Rex Kalamian

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Rex Kalamian
Detroit Pistons
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Career information
College
Coaching career1990–present
Career history
As coach:
1990–1992ELAC (assistant)
1995–2003Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
2004–2005Denver Nuggets (assistant)
2005–2007Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
2007–2009Sacramento Kings (assistant)
2009–2015Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant)
2015–2018Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2018–2020Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
2020–2021Sacramento Kings (assistant)
2021–presentDetroit Pistons (assistant)
2022–presentArmenia

Rex Kalamian is an American professional basketball coach who serves as assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the head coach for the Armenia men's national basketball team. He previously had coaching terms with the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Toronto Raptors. He is well known for his nine years with the Clippers.[1]

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 (2018–2020)[]

On June 15, 2018, he was hired to serve as an assistant coach by the Los Angeles Clippers.

Sacramento Kings (2020–2021)[]

On November 5, 2020, Kalamian was hired as an assistant coach by the Sacramento Kings.[3]

Detroit Pistons (2021–present)[]

On June 16, 2021, Kalamian was hired as an assistant coach by the Detroit Pistons

Armenian National Team (2022-present)[]

On January 20, 2022, Kalamian agreed to become the new head coach of the Armenian national team.[4]

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.[5]

Rex Kalamian owns a home in Scottsdale, AZ.

References[]

  1. ^ Westbrook, Kalamian give NBA Finals local flavor - Los Angeles Wave:Sports Archived June 6, 2014, at archive.today
  2. ^ "Raptors Announce Assistant Coaching Staff". NBA.com. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "Kings Name Rex Kalamian Assistant Coach". NBA.com. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian [@wojespn] (January 20, 2022). "Detroit Pistons assistant Rex Kalamian has agreed to become the new head coach of the Armenian national team, Kalamian tells ESPN. His grandmother escaped the Armenian genocide as a teenager to come to the United States, and both his parents are Bronx-born Armenian-Americans" (Tweet). Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ NBA.com Rex Kalamian
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