By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Among the new addition to the coaching staff of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Joey Dorsey was named player development assistant on Thursday.
Dorsey, 40, focused a large chunk of his career in Europe, besides logging 136 appearances in the NBA. Winning the EuroLeague with Olympiacos in 2012 highlighted his overseas experience. FC Barcelona and Baskonia are other former teams in Europe’s premier club continental competition.
More EuroLeague experience in the staff through 31 games played between Fenerbahce and UNICS, James White was promoted to player development coach.
Per the press release: “Max Lefevre (Luh-Fev) has been promoted to Assistant Coach. Lefevre has been with the Timberwolves since the 2019-20 season, holding positions of Video Coordinator/Player Development Associate and Player Development Coach. Prior to his time with the Timberwolves, Lefevre spent four seasons at Texas Tech as the Director of Player Development, helping the Red Raiders to the 2019 NCAA National Championship game and the Big 12 Conference regular-season championship. He also worked as Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Arkansas Little Rock in 2015-16 and as a graduate assistant at Angelo State from 2013-15. Born in France, Lefevre played college basketball at Avila University also located in Kansas City. He earned his Bachelor of Science in International Business from Avila in 2012 before earning his Master of Education in Sports Administration from Angelo State in 2015.
Jeff Newton has been promoted to Assistant Coach. Newton enters his sixth season with the organization after serving as Quality Control Coach last season and previously as Player Development/Offensive Associate with the Timberwolves. Newton was the Head Coach of the Iowa Wolves, the Timberwolves G League affiliate for two seasons. Prior to his time with the Timberwolves organization, he was with the Houston Rockets for three seasons, spending one year each as a personnel scout, assistant video coordinator and basketball operations intern. Newton got his start in the NBA as a basketball operations intern with the then Charlotte Bobcats. A native of Barrington, Rhode Island, Newton graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a degree in Sports Management.
Chris Hines has been named Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development. Hines enters his first season as the Director of Player Development after spending the last two seasons as a Player Development Coach and two seasons as a Player Development Associate. Prior to joining the Timberwolves coaching staff, Hines was hired as Assistant Head Coach for Minnesota’s G League Affiliate the Iowa Wolves in 2019. He spent three seasons with the Guangdong Southern Tigers as a Director of Player Development beginning in 2016. Prior to that, he was with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers as Director of Basketball Operations and Player Development. Hines played briefly for the Iowa Energy during the 2014-15 season and played one season collegiately at Drake University after playing for three years at the University of Utah, where he earned his undergraduate degree in 2012. Hines was recently Head Coach of the Timberwolves’ entry to NBA 2K25 Summer League 2024, where the Wolves went 4-1 this summer.
Nathan Bubes has been promoted to Assistant Coach/Quality Control Coach. Bubes returns to the Timberwolves after spending the last season as an Assistant Coach with the Iowa Wolves. Prior to his time in Des Moines, he spent two seasons with the Timberwolves as Quality Control Coach. Before arriving in Minnesota, Bubes served as the assistant video coordinator for the New Orleans Pelicans from 2019-2021. Prior to his time with New Orleans, he was the coordinator of strategy and analytics for Brigham Young University men’s basketball program. Bubes had his start in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers when he served as the team’s video intern in 2018.
Moses Ehambe has been named Assistant Coach/Player Development. Ehambe begins his fifth season with the Timberwolves after serving previously as a Player Development Associate and the Director of Player Programs. Prior to his time with the Timberwolves, Ehambe spent one season with the Indiana Pacers as a Video/Player Development Assistant. He played collegiately at Oral Roberts University for four years and after going undrafted in 2008, Ehambe spent over a decade playing overseas and in the G League, including being part of the 2011 D League Champion Iowa Energy.
James White has been promoted to Player Development Coach. White finished his first season with the Timberwolves coaching staff after spending one season with the Iowa Wolves as an Assistant Coach. Prior to the Wolves, he served as a head coach for two seasons in The Basketball League. He entered coaching after a long and successful playing career with stints in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and New York Knicks, the NBA D League and international leagues in Italy, Russia and Turkey. White was selected 31st overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. A McDonald’s High School All-American, White played one season at the University of Florida before transferring to the University of Cincinnati.
Joey Dorsey has been added to Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch’s coaching staff as a Player Development Assistant. Dorsey joins Minnesota after recently serving as a volunteer coach for the University of Memphis Men’s Basketball team last season. Dorsey recently participated in the NBA Coaching Developmental Program led by former NBA Coach Butch Carter. After playing collegiately for four years at Memphis, Dorsey was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 33rd overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. He played four seasons in the NBA with the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors. In 130 career games (26 starts), he totaled 344 points, 513 rebounds and 55 assists. Dorsey played over a decade overseas, including winning the Greek League and EuroLeague championships with Olympiacos.
Cole Fisher has been promoted to Manager of Basketball Analytics. Fisher will be entering his seventh season with the Timberwolves after previously serving as a Senior Analyst and Basketball Operations & Coaching Analyst for the Wolves. He began his NBA career as a basketball operations intern for the Toronto Raptors in 2017 and was a basketball analytics intern for the Sacramento Kings in 2018. In addition, Fisher has created a web application to help accurately predict future NBA success for current G League players, as well as other web applications.”