Coaches
Scott Brooks | Head Coach
Scott Brooks concluded his third season as head coach of the Thunder by leading Oklahoma City to a Northwest Division Title and a spot in the Western Conference Finals versus the eventual NBA Champion, Dallas Mavericks.
During the 2010-11 season Brooks led the Thunder to 55 wins and a spot in the Western Conference Finals after Oklahoma City captured playoff series victories over the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies.
After the late-season acquisition of Kendrick Perkins from the Boston Celtics in mid-March, Brooks guided the Thunder to a 13-4 mark in the final 17 games of the regular season.
Under Brooks, the OKC franchise has qualified for the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1997 and 1998.
Brooks, the 16th head coach in franchise history received the 2009-10 Red Auerbach NBA Coach of the Year award after his second season as head coach. During his first full year at the helm of the Thunder Brooks oversaw one of the biggest turnarounds in NBA history. A year after winning 23 games, the Thunder concluded the 2009-10 season with a record of 50-32 (.610). The 27-win improvement was tied for the eighth largest in NBA history.
In the 2010 postseason, the Thunder took the eventual NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers to a Game 6 in what proved to be one of the more entertaining first round playoff series in recent memory.
During the 2009-10 season, Brooks was awarded NBA Coach of the Month honors in February after the Thunder wrapped-up the month with a 9-2 (.818) mark. The 81.8% winning percentage for the OKC franchise was the highest in a given month since January of 1997.
Brooks was named interim head coach of the Thunder 13 games into the 2008-09 season and was later named head coach on April 15, 2009 prior to the team’s final game of the season. A day after being awarded his first NBA head coaching position, Brooks led the Thunder to their most lopsided victory of the year in the team’s season finale, a 126-85 win versus the Los Angeles Clippers at STAPLES Center.
Prior to his appointment as interim head coach on November 22, 2008 Brooks joined P.J. Carlisemo and the Thunder coaching staff at the start of the 2007-08 season.
Before joining the Thunder organization, Brooks spent the 2006-07 season working as an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings. His NBA coaching career began with the Denver Nuggets, where he served as an assistant coach under George Karl from 2003-06. Brooks helped lead the Nuggets to the playoffs in each of his three seasons with the club. During his brief tenure with the Nuggets, Denver amassed a 136-110 (.560%) regular season record.
Brooks enjoyed an 11-year (1988-99) playing career in the NBA, appearing in 680 regular season games with Philadelphia, Minnesota, Houston, Dallas, New York, Cleveland and the Los Angeles Clippers. Brooks’ teams advanced to the postseason six of his 11 NBA seasons, and in 1994, he was a member of the NBA Champion Houston Rockets. Brooks holds career averages of 4.9 points and 2.4 assists per game. He excelled from three-point range, shooting 37.2 percent (287-771) from behind the arc. He also played one year with the Albany Patroons (1988) in the Continental Basketball Association, and was named to the CBA’s All-Rookie Team.
In 2000, Brooks was a player/assistant coach with the Los Angeles Stars of the ABA. The following season, he served as the head coach of the Southern California Surf of the ABA, guiding the club to a 23-14 record.
A native of Lathrop, California, Brooks began his collegiate career at Texas Christian University, where he played one season. He then transferred to San Joaquin Delta College for his sophomore season, before spending his final two years at UC Irvine, where he averaged 23.8 points per game as a senior.
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Maurice Cheeks | Assistant Coach
Cheeks enters his third season with Oklahoma City after spending three-plus seasons (2005-08) as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. With Philadelphia, Cheeks guided the 76ers to a 122-147 (.459) mark and a playoff berth during the 2007-08 season.
Cheeks brings more than 30 years of NBA experience to the Thunder bench including seven-plus seasons as a head coach with Portland and Philadelphia. As an NBA head coach, Cheeks compiled a 284-286 (.498) record.
Prior to joining the Sixers, Cheeks spent three-plus seasons as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers (2001-05). During his time in Portland, he posted a 162-139 (.538) mark, accounting for the fourth-highest win total in Blazers coaching history. He helped the Blazers reach the NBA Playoffs twice, and his 2002-03 squad tied for second in the Pacific Division with a 50-32 record.
