Brittni Donaldson

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 and was an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors from 2019-2021.[1]

Brittni Donaldson
Atlanta Hawks
PositionAssistant Coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-04-07) April 7, 1993
Sioux City, Iowa
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolSioux City North High School
CollegeNorthern Iowa (2011–2015)
PositionPoint Guard / Shooting Guard
Coaching career2019–present
Career history
As coach:
2019–2021Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2021Raptors 905 (assistant)
2022Hamilton Honey Badgers (assistant)
2022–2023Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2023–presentAtlanta Hawks (assistant)

Donaldson played basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers from 2011-2015 and graduated with a degree in Statistics and Actuarial Sciences. She still holds the school record for 3pt shots made in a single game (8). After graduation, she became a SportVU Data Analyst at STATS LLC, and then in 2017 was hired as a Data Analyst for the Toronto Raptors. She was a member of the Raptors' front office that helped win the 2019 NBA Finals. She was then promoted in 2019 by team president Masai Ujiri to be the 10th active female assistant coach in the NBA.[1] At the time, she was the youngest active Assistant Coach in the NBA at the age of 26.[2]

During the shortened 2021 NBA G-League Bubble 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. 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 coach Quin Snyder. Donaldson was the first female coaching hire in franchise history for the Toronto Raptors, the Detroit Pistons, and the Atlanta Hawks.

University of Northern Iowa statistics

Source[3]

Legend
  GP Games 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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12 University of Northern Iowa 30 133 34.8% 29.1% 52.2% 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.0 4.4
2012-13 University of Northern Iowa 34 209 32.8% 32.2% 74.0% 1.9 0.9 0.4 - 6.1
2013-14 University of Northern Iowa 30 221 36.8% 34.8% 87.2% 1.8 2.2 0.4 0.1 7.4
2014-15 University of Northern Iowa 22 65 36.8% 33.3% 80.0% 1.3 0.8 0.0 - 3.0
Career 116 628 34.9% 32.6% 75.4% 1.7 1.2 0.3 0.0 5.4

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.[1] Carmen played softball and volleyball. Both parents grew up in Iowa.

References
  1. Lowe, Zach (2019-09-09). "The unusual path of new Raptors assistant coach Brittni Donaldson". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  2. Calvin, Aaron (2019-09-18). "How Brittni Donaldson became the NBA's youngest assistant coach". USA Today. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  3. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.


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