After what looks as if one of many longer off-seasons in latest reminiscence, the San Antonio Spurs are reporting to coaching camp. Forward of media day, the crew launched a flurry of bulletins. A type of included the entire promotions and additions to the basketball operations workers.
On Monday the Spurs introduced that Kaleb Thornhill was added as VP of participant improvement and organizational progress, Jimmy Baron joins the crew as a taking pictures improvement coach and Josh Brannon has been promoted to participant improvement from the Spurs video room.
Within the video room, Kenny Trevino was promoted to move video coordinator, whereas Jon Harris and Ryan Oliver had been promoted to assistant video coordinators.
Within the Spurs medical and efficiency group, the crew added Man Nicolette, MD as director of sports activities drugs. In addition they added Beth Morford as a delicate tissue specialist and Guillaume Alqueir as athletic efficiency coach.
Baron was an addition that was reported on earlier this summer season. He was the pinnacle talent coach on the nicely regarded prep faculty, IMG Academy from 2020-23. Previous to that he spent 10 years in participant improvement throughout the U.S. and performed abroad for 11 years. He performed faculty ball on the College of Rhode Island, the place he holds the Atlantic 10 report for three-pointers made (361.) San Antonio was one of many worst three-point taking pictures groups within the league final season (34.5%.)
Thornhill obtained his begin within the NFL with the Detroit Lions and the Miami Dolphins, the place he created the NFL’s first Enterprise Mix. Previous to becoming a member of the Spurs, he established the Professional Athlete Neighborhood, with the mission to assist present and former NFL participant sharpen their enterprise acumen, develop life expertise, and supply them with mentorship. With new star Victor Wembanyama becoming a member of the crew, his expertise might be invaluable in serving to him navigate his newfound celeb.
Nicolette brings greater than 20 years of sports activities drugs expertise to the Spurs. He served as government director of College Well being and a crew doctor at College of California-Berkeley and spent 16-plus years as a crew doctor and director of the sports activities drugs fellowship program on the College of Florida.
Alquier spent the 2022-23 season as a power and conditioning coach for Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 within the LNB ProA French League. It’s possible you’ll acknowledge that because the crew Wembanyama performed for final season. Previous to that he spent 5 years as power and conditioning coach for Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez additionally within the LNB ProA French League.
The 2023-24 season will kick off with media day on October 2, and preseason video games starting on October 9. The primary recreation of the common season is October 25 towards the Dallas Mavericks.
