Nets name former UConn coach Kevin Ollie their interim head coach, replacing Jacque Vaughn
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FILE - Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Kevin Ollie is shown during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, in Denver. Ollie, who led UConn to NCAA title a decade ago, has been named the interim head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. A day after firing Jacque Vaughn, the Nets announced Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, they were turning the team over to Ollie, who had been hired as an assistant coach ahead of this season.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)FILE - Brooklyn Nets' Jacque Vaughn speaks during a press conference before an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Chicago Bulls Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in New York. The Brooklyn Nets fired Jacque Vaughn on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, after ending a disappointing first half of the season with a 50-point loss in Boston in their final game before the All-Star break. About a year after giving Vaughn a contract extension, the Nets changed course and said an interim coach would be named soon.(AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh, File)FILE - Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn questions a referee's call during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in New York. The Brooklyn Nets fired Jacque Vaughn on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, after ending a disappointing first half of the season with a 50-point loss in Boston in their final game before the All-Star break. About a year after giving Vaughn a contract extension, the Nets changed course and said an interim coach would be named soon.(AP Photo/John Munson, File)
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FILE - Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Kevin Ollie is shown during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, in Denver. Ollie, who led UConn to NCAA title a decade ago, has been named the interim head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. A day after firing Jacque Vaughn, the Nets announced Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, they were turning the team over to Ollie, who had been hired as an assistant coach ahead of this season.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
