Mark Daigneault

Mark Daigneault (pronounced DAG-nolt; born August 12, 1985) is an American professional basketball coach and head coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At the age of 35, Daigneault is the second youngest active head coach in the NBA, after Ryan Saunders of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Mark Daigneault
Oklahoma City Thunder
PositionHead coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1985-08-12) August 12, 1985
Leominster, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolLeominster High School
(Leominster, Massachusetts)
CollegeConnecticut
Coaching career2007–present
Career history
As coach:
2007–2010Holy Cross (assistant)
2012–2014Florida (assistant to HC)
2014–2019Oklahoma City Blue
2019–2020Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant)
2020–presentOklahoma City Thunder

Coaching career

Daigneault began his coaching career as a student manager at UConn from 2003 to 2007 under Jim Calhoun. After earning his Bachelor's degree in education, Daigneault initially intended to go for a master's degree, but was urged by Calhoun and associate head coach George Blaney to pursue an assistant coaching role at Holy Cross and offered strong recommendations.[1]

Daigneault was an assistant coach to the Florida Gators from 2010 to 2014 and was head coach of the NBA G League's Oklahoma City Blue, which is affiliated with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, from 2014 to 2019. During the 2019–20 NBA season, Daigneault joined the Thunder as an assistant, reuniting him with head coach Billy Donovan, who was the Gators' coach, while Daigneault served as an assistant.[2] On November 11, 2020, the Thunder promoted Daigneault to head coach.[3]

Personal life

Daigneault's father, Rick, is a 1980 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, and was a member of the Crusader baseball team.[4]

References
  1. "UConn men notebook: Former Husky student manager Mark Daigneault now on Thunder's NBA staff". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  2. Pickman, Ben (November 11, 2020). "Thunder Promote Assistant Mark Daigneault to Head Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  3. "Thunder Names Mark Daigneault Head Coach". NBA.com. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  4. "Mark Daigneault Holy Cross Crusaders". goholycross.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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