Utah head coach Alex Jensen has added another assistant to his staff, as Martin Schiller is set to join the Runnin’ Utes. Born in Austria, Schiller began coaching in Germany, working with youth teams and as an assistant coach for various clubs. His early roles included stints with TSG Bergedorf, WBC Wels, and the Artland Dragons. Schiller also served as an assistant coach for the German national team from 2015 to 2019, which is where his paths crossed with Jensen in 2015.
In 2017, Schiller became the head coach of the Utah Jazz G-League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars, where he earned the NBA G League Coach of the Year award in 2020. After that, his time with the Stars, he became a head coach in various foreign leagues for teams including Žalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania, where he led the team to a Lithuanian League championship and a King Mindaugas Cup victory in 2021. He also coached briefly with Casademont Zaragoza in Spain. Up until joining Jensen’s staff, Schiller was the head coach of Rasta Vechta in the German Basketball Bundesliga.
This move now gives Jensen three assistants to go along with general manager Wes Wilcox. Previous assistant hires were Raphael Chillious and Eric Daniels. Jensen is likely to hire three more in various assistant capacities.
Utah has a big upcoming week ahead, hosting four-star 2025 Rivals100 shooting guard (No. 77 overall) Kelvin Odih, along with a handful of others.
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