Jamahl Mosley (born October 6, 1978) is an American professional

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coach and former player who is the head coach of the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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and professionally for four seasons overseas. Mosley began his coaching career in 2005 as a player development coach for the

Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...

. He was promoted to assistant coach in 2007 and served in the same capacity for the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

and

Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferenc ...

. After seven years with the Mavericks, Mosley was hired as head coach for the

in 2021.

Playing career

Mosley played

for the

and was a third-team All-

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selection in 2000. He began his career in Mexico with Petroleros de Salamanca in 2001 before he joined the

Victoria Titans The Victoria Titans (known in its final two seasons as the Victoria Giants), were an Australian professional basketball team that competed in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL). The club was based in Me ...

of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) and was named the league's Best Sixth Man in 2002. Mosley signed with

Baloncesto León Club Baloncesto León was a basketball team, based in León, Spain. History Early years (1981-1988) Baloncesto León was founded by José Antonio Moirón García, Enrique Emperador Marcos, Juan Carlos Rodríguez Villanueva, Lisardo Mourelo Gonz� ...

in 2003 and played there for one season. He split the 2004–05 season with

Korihait Korihait ( en, Basket Sharks) is a Finnish basketball team from Uusikaupunki. It was formed as Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat, shortly UU, in 1898 and has won one Korisliiga Finnish Championship (1990) and two Finnish Cups (1986, 1988). In 1994 UU had f ...

in Finland and the

Seoul Samsung Thunders Seoul Samsung Thunders ( ko, 서울 삼성 썬더스) is a professional basketball team, competing in the Korean Basketball League. Ever since the club was founded in 1978, they have been associated with Samsung Electronics. Initially based in Su ...

in South Korea where he finished his playing career.

Coaching career

Mosley joined the

of the NBA as a player development coach and scout in 2005. He was promoted to an assistant coach in 2007. Mosley worked as an assistant coach for the

from 2010 to 2014. He joined the

as an assistant coach in 2014. Mosley became the Mavericks' defensive coordinator in 2018 and was responsible for the team's defensive strategies. On July 11, 2021, Mosley was named as head coach of the

Head coaching record

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References

External links

College statisticsColorado Buffaloes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mosley, Jamahl 1978 births Living people African-American basketball coaches African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Baloncesto León players Basketball players from Milwaukee Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coaches Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball players Dallas Mavericks assistant coaches Denver Nuggets assistant coaches Forwards (basketball) Orlando Magic head coaches Seoul Samsung Thunders players Sportspeople from Milwaukee Victoria Giants players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople