Brittni Donaldson

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Brittni Donaldson
Atlanta Hawks
PositionAssistant Coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1993-04-07) April 7, 1993 (age 30)
Sioux City, Iowa
Career information
High school Sioux City North High School
College Northern Iowa (2011–2015)
PositionPoint Guard / Shooting Guard
Coaching career2019–present
Career history
As coach:
20192021 Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2021 Raptors 905 (assistant)
2022 Hamilton Honey Badgers (assistant)
20222023 Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2023–present Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Brittni Donaldson (born April 7, 1993 in Sioux City, Iowa) is an Assistant Coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. She previously served as an Assistant Coach / Director of Coaching Analytics for the Detroit Pistons during the 2022-2023 season [1] and was an Assistant Coach for the Toronto Raptors from 2019-2021. [2] Donaldson was the first female coaching hire in franchise history for all 3 NBA organizations.

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Donaldson played basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers and graduated in 2015 with a degree in Statistics and Actuarial Sciences. She still holds the school record for 3PT Makes in a single game (8). Post-graduation, she became a SportVU Data Analyst at STATS LLC, then was hired as a Data Analyst for the Toronto Raptors in 2017. After Toronto won the 2019 NBA Finals, she was promoted by team president Masai Ujiri to be the 10th active female assistant coach in the NBA. [2] At the time, she was the youngest active Assistant Coach in the NBA at the age of 26. [3]

During the shortened 2020–21 NBA G League season, Donaldson joined the Raptors 905 as a member of their coaching staff under head coach Patrick Mutombo. In May 2022, Donaldson joined the Hamilton Honey Badgers of the CEBL as an Assistant Coach / Director of Coaching Development. Shortly after helping the Honey Badgers win their first CEBL Championship, she was hired by the Detroit Pistons under head coach Dwane Casey in September 2022. In May 2023, she was hired by the Atlanta Hawks under head coach Quin Snyder.

University of Northern Iowa statistics

Source [4]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011-12University of Northern Iowa3013334.8%29.1%52.2%1.50.70.40.04.4
2012-13University of Northern Iowa3420932.8%32.2%74.0%1.90.90.4-6.1
2013-14University of Northern Iowa3022136.8%34.8%87.2%1.82.20.40.17.4
2014-15University of Northern Iowa226536.8%33.3%80.0%1.30.80.0-3.0
Career11662834.9%32.6%75.4%1.71.20.30.05.4

Personal life

Donaldson is the daughter of Jeff and Carmen Donaldson. Jeff is a former basketball star at Briar Cliff College and a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame. [2] Carmen played softball and volleyball. Both parents grew up in Iowa.

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