Gonzaga assistant coach and director of basketball operations Jorge Sanz is expected to join Michael Malone’s staff at North Carolina, according to The Spokesman-Review, potentially filling the final opening on the Tar Heels’ coaching staff.
Sanz announced his departure Thursday morning after serving Gonzaga in a range of roles, including assistant coach, director of basketball operations, and key contributor in analytics, player development, international recruiting and scheduling. A native of Spain, he also worked with Spanish national youth teams and holds an Entrenador Superior certification, the highest coaching credential in Spain.
His path to Spokane began at Florida Atlantic in 2010, where he climbed from video coordinator to assistant coach over eight years. After four seasons as Gonzaga’s director of basketball operations, he was promoted to assistant coach in 2023.
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At North Carolina, Sanz joins a staff that has retained Sean May and Pat Sullivan and added Chuck Martin from Arkansas and Bryan Tibaldi from Providence. Malone also brought in former Tar Heels Brandon Robinson and Deon Thompson in support roles.
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