Mazen "Maz" Trakh (born July 3, 1962) is a
Jordanian-American professional
basketball
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coach. He has coached in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA),
Continental Basketball Association (CBA),
American Basketball Association (ABA) and overseas.
Playing career
Trakh attended
La Quinta High School in
Westminster, California
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, where he was a teammate on the basketball team with
Johnny Rogers.
He played
college basketball
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for the
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
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from 1983 to 1986.
Coaching career
Trakh served as an assistant coach at
Riverside Community College
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History
RCC first opened in 1916 at ...
from 1989 to 1993 and for the
UC Irvine Anteaters from 1994 to 1996.
Trakh helped lead Jordanian club
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FIBA Asia Club Championship. His team became the first Jordanian team to ever win the championship.
NBA
Trakh began working with the
Oklahoma City Thunder
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prior to the
2010–11 season, serving as the assistant coach focusing on player development for three seasons.
Trakh was an assistant coach for the
Detroit Pistons
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during the 2013–14 season under coach
Maurice Cheeks
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.
Trakh served as the west coast advance
scout for the
Golden State Warriors during the
2015–16 season.
At the beginning of the
2016–17 season, the
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays ...
added Trakh to their coaching staff as assistant coach.
Personal life
Trakh's older brother
Mark
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is also a basketball coach.
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See also
* List of foreign NBA coaches
References
External links
*Coach information a
Basketball-reference.com
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1960 births
Living people
American emigrants to Jordan
American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
American people of Jordanian descent
Basketball coaches from California
Basketball players from California
Continental Basketball Association coaches
Detroit Pistons assistant coaches
Golden State Warriors scouts
Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coaches
People from Westminster, California
Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball players
Washington Wizards assistant coaches