The Rising Coaches Podcast

Mike Fuline is the current Head Coach of the University of Mount Union. Coach Fuline started his coaching career in the high schools ranks first as an assistant and then head coach at Massillon Jackson High School where he posted a 95-42 overall record and numerous championships here as a head coach. Following this Fuline would take a jump into the college ranks and start his long tenure as Head Coach, which will be his 13th season. Coach Fuline has had Mount Union continuously on the national rankings as well as deep runs in the NCAA tournament including their first 30 win season and a run to the NCAA Championship, while holding a variety of coach of the year awards. We are excited to speak with a strong coach in the division 3 ranks.

Alex Sarama is the Founder of Transforming Basketball. Coach Sarama has traveled all over working in basketball including England, France, Italy and even working in the NBA here in the US. Coach Sarama has held a ton of different positions including working with coaches to help them develop their own practice plans to best help coaches be prepared for their head coaching gigs. Coach Sarama has a ton of experience working with player development as well as coaching development.

Kevin Sutton is the Technical Director of Basketball at IMG Academy. Coach Sutton has an extensive coaching background ranging from High School to the Division 1 level. Coach Sutton has made a variety of stops in his 38 year coaching career including various roles at James Madison, Montverde Academy, George Washington University, Georgetown University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Rhode Island, Florida Gulf Coast University, Kansas State and his current role at IMG Academy. As a head coach at the high school level, Coach Sutton has posted a 489-102 overall head coaching record for an 83% win ratio and has worked as a head and assistant coach for USA basketball for nearly 8 years.

Danny Reese is the current Assistant Coach at Youngstown State University. Coach Reese is a young coach on the rise who had a stellar playing career at YSU and following his playing career, Danny would become the Special Assistant to the Head Coach, Jerrod Calhoun for 6 years. Most recently Coach Reese was appointed as the assistant coach for the previous two years and he has been an integral part of the Penguins successes during their five straight winning seasons for the first time in YSU Division 1 history and helped the penguins break numerous 20 win seasons. We are excited to chat with a young coach on the rise!

Today, on the Rising Coaches Podcast, we are continuing the second half of our previous conversation with a long time NBA assistant and most recent assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons, so please welcome back coach Dan Burke.

Dan Burke is a long time NBA coach and former assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons. Coach Burke has been coaching in the NBA for 35 years and has held coaching stints including a Video Coordinator role for the Portland Trailblazers and Assistant positions for the Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and most recently, the Detroit Pistons. Coach Burke has worked along legendary coaches such as Larry Bird, Rick Carlisle, Doc Rivers and Monty Williams. We are excited to hear more about his strong NBA background and what helped him grow in the industry. This episode had a ton of good content so we had to cut it into 2 parts.

Chris Holguin is the current Player Development and G League Liaison for the LA Clippers. Coach Holguin has made a tremendous growth in the industry starting his career as a Student Manager at the University of Texas at San Antonio and working up the ranks in various roles at Maret School, Reno Bighorns in the G League, Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario, and where he stands now and for the past 8 years, with the LA Clippers. Coach Holguin has held various roles with the LA Clippers including Assistant Video Coordinator, Head Video Coordinator, Coaching Associate, Player Development/Video/ACC Liaison, and his current position as the Player Development and G-League Liaison. We are excited to learn from a coach with a wide range of experiences.

John Shulman is an established coach in the industry as he is the head coach at Central Arkansas. Coach Shulman started his coaching career as an assistant at University School of Nashville which led him into assistant roles at Wofford, East Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and Chattanooga, ultimately leading into his first head coaching position at Chattanooga and leading into McCallie School, Alabama-Huntsville and Central Arkansas all in the head coaching position. Coach Shulman has posted a winning record from the High School to college ranks, holding a 58% win percentage in College and a 76% win ratio in High School all as a head coach.

Joanne Aluka-White is the current Women’s Assistant Coach at the University of North Carolina. Coach White had a stellar playing career at Middle Tennessee which led her into representing her country in the Olympics as well as a stint with the Dallas Fury in the NWBL. Following her playing career, she was led into her first assistant coaching role with Florida International University and then Charlotte as an assistant and shortly after becoming the Associate Head Coach at Charlotte. Following Charlotte, Joanne would then take a position where she now stands for the past 6 years, as the current Assistant Women’s Coach at the University of North Carolina.

