Utah Jazz: Antonio Lang promoted within Jazz coaching staff

With the departure of Igor Kokoskov, the Utah Jazz and Quin Snyder have promoted Antonio Lang to the front of the bench.

The Utah Jazz Public Relations department released a statement on Saturday, announcing that assistant coach Antonio Lang has been promoted to the front of the bench for the upcoming 2018-19 season.

Lang was brought onto the Jazz coaching staff in 2014 when Quin Snyder was hired as the Head Coach. Snyder and Lang have had a close connection over the years due to their overlapping time at Duke University. Lang was a senior at the school during the first year that Snyder was brought on as an assistant coach.

Following his time at Duke, Lang enjoyed a six-year career, where he…