The Memphis Grizzlies today named Taylor Jenkins as the team’s new head coach.
Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Grizzlies will officially introduce Coach Jenkins as head coach at a media
availability at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12 in the Don Poier Media Center at
FedExForum. The availability will be streamed live on grizzlies.com. Fans are
encouraged to tune into grizzlies.com before the press conference for a 1 p.m.
interview with Coach Jenkins on The Chris Vernon Show.
“We are excited to welcome Taylor Jenkins to the Grizzlies organization,”
Grizzlies Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Zachary Z. Kleiman
said. “Taylor has an excellent coaching pedigree and we are confident he will
lay the groundwork of developing the young players on our roster while having
the elite basketball acumen and forward-thinking positive vision to be a
high-level NBA head coach.”
Jenkins comes to Memphis after serving last season as an assistant coach under
Mike Budenholzer with the Milwaukee Bucks, who posted the best record in the NBA
during the regular season (60-22) while leading the league in points per game
(118.1). The Bucks also topped the NBA in defensive rating (104.9) and ranked
fourth in offensive rating (113.5) during the regular season before advancing to
Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
Before joining the Bucks, Jenkins spent five seasons (2013-18) under Budenholzer
as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks, helping coach the team to four
postseason appearances, including a trip to the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals.
He was an assistant coach for the 2015 NBA Eastern Conference All-Star Team.
Previously, Jenkins served as the head coach of the Austin Toros (now Spurs),
the San Antonio Spurs’ NBA G League affiliate, during the 2012-13 season and
guided the team to the 2013 NBA G League Semifinals. Before he was named head
coach, Jenkins served four seasons (2008-12) as an assistant coach with the
Toros, including the club’s 2011-12 championship season and playoff appearances
in 2009 and 2010. Before joining the Toros, Jenkins interned with the Spurs
basketball operations department during the 2007-08 season.
Jenkins attended The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and
graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics while concentrating in
Management and minoring in Psychology. He and his wife, Chantall, have three
sons and one daughter.
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