On Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers today announced the team’s coaching staff under new head coach Nick Nurse.
Bryan Gates, Bobby Jackson, Rico Hines, Matt Brase, Coby Karl, Mike Longabardi, and Doug West will serve as assistant coaches.
Longabardi will also serve as the head coach of Philadelphia’s NBA G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats.
John Corbacio (Assistant Coach/Head Video Coordinator), Fabulous Flournoy (Assistant Coach/Player Development), and Jason Love (Assistant Coach/Player Development) also join Nurse’s staff, while TJ DiLeo, Terrel Harris, Toure’ Murry, and Reggie Redding will serve as player development associate coaches.
Kareem Thawer is the team’s assistant video coordinator.
Here is a brief bio of Nurse’s coaching staff:
Gates enters his first season with the 76ers and his 15th in the NBA after making stops as an assistant coach in Phoenix, Minnesota, Sacramento, and New Orleans.
Following a 12-year NBA playing career, Jackson joins Nurse’s staff as an assistant coach after coaching the Stockton Kings to a G League-best 25-7 record in 2022-23.
Before accepting the head job with Stockton, Jackson racked up experience in an assistant coach/player development role for the Sacramento Kings (2017-20) and as a player development coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves (2014-16).
Hines comes to Philadelphia after spending the 2022-23 season with Nurse in Toronto as an assistant coach. He has accumulated eight seasons of coaching experience at the NBA level, including stops with the Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings (assistant coach/player development, 2019-22), and Golden State Warriors (player development, 2006-10).
Hines has also held the assistant coach title with the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League (2016-19) and St. John’s University (2010-15).
Brase joins Philadelphia’s staff after leading Pallacanestro Varese as head coach for the 2022-2023 season in Serie A of the Italian League. Brase previously served as an assistant coach with the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2021-22 season.
Karl joins the Philadelphia’s bench after leading the Delaware Blue Coats as head coach. During his tenure, Karl led the Blue Coats to become the only G League team to win both a G League title and the Showcase Cup crown.
Longabardi, a two-time NBA champion, joins Philadelphia’s staff with 20 seasons of NBA coaching experience, including holding assistant positions with the Houston Rockets (2003-07), Boston Celtics (2007-12), Phoenix Suns (2013-15), Cleveland Cavaliers (2015-19), Washington Wizards (2019-21), Sacramento Kings (2021-22) and with the Atlanta Hawks (2022-23).
West comes to Philadelphia with an extensive basketball profile that includes a 12-year NBA playing career, following a four-year run with Villanova. He has also accumulated 20 years of coaching experience in the high school, collegiate, and professional ranks.
Corbacio originally joined the Toronto Raptors video staff in 2017 and added assistant coach to his title prior to the 2019-20 season.
Flournoy enters his first season with the 76ers after completing four seasons with the Toronto Raptors as an assistant video coordinator and player development coach.
Love joined the 76ers in 2019 as a skill development associate before being elevated to skill development coach. Before Philadelphia, Love was a graduate assistant at the University of Louisville in 2018-19.
DiLeo is entering his third season as a member of the 76ers’ player development staff after joining the team for the 2021-22 season.
Harris joins Philadelphia after a professional basketball career in the NBA (2011-13) and NBA G League (2009-11), including a championship season with the Miami Heat in 2011-12.
Murry previously served as a player development coach for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the G League. He has 10 years of NBA/European playing experience.
Redding is entering his third year with the 76ers’ player development department after joining the staff in 2021. A
Thawer began his NBA career in 2022-23 with the Toronto Raptors’ video department.
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