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.

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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 2019–20 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
Nationality[A] Birthplace[B] Head Coach Career[C] Yrs Notes Ref.
 Canada  South Africa Steve Nash* 2020–present0 —
 Canada — Jay Triano 2008–2011; 2017–20184 — [4]
 Israel  United States David Blatt 2014–20162 Born in the United States to Jewish parents, has dual U.S. and Israeli citizenship. [5]
 Italy  United States Mike D'Antoni 1998–1999; 2003–2014; 2016–202016 Born in the United States to Italian parents, has dual U.S. and Italian citizenship. [6]
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		 Igor Kokoškov 2018–20191 Also holds U.S. citizenship as of 2010. [7]
 United States  Lebanon Steve Kerr* 2014–present6 Born in Lebanon to Malcolm H. Kerr, a Lebanese-born American citizen.[8] [9]
 United States  Russian Empire[E]
(now  Ukraine)		 Eddie Gottlieb 1946–19559 Born in the Russian Empire, moved to the United States as a child, became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
 United States  West Germany Kiki VanDeWeghe 2009–20101 Born in West Germany[F] to a Canadian father and an American mother. Holds both American and Canadian passports. [10]

List of assistant coaches
Nationality[A] Birthplace[B] Assistant Coach Career[C] Yrs Notes Ref.
 Argentina — Pablo Prigioni* 2018–present2 Also holds Italian citizenship. [11]
 Belize  United States Marlon Garnett* 2015–present5 Born in the United States to Belizean parents, has dual U.S. and Belize citizenship.
 Brazil — Tiago Splitter* 2019–present1 —
 Canada — Gordon Herbert 2008–20091 —
 Canada — Jamaal Magloire 2013–20163 —
 Canada — Scott Morrison* 2017–present3 —
 Canada  Great Britain
 England		 Roy Rana* 2019–present1 —
 Canada — Jay Triano* 2002–2008; 2012–2017; 2018–present13 — [4]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo  Zaire
(now  Democratic Republic of the Congo)		 Patrick Mutombo* 2012–2015; 2016–present7 Also holds Belgian citizenship.
 Croatia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Croatia)		 Neven Spahija 2014–2017; 2019–20204 —
 Eswatini — Jama Mahlalela 2012–20186 Also holds Canadian citizenship.
 Germany  West Germany[F]
(now  Germany)		 Detlef Schrempf 2005–20072 —
 Georgia  United States Tyrone Ellis 2017–20181 Born in the United States, became a naturalized Georgian citizen.
 Great Britain
 England		  Great Britain
 England		 Jamie Smith 2010–20122 —
 Great Britain
 Scotland		 — Alex McKechnie* 2013–present6 —
 Greece — Fotios Katsikaris 2018–20191 — <
 Ireland  United States Jay Larrañaga* 2012–present8 Born in the United States to Irish parents, has dual U.S. and Irish citizenship.
 Ireland  United States Jim Moran* 2015–present5 Born in the United States to Irish parents, has dual U.S. and Irish citizenship.
 Israel  United States Josh Oppenheimer 2013–20175 Born in the United States, has dual U.S. and Israeli citizenship.
 Italy  United States Mike D'Antoni* 1997–1998; 2002–2003; 2015–2016; 2020–present3 Born in the United States to Italian parents, has dual U.S. and Italian citizenship. [6]
 Italy — Riccardo Fois* 2019–present1 —
 Italy — Ettore Messina 2014–20195 —
 Italy — Sergio Scariolo* 2018–present2 —
 Jordan  United States Maz Trakh* 2010–2014; 2016–present8 Born in the United States, has dual U.S. and Jordanian citizenship.
 Lithuania  Soviet Union[G]
(now  Lithuania)		 Darius Songaila 2018–20191 —
 Nigeria  United States Ime Udoka* 2012–present7 Born in the United States to Nigerian parents, has dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship.
 Philippines  United States Chip Engelland* 1999–2000; 2003–present18 Born in the United States, became a naturalized Filipino citizen.
 Russia  United States Becky Hammon* 2014–present6 Born in the United States, became a naturalized Russian citizen.
 Senegal — DeSagana Diop* 2016–present4 —
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		 Aleksandar Džikić 2005–20072 —
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		 Igor Kokoškov 2000–2018; 2019–202019 Also holds U.S. citizenship as of 2010. [12]
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		 Darko Rajaković* 2014–present6 — [13]
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		 Ognjen Stojaković* 2016–present4 — [14]
 Serbia  SFR Yugoslavia[D]
(now  Serbia)		 Nenad Trajković 2010–20111 —
 Spain — Jordi Fernández* 2016–present4 — [15]
 Turkey — Mehmet Okur 2016–20171 —
 Ukraine  Soviet Union[G]
(now  Ukraine)		 Vitaly Potapenko* 2010–2011; 2013–present8 —
 United States  Cuba Octavio De La Grana* 2010–2012
2016–present		6 Born in Cuba, moved to the United States at the age of 6, became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
 United States  Jamaica Patrick Ewing 2002–201715 Born in Jamaica, moved to the United States at the age of 11, became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
 United States  Romania Ernie Grunfeld 1989–19912 Born in Romania, moved to the United States at the age of 8, became a naturalized U.S. citizen. [16]
 United States  U.S. Virgin Islands Tim Duncan 2019–20201 —
 U.S. Virgin Islands  United States David Vanterpool* 2012–present8 Born on the United States mainland, represented U.S. Virgin Islands internationally.[17]

See also

Notes

References
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