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'''Vin Bhavnani''' is a Indian-American professional [[basketball]] coach who is the assistant coach of the [[Toronto Raptors]] of the [[NBA]]. He is also the only male assistant coach of Indian origin in the NBA. He also runs RISE Skill Development, a basketball academy in Oklahoma City.
'''Vin Bhavnani''' is an American professional [[basketball]] coach who is an assistant coach of the [[Toronto Raptors]] of the [[NBA]]. He is also the only male assistant coach of Indian descent in the NBA. He also runs RISE Skill Development, a basketball academy in Oklahoma City.


== Coaching career ==
== Coaching career ==


Bhavnani born and raised in Los Angeles he majored in biomedical engineering from the [[University of Southern California]] Bhavnani spent one season as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team at [[Santa Monica Junior College]]. An acquaintance from [[University of Southern California]] got him in touch with a scout working with the [[Denver Nuggets]], helped Bhavnani get an internship with the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] in 2004 he was an unpaid intern in the video department for 3 years. [[James Borrego]], who back then worked with Bhavnani at the Clippers, offered him a job with the [[San Antonio Spurs]] in 2006 where he was hired as the assistant video coordinator with the Spurs. He was then hired by the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] 2008 as head video coordinator he then became manager of advance scouting/player development for five seasons, then was hired to be an assistant coach with the Thunder. In 2023 he was hired as an assistant coach as a part of new head coach [[Darko Rajaković]] with the [[Toronto Raptors]].<ref> https://www.nba.com/raptors/news/raptors-announce-coaching-staff</ref><ref>https://basketball.realgm.com/staff/Vin-Bhavnani/Summary/1250</ref><ref> https://amp.scroll.in/field/963096/oklahoma-assistant-coach-bhavnani-on-his-nba-journey-how-indians-can-reach-the-next-level-and-more</ref>
Bhavnani, born and raised in Los Angeles, majored in biomedical engineering from the [[University of Southern California]] and spent one season as an assistant coach for the women's basketball team at [[Santa Monica Junior College]]. An acquaintance from [[University of Southern California]] got him in touch with a scout working with the [[Denver Nuggets]], helped Bhavnani get an internship with the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] in 2004 where he was an unpaid intern in the video department for 3 years. [[James Borrego]], who back then worked with Bhavnani at the Clippers, offered him a job with the [[San Antonio Spurs]] in 2006 where he was hired as the assistant video coordinator with the Spurs. He was then hired by the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] in 2008 as head video coordinator. He then became the manager of advance scouting/player development for five seasons, and was then hired to be an assistant coach with the Thunder. In 2023 he was hired as an assistant coach as a part of new head coach [[Darko Rajaković]]’s staff with the [[Toronto Raptors]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/raptors/news/raptors-announce-coaching-staff|title=RAPTORS ANNOUNCE COACHING STAFF|website=www.nba.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/staff/Vin-Bhavnani/Summary/1250|title=Vin Bhavnani, Toronto Raptors, Assistant Coach - RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/963096/oklahoma-assistant-coach-bhavnani-on-his-nba-journey-how-indians-can-reach-the-next-level-and-more|title=Oklahoma assistant coach Bhavnani on his NBA journey, how Indians can reach the next level and more|first=Nicolai|last=Nayak|date=May 28, 2020|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> Rajaković previously worked with Bhavnani when they were both assistant coaches for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Latest revision as of 16:15, 30 November 2024

Vin Bhavnani
Toronto Raptors
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
BornLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Coaching career2006–present
Career history
As coach:
2006–2008San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
2008–2019Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant)
2023–presentToronto Raptors (assistant)

Vin Bhavnani is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. He is also the only male assistant coach of Indian descent in the NBA. He also runs RISE Skill Development, a basketball academy in Oklahoma City.

Coaching career

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Bhavnani, born and raised in Los Angeles, majored in biomedical engineering from the University of Southern California and spent one season as an assistant coach for the women's basketball team at Santa Monica Junior College. An acquaintance from University of Southern California got him in touch with a scout working with the Denver Nuggets, helped Bhavnani get an internship with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2004 where he was an unpaid intern in the video department for 3 years. James Borrego, who back then worked with Bhavnani at the Clippers, offered him a job with the San Antonio Spurs in 2006 where he was hired as the assistant video coordinator with the Spurs. He was then hired by the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008 as head video coordinator. He then became the manager of advance scouting/player development for five seasons, and was then hired to be an assistant coach with the Thunder. In 2023 he was hired as an assistant coach as a part of new head coach Darko Rajaković’s staff with the Toronto Raptors.[1][2][3] Rajaković previously worked with Bhavnani when they were both assistant coaches for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

References

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  1. ^ "RAPTORS ANNOUNCE COACHING STAFF". www.nba.com.
  2. ^ "Vin Bhavnani, Toronto Raptors, Assistant Coach - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  3. ^ Nayak, Nicolai (May 28, 2020). "Oklahoma assistant coach Bhavnani on his NBA journey, how Indians can reach the next level and more". Scroll.in.
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