Sergi Oliva
Utah Jazz | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Gelida, Catalonia, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
2020–present | Utah Jazz (assistant) |
Sergi Oliva is a Spanish professional basketball coach and analyst who is an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Education and career[]
Oliva had earned multiple degrees from Polytechnic University of Catalonia, including a PhD in computational complexity in 2013 and both master's and bachelor's degrees in computer science.[1] As a researcher, Oliva worked at Polytechnic University of Catalonia between 2007 and 2013.[2]
Oliva joined the Philadelphia 76ers in 2014 as a basketball operations analyst. Through years he got multiple promotions in field of analytics and strategy, most recently as a vice president of strategy in 2019.[2][1][3][4] He parted ways with the 76ers in October 2020.[5][6]
Coaching career[]
While he lived in Catalonia, Oliva spent 12 years as a head coach at the youth and senior amateur levels.[1][2]
On 16 October 2020, Oliva was named an assistant coach for Utah Jazz under Quin Snyder.[1][7][8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Jazz add Sergi Oliva to coaching staff". nba.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "FIBer Sergi Oliva, new assistant coach of the Utah Jazz". fib.upc.edu. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Speaker Profile Sergi Oliva". sloansportsconference.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Report: Sixers and VP of Strategy Sergi Oliva have parted ways". libertyballers.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Sixers part ways with vice president of strategy Sergi Oliva". inquirer.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Sixers to part ways with VP of Strategy Sergi Olivia, heading to Jazz". sixerswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Sergi Oliva, new assistant coach of the Utah Jazz". rdlab.cs.upc.edu. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "España, al asalto de los banquillos NBA: Sergi Oliva, nuevo ayudante en los Jazz". marca.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
External links[]
- Profile at realgm.com
- Sergi Oliva on LinkedIn
- Living people
- Catalan basketball coaches
- Spanish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Sportspeople from Barcelona
- People from Alt Penedès
- Philadelphia 76ers executives
- Polytechnic University of Catalonia alumni
- Polytechnic University of Catalonia faculty
- Utah Jazz assistant coaches