October 16, 2021 – Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations & General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced today that the team has named Daniel Taylor Director of Applied Sports Science, Jameel Battle Director of Rehabilitation and Nina Hsieh Assistant Athletic Trainer. All three individuals join the Hornets Medical Staff under the team’s Medical Director Joe Sharpe.
Taylor joins the organization after spending the last five seasons working as the Director of Performance for Men’s Basketball at Georgia Institute of Technology, where the Yellow Jackets won the ACC Championship in 2021. Prior to his time in Georgia, Taylor was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Siena College for nine seasons, which included back-to-back-to-back MAAC Championships (2008, 2009 & 2010).