Dave Fedor is the newly appointed first year head coach at Georgian Court University. Coach Fedor started his coaching career as a Graduate Assistant at Rutgers University which helped lead him into Georgian Court as an assistant and landed a position with division 1 Robert Morris University, where he stood for 6 years also as an Assistant Coach. Coach Fedor most recently landed his first head coaching position back to where it all started, Georgian Court University. Coach Fedor was also a pivotal piece working with The Hoop Group as an assistant director and director of team tournaments. We are excited to learn from a new head coach and a coach on the rise himself.

Karen Lange is a tremendous coach in the industry and the current Assistant Women’s Coach for Duke University. Coach Lange started her coaching career following her standout playing career at The University of Iowa. Lange has a great coaching resume making stops at Virginia Tech, Kansas, Charlotte, Georgia and Duke in support staff roles while holding a head coaching title at MidAmerica Nazarene University. Lange has a strong reputation for her ability to develop guards, while helping to grow strong defensive teams as well. Lange tends to be a frequent visitor in the postseason and NCAA tournaments no matter where she is at. We are excited to learn more from a great coach!

Adam Cohen is a Rising Coaches member and the current Associate Head Coach at Xavier University. Coach Cohen is a remarkable coach to say the least while having huge prior success working in the SEC, PAC-12, Ivy League, Big East and Conference USA. He has made stops including University of New Orleans, University of Southern California, Rice, Harvard, Vanderbilt, Stanford, and Xavier University. Cohen has the honor of being recognized as one of the best assistant basketball coaches in the NCAA with a strong knack for his recruiting and ability of working with Point Guards. Coach Cohen has also been recognized by NABC on the 30 under 30 team and helped guide many athletes into the NBA. We are excited to learn from such a young and established coach.

Larry Shyatt is a prestigious coach in the industry, as a former NCAA head coach and NBA assistant. Coach Shyatt has an extensive background, following his playing career at The College of Wooster, Shyatt took his first coaching gig at Akron University which would lead to Utah, Cleveland State, New Mexico, Providence, Clemson and Florida all in assistant roles while holding head coaching titles at Wyoming, Clemson and most recently Wyoming. Coach Shyatt recently held a stint with the Dallas Mavericks as an assistant coach in the NBA while receiving Co-Coach of the year awards in his career and holding a 117-68 overall head coaching record.

Brad Brownell is the current Head Coach at Clemson University. Coach Brownell started his coaching career, following his playing career at DePauw University. He landed an assistant role with Evansville which would lead into Indianapolis and UNC Wilmington which would turn into landing his first head job at UNC Wilmington, then Wright State and where he currently stands as the all time most winningest head basketball coach at Clemson University. Brownell has attained 2 CAA regular season and 2 tournament championships, along with a Horizon League tournament and regular season championship and received 3 coach of the year awards. We are excited to be joined with a legendary coach.

Caroline McCombs is the current Women’s Head Coach at George Washington University. McCombs has been in the coaching industry for nearly 25 years, starting her coaching career at Valparaiso University, which would lead her into assistant roles at University of Pitt, Northwestern and Auburn. Shortly after her stint at Auburn, McCombs would become the head coach at Stony Brook University for nearly 7 years and would lead her into her current role, as Head Coach at George Washington University. While at GW, McCombs has helped lead the charge to the national rankings setting records for made 3s in a single season and landing top recruits in the nation. We are excited to learn more from such a great coach.

Thad Matta a legendary coach and the current Head Coach at Butler University. Coach Matta has a current overall head coaching record at 471 wins to 187 loses with a 71% win percentage for his career. Coach Matta started his career at Indiana State as a GA and moved up the chain to various places including Butler, Miami and Western Carolina all in assistant roles. Matta’s head coaching stint started at his alma mater, Butler and then led him to Xavier, Ohio State and back to Butler University. Matta has earned 3 Big Ten, 1 Atlantic 10 and 1 Horizon League Coach of the Year awards including numerous NCAA and Final Four appearances including 8 regular season championships and 7 conference tournament championships.

