After the departure of Néstor García, the CAB officially made the former point guard the new manager of the albiceleste’s first team.
After the surprise departure of Nestor ‘Che’ Garcia as coach of Argentina National Team basketball, the Argentine Basketball Confederation (CAB) confirmed his replacement: Paul Prigioni will be the new technical director of the first team during the AmeriCup to be played at Recife, Braziland it will do the same in the last windows of FIBA in search of classification Philippines, Japan and Indonesia World Cup 2023.
In a press release, the CAB made official the born in Third River as the new DT of group of men. “The Argentine Basketball Confederation announced the arrival of Pablo Prigioni as the new technical director of the Senior Men’s National Team. The coach will have as his first commitment the AmeriCup (September 2 to 11 in Recife, Brazil) which will continue in November and February in the final FIBA World Cup 2023 qualifying window”they declared.
In addition, they added: “As a member of the “Golden Generation” of Argentine basketball, Prigioni was part of the squad that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, among other achievements. With a rare role as a player in Europe and in the NBA, the 45-year-old coach from Cordoba will make his debut as Head Coach of a national team. After his retirement as a player, he became the coach of Spanish Baskonia and an assistant with the Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves (a position he will retain). Prigioni will be joined at the AmeriCup by Gonzalo García, Leonardo Gutiérrez and Guido Fabbris as assistants”.
What Pablo Prigioni said after being announced as the new coach of the Argentine National Team
“My feeling for the National Team is very good, as well as my commitment to this group. The Argentina shirt is the most important thing. We are focused, staff and players, on giving the best of each of us in the tournament that looking forward to the future”he said Prigioni.
Source: Tycsports
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