Jordi Fernández

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Jordi Fernández
Denver Nuggets
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1982-12-27) December 27, 1982 (age 39)
Badalona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Career information
CollegeUniversity of Barcelona (2001–2006)
Hogeschool van Amsterdam
Coaching career2006–present
Career history
As coach:
2006–2009Impact Basketball Academy (players development)
2009–2013Cleveland Cavaliers (players development)
2013Spain U19 (assistant)
2013–2014Canton Charge (assistant)
2014–2016Canton Charge
2016–presentDenver Nuggets (assistant)
2021–presentNigeria (assistant)

Jordi Fernández Torres (born December 27, 1982) is a Spanish basketball coach, currently an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Coaching career[]

Fernandez began his National Basketball Association (NBA) coaching career in 2009 when he was hired by the Cleveland Cavaliers as a player development coach.[1] In 2013, Fernández took an opportunity to join the Canton Charge in the NBA Development League as the top assistant coach. One year later he became the head coach.[2]

NBA[]

In 2009, Mike Brown, former head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, hired Fernandez to be a player development coach with the team.[3] There, he tutored Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson, Dion Waiters, Matthew Dellavedova and other players.[1] Mike Gansey, the Cavaliers Assistant General Manager, spoke highly of Fernandez during his tenure with the Cavaliers: "Whoever walks through that door, [Fernandez] can relate to them... he's either watched it, lived it or seen it. That's why he's so valuable."[3] Fernandez also worked with LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal during his time with the Cavaliers. He was also on the coaching staff during the Cavaliers' 2016 NBA Championship.[3]

To start the 2016–17 season Denver Nuggets added Fernandez to their coaching staff as an assistant coach.[4]

Fernandez was referenced in ESPN’s annual report on potential coaching candidates to watch in April 2018.[5] Players up and down the Nuggets’ roster speak highly of Fernandez. Monte Morris said, "He's an all about business guy."[1]

Nigeria national team[]

Fernandez was an assistant coach for the Nigeria national team under Mike Brown at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

Education[]

Fernandez's background in academia provides him with a unique perspective on coaching.[1] His college degree is in sports sciences, and is one completed academic article away from his PhD in sports psychology. He has extensively studied and researched the observation of human behavior. In 2009, Fernandez co-authored an academic article titled Identifying and analyzing the construction and effectiveness of offensive plays in basketball by using systematic observation.[1][3]

Head coaching record[]

NBA Development League[]

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Canton 2014–15 50 31 19 .620 2nd in East 5 2 3 .400 Lost Semifinals
Canton 2015–16 50 31 19 .620 2nd in Central 4 2 2 .500 Lost Semifinals
Career 100 62 38 .620 9 4 5 .444

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "From working out Kyrie Irving to Brazilian excursions with Anderson Varejao: Nuggets assistant Jordi Fernandez reflects on coaching career that began with Cavs". bsndenver.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Jordi Fernandez leaves Charge to be Denver Nuggets assistant coach
  3. ^ a b c d "Jordi Fernandez combines academic background, worldwide experience as Denver Nuggets assistant". denverpost.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Denver Nuggets add Jordi Fernandez to coaching staff - Denver Stiffs". denverstiffs.com. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  5. ^ "NBA coaching candidates: Big names, top prospects and wild cards play". espn.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Team Roster Nigeria" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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