On This Day: Utah Jazz Hired Head Coach Quin Snyder Six Years Ago
Jun 6, 2020, 5:14 PM | Updated: 8:52 pm
Head coach Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz looks on in the second half during Game Three of Round Two of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Houston Rockets at Vivint Smart Home Arena on May 4, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Rockets beat the Jazz 113-92. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
(Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – On this day in 2014, the Utah Jazz hired Quin Snyder as the eighth head coach in franchise history.
Snyder was announced as the head coach of the Jazz on June 6, 2014.
Before the NBA season was halted in March, Snyder had led Utah to a record of 41-23 this season.
#OnThisDay six years ago, Quin Snyder became our 𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐇 📋 pic.twitter.com/9nj1YZjLAh
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) June 6, 2020
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The Utah Jazz under Quin Snyder
Under Coach Snyder, the Jazz have qualified for the postseason each of the past three seasons.
Utah is currently on the verge of clinching a spot in the 2020 NBA Playoffs as well. It would be the first time the Jazz have reached the postseason in four straight seasons since their run from the 2006-07 season until the 2009-10 season.
Under Snyder, Utah’s record improved each of his first three seasons as head coach.
The Jazz have won 48 games or more in each of the last seasons.
Snyder’s regular season record as Utah’s head coach is 268-206. In the postseason, Snyder has led the Jazz to a record of 10-17.
Quin Snyder has been nominated for Coach of the Year! pic.twitter.com/f2cDIkUwWZ
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) May 17, 2018
About Quin Snyder
The Mercer Island, Washington native played college basketball at Duke under legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski from 1985-89. He helped lead the Blue Devils to three appearances in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.
After his playing career was over, Snyder became an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers in 1992.
Over the next decade-plus, he coached in college, the NBA, and overseas.
After one season as an assistant for the Atlanta Hawks, the Jazz hired Snyder as head coach.
Agree with Kobe. Quin Snyder for NBA COY. #TheBrotherhood 🔵😈 pic.twitter.com/h6VCpLx7vO
— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) April 15, 2018
Head Coaches in Jazz Franchise History
- Scotty Robertson* (1974)
- Butch van Breda Kolff* (1974-76)
- Elgin Baylor* (1974-interim, 1976-79)
- Tom Nissalke (1979-81)
- Frank Layden (1981-88)
- Jerry Sloan (1988-2011)
- Tyrone Corbin (2011-14)
- Quin Snyder (2014-Present)
*New Orleans Jazz
