Sergi Oliva

Sergi Oliva is a Spanish professional basketball coach and analyst who is an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Not to be confused with Sergio Oliva.
Sergi Oliva
Utah Jazz
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
BornGelida, Catalonia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Career history
As coach:
2020–presentUtah Jazz (assistant)

Education and career

Oliva had earned multiple degrees from Polytechnic University of Catalonia, including a PhD in computational complexity in 2013 and both master's and bachelor's degrees in computer science.[1] As a researcher, Oliva worked at Polytechnic University of Catalonia between 2007 and 2013.[2]

Oliva joined the Philadelphia 76ers in 2014 as a basketball operations analyst. Through years he got multiple promotions in field of analytics and strategy, most recently as a vice president of strategy in 2019.[2][1][3][4] He parted ways with the 76ers in October 2020.[5][6]

Coaching career

While he lived in Catalonia, Oliva spent 12 years as a head coach at the youth and senior amateur levels.[1][2]

On 16 October 2020, Oliva was named an assistant coach for Utah Jazz under Quin Snyder.[1][7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Jazz add Sergi Oliva to coaching staff". nba.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. "FIBer Sergi Oliva, new assistant coach of the Utah Jazz". fib.upc.edu. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. "Speaker Profile Sergi Oliva". sloansportsconference.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. "Report: Sixers and VP of Strategy Sergi Oliva have parted ways". libertyballers.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. "Sixers part ways with vice president of strategy Sergi Oliva". inquirer.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. "Sixers to part ways with VP of Strategy Sergi Olivia, heading to Jazz". sixerswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. "Sergi Oliva, new assistant coach of the Utah Jazz". rdlab.cs.upc.edu. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. "España, al asalto de los banquillos NBA: Sergi Oliva, nuevo ayudante en los Jazz". marca.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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