James Wade (basketball)

James Wade
Wade coaching in 2019
Toronto Raptors
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1975-08-15) August 15, 1975 (age 49)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / French
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High schoolNorthside (Memphis, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft1998: undrafted
PositionGuard
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2004Cambrai
2004–2005CSK VVS Samara
2005Rosalia de Castro Noyastar
2005–2006CSK VVS-2 Samara
2006Alicante Costablanca
2007–2008Ústí nad Labem
2008Nivelles
2008–2009Union Carquefou-St. Luce
2009–2010Aurore de Vitré
2010–2011GET Vosges
2011–2013Castelnau Le Lez Montpellier
As coach:
2012–2016San Antonio Stars (assistant)
2013–2016BLMA (assistant)
2017–2018Minnesota Lynx (assistant)
2017–2020UMMC Ekaterinburg (assistant)
2019–2023Chicago Sky
2023–presentToronto Raptors (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As assistant coach:

  • WNBA champion (2017)
  • 2× FIBA Euroleague champion (2018, 2019)

As executive:

James Wade (born August 15, 1975), known as Coco, is an American-French basketball assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

With the Chicago Sky, Wade won the WNBA's Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year awards in 2019 and 2022 respectively, and led the Sky to their first WNBA Championship in 2021.[1]

Wade was previously an assistant basketball coach for the Minnesota Lynx[2] of the WNBA and for UMMC Ekaterinburg[3] of the Euroleague and Russian Premier Basketball League. He is a former professional basketball player, having played his entire professional career in Europe.

  1. ^ "Chicago's James Wade Named 2019 WNBA Coach Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Home". Minnesota Lynx. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  3. ^ "WMLBA – "Play to Win"". wmlba.com. Retrieved 2019-07-06.