According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Philadelphia 76ers are hiring Mike Longabardi to be the next head coach of the Delaware Blue Coats. Most recently, Longabardi served as an assistant with the Atlanta Hawks in 2022 and 2023. Prior to that, he’d been an NBA assistant since 2003 for the Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards and Sacramento Kings.
The 76ers are hiring Mike Longabardi as head coach of the franchise’s Delaware G League affiliate, sources tell ESPN. Longabardi is a 20-year NBA assistant coach.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 25, 2023
After playing collegiately at Newberry College for two years (1991-93), Longabardi got his coaching start in 1996 with Pfeiffer University.