Jama Mahlalela

Jama Mahlalela (born 1980) is a Swazi-Canadian basketball coach, currently an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously served as the head coach of Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.[1]

Jama Mahlalela
Toronto Raptors
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born1980 (age 40–41)
Swaziland
NationalitySwazi / Canadian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
CollegeUniversity of British Columbia (1999–2004)
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As coach:
2004–2008University of Toronto (assistant)
2013–2018Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2018–2020Raptors 905
2020–presentToronto Raptors (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Career

University of British Columbia

Mahlalela played basketball for the UBC Thunderbirds. He played for five years, served as a team captain, and helped the team win a Canada West title in 2003.[2] Mahlalela graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Kinesiology from UBC and the Jama Mahlalela Award was created in his honour.[3]

Toronto Raptors

Mahlalela started with the Toronto Raptors in 2006 as a member of the community development staff, leading the Raptors Basketball Academy and various clinics throughout Canada. He was named director of basketball operations for NBA Asia in 2009 and oversaw the League’s clinics, youth programs and elite-level development from his base in Hong Kong.[4]

Mahlalela began his tenure as an assistant coach in the 2013–14 NBA season.

Raptors 905

On June 19, 2018, Mahlalela was named as the new head coach for the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.[5]

Toronto Raptors 2nd stint

On December 4, 2020, it was announced that Mahlalela had rejoined the Toronto Raptors coaching staff as an assistant behind head coach Nick Nurse.

Personal life

Mahlalela ran many youth basketball organizations while he was with the Raptors. He has also worked for NBA Cares.[6] He also graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Kinesiology.

See also

References
  1. "Jama Mahlalela Named Head Coach of Raptors 905". Raptors905.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  2. "University of British Columbia Athletics - Former T-Bird Mahlalela named to Toronto Raptors coaching staff". Gothunderbirds.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  3. http://educ.ubc.ca/person/jama-mahlalela/
  4. "Raptors hire assistant coaches Mutombo, Sann; promote Mahlalela to front row". torontosun.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. "Jama Mahlalela Named Head Coach of Raptors 905". Raptors905.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  6. "Jama Mahlalela taking hoops global | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
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