Before joining Portland in 2001, Cheeks spent seven seasons as an assistant coach for the Sixers, working under head coaches John Lucas (1994-96), Johnny Davis (1996-97), and Larry Brown (1997-2001). In 2000-01 under Brown, Cheeks helped guide the 76ers to a record of 56-26 (.683) and a spot in the NBA Finals.
Cheeks played 15 seasons in the NBA, the first 11 with Philadelphia, before stints with San Antonio, New York, Atlanta and New Jersey. He was selected to the NBA’s All-Defensive Team five times (First Team: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986; Second Team: 1987) and played in four All-Star games (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988). He was a member of 76ers 1983 World Championship team. In addition, Cheeks is one of seven former Sixers players to have his number retired by the club (No. 10).
As an NBA player, Cheeks compiled career averages of 11.1 ppg, 6.7 apg and 2.1 spg in 1,101 games over 15 seasons while shooting .523 from the field and .793 from the free throw line. A native of Chicago, he began his coaching career with the Quad City Thunder of the CBA. In his only season with Quad City, Cheeks helped guide the club to the CBA Championship.
The 1978 West Texas State (currently West Texas A&M) graduate was a four-year starter and three-time MVP in college. He finished his collegiate career third on the Buffs’ all-time scoring list, averaging 16.8 points per game while shooting 56.8 percent from the field as a senior. Cheeks was selected in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft (36th overall by the Sixers).
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Rex Kalamian | Assistant Coach
Rex Kalamian begins his third season with the Thunder after spending the previous two seasons with the Sacramento Kings (2007-09). Kalamian brings 17 years of NBA experience to the Oklahoma City bench.
Prior to joining Sacramento, Kalamian spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Before his time in Minnesota, Kalamian spent a one-year stint (2004-05) with the Denver Nuggets working as assistant coach/ player development. Kalamian also worked as a West Coast scout for the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2003-04 season prior to assuming his coaching duties in Denver.
The bulk of Kalamian’s NBA experience was gained working for the Los Angeles Clippers for nine years in various capacities, starting as an assistant to the scouting department in 1992 before being promoted to assistant coach in 1995. In addition to his many responsibilities on the bench, Kalamian prepared scouting reports on upcoming opponents for coaches and players, as well as developing players’ skills.
Prior to joining the Clippers, Kalamian was an assistant coach for his former team at East Los Angeles College for two seasons where he had played the previous two seasons. He led the South Coast Conference in three-point field goal percentage during the 1988-89 season and was team captain in his second year.
Kalamian graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in business management.
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Mark Bryant | Assistant Coach
Mark Bryant enters his fifth season as a Thunder assistant coach in 2011-12. He served as an assistant coach/player development with the Orlando Magic from 2005-07. Prior to his time in Orlando, Bryant spent the 2004-05 season with the Dallas Mavericks as a member of its player development staff.
Bryant spent 15 seasons as a player in the NBA with 10 different teams from 1988-2003. Originally selected by Portland in the first round (21st pick overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft, Bryant helped the Blazers reach the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992. He appeared in 797 regular season games during his NBA career with Portland, Houston, Phoenix, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, San Antonio, Philadelphia, Denver and Boston, averaging 5.4 ppg and 3.8 rpg in 16.9 mpg. Bryant also appeared in 79 career playoff games, averaging 3.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg in 12.2 mpg.
Bryant was a First Team All-Big East selection as a senior at Seton Hall in 1987-88, averaging 20.5 ppg and 9.1 rpg for the Pirates. The 6-9 forward led the school to its first-ever berth into the NCAA Tournament.
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Brian Keefe | Assistant Coach
Brian Keefe enters his fifth season with the Thunder and his third as assistant coach. During his first two years with Oklahoma City, Keefe served as a player development coach.
From 2005-07, Keefe worked with the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant video coordinator. Prior to joining the Spurs, Keefe was an assistant coach at NCAA Division II Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I. for four seasons (2001-05), highlighted by a trip to the Division II Championship in 2005. He also served one season as a graduate assistant at the University of South Florida (2000-01).
