SB Nation DC - Washington Wizards Hire Jerry Sichting As Assistant Coachhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48897/dc-fave.png2012-08-09T18:47:03-04:00http://dc.sbnation.com/rss/stream/29959782012-08-09T18:47:03-04:002012-08-09T18:47:03-04:00Jerry Sichting Hired By Washington Wizards As Assistant Coach
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<p>Jerry Sichting has joined an already large <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bulletsforever.com/">Washington Wizards</a> coaching staff. The team announced his hiring as an assistant coach on Thursday. In Washington, Sichting will link back up with head coach <span>Randy Wittman</span>, who he has worked with extensively. He spent 11 years under Wittman as an assistant with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canishoopus.com/">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> and also spent one year with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Warriors</a> as an assistant.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/wizards-name-jerry-sichting-assistant-coach" target="_blank">Wittman spoke about Sichting on Thursday</a>.</p>
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<p>"I'm obviously very familiar with what Jerry will add to our staff and I'm thrilled to have him on board. His experience playing, teaching and evaluating the game will be valuable on the bench and on the practice court as we continue to develop our players and establish this team's identity." </p>
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<p>Sichting spent last year away from the NBA. In total, he's spent 24 years in the league as a player, coach, and as player personnel staff.</p>
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https://dc.sbnation.com/2012/8/9/3231943/jerry-sichting-hired-by-washington-wizards-as-assistant-coachKim McCauley2012-08-02T08:50:45-04:002012-08-02T08:50:45-04:00Wizards Expected To Hire Jerry Sichting As An Assistant Coach, According To Report
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<figcaption>April 16, 2012; Chicago, IL, USA; Washington Wizards head coach Randy Wittman reacts to a call during the second half against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. The Wizards beat the Bulls 87-84. Mandatory Credit: Rob Grabowski-US PRESSWIRE</figcaption>
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<p>Jerry Sichting could be making his return to the NBA as an assistant for the Washington Wizards according to Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune.</p> <p>Jerry Sichting became an assistant coach for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canishoopus.com/">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> in 1995 and remained a coach in the NBA until after the 2010-11 season, but spent the 2011-12 season coaching high school basketball. However, <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryZgoda/status/230810967771070464" target="_blank">Sichting could be making his return to the NBA</a> as an assistant for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bulletsforever.com/">Washington Wizards</a> according to Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune.</p>
<p><span>Randy Wittman</span> spent much of the early years of his coaching career with the Timberwolves and worked with Sichting there, making the hiring a potential reuniting of sorts. Wittman served as an assistant coach on the bench for the Timberwolves from 1994-1999 and was joined on the bench in 1995 by Sichting who served as an assistant coach until 2005.</p>
<p>However, by the time Wittman returned to become head coach of the Timberwolves in 2007, Sichting had already left to serve as an assistant coach at Marquette University.</p>
<p>Sichting had a 10-season career in the NBA, playing five of those seasons with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.indycornrows.com/">Indiana Pacers</a> and three with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Boston Celtics</a>.</p>
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https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-wizards/2012/8/2/3214842/jerry-sichting-assistant-washington-wizardsAdam Stites