TUOMAS IISALO
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES HEAD COACH
Tuomas Iisalo is the Head Coach of the Memphis Grizzlies. On May 2, 2025, Iisalo became the 15th Head Coach* in Grizzlies history.
Prior to becoming Head Coach of the Grizzlies, Coach Iisalo was an Assistant Coach for the team under Head Coach Taylor Jenkins (2024-2025), where he helped the team reach an NBA Playoff berth.
Tuomas Iisalo was born on July 29, 1982, in Helsinki, Finland. Prior to his NBA coaching career, he served as Head Coach of the Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany) and won the Bundesliga Coach of the Year in back-to-back seasons (2021-2023). Coach Iisalo won the FIBA Champions League and was awarded with the Basketball Champions League Best Coach honors (2023). He later served as Head Coach for Paris Basketball, where he led the club to a 20-1 record, the 2023-2024 Euro Cup Championship, and was named the Euro Cup Coach of the Year. Coach Iisalo also had a 14-year professional playing career in Finland and won the Finnish Cup with Espoon Honka (2009). He is the first Finnish-born Head Coach in the NBA.
*Inclusive of Full-Time and Interim Head Coaches