Mark Daigneault
Mark Daigneault (pronounced DAYG-nolt; born February 23, 1985) is an American professional basketball coach and head coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Daigneault in 2018 | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 23, 1985 Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Leominster (Leominster, Massachusetts) |
| College | Connecticut |
| Coaching career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2007–2010 | Holy Cross (assistant) |
| 2010–2014 | Florida (assistant) |
| 2014–2019 | Oklahoma City Blue |
| 2019–2020 | Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant) |
| 2020–present | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Coaching career
Daigneault began his coaching career as a student manager at UConn from 2003 to 2007 under Jim Calhoun. After earning his bachelor's degree in education, Daigneault initially intended to go for a master's degree, but was urged by Calhoun and associate head coach George Blaney to pursue an assistant coaching role at Holy Cross and offered strong recommendations.[1]
Daigneault was an assistant coach of the Florida Gators from 2010 to 2014 and was head coach of the NBA G League's Oklahoma City Blue, which is affiliated with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, from 2014 to 2019. During the 2019–20 NBA season, Daigneault joined the Thunder as an assistant, reuniting him with head coach Billy Donovan, who was the Gators' coach, while Daigneault served as an assistant.[2] On November 11, 2020, the Thunder promoted Daigneault to head coach.[3]
Head coaching record
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 2020–21 | 72 | 22 | 50 | .306 | 5th in Northwest | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Oklahoma City | 2021–22 | 82 | 24 | 58 | .293 | 5th in Northwest | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Career | 154 | 46 | 108 | .299 | — | — | — | — | |||
Personal life
Daigneault's father, Rick, is a 1980 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, and was a member of the Crusader baseball team.[4]
References
- "UConn men notebook: Former Husky student manager Mark Daigneault now on Thunder's NBA staff". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- Pickman, Ben (November 11, 2020). "Thunder Promote Assistant Mark Daigneault to Head Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- "Thunder Names Mark Daigneault Head Coach". NBA.com. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- "Mark Daigneault Holy Cross Crusaders". goholycross.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.