Chris Caird
London Lions | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | BBL and Eurocup |
Personal information | |
Born | Daventry, England | 26 May 1989
Listed height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) |
Career information | |
College |
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Playing career | 2007–2018 |
Position | FSu Basket |
2015–2016 | FSu Basket |
2016–2018 | Tindastóll |
2018 | Selfoss-Basket |
As coach: | |
2018 | Tindastóll (assistant) |
2018–2023 | Selfoss-Basket |
2023–present | London Lions (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As assistant coach:
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Christopher William C. Caird (born 26 May 1989) is an English basketball coach and former member of the Great Britain men's national basketball team.[1][2]
College
Caird committed to Syracuse University his freshman season, NCAA issues resulted in him changing his team to Marshalltown Community College for that season. He then committed to Santa Clara University. Knee injury shortly before arrival had him sit out the next season and resulted in him completing a second season at Marshalltown Community College. He finished his college career for Drake University from 2013 to 2015.[3]
Career
Caird first senior games came during the 2007-2008 season as a member of
After the season, Caird signed with Tindastóll.[5] Despite being hobbled by injuries, he was named to the Úrvalsdeild All-first team for the first half of the 2016-2017 season.[6] In January 2018 he was forced to retire as a player due to persistent knee injury and was subsequently hired as an assistant coach to Tindastóll men's basketball team.[7]
In May 2018, Caird was hired as the head coach of
Awards, titles and accomplishments
- 2018
References
- ^ "Former Tiger Chris Caird added to Great Britain National Team roster". mccathletics.com. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Caird's improbable path to international basketball". gbbasketball.com. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- KCCI-TV. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (6 February 2016). "Caird ekki meira með FSu vegna meiðsla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (15 December 2016). "Chris Caird: "Ég elska íslenska lífstílinn"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (7 February 2017). "Chris Caird frá keppni næstu vikurnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (8 January 2018). "Caird hættur að spila - Aðstoðar Israel Martin út tímabilið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Chris Caird tekur við þjálfun Selfoss Körfu". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Chris Caird yfirgefur Selfoss". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
External links
- Icelandic statistics at kki.is
- Drake Bulldogs profile at godrakebulldogs.com
- Marshalltown Profile at mccathletics.com
- Profile at realgm.com