By Jeph Duarte / Pounding The Rock, 2026-09-12 19:00:00
NBA G联赛球队奥斯汀马刺（在我这个老顽固心里，它永远是发展联盟的奥斯汀公牛）宣布克里斯·肯特 (Chris Kent) 成为球队新任主教练。他是该队队史上的第12位主教练。
隆重介绍奥斯汀马刺的新任主教练，克里斯·肯特。欢迎加入马刺大家庭，教练！
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— 奥斯汀马刺 (@austin_spurs) 2026年9月10日
肯特在篮球各级别赛事中拥有丰富的经验。他高中时期是安哥拉高中的明星球员，于2009年毕业，之后分别在亨廷顿大学和特里恩大学各打了两个赛季的大学篮球。他于2014年毕业并获得理科学士学位，其自主设计的通识研究专业侧重于体育与健身管理。
2013年至2015年间，他在G联赛球队韦恩堡疯蚁担任实习生。
2015年至2017年期间，他在南佛罗里达大学担任研究生助理教练，并在此期间获得了体育管理硕士学位。随后，肯特在2017-18赛季被任命为南佛罗里达大学的球员发展主管。
2018年，他以教练组实习生的身份加入芝加哥公牛，随后在2019年晋升为录像协调员。肯特在该职位上任职了三个赛季，之后于2022年加入其G联赛下属球队风城公牛的教练组担任助理教练。
次年，他在2023年至2025年期间加入了撕裂之城混音的教练组。
上赛季，肯特回到南佛罗里达大学担任助理教练。
如今，他也加入了曾在奥斯汀执教的杰出主帅行列。他接替的是雅各布·钱斯 (Jacob Chance)，后者已被任命为墨尔本联的主教练。
在奥斯汀马刺的前主帅中，斯科特·金 (Scott King)（曾当选2024-2025赛季G联赛年度最佳教练）和马特·尼尔森 (Matt Nielsen) 目前正在圣安东尼奥马刺担任米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 麾下的助理教练，而米奇·约翰逊本人也曾是奥斯汀马刺的助教。
自2007年以来，马刺就一直将这支附属发展球队设立在奥斯汀。这个职位颇具声望，因为许多前任主教练后来都步入了NBA。其中最知名的当属现任亚特兰大老鹰主教练奎因·斯奈德 (Quin Snyder)（2007-2010年执教奥斯汀），他曾在2014年至2022年担任犹他爵士的主教练。
曾在2012年率领奥斯汀公牛夺得发展联盟总冠军的布拉德·琼斯 (Brad Jones)（2010-2012年执教），目前是雄鹿的助理教练。泰勒·詹金斯 (Taylor Jenkins)（2012-2013年执教）近期被任命为密尔沃基雄鹿的主教练，此前他曾担任孟菲斯灰熊主教练长达七个赛季。而2018年率领奥斯汀马刺夺冠的布莱克·埃亨 (Blake Ahearn)（2017-2020年执教），目前在孟菲斯灰熊担任助理教练。
多年来，G联赛马刺队在协助年轻球员成长方面发挥了重要作用。科里·约瑟夫 (Cory Joseph)、德里克·怀特 (Derrick White)、德章泰·穆雷 (Dejounte Murray)、特雷·琼斯 (Tre Jones) 以及凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 都将奥斯汀视作他们职业生涯进阶的关键一环。
肯特或许将有机会与马刺2026年选秀大会选中的年轻球员们——杰登·昆坦斯 (Jayden Quaintance)、小塔里斯·里德 (Tarris Reed Jr.)、贾科比·吉莱斯皮 (Ja’Kobi Gillespie) 和马利克·布朗 (Maliq Brown) 共同合作，帮助他们逐渐走向成熟，并为争取在圣安东尼奥的出场时间做好准备。
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查看原文：Open Thread: Austin Spurs hire Chris Kent as head coach
Open Thread: Austin Spurs hire Chris Kent as head coach
The G-League Austin Spurs (who will forever be the D-League Austin Toros in my curmudgeon mind) announced Chris Kent as their new head coach. He is the 12th head coach in franchise history.
Meet the new Head Coach of the Austin Spurs, Chris Kent. Welcome to the Spurs family, Coach!
— Austin Spurs (@austin_spurs) September 10, 2026
Kent has extensive experience at multiple levels of the sport. A standout player for Angola High School, he graduated in 2009 before and played college ball for two seasons apiece at Huntington University and Trine University. He graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science. His self-designed degree in General Studies focused on Sport and Fitness Administration.
From 2013-2015 he served as an intern to the G-League Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
He served as a graduate assistant at South Florida from 2015 to 2017 while obtaining his Masters degree in Sports Management. Kent was then named director of player development at South Florida for the 2017-18 season.
In 2018, he joined the Chicago Bulls as a coaching intern before being promoted to video coordinator in 2019. Kent maintained the position for three seasons before moving over to the staff of their G-League affiliate Windy City Bulls as an assistant coach in 2022.
The following year he joined the coaching staff for the Rip City Remix from 2023-25.
Last season, Kent returned to South Florida as an assistant coach.
He now joins a distinguished list of head coaches to serve in Austin. He is replacing Jacob Chance after Chance was appointed head coach of Melbourne United.
Of the former Austin Spurs head coaches Scott King (who was named the 2024-2025 G-League Coach of the Year) and Matt Nielsen are currently assistants with San Antonio Spurs under Mitch Johnson, himself a former Austin Spurs assistant.
Since 2007, the Spurs have had the affiliate development team in Austin. The position offers some prestige as many former coaches have transitioned into the NBA. Most notably, Quin Snyder (2007-2010) who is the current head coach of the Atlanta Hawks. He was the head coach for the Utah Jazz from 2014-2022.
Brad Jones (2010-2012), who coached the Toros to a D-League Championship in 2012 is currently an assistant with the Bucks. Taylor Jenkins (2012-2013) was recently named the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. He previously spent seven seasons as the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies. And Blake Ahearn (2017-2020), head coach of the Austin Spurs 2018 title, serves as an assistant with the Memphis Grizzlies.
The G-Lague Spurs have been utilized well over the years to support the growth of young players. Cory Joseph, Derrick White, Dejounte Murray, Tre Jones, and Keldon Johnson have all credited Austin as a key factor in their evolution.
Kent may have the opportunity to work with the fledgling Spurs 2026 draft picks Jayden Quaintance, Tarris Reed, Jr., Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Maliq Brown as they mature and anticipate minutes in San Antonio.
By Jeph Duarte / Pounding The Rock