Erdem Can
![]() Can with Fenerbahçe in 2019 | |
Utah Jazz | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Ankara, Turkey | 3 November 1980
Nationality | Turkish |
Coaching career | 2008–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
2008–2010 | Türk Telekom (assistant) |
2010–2012 | Olin Edirne |
2012–2021 | Fenerbahçe (assistant) |
2021–present | Utah Jazz (assistant) |
Erdem Can (born 3 November 1980) is a Turkish professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Early life[]
Can played basketball for youth system teams of Sümerbank (1993–1996) and Mülkiyespor (1996–1998).[1]
Can earned his master’s degree in political science and public administration at the Ankara University Faculty of Political Science in 2003.[1]
Coaching career[]
Fenerbahçe (2012–2021)[]
An assistant coach, Can worked for Fenerbahçe between 2012 and 2021. Under head coach Željko Obradović, he helped the team to four Turkish League Championships, three Turkish Cups, five EuroLeague Final Fours, three EuroLeague Finals, and a EuroLeague title in the 2016–17 season.[1] Also, he was an assistant coach during the 2020–21 Fenerbahçe season under head coach Igor Kokoškov.
Can was an assistant coach for the Turkish national team at the EuroBasket 2017.[2]
Utah Jazz[]
On 20 August 2021, Can was named an assistant coach for Utah Jazz under Quin Snyder. Prior to his hire, he had assisted the Utah Jazz's summer league coaching staff five times in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.[1][3][4]
Career achievements[]
- As assistant coach
- EuroLeague champion: 1 (with Fenerbahçe: 2016–17)
- Turkish League champion: 4 (with Fenerbahçe: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18)
- Turkish Cup winner: 3 (with Fenerbahçe: 2016, 2019, 2020)
- Turkish Super Cup winner: 3 (with Fenerbahçe: 2013, 2016, 2017)
See also[]
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References[]
- ^ a b c d "Jazz add Erdem Can to coaching staff". nba.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Turkey at EuroBasket 2017". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Fenerbahce assistant coach Erdem Can moves to NBA". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe'den ayrılan Erdem Can, NBA'e gidiyor". ntvspor.net. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links[]
- Erdem Can at eurobasket.com
- Erdem Can at fibaeurope.com
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni
- Sportspeople from Ankara
- Turkish basketball coaches
- Turkish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Utah Jazz assistant coaches