Kevin Yurkus

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Kevin Yurkus
Saigon Heat
Position Head coach
League ASEAN Basketball League
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Coaching career1994–present
Career history
As coach:
2016–2017 Nakhon Pathom Mad Goats
2017–2019 Cantho Catfish
2019–2020 Saigon Heat (VBA)
2019–present Saigon Heat
2019–2022 Vietnam National Basketball Team
Career highlights and awards
As a head coach:
Medals

Kevin Yurkus is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of Saigon Heat and the Vietnam national basketball team.

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Coaching career

Club coaching career

From 2016–2017, he coached the Nakhon Pathom Mad Goats in Thailand. After that, he came to Vietnam to coach Cantho Catfish from 2017–2019.

National team coaching career

Since 2019, Yurkus has been the head coach of the senior Vietnamese national basketball team. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kevin Yurkus says goodbye to Cantho Catfish Việt Nam News, 11 January 2019. Accessed 6 February 2020.
  2. Richard Dy (10 December 2019). "Vietnam beats Indonesia in bronze medal game for historic medal". ESPN . Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. HLV Kevin Yurkus "bật mí" về danh sách đội tuyển bóng rổ Việt Nam tham dự SEA Games 30 Huy Pham (Kenh14.vt), 9 September 2019. Accessed 7 February 2020. (in Vietnamese)

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