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Wesley R. Edens is co-founder and co-chairman of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Fortress,founded in 1998, is a global investment manager with $62 billion of assets under management.Wes is primarily responsible for Fortress’s private equity business, which invests in various indus-tries including transportation, infrastructure, real estate, health care, financial services andmedia/entertainment. Under Wes’ leadership, Fortress has helped shape the foundation of globalinvestments and supports innovative transportation and infrastructure projects worldwide.
In addition to serving on a number of professional boards and commissions, Wes is a trustee andlongtime supporter of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation and active philanthropist. Heand his family established an endowed professorship at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., theEdens Professorship in Global Health, along with a research fund to focus on solving internationalinfectious disease and environmental health hazards.
The son of a Sparta, Wis.-native mother, Wes grew up in rural Montana on a ranch where he firstbegan participating in outdoor sports and living an active lifestyle. After ski racing and playing awide range of sports as a child, he continues his active lifestyle today by mountain climbing, run-ning and jumping horses. His interest in climbing has led Wes to scale challenging mountainsaround the world including the Matterhorn, the Grand Teton and Mount Kilimanjaro.
Wes and his wife Lynn have four children: Ryan, Madison, Mallory and Quentin. Ryan lives in NewYork and works in the sports industry. Their daughters, Madison and Mallory, are both attendingcollege. Madison has a passion for science and recently was accepted to an accelerated medicalschool program. Mallory is a member of her university’s cross country running team. Theiryoungest child, Quentin, is a sophomore in high school.
Wes received a B.S. in Finance from Oregon State University.
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Marc Lasry is the Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman of Avenue Capital Group, a global invest-ment firm with over $13 billion of assets under management. Founded in 1995, Avenue hasbeen a pioneer in the distress-debt market, successfully investing in debt and equity securi-ties of struggling companies across a variety of industries.
Marc has said that his story personifies the American dream. Born in Morocco, he immigratedto the United States when he was 7 years old, with minimal financial resources. When he firstattended Connecticut public schools, Marc did not speak a word of English, learning it throughthe news and reading his parents’ encyclopedias. The son of a computer programmer and aschoolteacher, he would go on to win a basketball scholarship at Clark University, become alawyer and hold a clerkship with a federal bankruptcy judge before entering finance.
Prior to founding Avenue, Marc co-founded Amroc Investments, LLC, and managed capitalfor Amroc Investments, L.P., the predecessor firm associated with Robert M. Bass Group,Inc. In addition, Marc was co-director of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization De-partment at Cowen & Company, and previously served as director of the Private Debt De-partment at Smith Vasiliou Management Company. Marc also held a clerkship for theHonorable Edward Ryan, former Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the Southern District of New York.
After growing up a Bucks fan following Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, Marc isexcited to help shape the future of Bucks basketball. He looks forward to bringing his back-ground as a philanthropist to greater Milwaukee and motivating the Bucks organization togive back to provide the same opportunities that were afforded him.
In addition to his business success, Marc and his wife Cathy have been extremely active inphilanthropy. He and his wife established the chair in race relations at the University of Penn-sylvania in the School of Arts and Sciences and have also served as joint chairs of the PennParent Leadership Committee. The couple also funded the construction of the Lasry Centerfor Bioscience and the Cohen-Lasry House, home to the Strassler Center for Holocaust andGenocide Studies, at their alma mater, Clark University. Marc currently serves on the Boardof the Big Apple Circus and the 92nd Street Y, and is on the Corporate Board of the John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Marc has been married to his wife Cathy for 30 years and are the proud parents of five chil-dren. The couple also recently became grandparents. He received a B.A. in History from ClarkUniversity (1981) and a J.D. from New York Law School (1984).
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Jamie Dinan is the founder, chairman & CEO of York Capital Management, one of the world’s mostsuccessful hedge funds. Jamie is a co-portfolio manager of York Multi-Strategy, York Credit Op-portunities, York Event-Driven UCITS funds, and York Sub-Advised '40 Act Strategy, portfolio man-ager of the York Total Return funds, and the chair of the firm's Executive Committee.
The third of five children, Jamie was born in Baltimore to a textile engineer father and homemakermother before later growing up in Worcester, Mass. Though money was tight in his youth, his par-ents focused their resources and efforts on providing education for their children. Jamie is a life-long basketball fan and has been following the Bucks since Oscar Robertson played for the teamin the 1970s. He believes the team is well positioned under the new leadership of coach JasonKidd and looks forward to a successful season.
From 1985 to 1991, Jamie worked at Kellner, DiLeo & Co., where he became a general partnerand was responsible for investing in risk arbitrage and special situation investments. From 1981to 1983, he was a member of the investment banking group at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.
Jamie is currently the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Museum of the City of New Yorkand gave a $1 million donation to fund the research and development of a 25,000-square-foot mu-seum exhibit chronicling New York's history, the James G. Dinan and Elizabeth R. Miller Gallery.Additionally, he serves on the board of directors for the Hospital for Special Surgery, the nation’spre-eminent orthopedic surgery hospital, and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. He alsosits on the Harvard Business School's Board of Dean's Advisors, the Board of Trustees of the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania and The Wharton Board of Overseers at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jamie and his wife Elizabeth Miller are the parents of three children. He received a B.S. in Eco-nomics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from HarvardBusiness School.
