NBA: Spurs name Kiwi Marks assistant coach | Inquirer Sports

NBA: Spurs name Kiwi Marks assistant coach

/ 07:11 AM September 20, 2013

SAN ANTONIO – Sean Marks, who became the first New Zealander to play in the NBA 1998, was named assistant coach of the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.

The 38-year-old from Auckland will work under head coach Gregg Popovich, the team announced on their website.

Marks joins a coaching staff that is already considered one of the best in the league and is formulating a plan to get back to the NBA finals this season. The Spurs lost in the league championship series in seven games last season to the Miami Heat.

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Marks competed for New Zealand in two Olympics, in 2000 at Sydney and 2004 in Athens. He was a member of the New Zealand team that finished fourth at the 2002 FIBA World Championships.

An 11-year NBA veteran, Marks played for San Antonio from 2003-06 and was a part of the Spurs’ 2005 NBA Championship team.

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