Rasheed Hazzard (born August 5, 1976) is an American basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the

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of the

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(BAL). Hazzard is the son of

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who played for the

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. He played collegiately for

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Career

Hazzard started his coaching career as head coach of Venice High School in

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, staying there for five years. He then joined the college team

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as assistant coach. In 2006, he entered the

organisation where he had different roles over the next five seasons. He was a part-time scout for the Lakers, while also being an assistant for the NBA D-League's

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part-time. In 2014, Razzard joined the

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as an assistant coach, where he would stay for three seasons. On January 19, 2020, Razzed was announced as the associate head coach for Veltex Shizuoka of the Japanese

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. Following his return to the United States, Razzard joined the

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team as assistant. In January 2023, the South African club

announced Hazzard as their new head coach.

References

External links

New York Knicks bio
1976 births Living people American basketball scouts American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players George Washington Colonials men's basketball players High school basketball coaches in California Los Angeles D-Fenders coaches Los Angeles Lakers scouts NBA G League Ignite coaches New York Knicks assistant coaches Portland Pilots men's basketball coaches Veltex Shizuoka coaches Venice High School (Los Angeles) alumni {{US-basketball-coach-stub