Trent Michaels is the current Director of Basketball Operations at West Virginia University. Coach Michaels has started and grown in various positions at WVU, starting as the Student Manager and going to a Head Student Manager, Graduate Assistant, Coordinator of Basketball Operations and now the Director of Basketball Operations. Coach Michaels is a young coach on the rise and has shown tremendous growth and patience throughout his career all while at WVU. We are excited to learn from a young coach on the rise.

Jonathan Metzger-Jones is the current Assistant coach at the University of California, Davis. Following Coach Jones’s professional playing career in Europe, including Switzerland, Denmark and Finland, Jones would take a position as the Director of Basketball Operations at Cal State for his first coaching gig. Following Cal State, he held positions at UC Santa Barbara, University of Montana and UC Davis all in the assistant roles. Coach Jones has recruited and mentored multiple players who have gone on into the NBA while also helping his program at UC Davis set numerous records throughout his time there. Coach Jones has a ton of success as a coach and knows what it takes to be able to move up in the industry.

Brenton Petty is a young coach on the rise as he is the Director of Player Development and Assistant Coach at the University of Maryland. Following Petty’s unique playing career ending at Fordham University, he took a position with Maryland to become the Graduate Assistant coach for 2 years. Following his GA role, Petty would then get a basketball operations intern role with the Detroit Pistons which would help bring him back to where it all started, as the Video Coordinator at Maryland. Petty is a young coach on the rise with a unique story.

Patrick Bain is a Rising Coaches member and current Assistant Women’s Basketball coach at Wright State University. Coach Bain is a young coach on the rise as he started his coaching career following his stellar playing career at Cedarville University where he was a stand out player for the Yellow Jackets. Bain then became the Assistant Coach with Cedarville on the men's side which would transition him into an assistant role onto the women’s side at Wright State. We are excited to learn more from a young coach on the rise with a wealth of knowledge of the game.

Matt Dickman is a current Rising Coaches Member and Assistant Coach at Graceland University. Coach Dickman had a very noticeable rise in the industry as he started coaching at various High Schools in Arizona leading him into roles within the G League and at the college level. His collegiate coaching career started at Brownie Mackie College which would jumpstart him to Central Methodist University, Indiana University East, Buena Vista University, Sioux Falls Skyforce, Mount Marty University, Saint Louis University and his current role at Graceland University.

Tim Kaine is the current Assistant Coach and Chief of Staff for LSU. Coach Kaine has grown through the ranks starting in high school and working his way up to being a pivotal piece of a Division 1 program. In between, Kaine made a variety of stops, including Austin Peay, Guilford College, Newberry College, Winthrop, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Southern, Murray State and where he currently stands, at LSU. Coach Kaine gives us the insight how he grew in the industry and utilized camps to help him make connections and gain his first college coaching gig.

Brad Stevens is one of the best coaches in the basketball business. Coach Stevens has a short road of stops but an incredible background nonetheless, as he grew from an assistant role at Butler to being the Head Coach and ultimately one of the best Butler has seen during his 6 year head coaching stint, including 2 Horizon Coach of the Year awards, 2 Final Four appearances and 7 regular and tournament Horizon League championships in total. Following Butler, Stevens stepped into a role with the Boston Celtics as a head coach for 8 years and now serves as the current President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics, who recently won the 2024 NBA Championship.

Justin Gainey is the current Associate Head Coach at Tennessee. Coach Gainey’s coaching background ranges in various roles at NC State, following his playing career, Elon University, Justin Gainey is the current Associate Head Coach at Tennessee. Coach Gainey’s coaching background ranges in various roles at NC State, following his playing career, Elon University, Appalachian State, Marquette, Santa Clara and currently, the University of Tennessee. Gainey has been known for his tremendous defensive and recruiting strategies while helping his guards to excel on their perimeter play, helping the Vols to number 5 in the AP poll and recording numerous wins against top 10 nationally ranked teams. We are excited to learn more from such a well versed coach. State, Marquette, Santa Clara and currently, the University of Tennessee. Gainey has been known for his tremendous defensive and recruiting strategies while helping his guards to excel on their perimeter play, helping the Vols to number 5 in the AP poll and recording numerous wins against top 10 nationally ranked teams. We are excited to learn more from such a well versed coach.

