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11/19/24 **BREAKING GRAPES**
Congo (FIBA): French coach Gaetan Douet named assistant coach of the Democratic Republic of Congo men's national team.
11/19/24 Monaco (EuroLeague): Spanoulis reportedly reaches agreement to take over Monaco
Vassilis Spanoulis will resurface in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague following a legendary playing career as the new head coach of AS Monaco.
11/19/24 Turkey (EuroLeague): Anadolu Efes names new GM
Gökçe Dayı has been working as the Marketing and Corporate Relations Manager and has worked in Anadolu Group organizations for nearly 20 years, 12 of which were at Anadolu Efes Sports.
11/18/24 Monaco (EuroLeague): Sasa Obradovic sacked by Monaco
AS Monaco has decided to part ways with Sasa Obradovic, the club confirmed Monday. The club is currently seventh in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with a 6-4 record.
Slappin' Glass Podcast: Shantay Legans on Coaching with an Edge, 1-3-1 BLOB Defense, and Protecting Foul-Prone Players {Portland}
Coach Legans' thoughts on coaching with an edge, teams becoming an extension of yourself, exploring the "Deep" BLOB defense, and protecting foul-prone players.
11/16/24 USA (WNBA): Storm investigating coaches for alleged player mistreatment
Seattle Storm coaches are being investigated by the organization for alleged player mistreatment, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.
11/15/24 Japan (FIBA): Rui Hachimura indirectly criticizes Japan's head coach Hovasse
Rui Hachimura reposted a series of messages on X, formerly Twitter, which criticized Tom Hovasse, Japan's head coach. The player even reposted a post that said Hovasse was a second-rate coach.
11/15/24 Israel (EuroCup): Itoudis is new head coach of Hapoel Tel-Aviv: 3 years/$4.6M
Hapoel Shlomo Tel-Aviv inked experienced 54-year old Greek coach and 5-tme EuroLeague winner Dimitris Itoudis. He most recently coached Fenerbahce in 2022-23 and part of the 23-24 season.
11/15/24 Turkey (FIBA): Alper Yilmaz moves from Efes to the Turkish Federation
The Turkish Basketball Federation has appointed experienced manager Alper Yılmaz to the position of Sports Director, which was created for the sports management of all leagues and national teams.
11/14/24 Serbia (FIBA): Svetislav Pesic chooses his assistant coaches
Marko Barac and Milos Isakov Kovacevic, both aged 35, join the Serbian national team coaching staff alongside head coach Svetislav Pesic.
11/14/24 USA (NBA): Kyle Hines joins Brooklyn Nets staff
EuroLeague legend that recently retired Kyle Hines joins the Brooklyn Nets coaching staff alongside head coach Jordi Fernandez.
