Nicki Gross
| Raptors 905 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 24, 1989 Emerson, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Academy of the Holy Angels |
| College | Seton Hall |
| Coaching career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2012–2013 | Monmouth (graduate manager) |
| 2013–2014 | Bakersfield Jam (assistant VC) |
| 2014–2015 | Iowa Energy (VC, assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Iowa Energy (assistant) |
| 2016–present | Raptors 905 (assistant) |
Nicki Gross (born July 24, 1989) is an assistant coach for Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League. She is currently the only female coach in the D-League.[1]
Summer 2015 also saw Becky Hammon get hired by the NBA's San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach,[2] while Nancy Lieberman, the former D-League head coach and general manager of the Texas Legends, became an assistant coach for the NBA's Sacramento Kings.[3]
Early life and education
A native of Emerson, New Jersey, Gross graduated from the Academy of Holy Angels in 2007.[4]
Gross played for Seton Hall's women’s soccer team. In 2009, she was named Big East Player of the Week and earned MVP honors at the 2009 St. John's Tournament.[5][6] Gross received a bachelor of science degree in biology.
She then worked as a graduate manager for Monmouth University's men’s basketball team during the 2012-2013 season while working on her MBA degree.[7]
NBA Development League
Gross initially entered the NBA Development League as the Assistant Video Coordinator for the Bakersfield Jam, the NBA Development League affiliate of the Phoenix Suns.[8] She remained in Bakersfield through the 2013-2014 D-League season.
She was hired by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League on July 30, 2015. The Iowa Energy are the NBA Development League affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies. At the time of her hiring, Gross was the only female assistant coach in the NBA D-League.[9]
Gross would later be hired by the Toronto Raptors to be the player development coach of their D-League affiliate, the Raptors 905 on November 4, 2016.[10] She will be serving under head coach and former NBA All-Star player, Jerry Stackhouse.
References
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/raptors-dleague-nicki-gross-1.3838123
- ↑ http://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/grizzlies-d-league-team-hires-female-assistant-coach-073115
- ↑ http://www.sacbee.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/ailene-voisin/article30516288.html
- ↑ Locicero, Anthony. "Emerson Native, Iowa Energy Official Lone Female Coach In NBA League", Pascack Valley Daily Voice, March 4, 2016. Accessed April 25, 2016. "Emerson's Nicki Gross is making history as the National Basketball Association Development League’s lone female coach at the moment."
- ↑ http://shupirates.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/090809aaa.html
- ↑ http://www.monmouthhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=205272538
- ↑ http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/nicki-gross-150730
- ↑ http://www.nba.com/dleague/bakersfield/jam_announce_coaching_staff_pr_2014_01_09.html
- ↑ http://wkrg.com/ap/iowa-energy-hire-nicki-gross-as-assistant-coach/
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/raptors-dleague-nicki-gross-1.3838123