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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Sullivan_(basketball)
Ben Sullivan (born March 19, 1984) is an American
basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the
Houston Rockets of the
National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously an assistant coach with the
Atlanta Hawks and the
Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. A former
center at
Cal State Northridge and the
University of Portland, Sullivan has primarily served as a shooting coach during his NBA coaching career.
[1]
Sullivan joined the
San Antonio Spurs front office in 2012 as a video intern on the recommendation of then-Spurs assistant
Ime Udoka.
Sullivan was named an assistant coach on former Spurs assistant
Mike Budenholzer's coaching staff for the
Atlanta Hawks on August 20, 2014.
Sullivan was one of a number of assistants who joined Budenholzer when the latter was hired as head coach of the
Milwaukee Bucks before the
2018–19 NBA season.
[4][5] While in Milwaukee, Sullivan has worked with
NBA Most Valuable PlayerGiannis Antetokounmpo in developing his shooting ability, which has been considered as the main weakness in the Bucks star's basketball game.
[2] Sullivan won his first
NBA championship when the Bucks defeated the
Phoenix Suns four games to two in the
2021 NBA Finals.
[6]
Before the
2021–22 NBA season, Sullivan was hired as an assistant coach by the
Boston Celtics.
[7]
On July 3, 2023, Sullivan was hired by the
Houston Rockets as an assistant coach.
[8]
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