Duke Basketball Players Who Became Coaches

From NBA head coaches to college builders — coaching careers among the 241 Brotherhood profiles.

64 Brotherhood members went into coaching.

PlayerYears at DukeCurrent Coaching RoleNBA Games
Larry Linney1977–81Larry Linney is a Winston-Salem, North Carolina native who played four years of
Jim Suddath1977–81Jim Suddath is the Bible Teacher and Chaplain at the McCallie School in Chattano
Vince Taylor1978–82Assistant coach, Tennessee State University; Lexington African American Sports H31
Chip Engelland1979–83Assistant coach, Oklahoma City Thunder; 3x NBA Champion (2007, 2014, 2025); the
Jon Weingart1979–82Dr. Jon D. Weingart, M.D., is Professor of Neurological Surgery and Professor of
Loel Payne1979–83Dr. Loel Zachary Payne, M.D., orthopedic surgeon at Tidewater Orthopaedic Associ
Cornelius "Mac" Dyke1980–82Dr. Cornelius "Mac" Dyke, M.D., is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Sanford Health in
Gordon Whitted1980–83Gordon Whitted of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was a 6'2" guard on Mike Krzyze
Allen Williams1980–83Allen Williams of Princeton, West Virginia, was the captain of the 1979 Princeto
Todd Anderson1981–85Todd Harvey Anderson holds dual French and American citizenship per the FIBA dat
Jay Bryan1981–85Jay Bryan graduated from Duke in 1985 with a degree in Economics and Public Poli
Greg Wendt1981–83Inducted into the Detroit Catholic Central High School Hall of Fame in 2016, rec
Johnny Dawkins1982–86HC UCF; fmr Asst Duke, HC Stanford541
Bill Jackman1982–83Lives in Texas (most recently Houston/Dallas area); has visited 106 countries. S
Weldon Williams1982–86Senior Director for Quality Assurance at HAVI, the Rosemont-Illinois-headquarter
Tommy Amaker1983–87Head Coach, Harvard Crimson
Kevin Strickland1984–88Mt. Airy NC native and prep All-American at North Surry High School who became a
Quin Snyder1985–89Head Coach, Atlanta Hawks
Jon Goodman1986–87Founder and Managing Principal of JCG Advisory Partners, an independent private
Robert Brickey1987–90Head coach, Fayetteville Stingers (The Basketball League); lives in Fayetteville
Clay Buckley1987–91Founder and President of CauseNetwork, Inc., a McLean, VA–based marketplace-for-
Thomas Hill1989–93Boys Basketball Program Director & Head Coach, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Au129
Bobby Hurley1989–93Former Head Coach, Arizona State (2015-26); contract not renewed March 11, 2026269
Kenny Blakeney1990–95Head coach, Howard University (2019–present); back-to-back MEAC champions; 2 NCA
Marty Clark1990–94Recovery advocate and senior business development professional in the addiction
Antonio Lang1990–94Assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks under Quin Snyder since February 2023; his143
Stan Brunson1991–96New York-based banking professional at Mizuho, the global Japanese megabank. Hol
Erik Meek1991–95Head basketball coach at San Pasqual High School (Escondido, CA), his alma mater
Kenney Brown1992–96Raleigh, NC kid out of Athens Drive High School. True freshman walk-on guard on
Chris Collins1992–96Head coach, Northwestern University (2013–present); 3 NCAA Tournament appearance
Jeff Capel1993–97Head Coach, Pittsburgh
Greg Newton1993–97Former assistant coach, Brock University (Ontario); lives in Niagara Falls regio
Jay Heaps1994–99On January 12, 2026, Jay Heaps was named head coach of Birmingham Legion FC whil
Steve Wojciechowski1994–98Assistant Coach, Utah Jazz
Chris Carrawell1996–00Associate Head Coach, Duke Blue Devils
Nate James1996–00Associate Head Coach, Howard University (reunited with Kenny Blakeney); married
William Avery1997–99Assistant Coach, Duke University (hired 2023 under Jon Scheyer); graduated Duke 142
Chris Burgess1997–99Lead assistant coach, BYU men's basketball (2024-); helped to 2025 Sweet 16.
Andy Borman1999–04Head coach of the Greenwich Academy boys basketball program in Connecticut; neph
Andre Buckner1999–03Founder of Higher Goals Now in Southlake, Texas, where he is the basketball coac
Chris Duhon2000–04Head coach, Gaston Christian School (NC); Greater New Orleans Sports HOF (2024)606
Dahntay Jones2000–03Assistant Coach, Los Angeles Clippers (promoted to full assistant 2024-25 under 624
Daniel Ewing2001–05Officially official, as he put it on Twitter the day the Lakers called: a member127
Sean Dockery2002–06Skills trainer and basketball coach at the Dockery Basketball Academy in San Ant
Patrick Johnson2002–06Athletic Director at Pacific High School in San Bernardino, California; @CoachPa
Ross Perkins2002–06Greensboro, North Carolina businessman; Coach K still tells a story about him fr
JJ Redick2002–06Head Coach, Los Angeles Lakers940
Shelden Williams2002–06Coach/mentor; Shelden Williams Foundation; G League asst. coach361
David McClure2004–09Assistant Coach, Memphis Grizzlies (since 2019); previously Spurs, Pacers
Josh McRoberts2005–07Assistant coach, Carmel HS; Hamilton County Basketball HOF433
Greg Paulus2005–09Head Coach, Niagara University men’s basketball (since 2019); inducted into Grea
Jon Scheyer2006–10Head Coach, Duke University men's basketball (20th in program history). 118-24 i
Taylor King2007–08Basketball skills coaching and youth program in Irvine, California, after retiri
Nolan Smith2007–11Head Coach, Tennessee State University (hired July 2025); previously assistant a84
Olek Czyz2008–10Head coach of the Galena High School boys basketball program in Reno, Nevada, si
Andre Dawkins2009–14Head boys basketball coach, Charlottesville High School (VA); director, Pro Skil4
Todd Zafirovski2009–13Regional Sales Manager at ACP CreativIT (Chicago) and Vice President of Business
Tyler Thornton2010–14Duke men's basketball assistant coach under head coach Jon Scheyer, hired in May
Michael Gbinije2011–12Retired from professional basketball in May 2025 after a 9-year pro career that 9
Amile Jefferson2012–17Assistant coach for the Boston Celtics under head coach Joe Mazzulla — a job he 30
Justin Robinson2015–20Player Development Coach for the Los Angeles Lakers under head coach JJ Redick (
Michael Savarino2019–22Works for Klutch Sports Group, the New York-based sports agency founded by Rich
Stanley Borden2021–25Graduate transfer at UTSA (2025-26); Duke computer science degree; last Coach K
Neal Begovich2023–25Graduate student at Duke; walk-on forward across two seasons (2023-25); brother