Dave Joerger

Dave Joerger
Sacramento Kings
Joerger coaching the Memphis Grizzlies in December 2015
Position	Head coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1974-02-21) February 21, 1974 (age 43) Staples, Minnesota
Career information
High school	Staples-Motley (Staples, Minnesota)
College	Concordia (Minnesota) (1993–1994) Minnesota State–Moorhead (1996–1997)
Coaching career	1997–present
Career history
1997–2000	Dakota Wizards (asst.)
2000–2004	Dakota Wizards
2004	Cedar Rapids River Raiders
2004–2006	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2006–2007	Dakota Wizards
2007–2013	Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2013–2016	Memphis Grizzlies
2016–present	Sacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
IBA champion (2001) 3× CBA champion (2002, 2004, 2005) 2× CBA Coach of the Year (2002, 2004) NBA D-League champion (2007)

David Joerger (/ˈjeɪɡər/ [YAY-ger]) (born February 21, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the head coach of the Dakota Wizards from 2000–2004 and 2006–2007 in the International Basketball Association, Continental Basketball Association, and the NBA Development League, winning championships in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2007. He also coached the Sioux Falls Skyforce from 2004–2006, winning a championship in 2005, and served as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA from 2013 to 2016.

After a playing career at Concordia College and Moorhead State (now known as Minnesota State University Moorhead), Joerger joined the Dakota Wizards of the International Basketball Association as the team's general manager. He became the team's assistant coach in 1997 and eventually took over as the head coach for the 2000-2001 IBA season. Joerger had immediate success as a head coach, leading his team to a 30-10 regular season record. After being down 0-2 in the IBA Finals best-of-5 series, the Wizards came back to defeat the Des Moines Dragons 3-2, winning their first championship.

Joerger remained with the Wizards as IBA, IBL, and CBA teams merged to create the new Continental Basketball Association after the league declared bankruptcy under the ownership of Isiah Thomas. As a former IBA team, the Wizards were declared "lower-tier" in the 2001-2002 season and were given a shorter schedule with two other former IBA teams and an expansion team to make up the National Conference. With Joerger at the helm, the Wizards finished with a league-leading 262-3 record. For his success, Joerger was named the CBA Coach of the Year. After sweeping the Fargo-Moorhead Beez 3-0 in the conference finals, Joerger won his first CBA championship as his team defeated the Rockford Lightning 116-109 in a winner-take-all championship game.

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