Keefe began his collegiate playing career at UC Irvine, where he was appointed team captain as a sophomore and named All-Big West Second Team in 1995-96 after leading the team in scoring. After transferring to UNLV for his final two seasons, Keefe helped the Running Rebels win the Western Athletic Conference Tournament and earn an NCAA berth. He was named to the WAC All-Tournament Team after making a tournament-record 13 three-pointers. During his senior season in 1998-99, Keefe was named team captain and helped lead UNLV to an NIT appearance.
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Maz Trakh | Assistant Coach/Player Development
Trakh enters his second season with the Thunder after spending the previous 23 years coaching the game of basketball in varying capacities. After playing at Southern Utah University, Trakh served as an assistant coach at Long Beach State, Riverside Community College and UC Irvine before being named head coach at Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA.
During Trakh’s coaching career which has spanned more than two decades, he has coached professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), American Basketball Association (ABA) and oversees. Most recently, Trakh spent the last five years in Asia as a head coach in the Jordan Basketball League. In 2005, he helped lead Jordan Fastlink (now Zain) to the FIBA Asia Club Championship. His team became the first Jordanian team to ever win the championship.
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Dr. Donnie Strack | Director, Medical Services
Dr. Strack begins his fourth season in Oklahoma City as the Director of Medical Services. From 2005-2008, Dr. Strack was in private practice as a physical therapist at Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Services in Wellesley Hills, Mass. Dr. Strack graduated with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Indianapolis in 2005 after serving as a Graduate Assistant athletic trainer for the Indiana Pacers from 2002-2005.
He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Indianapolis in 2002 and was awarded the Athletic Training Department Performance Award that same year. Dr. Strack also served as an athletic trainer during the 2002 World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis and the RCA Tennis Championships in 2001 and 2002.
In 2010, Dr. Strack completed his post doctorate fellowship in manual therapy from Regis University. He is board certified in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (OCS) by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT). In addition to being a licensed physical therapist and athletic trainer, he is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist.
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Joe Sharpe | Head Athletic Trainer
Joe Sharpe enters his fourth season with the organization, serving as head athletic trainer. Before joining the Thunder, Sharpe spent four seasons as head athletic trainer for the Charlotte Bobcats. Prior to Charlotte, Sharpe was the head strength and conditioning coach/assistant athletic trainer with the Minnesota Timberwolves for two seasons, which included the team’s Midwest Division title and run to the Western Conference Finals.
Sharpe was previously the head basketball athletic trainer at the University of Connecticut during a nine-year stint with the Huskies that included its 1999 NCAA Championship season. He worked as part of the United States Olympic Committee medical staff at the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center in 2002, and traveled to Thailand in 2007 for The University World Games.
During the summer of 2010 Sharpe served as the Athletic Trainer for the USA Men’s National team as they competed in the FIBA World Championships in Turkey. The USA team won gold and qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. He previously worked with the USA Basketball men’s junior national team in 2002 and 2008, and the men’s senior national team in 2009. Sharpe also participated in the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders camp held in Johanneburg, South Africa in 2007.
Joe and his wife, Jennifer, have two children, Joseph and Jayme.
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Dwight Daub | Director, Athletic Performance MS, CSCS, PES, CES
Dwight Daub enters his 15th season with the Thunder and his 12th as Director of Athletic Performance. During his first three seasons with the team, he held the title of strength and conditioning coach.
Daub is responsible for the development and implementation of strength, conditioning and nutritional programs for all Thunder players. Daub helps each player establish a personalized diet and training regimen and assists them with injury rehabilitation. He also arranges offseason training programs and monitors each player’s physical progress between seasons.
Following the 2008-09 NBA season, Daub was named co-recipient of the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year award presented by the NBASCA (National Basketball Association Strength and Conditioning Association).
A 1979 graduate of the University of Evansville (Ind.) with a degree in physical education, Daub also received his master’s degree in exercise sports science from Eastern Illinois in 1985.
Dwight and his wife, Laurie, have a son Bryce and a daughter Gentrie who along with her husband Aaron are the parents of Daub’s first grandchild, Peyton.
Scott Brooks concluded his third season as head coach of the Thunder by leading Oklahoma City to a Northwest Division Title and a spot in the Western Conference Finals versus the eventual NBA Champion, Dallas Mavericks. During the 2010-11 season Brooks led the Thunder to 55 wins and a spot in the Western Conference Finals after Oklahoma City captured playoff series victories over the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies.
After the late-season acquisition of Kendrick Perkins from the Boston Celtics in mid-March, Brooks guided the Thunder to a 13-4 mark in the final 17 games of the regular season.
Under Brooks, the OKC franchise has qualified for the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1997 and 1998.
Brooks, the 16th head coach in franchise history received the 2009-10 Red Auerbach NBA Coach of the Year award after his second season as head coach. During his first full year at the helm of the Thunder Brooks oversaw one of the biggest turnarounds in NBA history. A year after winning 23 games, the Thunder concluded the 2009-10 season with a record of 50-32 (.610). The 27-win improvement was tied for the eighth largest in NBA history.
In the 2010 postseason, the Thunder took the eventual NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers to a Game 6 in what proved to be one of the more entertaining first round playoff series in recent memory.
During the 2009-10 season, Brooks was awarded NBA Coach of the Month honors in February after the Thunder wrapped-up the month with a 9-2 (.818) mark. The 81.8% winning percentage for the OKC franchise was the highest in a given month since January of 1997.
Brooks was named interim head coach of the Thunder 13 games into the 2008-09 season and was later named head coach on April 15, 2009 prior to the team’s final game of the season. A day after being awarded his first NBA head coaching position, Brooks led the Thunder to their most lopsided victory of the year in the team’s season finale, a 126-85 win versus the Los Angeles Clippers at STAPLES Center.
Prior to his appointment as interim head coach on November 22, 2008 Brooks joined P.J. Carlisemo and the Thunder coaching staff at the start of the 2007-08 season.
Before joining the Thunder organization, Brooks spent the 2006-07 season working as an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings. His NBA coaching career began with the Denver Nuggets, where he served as an assistant coach under George Karl from 2003-06. Brooks helped lead the Nuggets to the playoffs in each of his three seasons with the club. During his brief tenure with the Nuggets, Denver amassed a 136-110 (.560%) regular season record.
Brooks enjoyed an 11-year (1988-99) playing career in the NBA, appearing in 680 regular season games with Philadelphia, Minnesota, Houston, Dallas, New York, Cleveland and the Los Angeles Clippers. Brooks’ teams advanced to the postseason six of his 11 NBA seasons, and in 1994, he was a member of the NBA Champion Houston Rockets. Brooks holds career averages of 4.9 points and 2.4 assists per game. He excelled from three-point range, shooting 37.2 percent (287-771) from behind the arc. He also played one year with the Albany Patroons (1988) in the Continental Basketball Association, and was named to the CBA’s All-Rookie Team.
In 2000, Brooks was a player/assistant coach with the Los Angeles Stars of the ABA. The following season, he served as the head coach of the Southern California Surf of the ABA, guiding the club to a 23-14 record.
A native of Lathrop, California, Brooks began his collegiate career at Texas Christian University, where he played one season. He then transferred to San Joaquin Delta College for his sophomore season, before spending his final two years at UC Irvine, where he averaged 23.8 points per game as a senior.
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Maurice Cheeks | Assistant Coach
Cheeks enters his third season with Oklahoma City after spending three-plus seasons (2005-08) as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. With Philadelphia, Cheeks guided the 76ers to a 122-147 (.459) mark and a playoff berth during the 2007-08 season. Cheeks brings more than 30 years of NBA experience to the Thunder bench including seven-plus seasons as a head coach with Portland and Philadelphia. As an NBA head coach, Cheeks compiled a 284-286 (.498) record.
Prior to joining the Sixers, Cheeks spent three-plus seasons as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers (2001-05). During his time in Portland, he posted a 162-139 (.538) mark, accounting for the fourth-highest win total in Blazers coaching history. He helped the Blazers reach the NBA Playoffs twice, and his 2002-03 squad tied for second in the Pacific Division with a 50-32 record.
