Brittni Donaldson
Brittni Donaldson (born April 7, 1993 in Sioux City, Iowa) is an assistant coach for Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. She had previously served as an assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors.[1]
| Raptors 905 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 7, 1993 Sioux City, Iowa |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | North High School (Sioux City, Iowa) |
| College |
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| Coaching career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2019–2020 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
| 2020–present | Raptors 905 (assistant) |
Donaldson played basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers from 2011 till her graduation with a degree in statistics and actuarial sciences in 2015. She later became a data analyst for STATS LLC, and was hired to do the same job for the Toronto Raptors. She was then promoted by team president Masai Ujiri to be the 10th active female assistant coach in the NBA.[1] In 2020, she is the youngest assistant coach in the NBA.[2]
On December 4, 2020, it was announced that Donaldson would be joining Raptors 905 as a member of their coaching staff for head coach Patrick Mutombo.[3]
Personal life
Donaldson is the daughter of Jeff Donaldson, a former basketball star at Briar Cliff College and a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]
References
- Lowe, Zach (2019-09-09). "The unusual path of new Raptors assistant coach Brittni Donaldson". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- Calvin, Aaron (2019-09-18). "How Brittni Donaldson became the NBA's youngest assistant coach". USA Today. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- https://www.nba.com/raptors/raptors-announce-coaching-staff-changes