ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks today announced that Head Coach Mike Budenholzer has been promoted to President of Basketball Operations in addition to his duties as Head Coach and Wes Wilcox has been promoted to General Manager.
Budenholzer, who was named the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Hawks to a franchise-record 60-22 mark last season, was originally named head coach on May 28, 2013.
In 2014-15, Budenholzer led the Hawks to the Southeast Division title (the club’s first Division championship in 21 years), earned the Eastern Conference’s top seed and put together a franchise-best 19-game winning streak, tying the fifth-longest streak in NBA history.