Olaf Lange (basketball)

Olaf Lange

Olaf Lange (2013)
New York Liberty
Position	Assistant Coach
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1972-03-30) March 30, 1972 (age 52) Berlin, Germany
Career information
High school	Ulrich-von-Hutten Gymnasium (1984-1991)
College	Freie Universität Berlin / Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (1991-1995)
Coaching career	1995–present
Career history
As coach:
1995-1997	BTV 1846 Wuppertal (Asst.)
1997–2002	BTV 1846/Gold-Zack Wuppertal
1999–2002	Germany U20 Women's National Team
2001–2003	Germany National Team
2003	Germany U20 Men's National Team
2003	German A2 Men National Team Program
2003-2004	Mitteldeutscher BC (Asst.)
2004	Ros Casares Valencia
2005-2007	Liberty University (Asso. HC)
2007-2009	San Antonio Silver Stars (Asst.)
2010	San Antonio Silver Stars (Asso. HC)
2010-2012	BDS Logan Thunder
2012-2018	UMMC Ekaterinburg
2017-2019	Russian Basketball Federation - Women's National Team
2019-2021	Chicago Sky (Asst.)
2019-Present	Australian Opals National Team (Asst.)
2022-Present	New York Liberty (Asst.)
Career highlights and awards
As head coach: 2x FIBA EuroLeague Championship - Women (2013, 2016) 5x Russian Women's Basketball Premier League Champions (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) 5x German Championship (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) As assistant coach: 2x WNBA champion (2021, 2024) FIBA Europe Cup - Men (2004) FIBA EuroLeague Championship - Women (1996)

Olaf Lange (born March 30, 1972) is an assistant coach for New York Liberty in the WNBA and for the Australian Opals National Team.^[1][2]

Lange has made many different stops during his coaching career in both the WNBA and EuroLeague. He's been an assistant coach in the WNBA for both the Chicago Sky and San Antonio Silver Stars. Lange has also experienced multiple head coaching positions with Ros Casares, Logan Thunder, and UMMC Ekaterinburg. Lange also has coached for the German, Russian, and currently the Australian Basketball National Teams.