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Peter Feigin brings decades of sports, corporate management and marketing ex-perience to the Milwaukee Bucks organization, with experience both in the NBAand corporate world. His skills are the key to the organization’s securing addi-tional sponsorships, creating new community partnerships, growing its vibrantworkforce and building a first-rate multi-purpose facility for the city of Milwaukee.
As the former chief marketing and revenue officer of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Petermanaged global business units and handled branding across this international entertainment com-pany. Prior to joining Deluxe, he was president and chief operating officer of Marquis Jet PartnersInc. Peter was the driving force behind Berkshire Hathaway’s NetJets acquisition of Marquis Jet in2010 and played a central role in integrating the two companies. He then transitioned to the sameresponsibilities at NetJets, leading the company to significant revenue growth. From 1998 to 2004,Peter worked for the New York Knicks in roles culminating in his position as vice president of mar-keting, increasing profits, season subscriptions and suite revenue during his tenure. From 1993 to1998, he held sales and marketing positions with Six Flags Theme Parks, a Time Warner companyat the time.
Peter has served as a senior advisor to the Milwaukee Bucks since the ownership change, helpingre-organize and re-focus its business operations. He has also served on the boards of The LeverageAgency, Arena Media and The Agency, all involved in sports and entertainment marketing and media.
He and his wife Natalia have two children, Alexandra and Thomas. Peter holds a bachelor’s degreefrom Franklin and Marshall College and completed the University of Chicago Booth School of Busi-ness’ Financial Executive Program.
PETER FEIGINPRESIDENT
Theodore Loehrke begins his third season with the Bucks, with responsibility formanaging and growing local revenues. In the CRO role, Loehrke oversees ticketsales and service, premium seating, marketing and digital media, corporate part-nership development, corporate communications and business analytics.
Prior to joining the Bucks, Loehrke was Senior Vice President of Team Marketing& Business Operations at the National Basketball Association (NBA). In that role, he advised NBAand NBA Development League teams on all aspects of business operations, including ticket sales,sponsorship development, customer retention, digital/social media, marketing and business ana-lytics.
Before entering the NBA in 2007, Loehrke managed an internal consulting and business analysisteam at American Family Insurance Group in Madison, Wis., responsible for supporting the organi-zation’s corporate marketing and sales functions. The team also led the development of the industryaward-winning Teen Safe Driver Program. Loehrke previously held positions at the digital agencyOrganic, Inc., and Deloitte Consulting, both in San Francisco.
A native of Highland, Ind., Loehrke holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Uni-versity of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He lives inthe City of Milwaukee with his wife Sheila and their two children.
THEODORE LOEHRKESENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
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Patrick McDonough joins the Bucks for the 2014-15 season as senior vice presidentand chief financial officer. In the CFO role, McDonough oversees all of the team’s ac-counting, finance, human resources and IT functions.
Prior to joining the Bucks, McDonough spent 13 years in the Sports Group of The Madi-son Square Garden Company (MSG), including the last six as vice president accounting,
where he was responsible for the accounting/finance departments for the New York Knicks (NBA), NewYork Liberty (WNBA) and Westchester Knicks (D-league).
Before joining MSG in 2001, McDonough spent three years in the PricewaterhouseCoopers NY Metro Office,serving on numerous audit teams, including an NBA BRI (Basketball Related Income) engagement.
A native of Scranton, Pa., McDonough holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Scran-ton and was a three-year letterman for the men’s basketball team. He is a Certified Public Accountant(CPA). Pat lives in the City of Milwaukee with his wife Marnie and their daughter Quinn.
PATRICK McDONOUGHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
John Steinmiller is in his 45th season as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks organiza-tion, and his first as Executive Vice President of Community Affairs and Social Respon-sibility. In his new position, Steinmiller will reinforce the team’s commitment to theregion through the planning and implementation of team and league-wide initiatives.
Prior to transitioning to his current role, Steinmiller served as the organization’s Vice President of BusinessOperations for 34 years. He first joined the organization in 1970 while earning his Marquette Universitydegree, and was named a full-time administrative assistant in January of 1971. He served as the team’spublic relations director from 1972-1977, as the director of business operations from 1977-1980, and asthe vice president of business operations from 1980-2013 when he was promoted to executive vice presi-dent. In all, he has been on hand for 1,981 Bucks regular season and playoff home games since joiningthe team in 1970, and has worked with all 14 of the team’s head coaches.
In the community, Steinmiller serves on the Executive Boards of the Midwest Athletes Against ChildhoodCancer (MACC) Fund, the Milwaukee Metropolitan YMCA and Milwaukee Urban Day School. In 2007 hecompleted a two-year term as the Chairman of Visit Milwaukee, and remains an executive board memberof the organization. Steinmiller is co-chair of the annual Milwaukee Bucks/Cystic Fibrosis Foundation golftournament, an event supported by the Bucks organization that has raised over $1 million over the past23 years to support research to cure cystic fibrosis.
A native of Mt. Prospect, Ill., Steinmiller resides in Whitefish Bay. John and his wife, Corinne, have a son,John Henry, and a daughter, Mary Kate.
