 Snyder coaching the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Atlanta Hawks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1966-10-30)October 30, 1966 (age 58) Mercer Island, Washington, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mercer Island (Mercer Island, Washington) |
| College | Duke (1985–1989) |
| NBA draft | 1989:undrafted |
| Coaching career | 1992–present |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
| 1992–1993 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| 1995–1999 | Duke (assistant) |
| 1999–2006 | Missouri |
| 2007–2010 | Austin Toros |
| 2010–2011 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | CSKA Moscow (assistant) |
| 2013–2014 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
| 2014–2022 | Utah Jazz |
| 2023–present | Atlanta Hawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As head coach: As assistant coach:
As player:
| |
Quin Price Snyder (born October 30, 1966)[1][2] is an American professionalbasketball coach who is the head coach for theAtlanta Hawks of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). After being named aMcDonald's All American as a high school player inWashington, he playedcollege basketball for theDuke Blue Devils. He was the head coach of theUtah Jazz for eight seasons,[3] and is known for being both an offensive and defensive minded tactician with a passion for player development.
Snyder was born inMercer Island, Washington, and graduated fromMercer Island High School in 1985. A two-time state basketball player of the year, Snyder led the team to the 1985 state championship. During this time Mercer Island achieved a No. 1 ranking inUSA Today's high school polls. Snyder was named aMcDonald's All American, the first player chosen from Washington.[2][4][5]
AtDuke University, Snyder was apoint guard for theBlue Devils from 1985 to 1989, and his team played in theFinal Four in 1986, 1988, and 1989. He became a starter in his second season (1987) and started almost all games the remainder of his career.[6] He was elected a team captain and honored as an Academic All-American during his senior season.
He graduated from Duke in 1989 with a double major inphilosophy andpolitical science, and, later received aJ.D. degree fromDuke Law School in 1995 and anM.B.A. degree from the DukeFuqua School of Business in 1995.[7]
In the middle of his graduate work, Snyder spent the1992–93 NBA season as an assistant coach for theLos Angeles Clippers.[7]
From 1993 to 1995, Snyder served as an administrative assistant to men's basketball coachMike Krzyzewski while Snyder completed his MBA and JD at Duke. After completing both degrees in 1995, Snyder became a full-time assistant coach under Krzyzewski. In 1997, Duke promoted Snyder to associate head coach.[7] During Snyder's time as a Duke assistant coach, Duke made the1994 and1999 NCAA tournament championship rounds and theElite Eight round in1998. Duke also won theACC tournament in1999.[8]
In 1999, Snyder accepted the head coaching position for theUniversity of MissouriTigers men's basketball team, succeeding longtime coachNorm Stewart. He eventually led the Tigers to four consecutiveNCAA tournament berths, including theElite Eight in2002, matching the deepest run ever made by a Missouri team in the NCAA Tournament.[9]
Snyder was hailed as a sensation upon his arrival at Missouri. His first team knocked off a rankedIllinois team and then defeatedKansas in Snyder's first game against Mizzou's archrival. Snyder's second season was punctuated by similar success. He once again toppled a ranked Kansas team and led the Tigers to their first NCAA victory since 1995. The eventual 2001 NCAA National ChampionDuke ended the Tigers' season in the NCAA Tournament.[10] He was named Rookie Coach of the Year by theBasketball Times after the season.[9]
In the summer of 2003, Snyder was an assistant coach forUnited States at thePan American Games.[9] In May 2004, Snyder was named in 17 allegations as a part of an NCAA investigation over recruiting violations, centering on improper gifts to guard Ricky Clemons.[11] The program was placed on a three-year probation that November after the NCAA infractions committee ruled that an assistant bought meals, provided transportation and illegally contacted recruits. The committee rejected claims by the school that the rule violations were inadvertent, although it also dismissed charges of major violations, including the Clemons' claim that assistant coaches paid players cash.[12] Snyder later admitted to having players at his house for "an occasional meal" and giving Clemons clothing.[13]
Snyder resigned as coach on February 10, 2006, following a 26-point loss toBaylor that extended a losing streak to six and dropped the Tigers to a 10–11 record overall, 3–7 in the Big 12. He finished with a 126–91 record over seven years, reaching the NCAA tournament in each of his first four seasons but posting only a 42–42 record since.[14] After his resignation, Snyder accused Missouri athletic director Mike Alden of sending Gary Link, a basketball analyst and assistant to Alden, to inform him that he would be fired after the season.[15]
Following his departure from Missouri in 2006, Snyder initially gave up on coaching for good.[13] But in May 2007, he accepted the head coaching position of theAustin Toros in theNBADL[16]
In the first season, Snyder's team won the Southwest Division championship and reached the D-League Finals. In his second season, Snyder led the Toros to a 32-win season; coached in the 2009 NBA D-League All-Star Game in Phoenix; received the Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year award; and reached the D-League Semi-Finals. In his final season with the team, the Toros compiled another 32-win season – this time with more rookies than any other team in the D-League – and again reached the Semi-Finals. During his three-year tenure in Austin, Snyder compiled more wins and guided more players to the NBA than any other coach in the D-League.[17]
Snyder became a player development coach for thePhiladelphia 76ers of the NBA on June 11, 2010, working underDoug Collins.[18] Soon afterward, Snyder began training draft prospects in workouts preceding the2010 NBA draft, including future 76ers playerEvan Turner.[19] The 76ersfinished 41–41 in the 2010–11 season.
