Chris Finch

Lore & Background

Finch coached the Great Britain men's national team at the FIBA EuroBasket 2009, FIBA EuroBasket 2011, and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He resigned after his team was eliminated from the Olympics to focus on his NBA coaching career.

Reader's Guide

Finch was hired as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves on February 22, 2021. He was previously an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors. He led the Timberwolves to a 46–36 finish and their first playoff berth since 2018 in his first full season. He suffered a patellar tendon rupture in Game 4 of the 2024 first-round series against the Phoenix Suns. He led the Timberwolves to the largest Game 7 comeback in NBA history in 2024, overcoming a 20-point deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets. The team fell to the Dallas Mavericks 4 to 1 in the Western Conference Finals.

Did You Know?

• Finch was a Division III All-American at Franklin & Marshall College in 1991 and 1992.
• He won a championship in the Belgian League with Euphony Bree in 2005.
• He was named D-League Coach of the Year after leading the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to a championship in 2010.
• Finch was named head coach of the Western Conference at the 2024 NBA All-Star Game.