Before joining Portland in 2001, Cheeks spent seven seasons as an assistant coach for the Sixers, working under head coaches John Lucas (1994-96), Johnny Davis (1996-97), and Larry Brown (1997-2001). In 2000-01 under Brown, Cheeks helped guide the 76ers to a record of 56-26 (.683) and a spot in the NBA Finals.
Cheeks played 15 seasons in the NBA, the first 11 with Philadelphia, before stints with San Antonio, New York, Atlanta and New Jersey. He was selected to the NBA’s All-Defensive Team five times (First Team: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986; Second Team: 1987) and played in four All-Star games (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988). He was a member of 76ers 1983 World Championship team. In addition, Cheeks is one of seven former Sixers players to have his number retired by the club (No. 10).
As an NBA player, Cheeks compiled career averages of 11.1 ppg, 6.7 apg and 2.1 spg in 1,101 games over 15 seasons while shooting .523 from the field and .793 from the free throw line. A native of Chicago, he began his coaching career with the Quad City Thunder of the CBA. In his only season with Quad City, Cheeks helped guide the club to the CBA Championship.
The 1978 West Texas State (currently West Texas A&M) graduate was a four-year starter and three-time MVP in college. He finished his collegiate career third on the Buffs’ all-time scoring list, averaging 16.8 points per game while shooting 56.8 percent from the field as a senior. Cheeks was selected in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft (36th overall by the Sixers).
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Rex Kalamian | Assistant Coach
Rex Kalamian begins his third season with the Thunder after spending the previous two seasons with the Sacramento Kings (2007-09). Kalamian brings 17 years of NBA experience to the Oklahoma City bench. Prior to joining Sacramento, Kalamian spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Before his time in Minnesota, Kalamian spent a one-year stint (2004-05) with the Denver Nuggets working as assistant coach/ player development. Kalamian also worked as a West Coast scout for the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2003-04 season prior to assuming his coaching duties in Denver.
The bulk of Kalamian’s NBA experience was gained working for the Los Angeles Clippers for nine years in various capacities, starting as an assistant to the scouting department in 1992 before being promoted to assistant coach in 1995. In addition to his many responsibilities on the bench, Kalamian prepared scouting reports on upcoming opponents for coaches and players, as well as developing players’ skills.
Prior to joining the Clippers, Kalamian was an assistant coach for his former team at East Los Angeles College for two seasons where he had played the previous two seasons. He led the South Coast Conference in three-point field goal percentage during the 1988-89 season and was team captain in his second year.
Kalamian graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in business management.
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Mark Bryant | Assistant Coach
Mark Bryant enters his fifth season as a Thunder assistant coach in 2011-12. He served as an assistant coach/player development with the Orlando Magic from 2005-07. Prior to his time in Orlando, Bryant spent the 2004-05 season with the Dallas Mavericks as a member of its player development staff. Bryant spent 15 seasons as a player in the NBA with 10 different teams from 1988-2003. Originally selected by Portland in the first round (21st pick overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft, Bryant helped the Blazers reach the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992. He appeared in 797 regular season games during his NBA career with Portland, Houston, Phoenix, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, San Antonio, Philadelphia, Denver and Boston, averaging 5.4 ppg and 3.8 rpg in 16.9 mpg. Bryant also appeared in 79 career playoff games, averaging 3.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg in 12.2 mpg.
Bryant was a First Team All-Big East selection as a senior at Seton Hall in 1987-88, averaging 20.5 ppg and 9.1 rpg for the Pirates. The 6-9 forward led the school to its first-ever berth into the NCAA Tournament.
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Brian Keefe | Assistant Coach
Brian Keefe enters his fifth season with the Thunder and his third as assistant coach. During his first two years with Oklahoma City, Keefe served as a player development coach. From 2005-07, Keefe worked with the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant video coordinator. Prior to joining the Spurs, Keefe was an assistant coach at NCAA Division II Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I. for four seasons (2001-05), highlighted by a trip to the Division II Championship in 2005. He also served one season as a graduate assistant at the University of South Florida (2000-01).
Keefe began his collegiate playing career at UC Irvine, where he was appointed team captain as a sophomore and named All-Big West Second Team in 1995-96 after leading the team in scoring. After transferring to UNLV for his final two seasons, Keefe helped the Running Rebels win the Western Athletic Conference Tournament and earn an NCAA berth. He was named to the WAC All-Tournament Team after making a tournament-record 13 three-pointers. During his senior season in 1998-99, Keefe was named team captain and helped lead UNLV to an NIT appearance.
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Maz Trakh | Assistant Coach/Player Development
Trakh enters his second season with the Thunder after spending the previous 23 years coaching the game of basketball in varying capacities. After playing at Southern Utah University, Trakh served as an assistant coach at Long Beach State, Riverside Community College and UC Irvine before being named head coach at Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA. During Trakh’s coaching career which has spanned more than two decades, he has coached professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), American Basketball Association (ABA) and oversees. Most recently, Trakh spent the last five years in Asia as a head coach in the Jordan Basketball League. In 2005, he helped lead Jordan Fastlink (now Zain) to the FIBA Asia Club Championship. His team became the first Jordanian team to ever win the championship.
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Dr. Donnie Strack | Director, Medical Services
Dr. Strack begins his fourth season in Oklahoma City as the Director of Medical Services. From 2005-2008, Dr. Strack was in private practice as a physical therapist at Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Services in Wellesley Hills, Mass. Dr. Strack graduated with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Indianapolis in 2005 after serving as a Graduate Assistant athletic trainer for the Indiana Pacers from 2002-2005.
He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Indianapolis in 2002 and was awarded the Athletic Training Department Performance Award that same year. Dr. Strack also served as an athletic trainer during the 2002 World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis and the RCA Tennis Championships in 2001 and 2002.
In 2010, Dr. Strack completed his post doctorate fellowship in manual therapy from Regis University. He is board certified in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (OCS) by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT). In addition to being a licensed physical therapist and athletic trainer, he is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist.
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Joe Sharpe | Head Athletic Trainer
Joe Sharpe enters his fourth season with the organization, serving as head athletic trainer. Before joining the Thunder, Sharpe spent four seasons as head athletic trainer for the Charlotte Bobcats. Prior to Charlotte, Sharpe was the head strength and conditioning coach/assistant athletic trainer with the Minnesota Timberwolves for two seasons, which included the team’s Midwest Division title and run to the Western Conference Finals. Sharpe was previously the head basketball athletic trainer at the University of Connecticut during a nine-year stint with the Huskies that included its 1999 NCAA Championship season. He worked as part of the United States Olympic Committee medical staff at the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center in 2002, and traveled to Thailand in 2007 for The University World Games.
During the summer of 2010 Sharpe served as the Athletic Trainer for the USA Men’s National team as they competed in the FIBA World Championships in Turkey. The USA team won gold and qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. He previously worked with the USA Basketball men’s junior national team in 2002 and 2008, and the men’s senior national team in 2009. Sharpe also participated in the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders camp held in Johanneburg, South Africa in 2007.
Joe and his wife, Jennifer, have two children, Joseph and Jayme.
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Dwight Daub | Director, Athletic Performance MS, CSCS, PES, CES
Dwight Daub enters his 15th season with the Thunder and his 12th as Director of Athletic Performance. During his first three seasons with the team, he held the title of strength and conditioning coach. Daub is responsible for the development and implementation of strength, conditioning and nutritional programs for all Thunder players. Daub helps each player establish a personalized diet and training regimen and assists them with injury rehabilitation. He also arranges offseason training programs and monitors each player’s physical progress between seasons.
Following the 2008-09 NBA season, Daub was named co-recipient of the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year award presented by the NBASCA (National Basketball Association Strength and Conditioning Association).
A 1979 graduate of the University of Evansville (Ind.) with a degree in physical education, Daub also received his master’s degree in exercise sports science from Eastern Illinois in 1985.
Dwight and his wife, Laurie, have a son Bryce and a daughter Gentrie who along with her husband Aaron are the parents of Daub’s first grandchild, Peyton.
