Pat Delany (basketball)
Pat Delany is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association   (NBA). Delany had served as the head coach of the Toronto Raptors at the 2023 NBA Summer League. Delany has worked in various coaching positions in the NBA. He has also worked for the Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat and Washington Wizards.

Playing career 
Raised in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey, Delany played prep basketball at Christian Brothers Academy.

Standing at 6-2 and weighing 185 pounds, Delany played for the Saint Anselm Hawks men's basketball team in NCAA Division II. Over his college career, Delany played 118 games, starting in 58 of them. He averaged 3.7 points per game and had a shooting percentage of 41.5%. Delany also recorded 160 assists.

Coaching career 
Delany began his coaching career in the NBA in 2001-2002 as a Video Intern with the Boston Celtics. He then moved on to the Miami Heat, where he worked as a Video Intern from 2002-2003 before being promoted to Video Coordinator from 2003-2004 and eventually advancing to the role of Advance Scout from 2007-2008 to 2012-2013.

In 2013-2014, Delany took on the role of Head Coach for the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

In his inaugural season with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, Pat Delany led the team to a 31-19 record, earning them home court advantage in the first round of the postseason.

He then joined the Charlotte Hornets as an Assistant Coach, serving from 2014 to April 2018.

Delany's coaching career continued with the Orlando Magic, where he continued the role of Assistant Coach from June 2018 to 2021. Following his tenure with the Magic, he joined the Washington Wizards as an Assistant Coach in August 2021.

In 2023, he was hired as an assistant coach as a part of new head coach Darko Rajaković coaching staff with the Toronto Raptors.

It was announced on July 4, 2023, that Delany would serve as the Raptors head coach at the NBA Summer League 2023 in Las Vegas.

References

Living people
American men's basketball coaches
Basketball players from New Jersey
Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey) alumni
Orlando Magic assistant coaches
People from Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey
Saint Anselm Hawks men's basketball players
Sportspeople from Monmouth County, New Jersey
Toronto Raptors assistant coaches
Washington Wizards assistant coaches
Year of birth missing (living people)