| Portland Trail Blazers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant general manager |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Gelida, Catalonia, Spain |
| Coaching career | 2020–2022 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2020– 2022 | Utah Jazz (assistant) |
Sergi Oliva (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈserxi oˈliβa]; born 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball executive and coach who is an assistant general manager for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Education
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]
Executive career
Oliva joined the Philadelphia 76ers in 2014 as a basketball operations analyst. Through years he got multiple promotions, most recently as vice president of strategy in 2019. [2] [1] [3] [4] He parted ways with the 76ers in October 2020. [5] [6]
On 9 June 2022, Oliva was named an assistant general manager for the Portland Trail Blazers. [7]
Coaching career
While in Catalonia, Oliva spent 12 years as a head coach at the youth level at Club Esportiu Gelida and at the senior level at Club Bàsquet Hortonenc. [1] [2] [8]
On 16 October 2020, Oliva was named an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz under Quin Snyder. [1] [9] [10] In March 2022, The Athletic named him to their 40 under 40 list for NBA executives, coaches and agents shaping the future of the basketball world. [11]
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. 15 October 2020. 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. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS HIRE MIKE SCHMITZ AND SERGI OLIVA AS ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGERS, KEVIN KINGHORN AS CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AND EVP". NBA. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ "ENTREVISTA / Sergi Oliva, entrenador ajudant dels Utah Jazz". www.basquetcatala.cat. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "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. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "NBA 40 Under 40: The executives, coaches and agents shaping the basketball world —and the future". theatletic.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
External links
- Profile at realgm.com
- Sergi Oliva on LinkedIn
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Catalan basketball coaches
- Spanish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Sportspeople from Barcelona
- People from Alt Penedès
- Sportspeople from the Province of Barcelona
- Philadelphia 76ers executives
- Utah Jazz assistant coaches
- Portland Trail Blazers assistant coaches
- Polytechnic University of Catalonia alumni
- Academic staff of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia