Rex Kalamian is an American professional basketball coach who serves as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks and the head coach for the Armenia men's national basketball team. He was formerly a Pro Player Personnel Scout for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) . He previously had coaching terms with the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Toronto Raptors. He is well known for his nine years with the Clippers.[1]
| Milwaukee Bucks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| College |
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| Coaching career | 1990–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1990–1992 | ELAC (assistant) |
| 1995–2003 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| 2007–2009 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
| 2009–2015 | Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant) |
| 2015–2018 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
| 2018–2020 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| 2020–2021 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
| 2021–2023 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Armenia |
| 2023–2024 | Brooklyn Nets (Pro Player Personnel Scout) |
| 2024–present | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) |
Coaching career
editOklahoma City Thunder (2009–2015)
editOn August 14, 2009, Kalamian was hired by the Oklahoma City Thunder as an assistant coach.[2]
Toronto Raptors (2015–2018)
editOn June 29, 2015, he was hired to serve as an assistant coach by the Toronto Raptors.[3]
Los Angeles Clippers (2018–2020)
editOn August 1, 2018, he was hired to serve as an assistant coach by the Los Angeles Clippers.[4]
Sacramento Kings (2020–2021)
editOn November 5, 2020, Kalamian was hired as an assistant coach by the Sacramento Kings.[5]
Detroit Pistons (2021–2023)
editOn June 15, 2021, Kalamian was hired as an assistant coach by the Detroit Pistons.[6]
Armenian National Team (2022-present)
editOn January 20, 2022, Kalamian agreed to become the new head coach of the Armenian national team.[7]
Milwaukee Bucks (2024-present)
editOn January 26, 2024, Kalamian was reported to be joining Doc Rivers' staff with the Milwaukee Bucks.[8]
Personal life
editPrior to the NBA, Kalamian worked for two seasons as an assistant at his former school, East Los Angeles College. As a player, he was named team captain at East Los Angeles where he led the South Coast Conference in three-point shooting percentage during the 1988–89 season.
An Armenian-American, Kalamian attended East Los Angeles College, but graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a bachelor's degree in business management.[9]
Rex Kalamian owns a home in Scottsdale, AZ.
References
edit- ^ Westbrook, Kalamian give NBA Finals local flavor - Los Angeles Wave:Sports Archived June 6, 2014, at archive.today
- ^ "Thunder Announces Coaching Staff". NBA.com. August 14, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
- ^ "Raptors Announce Assistant Coaching Staff". NBA.com. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Press Release:L.A. Clippers Finalize Coaching Staff for 2018-19 Season". NBA.com. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Kings Name Rex Kalamian Assistant Coach". NBA.com. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ "Pistons Adding Three Assistants To Dwane Casey's Staff". hoopsrumors.com. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian [@wojespn] (January 20, 2022). "Detroit Pistons assistant Rex Kalamian has agreed to become the new head coach of the Armenian national team, Kalamian tells ESPN. His grandmother escaped the Armenian genocide as a teenager to come to the United States, and both his parents are Bronx-born Armenian-Americans" (Tweet). Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian. ""X/Twitter"".
- ^ NBA.com Rex Kalamian