Darren Erman

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Darren Erman
New York Knicks
PositionAssistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born Louisville, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Career information
College Emory
Coaching career2003–present
Career history
As coach:
2003–2005 St. Anthony HS (assistant)
2005–2007 Brandeis (assistant)
20072010 Boston Celtics (assistant)
20102014 Golden State Warriors (assistant)
2014–2015 Boston Celtics (assistant)
20152018 New Orleans Pelicans (assistant)
2019–2020 Maine Red Claws
2020–present New York Knicks (assistant)

Darren Erman is an American basketball coach who serves as assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Early career

Erman grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Emory University where he served as student coach, graduating in 1997. After attending law school, he served as a corporate lawyer for Latham & Watkins while maintaining connections to basketball. Soon Erman left the legal industry to serve as assistant coach at St. Anthony High School from 2003 to 2005. In 2005, Erman returned to the NCAA Division III to coach at Brandeis University.

Professional career

In 2008, Erman joined the Boston Celtics, helping Doc Rivers lead the Celtics to win an NBA championship in 2008 and the Eastern Conference championship in 2010. Erman joined the Golden State Warriors in 2010 alongside Mark Jackson. On April 6, 2014, it was announced the Warriors had decided to part ways with Erman, citing a "violation of company policy" for having secretly recorded conversations between players, coaches, and front office staff. [1]

On September 13, 2019, Erman was hired as the head coach of the Maine Red Claws. [2]

On November 25, 2020, Erman was hired as an assistant coach for the New York Knicks under head coach Tom Thibodeau. [3]

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References

  1. Golliver, Ben (April 5, 2014). "Warriors fire assistant coach Darren Erman for 'violation of company policy'". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  2. S. Albertie, Quenton (September 13, 2019). "Maine Red Claws officially name Darren Erman as head coach". USA Today. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. "Knicks Announce Staff Hirings". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.