JOHN F. STEINMILLEREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY
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Bucks General Manager John Hammond begins his seventh season with the cluband brings more than 30 years of coaching and administrative experience in bas-ketball to his post. The Zion, Ill., native was named to the position on April 11,2008, and promptly generated an eight-win improvement in his first season andanother 12 in his second, earning the 2009-10 NBA Executive of the Year Award.
Prior to joining the Bucks, Hammond spent seven seasons as the Vice President of Basketball Op-erations with the Detroit Pistons where he was responsible for directing day-to-day operations ofthe basketball operations department, handling player personnel issues and assisting in roster de-velopment. In his seven seasons in Detroit, the Pistons were 330-158 (.676 winning percentage) withone championship, another NBA Finals appearance and three other Eastern Conference Finals ap-pearances. In addition to his time as VP of Basketball Operations with the Pistons, Hammond alsoserved in the organization as Director of Player Personnel, Scouting Director and Assistant Coachin two stints with the team.
Hammond began his NBA career in 1989 as an assistant coach and scout with the Minnesota Tim-berwolves where he worked under current Milwaukee Bucks Director of Scouting Billy McKinney.From there he joined Larry Brown’s staff with the Los Angeles Clippers, where they advanced to thepostseason in 1992 and 1993. Hammond had another stint with the Clippers when he joined AlvinGentry’s staff as the lead assistant for the 2000-01 season. The team saw a 16-game improvementand Hammond was noted as a key in developing first-year players Darius Miles, Keyon Dooling andQuentin Richardson.
In all, Hammond has spent 23 seasons in the NBA, with his teams making 13 postseason appear-ances over that span.
Prior to his NBA career, Hammond spent six seasons at Southwest Missouri State where he helpedlead the school to three consecutive NCAA Tournament berths (1986, 1987 and 1988) and an NITinvite in 1985. He also spent two seasons at Houston Baptist (1981-83), two at Nebraska (1979-81)and three seasons at the high school level in Nebraska.
A Greenville College (Illinois) graduate, Hammond earned his Bachelor’s degree while lettering twicein basketball and serving as a student assistant coach.
Hammond and his wife Marsha have a daughter, Lauryn Shay.
JOHN HAMMONDGENERAL MANAGER
John Hammond (center) presided over his seventh NBA Draft as General Manager of the Bucks thissummer, selecting Duke All-American Jabari Parker with the second overall pick.
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Jason Kidd was named the 14th head coach in Bucks franchise history on July 1, 2014,bringing a Hall-of-Fame resume compiled over a 19-year playing career to Milwaukee’sbench. Kidd previously served as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets during the 2013-14 season, where he became the first NBA coach in over 30 years to make an immediatetransition from NBA player to head coach.
While in Brooklyn, Kidd guided the Nets to a 44-38 record, earned the sixth seed in the Eastern ConferencePlayoffs, and was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month twice. The Nets upset the three-seedToronto Raptors in seven games in the First Round before falling to the Miami Heat in the Second Round.
Over his NBA playing career, Kidd posted averages of 12.6 points, 8.7 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 1.93 stealsin 1,391 games with Dallas, Phoenix, New Jersey and New York. On the league’s all-time leaders lists heranks second in assists (12,091) and steals (2,684), third in minutes (50,111), 3-point field goals (1,988)and triple-doubles (107), and sixth in games played (1,391).
Kidd’s teams advanced to the postseason in 17 of his 19 years as a player, where he appeared in 158 playoffgames and averaged 12.9 points, 8.0 assists, 6.7 rebounds and 1.91 steals. He was a member of the 2011NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks, and also made two NBA Finals appearances with the New Jersey Netsin 2002 and 2003. Kidd is also a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, leading Team USA in 2000 in Sydney andin 2008 in Beijing. Kidd owns a total of five gold medals in international competition and a 56-0 internationalrecord in Olympics, Olympic qualifying and exhibition games.
The former number two pick of the 1994 NBA Draft out of the University of California and Co-Rookie ofthe Year (Grant Hill), Kidd is a 10-time NBA All-Star (1996, 1998, 2000-04, 2007-08, 2010), a five-time All-NBA First-Team selection (1999-02,2004) and earned All-NBA SecondTeam honors in 2003. He wasnamed to the NBA’s All-DefensiveFirst Team four times (1999, 2001,2002, 2006) and Second Team fivetimes (2000, 2003-05, 2007). Kidd is a two-time winner (2012 & 2013) of the NBA Sportsmanship Award(Joe Dumars Trophy) as voted by NBA players.
Early in his career, Kidd established The Jason Kidd Foundation, which is dedicated to improving youtheducation by ensuring that kids of all ages have the tools needed to succeed in life through mentoring, tu-toring and technology programs. The foundation, founded in 1996, provides funding to children’s medicalresearch and other charities that support the needs and interests of children.
Kidd has five children: son T.J., twin daughters Miah and Jazelle, son Chance and daughter Noah. He andhis wife, Porschla, were married in 2011.
JASON KIDDHEAD COACH
KIDD’S NBA HEAD COACHING RECORDYear Team Record % Playoffs %
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Totals 44-38 .537 5-7 .417
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Joe Prunty joins the Bucks staff this season after previously serving as an assis-tant coach under Jason Kidd in Brooklyn during the 2013-14 campaign. Pruntybrings 22 years of coaching experience to the Bucks bench, including 18 yearsworking in the NBA.
