Jay Triano

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jay Triano
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 21, 1958(1958-09-21)
Age	66
Birthplace	Tillsonburg
Country	Canada
Birth City	Tillsonburg
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jay Triano Biography

Jay Triano is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on September 21, 1958 in Tillsonburg, Tillsonburg, Canada. Howard James “Jay” Triano (born September 21, 1958) is a Canadian basketball coach and former professional player, who is currently the lead assistant coach of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as the head coach of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors and the interim head coach of the Phoenix Suns. A former Canadian national team player who competed in two Olympics, he has also had two stints as head coach of the national team.

After retiring as a player, he became head coach at his alma mater, Simon Fraser University, in 1988. In 1995, when the Vancouver Grizzlies debuted, he became team Director of Community Relations and worked as the colour commentator for their radio broadcasts. In 1998, Triano became the head coach of the Canadian men’s national basketball team. He led them to a 5–2 record and a seventh-place finish in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, losing to France by five points in the quarter-finals. Two years later, he became an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors, becoming the second Canadian-born coach in the NBA. He served under Lenny Wilkens, Kevin O’Neill, and Sam Mitchell.

On December 3, 2008, Triano was named interim head coach of the Raptors after Mitchell was relieved of his coaching duties. He became the first Canadian- born head coach in NBA history. Triano guided the Raptors to a 25–40 mark.

In 2008, Triano was named an assistant coach for United States national team. On February 13, 2008, Triano served as head coach of the Toronto Raptors in their 109–91 victory over the New Jersey Nets, in place of head coach Sam Mitchell, who was absent from the team as a result of the passing of his father-in-law, making history as the first Canadian to serve as head coach for a regular-season NBA game.

Triano was born in Tillsonburg, Ontario and raised in Niagara Falls, Ontario, where he attended A. N. Myer Secondary School. He is of Italian descent through his great-grandfather, who landed on Ellis Island, then made his way to Welland, Ontario. His younger brother Jeff was a draft pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, after playing OHL hockey for the Toronto Marlboros. Brady Heslip, his nephew and son of his sister Jody, played basketball at Baylor University and currently plays for the Canadian national team.

Jay Triano Net Worth

Jay Triano is one of the richest Basketball Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jay Triano 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Triano was a national team player from 1977 to 1988, captained the team from 1981 to 1988, and played in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. He led the Canadian team that won Gold at the 1983 World University Games in Edmonton, Alberta, defeating the United States in the semi-finals, which was led by Karl Malone and Charles Barkley, and Yugoslavia in the final, led by Dražen Petrović. He played three seasons of professional basketball, two in Mexico and one (1985–86 season for Fenerbahçe Istanbul) in Turkey.

As a student at Simon Fraser University, the 6 ft 4 in, 194 lb Triano broke or equalled eleven school men’s basketball records, including having the most career points with 2,616. At Simon Fraser, he befriended Canadian athlete and activist Terry Fox. He was drafted in the eighth round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, but was cut during training camp and never played in the NBA. The same year, he was also drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the sixth round of the 1981 CFL Draft.

In 2004, Triano was fired as national team head coach, and was replaced by Leo Rautins the following year.

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Who is Jay Triano Dating?

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On August 17, 2012, Triano was named as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers. The following week, Triano was also named head coach of Canada’s national team for the second time in his career.

Facts & Trivia

Jay Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Jay Triano celebrates birthday on September 21 of every year.

On October 22, 2017, after a 0–3 start to the season, including one of the worst losses in Suns history and the worst loss to open up a regular season in league history, Triano was promoted to interim head coach of the Suns after the firing of Earl Watson. In his first game as head coach since 2011, Triano managed to lead the team, which previously had 40+ point losses earlier in the year, to lead as high as 22 points at one point before winning 117–115 on October 23, against the Sacramento Kings for their first win of the season. On December 26, 2017, Triano became the first foreign born head coach in NBA history to win 100 games in the league with a 99–97 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. However, the Suns would finish the season with a 21–58 record under his tenure, and he would not return as head coach after that season. On May 24, 2018, the Charlotte Hornets announced that Triano would join their staff as lead assistant coach.

Is Jay Triano married?

Jay became the first Canadian-born and Canadian trained coach in the NBA. Jay now divides his time between Toronto, ON and New Westminster, B.C., where he lives with his wife Beth and their three children, Courtney, Jessica and Dustin.

Where is Jay Triano coaching?

Sacramento Kings
Position| Assistant coach
League| NBA
Personal information
Born| September 21, 1958 Tillsonburg, Ontario

Who is the assistant coach of the Charlotte Hornets?

Tyrone Corbin joins the Hornets as an assistant coach, bringing 16 years of NBA head and assistant coaching experience after a 16-year NBA playing career.

Who were the coaches of the Toronto Raptors?

Nick Nurse

Who is on the Sacramento Kings roster?

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