–20184—[5]
 Israel  United StatesDavid Blatt2014–20162Born in the United States to Jewish parents, has dual U.S. and Israeli citizenship.[6]
 Italy  United StatesMike D'Antoni1998–1999; 2003–2014; 2016–202016Born in the United States to Italian parents, has dual U.S. and Italian citizenship.[7]
 Nigeria  United StatesIme Udoka*2021–present1Born in the United States to Nigerian parents, has dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship. Suspended by for the 2022–23 season.
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		Igor Kokoškov2018–20191Also holds U.S. citizenship as of 2010.[8]
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		Darko Rajaković*2023–present0—[9]
 United States  LebanonSteve Kerr*2014–present9Born in Lebanon to Malcolm H. Kerr, a Lebanese-born American citizen.[10][11]
 United States  Russian Empire[E]
(now  Ukraine)		Eddie Gottlieb1946–19559Born in the Russian Empire, moved to the United States as a child, became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
 United States  West GermanyKiki VanDeWeghe2009–20101Born in West Germany[F] to a Canadian father and an American mother. Holds both American and Canadian passports.[12]

List of assistant coaches

Nationality[A]Birthplace[B]Assistant coachCareer[C]YrsNotesRef.
 Argentina—Pablo Prigioni*2018–present5Also holds Italian citizenship.[13]
 Australia—Adam Caporn*2022–present1—
 Australia—Damian Cotter*2020–present3—
 Australia—Trevor Gleeson*2021–present2—
 Australia—Matthew Nielsen*2021–present2—
 Belize  United StatesMarlon Garnett*2015–present8Born in the United States to Belizean parents, has dual U.S. and Belize citizenship.
 Brazil—Leandro Barbosa*2022–present1—
 Brazil—Tiago Splitter2019–20234—
 Canada—Gordon Herbert2008–20091—
 Canada—Jamaal Magloire2013–20163—
 Canada—Scott Morrison*2017–2021
2023–present		4—
 Canada  Great Britain
 England		Roy Rana2019–20223—
 Canada—Jay Triano*2002–2008; 2012–2017; 2018–present16—[5]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo  Zaire
(now  Democratic Republic of the Congo)		Patrick Mutombo2012–2015; 2016–20209Also holds Belgian citizenship.
 Croatia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Croatia)		Neven Spahija2014–2017; 2019–20204—
 Eswatini—Jama Mahlalela*2012–2018; 2020–present9Also holds Canadian citizenship.
 France  United StatesJames Wade*2023–present0Born in the United States, became a naturalized French citizen.
 Germany  West Germany[F]
(now  Germany)		Detlef Schrempf2005–20072—
 Georgia  United StatesTyrone Ellis2017–20181Born in the United States, became a naturalized Georgian citizen.
 Great Britain
 Scotland		—Alex McKechnie2013–20207—
 Great Britain
 England		  United StatesNate Reinking*2021–present1—
 Greece—Fotios Katsikaris2018–20191—<
 Ireland  United StatesJay Larrañaga*2012–present11Born in the United States to Irish parents, has dual U.S. and Irish citizenship.
 Ireland  United StatesJim Moran2015–20238Born in the United States to Irish parents, has dual U.S. and Irish citizenship.
 Israel  United StatesJosh Oppenheimer*2013–2017; 2020–present8Born in the United States, has dual U.S. and Israeli citizenship.
 Italy  United StatesMike D'Antoni1997–1998; 2000–2001; 2002–2003; 2015–2016; 2020–20215Born in the United States to Italian parents, has dual U.S. and Italian citizenship.[7]
 Italy  United StatesAnthony Dobbins*2018–present5Born in the United States, became a naturalized Italian citizen.
 Italy—Riccardo Fois2019–20212—
 Italy—Ettore Messina2014–20195—
 Italy—Sergio Scariolo2018–20213—
 Jordan  United StatesMaz Trakh2010–2014; 2016–20197Born in the United States, has dual U.S. and Jordanian citizenship.
 Lithuania  Soviet Union[G]
(now  Lithuania)		Darius Songaila*2019–present4—
 Nigeria  United StatesEkpe Udoh*2023–present0Born in the United States to Nigerian parents, has dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship.
 Nigeria  United StatesIme Udoka2012–20219Born in the United States to Nigerian parents, has dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship.
 North Macedonia  United StatesShayne Whittington*2023–present0Born in the United States, became a naturalized Macedonian citizen.
 Palestine—Mahmoud Abdelfattah2022–20231Also holds U.S. citizenship.
 Philippines  United StatesChip Engelland*1999–2000; 2003–present21Born in the United States, became a naturalized Filipino citizen.
 Poland—Marcin Gortat*2022–present1—
 Russia  United StatesBecky Hammon2014–20228Born in the United States, became a naturalized Russian citizen.
 Senegal—DeSagana Diop2016–20226—
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		Aleksandar Džikić2005–20072—
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		Igor Kokoškov*2000–2018; 2019–2020; 2021–present21Also holds U.S. citizenship as of 2010.[14]
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		Dejan Milojević2021–20243Died during the 2023–24 season.
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		Darko Rajaković2014–20239—[9]
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		Ivo Simović*2023–present0—
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		Ognjen Stojaković*2016–present7—[15]
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		Nenad Trajković2010–20111—
 Slovakia  United StatesKristi Toliver*2018–present5Born in the United States, became a naturalized Slovak citizen.
 Slovenia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Slovenia)		Marko Milič*2022–present1—
 Spain—Jordi Fernández*2016–present7—[16]
 Spain—Sergi Oliva2020–20222—[17]
 Turkey—Erdem Can2021–20221—
 Turkey—Mehmet Okur2016–20171—
 Ukraine  Soviet Union[G]
(now  Ukraine)		Vitaly Potapenko*2010–2011;
2013–2017;
2018–present		10—
 United States  CubaOctavio De La Grana*2010–2012
2016–present		9Born in Cuba, moved to the United States at the age of 6, became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
 United States  JamaicaPatrick Ewing2002–201715Born in Jamaica, moved to the United States at the age of 11, became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
 United States  RomaniaErnie Grunfeld1989–19912Born in Romania, moved to the United States at the age of 8, became a naturalized U.S. citizen.[18]
 United States  U.S. Virgin IslandsTim Duncan2019–20201—
 U.S. Virgin Islands  United StatesDavid Vanterpool2012–202210Born on the United States mainland, represented U.S. Virgin Islands internationally.[19]

See also

Notes

References

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