JORDI FERNANDEZ
BROOKLYN NETS HEAD COACH
Jordi Fernandez is the Brooklyn Nets Head Coach. On April 22, 2024, Fernandez became the 25th Head Coach* in Nets history.
In the 2022-2023 NBA Season, Coach Fernandez helped lead the Kings to the third seed in the Western Conference standings, making it the first time in 17 seasons that the franchise reached the playoffs. Coach Fernandez also previously worked as an Assistant Coach with the Denver Nuggets (2016-2022), helping guide the team to four consecutive playoff appearances; a Head Coach for the Canton Charge (2014-2016) where he led the team to back-to-back 31-18 seasons, an Assistant Coach for the Canton Charge (2013-2014); as well as a player development coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers (2009-2013).
Jordi Fernandez was born on December 27, 1982, in Badalona, Spain. He graduated from the University of Barcelona with a degree in sports sciences, and is one completed academic article away from his PhD in sports psychology. In the summer of 2006, Coach moved to Las Vegas, where he joined the coaching staff of the Impact Basketball Academy. Fernandez began his coaching career at 15 years old and has a ton of international experience throughout the years. Fernandez served as an assistant coach for Spain’s U19 Men’s National Team (2013), he was an Assistant Coach for the Spanish National Team (2017-2019), he was an assistant coach for the Nigerian National Team (2020), and was the Head Coach of the Canadian National Team (2023).