NBA news: Another former Milwaukee Bucks player is moving up in the coaching world. Beno Udrih, a two-time NBA champion with the San Antonio Spurs who also spent two seasons of his colorful career with the Milwaukee Bucks, has reportedly been promoted to the role of a head coach in the NBA G League.
NBA News: Beno Udrih Named as Wisconsin Herd Head Coach
NBA insider Shams Charania of The Athletic broke the news on Udrih’s promotion:
“13-year NBA veteran Beno Udrih – a two-time champion with the Spurs – is becoming the new head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks’ Wisconsin Herd G League team, sources say. Udrih has spent time as a G League assistant coach, Pelicans assistant and pro scout for Hawks last season,” Shams wrote in his tweet.
As Shams reported, this is not Udrih’s first foray into the NBA G League. In 2020, the Westchester Knicks, the New York Knicks’ affiliate, hired the former point guard as their assistant coach. Not long after, he moved up to the NBA as a development coach for the New Orleans Pelicans.
Udrih is obviously looking to be a head coach in the NBA someday, and this move into the G League is a significant step toward this goal.
Beno Udrih: An NBA Journeyman
Beno Udrih started his NBA career as the Spurs’ 28th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. He spent the first three seasons of his career in San Antonio before he took his talents to the Sacramento Kings in 2007. It was after his Kings stint that the 6-foot-3 combo guard played a season and a half in Milwaukee. In 98 games played for the Bucks, Udrih averaged 6.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in 18.4 minutes per game.
Udrih also had stints with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Detroit Pistons, the Miami Heat, the New York Knicks, and the Orlando Magic.
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