Prior to joining the Nets’ staff last season, Prunty served as an assistant coachwith the Cleveland Cavaliers for three seasons after joining the club in July 2010. Prior to his stintin Cleveland, he was an assistant coach during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons with the PortlandTrail Blazers, after serving three seasons (2005-08) with the Dallas Mavericks as an assistant. Hespent the previous nine seasons with the San Antonio Spurs where he won NBA Championships in1999, 2003 and 2005. In June, 2013, Prunty was also named head coach of Great Britain’s nationalteam.
Before his start in the NBA, Prunty coached on the high school and collegiate levels for four years.He began coaching in 1992 at the University of San Diego High School and later at St. Augustine HighSchool. While at USDHS, he coached both NBA player Luke Walton and former Cubs pitcher MarkPrior.
The Sunnyvale, Calif., native played collegiately at De Anza College in Cupertino, CA and is a 1991graduate of California Poly San Luis Obispo. He and his wife, Laura, were married in the summer of2002 and have a son, Luke, and a daughter, Emma.
JOE PRUNTYASSISTANT COACH
Eric Hughes begins his first season with the Bucks after spending the 2013-14season on Jason Kidd’s staff in Brooklyn. Prior to joining the Nets, Hughes spentsix seasons with the Toronto Raptors.
Originally hired by Toronto in 2007 as a basketball development consultant,Hughes was promoted to assistant coach/basketball development on July 1, 2009.
He served as the head coach for the Raptors’ entry in the Las Vegas Summer League from 2008through 2010, with his 2010 team finishing 5-0 and leading the league in scoring.
Prior to his stint with the Raptors, Hughes worked as the director of summer player developmentfor Goodwin Sports Management in Seattle for five years (2002-2007), creating workout programsand training NBA players Jamal Crawford, Kevin Durant, Al Horford, Dwight Howard, Gary Payton,Nate Robinson and Rodney Stuckey. He had also been the head coach at Spokane Community Collegein Spokane, Wash., during that time. Hughes compiled an 88-61 (.590) mark in his five seasons, lead-ing the Bigfoots to the Eastern Region championship in 2005 and 2006 while earning Eastern RegionCoach of the Year honors following both championship seasons.
Hughes served as an assistant coach under former Bucks assistant Bob Bender at the University ofWashington from 1993-2002, as an assistant at the University of California from 1991-93 where hecoached Kidd, and as a graduate assistant at Illinois State from 1989-91.
A 1989 graduate of California State-Hayward, Hughes went on to receive a master’s degree from Illi-nois State in 1991. A native of Oakland, Calif., Hughes and his wife Kristin have one son, AlexanderJames (AJ).
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Greg Foster enters his first season with the Bucks and second as an NBA assistant,having previously served as a player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers lastseason.
Before entering the NBA coaching ranks, Foster spent the previous two seasons as anassistant coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He was also a member of
UTEP’s coaching staff during the 2010-11 campaign, serving as a student assistant coach while completingwork on his bachelor’s degree.
Originally selected with the 35th pick in the 1990 NBA Draft by Washington, Foster went on to play 656 ca-reer games over 13 NBA seasons. He twice found himself wearing a Bucks uniform during his career, ap-pearing in nine total games for Milwaukee during the 1993-94 and 2001-02 seasons. Best rememberedfor playing alongside Hall-of-Famers Karl Malone and John Stockton with the Utah Jazz in the mid-to-late ’90s, Foster won two Western Conference Championships with the Jazz and later an NBA Champi-onship as a member of the L.A. Lakers in 2001.
A native of Oakland, Calif., Foster attended Skyline High School, where he was teammates with Gary Pay-ton, and went on to star at UTEP, playing alongside Antonio Davis and Tim Hardaway. He and his wife, Vic-toria, have a son, Greg Jr., and two daughters, Victoria Marie and Collette Christine.
GREG FOSTERASSISTANT COACH
Sean Sweeney returns to Jason Kidd’s bench for a second season after entering theNBA coaching ranks on Kidd’s staff in Brooklyn in 2013-14. Sweeney spent the previoustwo seasons as the Nets’ assistant video coordinator.
Before joining the Nets, Sweeney served as video coordinator for the University ofNorthern Iowa, and previously held the position of director of basketball operations at
the University of Evansville. He’s also held assistant coaching positions at the Anoka-Ramsey CommunityCollege in Cambridge, Minn., and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
A native of St. Paul, Minn., Sweeney played one season at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay beforetransferring home to the University of St. Thomas where he was a three-year starter and earned all-con-ference honors as a senior in 2005-06.
SEAN SWEENEYASSISTANT COACH
Josh Oppenheimer returns for his second season in Milwaukee, bringing over 25 yearsof playing, coaching and skill development experience to the Bucks bench.
During a collegiate career that included time at both the University of Rhode Island andNorthern Arizona, Oppenheimer was named one of the top freshmen in the Atlantic 10Conference following the 1987-88 season, and later earned All-Big Sky Conference hon-
ors in 1990 and 1991 while at Northern Arizona. He went on to play 10 seasons of professional basketballin both the U.S. and Europe, including a seven-year stretch in the Israel Premier Basketball League wherehe ranked among the league’s best 3-point shooters.