Greg Oden is a former NBA star and current Director of Basketball Operations at Butler University. Coach Oden was drafted as the number one overall pick in the NBA draft and one of the most dominant big men in his era following his strong collegiate career at Ohio State. Oden played 6 years in the NBA, including the Portland Trailblazers and Miami Heat, as well as one year in China. His coaching career would follow his playing career, which started at his alma mater, Ohio State. Oden started as a Graduate assistant and Student Coach, which would lead into his current position, as the DOBO at Butler University.

Randi Henderson is a strong Division 3 coach who is currently the Head Women’s Coach at Washington University in St. Louis. Coach Henderson has been in various roles at schools such as Athens High School, Minnesota Morris, Coe College and currently Washington University in St. Louis. She has been a head coach for 17 years holding a 274-156 overall record with a 64% win ratio and has led her teams to 6 NCAA appearances. Henderson has made a large impact at every school she has coached while achieving national accolades not only on in-game team statistics but also breaking school records at various places. We are excited to learn more from such a great coach.

Jimmie Oakman is a pivotal member in the Rising Coaches community and the current Assistant Coach for the Grand Rapids Gold. Coach Oakman started his coaching career at Amherst High School while working his way up the ranks at a variety of stops including various roles at Daniel Webster College, Boston University, Long Island Nets, College Park Skyhawks, Australian Men’s National Team, and the Grand Rapids Gold. Oakman has played a major role with the Gold, as he runs their offense and opponents scouting. We look forward to learning more in these areas from him.

Jack Stevens is the current assistant basketball coach at The College of Wooster and a high level player development coach. Coach Stevens has worked with players from 19 different Division 1 conferences as well as a variety of players from the NBA, G League and overseas leagues. He also has helped propel a strong Division 3 program in Wooster to a 126-49 win record in his 7 years there, including a Conference Title and 3 NCAA appearances.

Jon Harris is the current Assistant Video Coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs. Jon is a young coach with an impressive resume, having a 7 year professional playing career including the G League and in countries such as Argentina, Germany, China and Canada. Following his playing career, Jon worked with the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers to help with summer league and youth camps, and started his first coaching gig at Lakewood High School. Making a quick rise to Florida State University as a Graduate Assistant and then the Assistant Video Coordinator with the Spurs. We look forward to learning more about such a prestigious program such as the Spurs.

Andrew Van Craenenbroeck is a current Rising Coaches Member and Vice President of BS Hoops Analytics. Andrew has had multiple positions at high caliber basketball universities in various roles with North Dakota State and Lincoln Memorial University. Andrew now helps out with various teams in conferences such as Power 5 D1 all the way to small high schools. They have also done work with pro teams in Africa and Australia.

Raphael Chillious is a former collegiate and current Head Coach at South Kent High School. Coach Chillious started at West Nottingham and South Kent before working at Nike, which led him into assistant roles at Villanova, Washington University, Connecticut, East Carolina and now as the Prep Head Coach back at South Kent. Chillious has coached 17 players to make an NBA roster and has coached alongside and learned from some great coaching minds.

William Twigg is the current Academy Coach for the London Lions and Youth National Team Head Coach in the United Kingdom. Coach Twigg is a young coach on the rise as he has worked with a variety of D1 and NBA basketball camps in the USA, while also holding stints as a very successful head coach for a variety of youth programs in the UK. We are excited to learn more about international basketball and some ways coaches can connect with international coaches.

Josh Pastner is a former NCAA Head Coach and current ESPN Analyst. Coach Pastner is a young coach with a stellar career path as he started as an assistant coach at Arizona following his playing career. After 6 years as an assistant at Arizona, Pastor landed another assistant role with Memphis which led him into his first head coaching gig at Memphis for 7 years. Following Memphis, Pastor went on to be the Head coach at his most recent position, Georgia Tech for 7 more years before stepping down and working as an analyst. Coach Pastner has held a tremendous record of 276-187 with near a 60% win ratio as a head coach. We are excited to learn more from a great in the coaching industry!

