The Breakers have officially sacked coach Kevin Braswell and have replaced him with Israeli Dan Shamir.
Kevin Braswell's stint as the Breakers head coach is officially over. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Shamir has been given a new title of Director of Basketball.
In his one and only season in charge, Braswell failed to get the four time Australian NBL champions into the play-offs with a 12 wins, 16 loss record.
The club says a review identified a need for better internal cohesion between the Breakers high-performance staff and the executive team.
Shamir has extensive Euroleague experience having won back to back Euroleague titles as an assistant coach with Maccabi Tel Aviv and was named Israeli Coach of the Year last year after guiding Hapoel Holon to victory in the Israeli Cup.
The 44-year-old has been an assistant or head coach in top leagues in Europe for the last 18 years.
These guys mean BUSINESS! Dan Shamir and Zico Coronel join Fitch and the boys Bring on the season! #NBL20 #UNBREAKABLE pic.twitter.com/oo5w6YcDJy
— SKY Sport Breakers NZ (@NZBreakers) July 30, 2019
Shamir has signed American shooting guard Scotty Hopson who has had limited experience with NBA teams the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder.
He's also picked up Tall Blacks and Southland Sharks power forward Tom Vodanovich.
Shamir has also brought in Hawke's Bay coach Zico Coronel as one of his assistants.