Following his playing career, Oppenheimer held coaching positions in the collegiate ranks with Duquesne,Delaware, DePaul and Kent State. Most recently, he ran his own basketball skill training company, ExcelBasketball, while also serving a skills coach at basketball camps run by Nike, Adidas and Priority Sportsand Entertainment. During his time as a skills coach, Oppenheimer has worked with numerous currentand former NBA and WNBA players.
Oppenheimer and his wife, Adrienne, have two daughters, Gabriella and Nicolette.
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David Morway enters his second season in the Bucks front office after spendingthe previous 13 years with the Indiana Pacers, including four seasons as theteam’s general manager. In his current role, Morway assists General ManagerJohn Hammond in all basketball, salary cap and operational matters for theBucks.
Morway’s NBA front office career began in 1999, when he joined the Pacers as the team’s SeniorVice President of Basketball Operations. In that role, Morway was responsible for the day-to-day op-eration and administration of the Pacers’ Basketball Division. After being elevated to general man-ager, Morway retained those duties and also oversaw salary cap issues and assisted BasketballPresident Larry Bird in personnel decisions.
Morway has a vast sports background, and has held positions both inside and outside of professionalbasketball. He served as Assistant to the President for the San Diego Padres from 1985-88, wherehe was involved in contract analysis and negotiation. He also designed and implemented programsin player relations, team employee assistance and customer relations.
From 1988-95, Morway started and was president of Professional Excellence Sports, Inc. (Pro Ex), asports management firm, and represented more than 75 clients during his career. Pro Ex was in-corporated into DSM International in 1995 and Morway remained with the company until 1998.
A 1982 graduate of the University of Arizona, Morway also has a law degree from the University ofSan Diego. He is married to Karen and they have two sons, Robbie and Michael.
DAVID MORWAYASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
The 2014-15 campaign is the 18th for Dave Babcock with the Bucks and his sec-ond with the title of Vice President of Player Personnel. After serving seven sea-sons as the team’s Director of Scouting, Babcock was named Director of PlayerPersonnel on June 3, 2005, and was elevated to Vice President in 2013.
Babcock is responsible for all preparation and organization surrounding the col-lege draft and assists in the day-to-day operations of the personnel department, which includesplayer acquisitions, free agency, salary cap issues and roster management. He is also responsiblefor coordinating all of the scouting for the Bucks, including the NBA, NBDL, college and overseascompetition.
Prior to joining the Bucks, Babcock served as a full-time scout for the New Jersey Nets in 1996-97,as well as a regional scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks and Denver Nuggets. Asuccessful coach in the college ranks, Babcock posted a 69-27 record during four years as the headcoach at Arizona Western Junior College. His squad won the NJCAA Region I title in 1992-93, and heearned Region I Coach of the Year Honors in the process. He also held the head job at Phoenix Col-lege from 1987-90 and was an assistant coach at Northern Arizona, San Diego State, the Universityof San Diego and his alma mater, Grand Canyon College.
Basketball runs in the Babcock family. Dave was an All-State basketball player at Maryvale HighSchool in Phoenix. His brother, Rob, is the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the MinnesotaTimberwolves, and his brother, Pete, was the General Manager of the Atlanta Hawks for 13 years.Dave and his wife, Dori, have two children, Matt and Suzanne. Matt works as a sports agent and livesin Colorado with his wife Meghan. Suzanne is a University of Wisconsin graduate now living in Cali-fornia and working in real estate.
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Named the Milwaukee Bucks Director of Scouting on June 10, 2008, Billy McKinneybrings more than 30 years of NBA experience as a player, assistant coach, scout, ad-ministrator and broadcaster to his position.
A graduate of Northwestern University and a two-sport star in basketball and baseball,McKinney was a sixth-round selection in the 1977 NBA Draft and went on to play seven
seasons with Kansas City, Utah, Denver, San Diego and Chicago. He still owns the NBA record for mostmade field goals in a game without a miss by a rookie when he went 14-for-14 against the Boston Celticson Dec. 27, 1978.
Following his playing career, McKinney joined the Bulls basketball staff in 1985 and was promoted to As-sistant Vice President of Basketball Operations in 1987, where he was integral in the drafting of ScottiePippen, Horace Grant and Will Perdue. In 1988 he became the Timberwolves first Director of Player Per-sonnel and also worked with the Detroit Pistons from 1992-95, first as the Director of Player Personneland later as Vice President of Basketball Operations. With the Pistons, McKinney was involved in the draftsthat netted Allan Houston, Lindsey Hunter and Grant Hill.
In 1995 McKinney joined the Sonics organization and was named Executive Vice President of BasketballOperations in 1998. McKinney was named Executive Vice President of the Sonics and Storm in 2001 andalso took on the responsibility of radio and TV analyst for the Sonics, winning three straight local Emmy’sfor the broadcasts. He would go on to add the title of General Manager for the Storm in 2001 and they wonthe 2004 WNBA Championship. Prior to coming to Milwaukee, McKinney spent four seasons as Minnesota’sradio analyst.
McKinney currently resides in his hometown of Zion, Ill.
BILLY McKINNEYDIRECTOR OF SCOUTING
The 2014-15 campaign marks Chris Gilmartin’s 18th season with the Bucks, and hissecond as the director of pro personnel.
