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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] NBA championship , and the first to serve on an NBA All-Star Game coaching staff.[2] [3]
List Note: These lists are correct through the start of the 2023–24 season .
Yrs Number of seasons coached in the NBA * Denotes head or assistant coach who is still active in the NBA
List of head coaches List of assistant coaches Nationality[A] Birthplace[B] Assistant coach Career[C] Yrs Notes Ref. Argentina — Pablo Prigioni 2018 –present5 Also 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 States Marlon Garnett 2015 –present8 Born in the United States to Belizean parents, has dual U.S. and Belize citizenship. Brazil — Leandro Barbosa 2022 –present1 — Brazil — Tiago Splitter 2019 –2023 4 — Canada — Gordon Herbert 2008–2009 1 — Canada — Jamaal Magloire 2013 –2016 3 — Canada — Scott Morrison 2017 –2021 2023 –present4 — Canada Great Britain England Roy Rana 2019 –2022 3 — Canada — Jay Triano 2002 –2008 ; 2012 –2017 ; 2018 –present16 — [5] Democratic Republic of the Congo Zaire Democratic Republic of the Congo )Patrick Mutombo 2012 –2015 ; 2016 –2020 9 Also holds Belgian citizenship. Croatia SFR Yugoslavia [D] Croatia )Neven Spahija 2014 –2017 ; 2019–2020 4 — Eswatini — Jama Mahlalela 2012 –2018 ; 2020 –present9 Also holds Canadian citizenship. France United States James Wade 2023 –present0 Born in the United States, became a naturalized French citizen. Germany West Germany [F] Germany )Detlef Schrempf 2005 –2007 2 — Georgia United States Tyrone Ellis 2017–2018 1 Born in the United States, became a naturalized Georgian citizen. Great Britain Scotland — Alex McKechnie 2013 –2020 7 — Great Britain England United States Nate Reinking 2021 –present1 — Greece — Fotios Katsikaris 2018–2019 1 — < Ireland United States Jay Larrañaga 2012 –present11 Born in the United States to Irish parents, has dual U.S. and Irish citizenship. Ireland United States Jim Moran 2015 –2023 8 Born in the United States to Irish parents, has dual U.S. and Irish citizenship. Israel United States Josh Oppenheimer 2013 –2017 ; 2020 –present8 Born in the United States, has dual U.S. and Israeli citizenship. Italy United States Mike D'Antoni 1997–1998 ; 2000–2001 ; 2002–2003 ; 2015–2016 ; 2020–2021 5 Born in the United States to Italian parents, has dual U.S. and Italian citizenship. [7] Italy United States Anthony Dobbins 2018 –present5 Born in the United States, became a naturalized Italian citizen. Italy — Riccardo Fois 2019 –2021 2 — Italy — Ettore Messina 2014 –2019 5 — Italy — Sergio Scariolo 2018 –2021 3 — Jordan United States Maz Trakh 2010 –2014 ; 2016 –2019 7 Born in the United States, has dual U.S. and Jordanian citizenship. Lithuania Soviet Union [G] Lithuania )Darius Songaila 2019 –present4 — Nigeria United States Ekpe Udoh 2023 –present0 Born in the United States to Nigerian parents, has dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship. Nigeria United States Ime Udoka 2012 –2021 9 Born in the United States to Nigerian parents, has dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship. North Macedonia United States Shayne Whittington 2023 –present0 Born in the United States, became a naturalized Macedonian citizen. Palestine — Mahmoud Abdelfattah 2022–2023 1 Also holds U.S. citizenship. Philippines United States Chip Engelland 1999–2000 ; 2003 –present21 Born in the United States, became a naturalized Filipino citizen. Poland — Marcin Gortat 2022 –present1 — Russia United States Becky Hammon 2014 –2022 8 Born in the United States, became a naturalized Russian citizen. Senegal — DeSagana Diop 2016 –2022 6 — Serbia SFR Yugoslavia [D] Serbia )Aleksandar Džikić 2005 –2007 2 — Serbia SFR Yugoslavia [D] Serbia )Igor Kokoškov 2000 –2018 ; 2019–2020 ; 2021 –present21 Also holds U.S. citizenship as of 2010. [14] Serbia SFR Yugoslavia [D] Serbia )Dejan Milojević 2021 –2024 3 Died during the 2023–24 season. Serbia SFR Yugoslavia [D] Serbia )Darko Rajaković 2014 –2023 9 — [9] Serbia SFR Yugoslavia [D] Serbia )Ivo Simović 2023 –present0 — Serbia SFR Yugoslavia [D] Serbia )Ognjen Stojaković 2016 –present7 — [15] Serbia SFR Yugoslavia [D] Serbia )Nenad Trajković 2010–2011 1 — Slovakia United States Kristi Toliver 2018 –present5 Born in the United States, became a naturalized Slovak citizen. Slovenia SFR Yugoslavia [D] Slovenia )Marko Milič 2022 –present1 — Spain — Jordi Fernández 2016 –present7 — [16] Spain — Sergi Oliva 2020 –2022 2 — [17] Turkey — Erdem Can 2021–2022 1 — Turkey — Mehmet Okur 2016–2017 1 — Ukraine Soviet Union [G] Ukraine )Vitaly Potapenko 2010–2011 ;2013 –2017 ;2018 –present10 — United States Cuba Octavio De La Grana 2010 –2012 2016 –present9 Born in Cuba, moved to the United States at the age of 6, became a naturalized U.S. citizen. United States Jamaica Patrick Ewing 2002 –2017 15 Born in Jamaica, moved to the United States at the age of 11, became a naturalized U.S. citizen. United States Romania Ernie Grunfeld 1989 –1991 2 Born in Romania, moved to the United States at the age of 8, became a naturalized U.S. citizen. [18] United States U.S. Virgin Islands Tim Duncan 2019–2020 1 — U.S. Virgin Islands United States David Vanterpool 2012 –2022 10 Born on the United States mainland, represented U.S. Virgin Islands internationally.[19]
See also Notes A B C 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 Russian Empire was overthrown during the Russian Revolution in 1917; the resulting areas would eventually lead to being involved with 22 different modern-day countries.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.G 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 .References
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