Jeff Van Gundy, the former coach of the Rockets, is going to coach Team USA at the FIBA AmeriCup and FIBA World Cup Qualifying team this year. This job is a big leap forward for Van Gundy, who has not coached since he was with the Rockets in 2007. Since then, he has been an analyst primarily for ESPN and has worked many NBA Finals games.
Jeff Van Gundy had several successful seasons of coaching for the Rockets and Knicks. He helped coach the Knicks out of the Patrick Ewing days, and Ewing even was the assistant coach for Van Gundy during some of his seasons with the Rockets.