Gilmartin began his Bucks career as the assistant video coordinator, where he workedin the video scouting department on team analysis, advance scouting, and analysis ofcollege and international basketball. He also spent 10 seasons as the team’s advance
scout, where he was responsible for the scouting of Bucks upcoming opponents and assisting the Bucksstaff in the evaluation of collegiate and professional prospects. In addition, Gilmartin served one seasonon the team’s bench as an assistant coach, joining the staff in conjunction with Jim Boylan taking over asthe 12th head coach in franchise history in January 2013.
Gilmartin’s association with the Bucks began in 1985 as a member of the promotions crew. He also servedas a team attendant from 1987-89.
Born in New York City, Gilmartin is a 1993 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where heserved as a student assistant under head coaches Steve Yoder and Stu Jackson. Following graduation, hewas hired as an assistant basketball coach at Penn State-Behrend in August of 1993, and was appointedinterim head coach in December of the same year. At age 22, he was the youngest NCAA head coach inthe country and the second youngest head coach in the history of NCAA basketball (only the legendaryPhog Allen coached at an earlier age - 20 years old while coaching at Baker University in 1904). Gilmartinreturned to Milwaukee in 1995 and received his law degree (J.D.) from Marquette University in 1997. Heworked part-time in the Bucks video department while attending law school.
Gilmartin and his wife, Robyn, have three children: daughters Halle (18) and Sydney (10), and son Sean(8). The Gilmartins reside in Milwaukee and Buffalo, NY.
CHRIS GILMARTINDIRECTOR OF PRO PERSONNEL
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Scott Barthlama is in his seventh year with the Bucks and his second as theteam’s head athletic trainer after previously serving as the assistant athletictrainer/assistant strength and conditioning coach.
Prior to joining the Bucks, Barthlama spent 10 seasons on Northwestern Univer-sity’s training staff, where he was a certified athletic trainer and strength andconditioning coach for men’s basketball along with men’s and women’s golf. Prior
to joining Northwestern, Barthlama worked in sports medicine clinics for five years in Texas.
In addition to his time at Northwestern, Barthlama has also worked with the University of Oregon asa graduate assistant for football, men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s track andfield. He graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiologyas well as secondary physical education and received his Master of Science degree in athletic med-icine from the University of Oregon.
Barthlama is a member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association (NATA), and is a performanceenhancement and corrective exercise specialist by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).
SCOTT BARTHLAMAHEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER
Chris McKenzie enters his second season as the Bucks’ Director of Physical Ther-apy and Athletic Trainer. He has over 25 years of experience working in the fieldof sports medicine, most recently at The Ohio State University. He served as anadjunct assistant professor in the College of Medicine, Department of Orthope-dics, as well as a clinical instructor in the School of Allied Medical Professions,Division of Physical Therapy.
His rehabilitation experience includes working with athletes from the NBA, NFL, MLB, USFL andOlympic programs, as well as all levels of collegiate and amateur sports. He also has professionalbaseball experience conducting research for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Kansas CityRoyals, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians.
He received his bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Ohio University and his Masters of HealthScience, orthopedic physical therapy, from Indianapolis University (IN). In 2007, McKenzie was hon-ored as the “Outstanding Physical Therapist of the Year” by the Ohio Physical Therapy Association.
CHRIS McKENZIEDIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, ATHLETIC TRAINER
Nixon Dorvilien enters his first season as an assistant on the Bucks training staffafter serving in a similar capacity with the Brooklyn Nets from 2012 through 2014.
Dorvilien’s NBA career began in 2005 when the joined the San Antonio Spurs asthe team’s equipment manager and assistant trainer. He went on to spend sixseasons with the Spurs organization, including the team’s NBA Championshipcampaign in 2006-07. During his time in San Antonio, Dorvilien also served as the
head athletic trainer and strength coach for the team’s NBA D-League affiliate Austin Toros duringthe team’s 2010-11 D-League Championship season.
A native of the Bahamas, Nixon received a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Park Universitybefore earning his master’s degree from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2004.After completing his education, Dorvilien served one year as the Red Raiders’ athletic trainer fortrack and field before joining the Spurs.
Dorvilien and his wife, Mary, have one son, Andrew.
NIXON DORVILIENASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER
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Robert Hackett is entering his second season as the strength and conditioning coachfor the Bucks, bringing 19 years of previous NBA experience to the position.
Prior to joining the Bucks, Hackett spent the previous 11 seasons in a similar positionwith the Dallas Mavericks, where he was part of the Mavs’ 2011 NBA Championshipteam. Hackett also served as the strength coach of the Memphis Grizzlies from 1995through 2002.
Prior to working for the Grizzlies, Hackett designed and directed the strength and conditioning programsat the University of Wisconsin for the men’s and women’s basketball, football and track teams. He has ex-tensive experience in testing, teaching and coaching athletes. He also served as an assistant track coachfor three years for the Badgers.
Hackett is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor’s degree in consumer science. Whileat Wisconsin, he competed as a sprinter on the Badger track team. He was a three-time USA Olympic TrialQualifier and NCAA Champion in the 100 and 200 meters.
Hackett and his wife, Renee, have three children, Amari, Kiara and Laila.
ROBERT HACKETTSTRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH
Jay Namoc enters his third season with the Bucks and his 13th as an equipment man-ager in the NBA. Namoc held the same post with the Houston Rockets during the 1997-98 through 2006-07 NBA seasons.
