Emre Vatansever is an assistant coach for
Chicago Sky in the
WNBA and the head coach of
Çukurova Basketbol
Çukurova Basketbol Kulübü, for sponsorship reasons Çukurova Basketbol Kulübü Mersin Yenişehir Belediyesi, is a Turkish professional women's basketball club based in Mersin, Turkey. The club was founded in 2017 and currently competing in t ...
in Turkey.
Vantansever has previously been an assistant with
Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi and
Galatasaray, while also serving as a coaching intern for the
Seattle Storm
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.
Coaching career
Galatasaray
Vatansever spent seven years at Galatsaray as an assistant coach.
Seattle Storm
Vatansever’s first coaching job in the WNBA was as a coaching intern on
Jenny Boucek’s Seattle Storm staff.
Vatansever's time in Seattle included a lot of different roles including being an advance scout for the team.
Yakın Doğu Üniversites
Vatansever spent two years at Yakın Doğu Üniversites, where he was an assistant coach for the squad.
Chicago Sky
Vatansever joined the Chicago Sky in 2018 on
Amber Stocks
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's coaching staff as a player development assistant coach. When Stock was let go following the 2018 season, Vatansever was retained when
James Wade
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was hired. Vatansever became the acting head coach for two games in 2022, when Wade was sidelined for COVID. Vatansever helped the Sky go 2-0 during that time.
Çukurova
Vatansever earned his first head-coaching role in 2022 when Çukurova BK in Turkey hired him to be their head coach. His roster includes five current WNBA players:
Chelsea Gray
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,
Briann January,
Tiffany Hayes
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,
DeWanna Bonner
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, and
Jonquel Jones
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.
Personal life
Vatansever married professional basketball player Kristin Newlin. She played in Turkey since she graduated from Stanford in 2008, including on the Turkish national team for several years as a naturalized citizen. The couple have three children together.
References
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Chicago Sky coaches
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)