Assistant to new head coach Eddie Jordan

Washington Wizards Head Coach Eddie Jordan announced today the hiring of Phil Hubbard as assistant coach. Hubbard will join new assistants Mike O’Koren and Tom Young on Eddie Jordan’s bench.

“I’m ecstatic to add a quality person like Phil Hubbard to our coaching staff,” said Head Coach Eddie Jordan. “He has great knowledge and understanding of the game and I’m sure the players will enjoy learning from him.”

For the past three seasons, Hubbard was an assistant coach at Golden State. Before coming to the Warriors, Phil was an assistant with the Atlanta Hawks where he began his coaching career during the 1997-98 season.

“I’m very excited about coming to Washington,” said Hubbard. “I’m looking forward to working with Ernie and Eddie and the rest of the Wizards staff.”

Prior to beginning his assistant coaching career, Hubbard worked with the New York Knicks organization for five years beginning in the 1993-94 season. His finished his tenure in New York as a scouting coordinator, where he was responsible for the Knicks scouting efforts in Europe, the CBA, the USBL and the NCAA.

A 10-year veteran of the NBA, Hubbard was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 1979 NBA Draft after leaving the University of Michigan following his junior year. He spent two seasons with the Pistons before being traded to Cleveland where he finished off his career. While in the NBA, Hubbard averaged 10.9 points per game including a career-high average of 15.8 points per game during his 1984-85 year with the Cavaliers.