Name Chris Terrell | Role Basketball Coach | |
En Fuego Hoops - Chris Terrell - Director Basketball Operations
Chris Terrell (born June 2, 1972 in Canoga Park, California) is an American professional basketball coach of the Halifax Rainmen in the National Basketball League of Canada with extensive experience as both a professional basketball coach and general manager.
On 27 Nov 2013 Terrell was fired by the Halifax Rainmen and replaced by Craig Hodges.
Director of operations for the World Basketball Association (WBA), head coach and director of basketball operations of the Texas Tycoons of the American Basketball Association (ABA), head coach Cimarrones de Ensenada and player personnel director for the Mayas de Yucatan of the Professional Mexican League (LNBP). President of the International Scouting and Marketing Network BeSeenHoop and was the director of the 2005 Tournament of the Americas held in Sonora, Mexico.
Terrell was the director of basketball development for the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA D-League and holds a career .776 winning percentage (as of November, 2006) with an extensive background in League Management, Team Management, General Management, Head Coaching, and Operations. Terrell went on to Coach in the CIBACOPA for Pioneros de Los Mochis and in the Chinese Basketball Association for Zhejiang Guangsha Lions. Named All-star coach while with Los Mochis and with the Texas Tycoons, Coach went to the 2007 ABA Championship, and served as Director of Basketball for the D-League Finalists that year as well. In 2011, Terrell went on to become the Head Coach for Fuerza Guinda de Nogales. Coach credits his humble beginnings as a high school coach in Los Angeles who moved quickly up the ladder to the Collegiate ranks and on to professional leagues around the world.
In January 2012, Coach Terrell took over the position of head coach for CSS Giurgiu in the Romanian Championship League A. In the process, Terrell became the first American to coach in the top leagues of Latin America (LNBP), China (CBA) and Europe (Romania A). The accomplishment was achieved while still in his 30's. As a member of FIBA Europe 1, CSS Giurgiu finished the 2011-2012 Season on a positive defeating Timisoara and winning their final 2 games moving past rival FC Dinamo in the standings. Retained for the 2012-2013 Season, Terrell has been given the added charge of helping to assemble the club's roster and has added the role of director of basketball in addition to head coach.
In the summer of 2012, Terrell founded and headed EuroCamp Dallas. An opportunity for professional basketball players to work with top-level overseas coaches. Twelve players from this program have received overseas offers as of August 2012.