Minneapolis-St. Paul –T-Wolves Gaming, the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA 2K League affiliate team,named Shawn Vilvens as the franchise’s first General Manager and Head Coach.
Vilvens most recently served as a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Cincinnati Christian University while also consulting for the school’s new ESports Program, focusing on NBA 2K Talent Scouting and Coaching. Vilvens is an AAU coach in Cincinnati, Ohio and is also licensed through Team USA as a player development coach.
“We are beyond excited to introduce Shawn as the first Head Coach and General Manager of our T-Wolves Gaming franchise,” said Timberwolves & Lynx CEO Ethan Casson.