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 2015–16 season.
| Yrs | Number of seasons coached in the NBA | |||||
| * | Denotes assistant coach who is still active in the NBA | |||||
List of head coaches
| Nationality[A] | Birthplace[B] | Head Coach | Career[C] | Yrs | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
— | Triano, JayJay Triano | 2008–2011 | 3 | — | [1] |
 Israel |
 United States |
Blatt, DavidDavid Blatt | 2014–2016 | 2 | Born in United States to Jewish parents, has dual U.S. and Israeli citizenship. | [2] |
 Italy |
United States |
D'Antoni, MikeMike D'Antoni | 1998–1999; 2003–2014 | 12 | Born in United States to Italian parents, has dual U.S. and Italian citizenship. | [3] |
| United States |
 Lebanon |
Kerr, SteveSteve Kerr* | 2014–present | 2 | Born in Lebanon to Malcolm H. Kerr, a Lebanese born American citizen.[4] | [5] |
| United States |
 West Germany(now Germany) |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
— | Herbert, GordonGordon Herbert | 2008–2009 | 1 | — | |
| Canada |
— | Magloire, JamaalJamaal Magloire* | 2013–present | 3 | — | |
| Canada |
— | Triano, JayJay Triano* | 2002–2008; 2012–present | 10 | — | [1] |
 Croatia |
 SFR Yugoslavia[D](now Croatia) |
Spahija, NevenNeven Spahija* | 2014–present | 2 | — | |
| Germany |
West Germany[F] (now Germany) |
Schrempf, DetlefDetlef Schrempf | 2005–2007 | 2 | — | |
 Great Britain Scotland |
— | McKechnie, AlexAlex McKechnie* | 2013–present | 3 | — | |
 Ireland |
United States |
Larranaga, JayJay Larranaga* | 2012–present | 4 | Born in United States to Irish parents, has dual U.S. and Irish citizenship. | |
| Ireland |
United States |
Moran, JimJim Moran* | 2015–present | 1 | Born in United States to Irish parents, has dual U.S. and Irish citizenship. | |
| Italy |
United States |
D'Antoni, MikeMike D'Antoni* | 1997–1998; 2002–2003; 2015–present | 3 | Born in United States to Italian parents, has dual U.S. and Italian citizenship. | [3] |
| Italy |
— | Messina, EttoreEttore Messina* | 2014–present | 2 | — | |
 Nigeria |
United States |
Udoka, ImeIme Udoka* | 2012–present | 4 | Born in United States to Nigerian parents, has dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship. | |
 Philippines |
United States |
Engelland, ChipChip Engelland* | 1999–2000; 2003–present | 14 | Born in the United States, became a naturalized Filipino citizen. | |
 Russia |
United States |
Hammon, BeckyBecky Hammon* | 2014–present | 2 | Born in the United States, became a naturalized Russian citizen. | |
 Serbia |
SFR Yugoslavia[D] (now Serbia) |
Džikić, AleksandarAleksandar Džikić | 2005–2007 | 2 | — | |
| Serbia |
SFR Yugoslavia[D] (now Serbia) |
Kokoškov, IgorIgor Kokoškov* | 2000–present | 16 | — | [7] |
| Serbia |
SFR Yugoslavia[D] (now Serbia) |
Rajaković, DarkoDarko Rajaković* | 2014–present | 2 | — | [8] |
 Swaziland |
— | Mahlalela, JamaJama Mahlalela* | 2012–present | 4 | — | |
 Ukraine |
 Soviet Union[E](now Ukraine) |
Potapenko, VitalyVitaly Potapenko* | 2010–2011; 2013–present | 4 | — | |
| United States |
 Jamaica |
Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing* | 2002–present | 14 | 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.
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