Chris Haslam (born 27 May 1974 in

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) is a British

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coach and former player. He played at the

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in the mid 1990s. He has spent spells all over

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, with

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in Greece,

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and

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in Belgium,

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in Germany and for the last three seasons,

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and Basket Trapani in Italy. He also played for

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in the

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. He was an assistant coach at

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from 2013-2023 helping the Bobcats to the 2022 and 2023 Big Sky tournament Championships. Haslam is now an assistant coach at Utah State University.

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1974 births Living people Mersey Tigers players English men's basketball players Wyoming Cowboys basketball players {{UK-basketball-bio-stub