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Brittni Donaldson

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Brittni Donaldson
Toronto Raptors
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-04-07) April 7, 1993 (age 31)
Sioux City, Iowa
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolNorth High School (Sioux City, Iowa)
College
Coaching career2019–present
Career history
As coach:
2019–presentToronto Raptors (assistant)

Brittni Donaldson (born April 7, 1993 in Sioux City, Iowa) is an assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors.[1]

Donaldson played basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers from 2011 till her graduation with a degree in statistics and actuarial sciences in 2015. She later became a data analyst for STATS LLC, and was hired to do the same job for the Toronto Raptors. She was then promoted by team president Masai Ujiri to be the 10th active female assistant coach in the NBA.[1] In 2020, she is the youngest assistant coach in the NBA.[2]

Personal life

Donaldson is the daughter of Jeff Donaldson, a former basketball star at Briar Cliff College and a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lowe, Zach (2019-09-09). "The unusual path of new Raptors assistant coach Brittni Donaldson". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  2. ^ Calvin, Aaron (2019-09-18). "How Brittni Donaldson became the NBA's youngest assistant coach". USA Today. Retrieved 2020-03-06.