On July 1, 2011, NBA teamLos Angeles Lakers hired Snyder as an assistant under coachMike Brown.[20] In a season shortened bya lockout, the Lakers finished the2011–12 season in first place in thePacific Division with a 41–25 record. The Lakers advanced to theWestern Conference semi-finals.
On July 8, 2012, the European powerhouse teamCSKA Moscow of theRussian Professional Basketball League hired Snyder as the head assistant coach underEttore Messina.[21] CSKA reached the Euroleague Final Four this season, but lost to eventual champion Olympiacos Piraeus in the semi-final round.[22]
On June 10, 2013, theAtlanta Hawks hired Snyder as the head assistant coach.[23]
On June 6, 2014, Snyder was hired by theUtah Jazz to be the team's head coach.[24] He reportedly signed a three-year deal with a team option for a fourth season.[25] Snyder previously worked with Jazz general managerDennis Lindsey from 2007 to 2010 when Lindsey was an assistant general manager with theSan Antonio Spurs and Snyder coached the Toros, the Spurs' D-League affiliate.[26] On May 6, 2016, the Jazz announced a long-term contract extension for Snyder.[27] In June 2018, Snyder was named a finalist forNBA Coach of the Year.[28] On October 19, 2019, the Jazz signed Snyder to a new contract extension.[29]
On February 18, 2021, Snyder was named as the Western Conference head coach for the2021 NBA All-Star Game as a result of his team's NBA-best 23–5 record.[30][31]
On June 5, 2022, Snyder resigned as head coach of the Jazz after eight seasons with a 372–264 (.585) regular season record.[32]
On February 26, 2023, theAtlanta Hawks hired Snyder as head coach.[33]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Tigers(Big 12 Conference)(1999–2006) | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | Missouri | 18–13 | 10–6 | 6th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2000–01 | Missouri | 20–13 | 9–7 | 6th | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
| 2001–02 | Missouri | 24–12 | 9–7 | 6th | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
| 2002–03 | Missouri | 22–11 | 9–7 | T–5th | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
| 2003–04 | Missouri | 16–14 | 9–7 | T–5th | NIT first round | ||||
| 2004–05 | Missouri | 16–17 | 7–9 | T–8th | NIT first round | ||||
| 2005–06 | Missouri | 10–11* | 3–7* | ||||||
| Missouri: | 126–91 | 56–50 | |||||||
| Total: | 126–91 | ||||||||
*Resigned before the season ended;Melvin Watkins became interim coach afterward, and Missouri finished the 2005–06 season 12–16 (5–11 Big 12) and 11th in the Big 12.
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2014–15 | 82 | 38 | 44 | .463 | 3rd inNorthwest | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Utah | 2015–16 | 82 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 3rd in Northwest | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Utah | 2016–17 | 82 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 1st in Northwest | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 | Lost inconference semifinals |
| Utah | 2017–18 | 82 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 3rd in Northwest | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | Lost inconference semifinals |
| Utah | 2018–19 | 82 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3rd in Northwest | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | Lost infirst round |
| Utah | 2019–20 | 72 | 44 | 28 | .611 | 3rd in Northwest | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | Lost infirst round |
| Utah | 2020–21 | 72 | 52 | 20 | .722 | 1st in Northwest | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | Lost inconference semifinals |
| Utah | 2021–22 | 82 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1st in Northwest | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost infirst round |
| Atlanta | 2022–23 | 21 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 2nd inSoutheast | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost infirst round |
| Atlanta | 2023–24 | 82 | 36 | 46 | .439 | 3rd in Southeast | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Career | 739 | 418 | 321 | .566 | 57 | 23 | 34 | .404 | |||
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