Rex Kalamian
Rex Kalamian is an Armenian-American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously had coaching terms with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors. He is well known for his nine years with the Clippers.[1]
| Los Angeles Clippers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | Armenian-American |
| Career information | |
| College | ELAC (1987–1989) Cal Poly Pomona (1989–1990) |
| Coaching career | 1990–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1990–1992 | ELAC (assistant) |
| 1992–1995 | Los Angeles Clippers (scout) |
| 1995–2003 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| 2003–2004 | Philadelphia 76ers (scout) |
| 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–present | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
Coaching career
Oklahoma City Thunder (2009–2015)
Kalamian spent six seasons with the Thunder, including the final two as lead assistant for Scott Brooks. The Thunder posted a 316-160 (.664) mark during the regular season and was 39-34 (.534) in the postseason during Kalamian's tenure. Oklahoma City won eight-of-13 playoff series.
Kalamian helped the Thunder reach the Western Conference Finals three times and NBA Finals once. Kalamian participated in two All-Star Games (2012, 2014) as an assistant coach and served as a head coach for the 2014 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend in New Orleans.
Toronto Raptors (2015–2018)
On June 29, 2015, he was hired to serve as an assistant coach by the Toronto Raptors.[2]
Los Angeles Clippers (2018–present)
On June 15, 2018, he was hired to serve as an assistant coach by the Los Angeles Clippers.
Personal life
Prior 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.[3]
References
- Westbrook, Kalamian give NBA Finals local flavor - Los Angeles Wave:Sports Archived June 6, 2014, at Archive.today
- "Raptors Announce Assistant Coaching Staff". NBA.com. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- NBA.com Rex Kalamian