| Rip City Remix | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBA G League |
| Portland Trail Blazers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant general manager |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1984 (age 40–41) Gelida,Barcelona, Spain |
| Coaching career | 2020–2022 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2020–2022 | Utah Jazz (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Rip City Remix |
Sergi Oliva (Catalan:[ˈsɛɾʒiuˈliβə],Spanish:[ˈseɾxioˈliβa]; born 1984) is a Spanish professionalbasketball executive andcoach who is the head coach of theRip City Remix of theNBA G League. He is also an assistant general manager for thePortland Trail Blazers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA).
Oliva had earned multiple degrees fromPolytechnic University of Catalonia, including aPhD incomputational complexity in 2013 and both master's and bachelor's degrees incomputer science.[1] As aresearcher, Oliva worked at Polytechnic University of Catalonia between 2007 and 2013.[2]
Oliva joined thePhiladelphia 76ers in 2014 as a basketball operations analyst. Through years he got multiple promotions, most recently as vice president of strategy in 2019.[2][1][3][4] He parted ways with the 76ers in October 2020.[5][6]
On 9 June 2022, Oliva was named an assistant general manager for thePortland Trail Blazers.[7]
While in Catalonia, Oliva spent 12 years as a head coach at the youth level at Club Esportiu Gelida and at the senior level at Club Bàsquet Hortonenc.[1][2][8]
On 16 October 2020, Oliva was named an assistant coach for theUtah Jazz underQuin Snyder.[1][9][10] In March 2022,The Athletic named him to their 40 under 40 list for NBA executives, coaches and agents shaping the future of the basketball world.[11]
On 27 August 2024, Oliva was named head coach of theRip City Remix.[12]
