Dell Demps

Dell Demps
Minnesota Timberwolves
Position	Front office assistant
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	February 12, 1970 (age 54); Long Beach, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Mount Eden (Hayward, California)
College	Pacific (1988–1992)
NBA draft	1992: undrafted
Playing career	1992–2000
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	20, 5
Coaching career	2001–2003, 2020–2022
Career history
As player:
1992	7-Up Uncolas
1992–1993	Yakima Sun Kings
1993	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1993	Rochester Renegade
1993	Golden State Warriors
1993–1994	Yakima Sun Kings
1994	Shell Rimula-X
1994	SLUC Nancy Basket
1994–1995	Yakima Sun Kings
1995–1996	San Antonio Spurs
1996	Orlando Magic
1996–1997	Yakima Sun Kings
1997	P.A.O.K.
1998	Yakima Sun Kings
1998–1999	Cibona Zagreb
1999–2000	Trenton Shooting Stars
2000	Galatasaray
As coach:
2001–2003	Mobile Revelers (assistant)
2020–2022	Utah Jazz (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: CBA champion (1995); Croatian Cup winner (1999); First-team All-Big West (1992); No. 5 retired by Pacific Tigers; As assistant coach: NBDL champion (2003);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Delano Demps (born February 12, 1970) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is a front office assistant for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz and the general manager of the New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans from 2010 to 2019.^[1] Demps played in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs and Orlando Magic after a college basketball career with the Pacific Tigers.

He also played internationally in France, Greece, Croatia, Turkey and the Philippines. He played with Shell and 7-Up.^[2]

Post-playing career

After his playing career, Demps spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the Mobile Revelers of the National Basketball Development League and won a championship in 2003.^[3] He joined the New York Knicks as a scout in 2003.^[3] Demps was hired by the San Antonio Spurs as the director of professional player personnel in 2005 where he spent five seasons.^[3] He additionally served as the general manager of the Austin Toros for three years during that time.^[3]

On July 21, 2010, Demps was named as general manager of the New Orleans Hornets.^[3]

On September 25, 2020, Demps was hired by the Utah Jazz as an assistant coach.^[4]

Demps joined the basketball operations staff of the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2022.^[5]

Born in Long Beach, California, Demps played high school basketball for Mt. Eden High School in Hayward, California. Demps is married to attorney Anita Demps and the couple has three children. His son, Tre, played college basketball at Northwestern from 2011 to 2016, and currently works as a basketball analyst. His son, Jourdan, attended the University of San Francisco. His youngest son, Riley Demps, played college basketball at New York University from 2018 to 2022, and currently works for the Utah Jazz.^[6]