Olaf Lange (basketball)

Olaf Lange
Olaf Lange (2013)
New York Liberty
PositionAssistant Coach
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1972-03-30) March 30, 1972 (age 52)
Berlin, Germany
Career information
High schoolUlrich-von-Hutten Gymnasium (1984-1991)
CollegeFreie Universität Berlin / Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (1991-1995)
Coaching career1995–present
Career history
As coach:
1995-1997BTV 1846 Wuppertal (Asst.)
1997–2002BTV 1846/Gold-Zack Wuppertal
1999–2002Germany U20 Women's National Team
2001–2003Germany National Team
2003Germany U20 Men's National Team
2003German A2 Men National Team Program
2003-2004Mitteldeutscher BC (Asst.)
2004Ros Casares Valencia
2005-2007Liberty University (Asso. HC)
2007-2009San Antonio Silver Stars (Asst.)
2010San Antonio Silver Stars (Asso. HC)
2010-2012BDS Logan Thunder
2012-2018UMMC Ekaterinburg
2017-2019Russian Basketball Federation - Women's National Team
2019-2021Chicago Sky (Asst.)
2019-PresentAustralian Opals National Team (Asst.)
2022-PresentNew York Liberty (Asst.)
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Olaf Lange (born March 30, 1972) is an assistant coach for New York Liberty in the WNBA and for the Australian Opals National Team.[1][2]

Lange has made many different stops during his coaching career in both the WNBA and EuroLeague. He's been an assistant coach in the WNBA for both the Chicago Sky and San Antonio Silver Stars. Lange has also experienced multiple head coaching positions with Ros Casares, Logan Thunder, and UMMC Ekaterinburg. Lange also has coached for the German, Russian, and currently the Australian Basketball National Teams.

  1. ^ Voepel, M.A. (16 March 2022). "New York Liberty round out staff with head coach Sandy Brondello's husband Olaf Lange". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ Niendorf, Nicholas (18 December 2019). "Chicago Sky hire Australian national team assistant coach Olaf Lange". highposthoops.com. High Post Hoops. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

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