Chris Finch (basketball)
| New Orleans Pelicans | |
|---|---|
| Position | Associate head coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 6, 1969 Cambridge, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| College | Franklin & Marshall |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1993–1997 | Sheffield Forgers / Sharks |
| As coach: | |
| 1997–2003 | Sheffield Sharks |
| 2003-2005 | Giessen 46ers |
| 2006-2007 | Euphony Bree |
| 2007–2009 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut |
| 2009–2011 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2011–2016 | Houston Rockets (assistant) |
| 2016-2017 | Denver Nuggets (associate HC) |
| 2017-present | New Orleans Pelicans (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Chris Finch (born November 6, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player, and a current associate head basketball coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. He was previously an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Finch is a 1992 graduate of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he was an NCAA Division III All-American in 1991 and 1992. In 1991, as one of the best defenders in the nation's third division, he helped lead the F&M Diplomats to the NCAA Division III championship game in Springfield, Ohio, where the team lost to Wisconsin-Platteville. Finch ranks among the school's all-time leaders in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals.
Finch began his playing career in England, with the Sheffield Forgers (now known as the Sheffield Sharks) of the then second-tier of British basketball, the National Basketball League. Before the 1994-95 season, Finch and Sheffield moved into the first-tier of British basketball, the British Basketball League.
Finch started his head coaching career in England, with the Sheffield Sharks of the British Basketball League, the same team that he played on during his pro playing career. He led them to several titles during his tenure, making the franchise the most successful in league history. After winning the regular season title with Sheffield in the 1998-99 season, he was named the BBL Coach of the Year.
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