Ainge 1st Maine Red Claws coach
PORTLAND (AP) — The Maine Red Claws basketball team says Austin Ainge will be the team’s head coach for the upcoming season.
The 27-year-old Ainge was most recently a scout for the Boston Celtics and is the son of Danny Ainge, general manager of the Celtics.
The Red Claws, Portland’s new NBA Development League team, will be affiliated with the Celtics and the Charlotte Bobcats. Ainge’s hiring was announced Tuesday by Red Claws president and general manager Jon Jennings and chairman Bill Ryan Jr.
Before joining the Celtics, Ainge was an assistant coach for Southern Utah University. He played at Brigham Young University.
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- Photo by John Ewing/Staff photographer… Tuesday, July 21, 2009…Austin Ainge is named head coach of Portland’s D League basketball team, the Red Claws, at a press conference at the team’s office. Team president Jon Jennings is at left.
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