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Excitement Underway As Stackhouse Named Head Coach For Raptors 905

Excitement Underway As Stackhouse Named Head Coach For Raptors 905

Holly MacKenzie – Raptors905.comTrash talk levels are rising for Raptors 905's 2016-2017 campaign.The Toronto Raptors announced on Friday that former NBA All-Star and Raptors assistant Jerry Stackhouse had been named head coach of the team's NBA D-League affluent Raptors 905 team.Stackhouse will replace Jesse Mermuys, who was named to Luke Walton's coaching staff in Los Angeles after guiding the 905 in its inaugural season."I am honoured to have the opportunity and challenge to lead our D-League team," Stackhouse said.
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Raptors 905 announce Jerry Stackhouse as new head coach

Raptors 905 announce Jerry Stackhouse as new head coach

TORONTO — Former NBA all-star Jerry Stackhouse is taking the helm of the Toronto Raptors' minor league team.The Raptors announced Friday that he has been appointed the new head coach of Raptors 905, the NBA club's D-League affiliate.Stackhouse served as an assistant coach with the Raptors last season.He succeeds Jesse Mermuys, who was named to the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff.
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Jerry Stackhouse Officially Named Head Coach of Raptors 905

Jerry Stackhouse Officially Named Head Coach of Raptors 905

We just became the toughest D-League team by defaultThe Raptors made an official announcement on Friday that Jerry Stackhouse, who joined the Raptors an assistant coach last season, will be the new head coach of the Raptors 905.He'll replace Jesse Mermuys, who left this offseason to join Luke Walton's new coaching staff in Los Angeles with the Lakers.In a press release, 905 general manager Dan Tolzman expressed his excitement for adding Stackhouse to the staff, adding, "The basketball pedigree that he brings to the 905 bench is as good as it gets in the D-League.We believe that his experience as a successful NBA player along with his year spent learning under Coach Casey on the Raptors staff will go a long way in helping teach the young players within our system what it takes to thrive at the next level."