Oklahoma City Thunder Promote Assistant Coach Mark Daigneault To Head Coach

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The Oklahoma City Thunder has promoted assistant coach Mark Daigneault to be the team’s next head coach. Daigneault joined Billy Donovan’s staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2019-20 NBA season. Prior to joining the NBA’s Thunder, Daigneault spent five seasons as head coach of the Thunder’s G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue. Daigneault led the Blue to a 143-107 record and four playoff appearances, earning G League Coach of the Month three times.

At 35, Daigneault becomes the second-youngest head coach in the league. Daigneault takes over for Donovan, with whom he first began to work as a graduate assistant at the University of Florida.

Thunder promote Daigneault to head coach

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