We sit down at the Final Four in Phoenix with the current Assistant Coach at Indiana University, Coach Brian Walsh. Coach Walsh is a young coach on the rise with a great resume so far, having a stellar playing career at Xavier and Akron University. Following his playing career Walsh started his coaching career at Akron University which led into a stint at Dayton, and where he now stands for the last 7 seasons, Indiana University. The Pittsburgh native has helped bring in one of the top recruiting classes in the nation for the Hoosiers and produced a strong season this past year with numerous BIG 10 wins on the road. We are excited to learn more from a young and aspiring head coach.

Mike Jarvis is a former NCAA coach with 28+ years of coaching experience, with 18 of which being a head coach. Coach Jarvis started his coaching career following his playing career at Northeastern and onto Harvard as an Assistant Coach. Following Harvard, Jarvis went on to Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, as his first head coaching gig, which led him to Boston University, George Washington, St. John’s and most recently Florida Atlantic University. Coach Jarvis has multiple coach of the year awards on top of a 364-201 overall head coaching record.

We sit down at the Final Four in Phoenix with the current Head Coach of John Carroll University, Coach Pete Moran. Following Moran’s playing career at JCU he went out to coach at Berkshire High School in Cleveland where he led his team to three conference and two district championships in 3 years, leading him into an assistant coaching role at John Caroll and ultimately into the head role where he stands now. In Moran’s 7 seasons as a head coach at JCU, he has posted a 92-54 overall record with 3 OAC Championships, numerous NCAA appearances and a Final Four appearance, while also being the #1 Division 3 team in the country numerous times throughout his stint. We are excited to learn from a phenomenal young coach.

Paul Biancardi a former Division 1 coach and current National Recruiting Director of High School Basketball and Sports Analyst for ESPN. Coach Bicardi has made various coaching stops along his way including Salem State, Stoneham HS, Suffolk, Boston University, Boston College, Ohio State, and Saint Louis all in the assistant coach positions and was named the #1 assistant coach in the country by Hoop Scoop in 2002, while also holding a head coaching stint for 3 years at Wright State where he earned the Horizon League coach of the year award in 2004. We look forward to learning more about the recruiting process and getting some advice from one of the best in the business.

We sit down at the Final Four in Phoenix with the current NBA scout for the Chicago Bulls, Coach Dave Bollwinkel. Coach Bollwinkel provides a ton of knowledge on the game with his extensive resume including assistant coaching positions at Cal University, Oregon, Colorado State, San Jose State, University of Dayton, Wisconsin, St. Marys and having a head coaching stint at Cal Poly Pomona and St. Mary’s. Bollwinkel also held NBA positions with the Washington Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers and currently the Chicago Bulls. We talk about some advanced scouting tactics that NBA scouts use and what to look for when recruiting a player.

We sit down at the Final Four in Phoenix with the former Grand Canyon University and recently appointed assistant Coach at Ohio State University, Coach Jamall Walker. Coach Walker has nearly 25 years of coaching experience at a wide range of stops. Following his playing career at Saint Louis University, coach Walker took a position as an assistant at Alton High School, which helped lead into spots at F. L. Schlagle High School, Redlands Community College, Ball State, Saint Louis, Murray State, Ohio University, Illinois University and Grand Canyon University, where he helped GCU win their first ever NCAA tournament game this past season. Congratulations to Coach Walker who was recently appointed the assistant coaching position at Ohio State University following our conversation.

We sit down at the Final Four in Phoenix with two coaches on the Buffalo Women’s basketball staff, including a pivotal member in the Rising Coaches community, Erin Sinnott. Coach Sinnott and her story are familiar with the Rising Coaches podcast as we have had the opportunity to learn from her individually in a previous episode. Alongside Erin is the current Associate Head Coach at Buffalo, Coach Jacey Brooks. Coach Brooks has a great coaching history helping programs excel such as Canisius College, Bowling Green, SUNY Cortland and currently Buffalo, where they both helped lead the program to the conference championship this past year.

David Richards is the current head coach at Chatham University. Richards comes from a strong background in the basketball industry as he has held a variety of positions at schools such as Robert Morris University, West Virginia Wesleyan, Merrimack College and where he now stands as the head coach at Chatham University. Coach Richards just finished his 6th season at Chatham and holds the conference's highest win percentage with an overall record of 79-42 with 2 NCAA appearances, 2 Conference Championships and a conference coach of the year award.