Namoc’s NBA career began in 1994 when he joined the Rockets as the Special Assistantto the club’s Senior Executive Vice President of Basketball Affairs. He was also the
team’s Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach from 1994 through 1997 and held additional responsibil-ities involving player relations.
Prior to joining the Bucks, Namoc was a certified yoga, pilates and bootcamp instructor. His hobbies includesurfing and skydiving.
JAY NAMOCEQUIPMENT MANAGER
Josh Broghamer enters his first season as Video Coordi-nator after assisting the Phoenix Suns video staff duringthe 2013-14 season.
In his current role, Broghamer analyzes game film to as-sess strengths, weaknesses and tendencies of Bucks
players and opponents, while also traveling with the team to provide scoutingand analysis on the road. He also prepares videos on upcoming opponentsand scouting tapes on college and international prospects.
Prior to joining the Suns, Broghamer held the video coordinator position atthe University of Northern Iowa, his alma mater, where he had also previouslyserved as the men’s basketball team manager. He also served on the staff ofthe 2013 USA Basketball U16 National Team.
JOSH BROGHAMERVIDEO COORDINATOR
Mike SergoAssistant Video Coordinator
Jesse WedmoreAssistant Video Coordinator
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Tom AguayoSales Associate
Justin BakerSales Associate
Natalie AmesSales Associate
Alyson AmbrookianCorporate PartnershipActivation Specialist
Jessica BlenginoGroup Account Executive
Kareeda Chones-AguamSenior Director of Partnership
Activation
Kris BrunelliTicket Office Associate
Mike BortolottiSenior AccountRepresentative
Tim CibichSystems Support Specialist
Bob CookVice President ofBusiness Affairs
Ben ConradDirector of Database Marketing
Michael ClutterbuckDirector of Basketball Analytics
Mollie CowenSenior AccountService Executive
Dave DeanDirector of Basketball
Administration
Kristen DeahlPublic Relations Coordinator
Tricia CrawfordDance Team Manager
Chris DeGuilioSales Associate
Greg DrainSales Associate
Loreta DilaveriVideo Production, Editing and
Projects Coordinator
Jamie DeMatthewGroup Account Executive
Jane DwyerReceptionist/Guest
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Evan FaySales Associate
David FarbySales Associate
Kyle EminaSales Associate
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Kristina FilipovicAccount Service Executive
Kate GilbertGame & Event Presentation
Coordinator
Grant FreitagAccounting Manager
Kevin FlinnSales Associate
Nate GillilandSales Associate
Hans GoldenbergAccount Sales Executives
Matt GoldenSales Associate
Dustin GodseyVice President of Marketing
Parker GoranInteractive Marketing
Coordinator
James HerroSenior Account Sales Executive
Tom HenningerGroup Account Executive
Mike GrahlVice President ofDigital Platforms
Konni HibickeDirector of Marketing
Promotions
Jon HorstDirector of Basketball
Operations
Ryan HooserManager of Partnership
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Clark HilleryDirector of Team Services
Rita HuberExecutive Secretary
Chandra KennyCorporate PartnershipActivation Specialist
Shane KelleySales Associate
Kelly KauffmanVice President ofHuman Resources
Brian KerrDirector of Account Services
Benjamin KotlarekSales Associate
Zach KlupchakSales Associate
Ron KiepertDirector of Information
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Nick KsenichSales Associate
Will LeitzkeSales Associate
Alex LasryVice President of Strategy
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Tom LaCombeAccount Service Executive
Mike LeopandoManager of Business Analytics
Abby LindsayTicket Sales & Service
Coordinator
Jim LindnerSales Associate
Doug LewisSales Associate
Deb LoganSenior Director ofPartnership Sales
Carl ManteauDirector of Group Sales
Marc MaltererSenior Account Representative
Brandon LottInside Sales Manager
Nick MarpleSales Associate
Nick MonroeNew Media Marketing Manager
Ryan MercadoSales Associate
Dan MeltzerSales Associate
Jamie MorningstarVice President of Ticket
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Danica OlsonPayroll and Benefits Manager
Jason NatterSenior Account Sales Executive
Ryan MuellerTeam Services Associate
Adam PaschenSales Associate
Noelle PetersonSales Associate
Joe PavlikSales Associate
Dan PaterickSales Associate
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John PettinelliSales Associate
Cassandra PolanskyDirector of Fan Experience
Kim PolanTicket Associate/Account
Executive
Chris PiccoSenior Account Service
Executive
Natalie PorterSales Associate
Jared RauppSales Associate
Sean QuinnClub Level Coordinator
Eric PromManager of Ticketing Services
Liz ReznichekClub Level Coordinator
Doug RocklinSales Associate
Skip RobinsonVice President of
Player Development
Rance RistauCreative Entertainment
Coordinator
Mark RosenbergPublic Relations Manager
Kevin SamborskiSales Associate
Jennifer RundellAssistant to theGeneral Manager
Justin RotaruSales Associate
Evan SantosSales Associate
Ross ShillinglawSales Associate
Shay SherfinskiDirector of Club Level Sales
Josh SchedlerPremium Sales Manager
Sandy ShortTicket Associate/Account Executive
Dan SmyczekVice President ofPublic Relations
Spencer SmithSales Associate
Ramel SmithTeam Psychologist
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Mike SneathernSenior Director of Legal Affairs& Corporate Partnerships
Matt SplanSales Associate
Dylan SnyderSales Associate
David SnyderVice President of Corporate
Partnerships
Matt StantonInteractive Marketing Manager
Myles SylverneSales Associate
Marie StricklandSales Associate
Dawn StenbolCRM Administrator
Steve TarachowDirector of Group Programs
Emily TimmermanSales Associate
Sue ThompsonDirector of Ticket Operations
Greg ThompsonDirector of Security
Whitney TiptonAccountant
Luis Trinh NavaGraphic Designer
Zach TreadwaySales Associate
Rachel TomanGroup Account Executive
Johnny WatsonDirector of Game & Event
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Sheridan WestSales Associate
Rick WermagerGroup Services Ticket Manager
Wade WaugusTeam Services Event
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Jeff WienerSales Associate
Jonathan ZuckerbrodManager of Platform
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Jim WoloszykVice President of Finance
Brian WolfeGroup Account Executive
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GAME NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
BANGOMascot “Bango” has been entertaining Bucks fans for 37years with his high-flying acrobatic dunks, daring stuntsand funny antics. When Bango is not flipping around theBMO Harris Bradley Center he’s busy making over 250 ap-pearances in the Milwaukee community every year.
