Reports: Utah Jazz Hire Quin Snyder as Head Coach

Quin Snyder is the new head coach of the Utah Jazz.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Sportando, and Jeff Zillgitt, the Utah Jazz have signed Atlanta assistant Quin Snyder to a 3 year deal with a team option 4th year to be the next head coach.

Jody Gennesy of the Deseret News reported that former Utah assistants Brad Jones and Alex Jensen will be part of Quin Snyder’s assistant crew. Marc Stein reported that Snyder and the Jazz are trying to get Ettore Messina to join the team as lead assistant, though Messina still has games left to coach with CSKA Moscow.

Earlier today, Salt City Hoops posted a profile of the former Missouri Head Coach.

Brother of Spurs forward Matt, Luke Bonner likes Quin:

Great hire by the @utahjazz if the rumors are true. Congrats to Quinn Snyder, long overdue. Best coach I’ve ever played for.

— Luke Bonner (@LukeyBonner) June 6, 2014

More analysis coming after the Jazz’s 10 AM press conference to announce Snyder this morning.