We sit down at the Final Four in Phoenix, with a father-son duo in Pat and Matt Ambrose. Matt Ambrose is a recent graduate from Calvin University and was a pivotal player for the men's basketball team's successes with a 25-5 record this past season. Pat Ambrose is a former head coach of Stevenson High School and Hall of Fame coach who has excelled the Stevenson program for the past 24 years while holding an overall record of 505-191 with 4 state trophies and coaching former and current NBA players and a wide range of kids into various colleges, including current NBA All Star, Jalen Brunson. We are excited to get to learn from a current Hall of Fame coach and another one on the rise.

Bruce Weber is a former stand out Head Coach at Kansas State. Coach Weber started his coaching career as a GA at Western Kentucky, leading him into an assistant role with Purdue and starting his head coaching career at Southern Illinois, Illinois, and then most recently Kansas State. Coach Weber has posted a 497-302 record in his stint as a head coach winning 2 championships in the MVC, Big Ten and Big 12 conferences each, on top of his extensive collection of Coach of the Year awards. Weber is now working with the Big 10 network as an analyst.

We sit down at the Final Four in Phoenix, with the current Senior Director of Wasserman Basketball, Coach Tony Ronzone. Coach Ronzone has a ton of experience including his professional playing career overseas while beginning his coaching career as the youngest Head Coach in New Zealand history, while also leading the Saudi Arabian, Chinese and United Arab Emirates national teams. Ronzone held a variety of positions in the NBA including stints with the Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks. Ronzone was the General Manager of the Timberwolves and most recently was responsible for the preparation and organization of the NBA draft for the Dallas Mavericks.

We sit down at the Final Four in Phoenix with TJ Rosene and Mano Watsa. Coach Rosene is the current Head Coach at Emmanuel College, Director of Coach Development at PGC Basketball, and host of the Hardwood Hustle Podcast. Alongside Coach Rosene we get to speak with a former Head Coach at the University of Waterloo, President and Founder of More Than Hoops Inc, and the President and Owner of PGC Basketball, Coach Mano Watsa. Tj and Mano both have tremendous knowledge on the basketball industry, not only in how to grow as a coach but also as a player.

Adam Gordon is the former CEO and Co-Founder of Rising Coaches and a former college basketball coach. Coach Gordon has been in coaching positions at a variety of places including the University of Tampa, College of Central Florida, Clemson, Northern Colorado, Mississippi State and Southeast Missouri State. Coach Gordon was the Co-Founder of Rising Coaches where he recently passed the torch and moved on to where he currently stands, the VP of Athletics at Renaissance Search and Consulting.

Matt Mayberg is a current member of the Rising Coaches community and the assistant at Lewis and Clark College. Coach Mayberg is a young coach and still on the rise as he has learned in a variety of positions including an intern,Graduate Manager and Head Grad assistant all at Seattle University. Following Seattle, he moved on to Peninsula College and helped them lead to a 36-18 overall record in two seasons while being in the top four of the conference every year. Mayberg now stands at Lewis and Clark where they have recently recorded the best offensive point production in over 20 years.

Andy Farrell one of the founding fathers of Rising Coaches, while also being a member and the current Assistant Coach at Siena College. Coach Farrell has a ton of basketball knowledge for us as he has been at various positions including Virginia Commonwealth University, where he started his coaching career also including Clemson Depaul University, Longwood University, Southwest Mississippi Community College, Dayton Flyers, and where he currently stands, Siena College.

Adam Bauman is the current Director of Scouting and Analytics at Alabama and Rising Coaches Member. Prior to Bauman’s years at Alabama he served in various roles at the University of Buffalo, Mississippi State University, Santa Clara University, Arizona State and Southern Illinois. On top of Bauman’s role at Alabama, he is also the Head Coach for Blue Collar U which is a team in the TBT or known as The Basketball Tournament.

Brad Stevens is one of the best coaches in the basketball business. Coach Stevens has a short road of stops but an incredible background nonetheless, as he grew from an assistant role at Butler to being the Head Coach and ultimately one of the best Butler has seen during his 6 year head coaching stint, including 2 Horizon Coach of the Year awards, 2 Final Four appearances and 7 regular and tournament Horizon League championships in total. Following Butler, Stevens stepped into a role with the Boston Celtics as a head coach for 8 years and now serves as the current President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics.