Chris Finch is an American professional basketball coach currently serving as the head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. Prior to this role, he gained extensive experience as an assistant coach for several other NBA teams, including the Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans, and Toronto Raptors. He also had a career as a player before transitioning to coaching.
On November 6, 1969, Chris Finch was born. He is an American professional basketball coach and former player.
In 1991, Chris Finch was named an NCAA Division III All-American. As one of the best defenders in the nation's third division, he also helped lead Franklin & Marshall College to the NCAA Division III championship game, where the team lost to Wisconsin–Platteville.
In 1992, Chris Finch graduated from Franklin & Marshall College.
In 1994, Chris Finch and the Sheffield Forgers moved into the first tier of British basketball, the British Basketball League, and were renamed the Sheffield Sharks.
In 1998, Chris Finch was named the BBL Coach of the Year after winning the regular season title with the Sheffield Sharks.
In 2005, Chris Finch led Euphony Bree to its first and only Belgian Basketball League championship as head coach.
In 2007, Chris Finch moved to Dexia Mons-Hainaut of the Belgian Basketball League, bringing several players and his assistant coach Johan Roijakkers with him.
In 2009, Chris Finch became the head coach of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League. The Vipers finished first in the Western Conference and won the franchise's first championship. Finch was named the D-League Coach of the Year.
In 2009, Chris Finch coached the Great Britain men's national team at the FIBA EuroBasket.
On July 14, 2011, Chris Finch was hired by the Houston Rockets as an assistant coach.
In 2011, Chris Finch coached the Great Britain men's national team at the FIBA EuroBasket.
In 2012, Chris Finch coached the Great Britain men's national team at the Summer Olympics. He resigned after his team was eliminated to focus on his NBA coaching career.
In 2015, after Kevin McHale was fired and J. B. Bickerstaff replaced him on an interim basis, Chris Finch was named associate head coach of the Houston Rockets.
On September 14, 2016, Chris Finch was hired as an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets alongside Michael Malone.
On June 6, 2017, Chris Finch was hired as an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans alongside Alvin Gentry.
In his first full season, Chris Finch led the Timberwolves to their first playoff berth since 2018, finishing with a 46–36 record.
On November 16, 2020, Chris Finch was not retained by the New Orleans Pelicans.
On December 4, 2020, Chris Finch was officially announced as a new member of the coaching staff for the Toronto Raptors, serving as assistant coach to Nick Nurse.
On February 22, 2021, Chris Finch was named the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
On April 11, 2022, Chris Finch signed a multi-year extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
On February 4, 2024, Chris Finch was named the head coach of the Western Conference at the 2024 NBA All-Star Game.
On April 21, 2024, Chris Finch was named a top three finalist for NBA Coach of the Year.
On June 24, 2024, Chris Finch signed a multi-year extension.
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