TheUtah Jazzhave finalized the coaching staff for the 2023-24 season. Heading into the year, Utah will have four new coaches due to the departure of Irv Roland, Bryan Bailey, Alex Jensen, and Sanjay Lumpkin. Chad Forcier, Rick Higgins, Scott Morrison, and Mike Williams will join Jazz hea...
The offseason work and growing synergy with the coaching staff has certainly benefitted Collins and the Jazz throughout this 2024-25 campaign. It feels like the Jazz win all of their challenges! What is their record on those this season? - Amy T., Orem, UT You certainly aren...
He was also a member of the USA men’s basketball coaching staff that won the gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Prior to the Celtics, Hardy spent 11 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach. He also served as the head coach of the Spurs entries in the ...
Although Utah went cold on offense to begin the second quarter (the Jazz shot 33 percent in the first six minutes of the frame), an edge in the possession game helped grow the lead to five. Unfortunately, Portland had a response, as an 18-0 run gave the visiting team contr...
It was his time playing under coach Mannix where Filipowski’s unique skill set only continued to grow, a focus of Mannix and the coaching staff. “With about a month left in his sophomore season we put in some offense that allowed him to push the ball as a point forward and we ran ...
For what remains in his first season, the Jazz coaching staff should find more ways to get Williams involved on both ends of the floor, giving him some valuable exposure and experience going into a critical offseason. In doing so, the process might not be perfect, but it could help the ...
''I've said it over and over again this year, it's just my teammates, the coaching staff, they put me in the right spots to succeed,'' Markkanen said. ''My teammates did a great job delivering me the ball and it was just finishing my shots.'' An 8-2 run cut Utah's lead to...
After an All-Rookie season, Kessler admittedly didn't make the strides he hoped to in his sophomore year. He impressed the Jazz's coaching staff with his response over the summer when the 7-footer packed on more than 20 pounds to beef up to 272." The fate of the Jazz didn't look ...
Popovich's first stint in San Antonio ended in 1992, working for Larry Brown - until the whole coaching staff got fired. That's when Popovich got a job as an assistant in Golden State, working for Nelson for two seasons. He returned to the Spurs in 1994 and took over as coach in 199...
“I couldn’t be happier that Will has been given the opportunity to lead one of the finest programs in the league in the Utah Jazz,” Popovich said. “His intelligence, ability to teach, and most importantly his manner, brings immediate respect from players, management, and staff. He’s...