The Brooklyn Nets have dismissed
head coach Jacque Vaughn and subsequently promoted assistant Kevin
Ollie to the interim-head-coach role, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski
reports.
Vaughn, 49, had an overall
record of 71-68 in two-plus seasons as the Nets’ head coach.
However, Brooklyn has struggled this season with only 21 wins in 54
games, leading to the firing.
“To Joe Tsai, Clara Wu-Tsai,
Ollie Weisberg, Sam Zussman, Sean Marks and front office, Nets
coaches, staff, players, BSE family, and the entire Brooklyn
borough: It was a pleasure being your Head Coach,” Vaughn said in a
statement. “I hope each individual I interacted with felt respected
and valued. Just know I gave you everything I had every single day.
Onto the next chapter. Amor Fati.”
Vaughn will be replaced by the
51-year-old Ollie, who joined the Nets as an assistant coach this
season. The 2014 NCAA champion coach with UConn will have an
opportunity to try and turn the season around for Brooklyn with 28
games left in the year.