Bango is a former NBA mascot of the year and has thehonor of being voted as the first “Most Awesome Mascot”by the Cartoon Network. Last season he was featured inan original documentary series on Hulu called “Behind theMask.” Keep your eyes on Bango because you never knowwhat he is going to do next.
Bango was a phrase coined by Eddie Doucette, the original“Voice of the Bucks,” whenever a player connected on along-range basket. When the club held a contest to nametheir new mascot, a few thousand entries were received, and the most popular by far was “Bango.”
With the name in place, on October 18, 1977, Bango was born. That date signified the home opener ofthe 1977-78 season for the Bucks. The game pitted Milwaukee against the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-ledLos Angeles Lakers in the Milwaukee Arena.
For more information on how to book Bango for your event, call the Game Entertainment Department at414-227-0576.
BANGO JR.Since being introduced to Bucks fans in 2007, Bango Jr.’srole continues to grow as he tries to be just like dad. Whenit doesn’t interfere with school, he enjoys performing at theBMO Harris Bradley Center, capturing the hearts of thecrowd. If you are lucky enough to catch a high five from thislittle guy be sure to watch out as there might be a few otherlittle Bango’s learning the ropes behind him.
AIR BANGOAir Bango is known for his inflated ego. Whether he isdancing center court, racing through obstacles or startlingfans, he is always pumped up and ready to entertain.
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MILWAUKEE BUCKS DANCERSThe Milwaukee Bucks Dancers (MBD) are in their25th year entertaining bucks fans and cheering onthe team. They provide high energy performances atall Bucks home games and serve as ambassadorsfor the organization in the community. The membersof MBD are beautiful, talented and intelligent womenwho have full-time careers or are full-time students,and share a passion for dance and entertaining acrowd.
For more information on how to book MBD for yourevent, or to attend one of their dance clinics, call theGame Entertainment Department at 414-227-0532.
BUCKS GRAND DANCERSThis talented group of dancers has been showcasingits moves for eight years and continues to be a fanfavorite. With their unique style and outstanding per-sonalities, this group of senior citizens delivers acrowd-pleasing performance every time they step onthe court. You might not believe it unless you see it,so check out their jersey numbers to see the age ofeach team member.
YOUNG BUCKSNow in their second season, this group of “YoungBucks” is sure to light up the court. Consisting ofboys and girls ages 7-13, these kids really know howto put on a show. With their energetic spirit and eyecatching moves, you won’t want to miss a perform-ance by these young stars.
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HOOP TROOP
Hoop Troop is an interactive team ready to rally the crowdat a moment’s notice and bring excitement and enthusi-asm to Bucks games and events. They will greet you at thedoor as you enter the BMO Harris Bradley Center and en-tertain you in the stands. Make sure to keep your head up…you never know when they may toss a T-shirt your way.
BUCKS BEATS
This talented group of musicians brings the rhythm to theBMO Harris Bradley Center floor. With their loud and bois-terous sound on the drums, Bucks Beats is ready to en-tertain the fans anywhere they can bring their drums.Whether it be on the concourse pregame, on the floor oreven in the stands, Bucks Beats brings thunderous energyto the game.
RIM ROCKERS
These daredevils take to the sky at Bucks games with theirinnovative style and high flying trampoline dunking. TheRim Rockers’ high-energy performances are geared toamaze and excite Bucks fans every time they set theirflight schedule. With flips, 360s, crazy pass combinationsand huge hang time, they have become a force in Bucksgame night entertainment. The Rim Rockers have traveledall over the world, taking flight in Mexico, Abu Dhabi, Chinaand even center court at the NBA All-Star game. Thesetwo-time Guinness Book of World Record holders can alsobe found performing at colleges, high schools, festivalsand charity events around the Milwaukee community.
BUCKS B-BOYS
The Bucks B-Boys wow Bucks fans with their incredibledance moves, head spins and back flips at Bucks gameseach year. With 18,000 fans watching, they really have touse their heads to stay on top of the game.
