Igor Kokoškov
| Utah Jazz | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 17, 1971 Banatski Brestovac, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian / American |
| Career information | |
| College | University of Belgrade |
| Coaching career | 1992–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1992–1994 | OKK Beograd (youth) |
| 1994–1995 | OKK Beograd (assistant) |
| 1995–1996 | OKK Beograd |
| 1996–1997 | Partizan (youth) |
| 1999–2000 | Missouri (assistant) |
| 2000–2003 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| 2003–2008 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2008–present | Georgia national team |
| 2008–2013 | Phoenix Suns (assistant) |
| 2013–2014 | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
| 2015 | Orlando Magic (assistant) |
| 2015–present | Utah Jazz (assistant) |
Igor Stefan Kokoškov (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Стефан Кокошков) (born 17 December 1971) is a Serbian-American basketball coach, currently working as an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At the age of 24 Kokoškov became the youngest coach in Yugoslavian basketball history shortly after suffering serious injuries sustained during an automobile accident that ended a promising playing career. Kokoškov is a graduate of the University of Belgrade.
Coaching career
Kokoškov coached various club teams in Belgrade and was on the coaching staff of the Yugoslav (now Serbia) men's and junior national teams.
His savvy, ambitious nature and command of the English language were factors when he was hired by the University of Missouri as a part of their coaching staff in 1999, the first European to hold such a position in NCAA Division I men's basketball.[citation needed]
The following year, Kokoškov became the first non-American to be hired as a full-time assistant coach in the NBA, by the Los Angeles Clippers.[citation needed] In 2003 he joined the Detroit Pistons staff of coach Larry Brown.
On 18 April 2008, Kokoškov was named the head coach of Georgia national basketball team.
On 20 June 2008, Kokoškov was named assistant coach of Phoenix Suns.[1]
On June 18, 2010 Igor Kokoškov became an American citizen.
On 18 December 2011, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili awarded Kokoškov with Excellency of Georgia Order.[2]
On 29 May 2013, Kokoškov was named assistant coach of Cleveland Cavaliers.[3]
On 17 February 2015, Kokoškov was named assistant coach for the Orlando Magic until the end of the season.[4] On 1 July, he was hired by the Utah Jazz to be an assistant coach.[5]
References
- ↑ Suns Complete Coaching Staff
- ↑ Video on YouTube
- ↑ Cleveland Cavaliers hire Phoenix assistant Igor Kokoskov
- ↑ Magic Name Igor Kokoskov Assistant Coach
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- The Official Athletic Site of University of Missouri
- Kokoškov preuzeo reprezentaciju Gruzije, MTSMondo, 18 April 2008
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