DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced their coaching staff for the 2026-27 season Tuesday, finalizing the group that will work under first-year head coach Dusty May.
Willie Green will serve as May’s lead assistant. Garrett Temple, Joe Boylan, Drew Williamson, Mody Maor, Rob Fodor, and Sam Hershberger will also serve as assistant coaches.
Nate Mitchell joins the organization in a dual role as a Mavericks assistant coach and head coach of the Texas Legends. Tyson Chandler and Quincy Acy will return in player development roles.
Dallas will have Jacob Herrs, Jack May, Tevin Brown, and Aaron Robinson on its video staff, with Frank Ibe serving as a video intern.
Willie Green Will Serve As Dusty May’s Lead Assistant
Green gives May an experienced former NBA head coach as the lead assistant on his first Mavericks staff.
Green coached the New Orleans Pelicans from 2021 through 2025, leading New Orleans to two playoff appearances. The Pelicans went 49-33 during the 2023-24 season, tying the second-highest win total in franchise history.
Before becoming a head coach, Green spent five seasons as an NBA assistant.
He joined the Golden State Warriors in 2016 after a 12-year NBA playing career and was on Steve Kerr’s staff for Golden State’s championships in 2017 and 2018. Green later joined the Phoenix Suns in 2019 and was part of the staff that helped Phoenix reach the 2021 NBA Finals.
Temple will begin his coaching career in Dallas after playing 16 NBA seasons.
Temple played for Houston, Sacramento, San Antonio, Milwaukee, Charlotte, Washington, Memphis, the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn, Chicago, New Orleans, and Toronto. He spent two seasons playing for Green with the Pelicans from 2021 through 2023.
The Baton Rouge native played four seasons at LSU and finished his college career as the program’s all-time leader with 4,432 minutes played before going undrafted in 2009.
Boylan joins the Mavericks after spending the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies.
He began his NBA career as a video intern with the Boston Celtics in 2010-11 and later worked in player development with Golden State, Memphis, and New Orleans. Boylan spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2022 through 2024.
Dusty May Brings Drew Williamson To Dallas From Michigan
Williamson is one of the coaches following May from Michigan to Dallas.
He spent the past two seasons working under May with the Wolverines, helping Michigan win the 2026 national championship and finish 37-3, the winningest season in program history.
Williamson also worked under May for three seasons at Florida Atlantic from 2021 through 2024. He was part of the staff for FAU’s Final Four run during the 2022-23 season and another NCAA Tournament appearance the following year.
Before joining May at FAU, Williamson spent eight seasons coaching at Virginia State, including his final two as associate head coach. He played collegiately at Old Dominion and professionally in Germany.
Hershberger also has previous ties to May.
He worked with May as a graduate assistant at Florida from 2017 through 2019 before spending six seasons at Brown. Hershberger was Brown’s director of basketball operations for three seasons and an assistant coach for another three.
Hershberger spent last season as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Charge while also serving as co-director of player development for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Mody Maor And Rob Fodor Add International, Shooting Experience
Maor comes to Dallas after coaching Nagasaki Velca in Japan for the past two seasons.
He led Nagasaki to a B.League championship following a league-best 43-13 regular-season record and helped the club qualify for the East Asia Super League.
Maor has also coached extensively in Israel and Australia.
He began his coaching career as an assistant with Hapoel Holon in 2012 and later worked for Maccabi Ashdod and Hapoel Jerusalem. Maor eventually became Hapoel Jerusalem’s head coach before joining the New Zealand Breakers.
After three seasons as a Breakers assistant, Maor became head coach and led New Zealand to consecutive playoff appearances, including a trip to the 2022-23 NBL Grand Final.
Fodor joins Dallas as an assistant coach and shooting coach after spending 20 years with the Miami Heat organization.
He spent the past decade working as a shooting and player development coach and was the first full-time shooting coach in Heat history. Miami recorded the seven highest single-season 3-point totals in franchise history during his tenure.
Fodor previously coached internationally in Norway, Germany, Spain, Singapore, and Slovenia. He has also worked with the WNBA’s Seattle Storm.
Nate Mitchell Will Coach Mavericks And Texas Legends
Mitchell will work with May’s NBA staff while also taking over as head coach of the Texas Legends.
He most recently coached the Guangzhou Loong Lions during the 2024-25 season.
Mitchell started his professional coaching career with the Maine Red Claws in 2014 before spending three seasons with Raptors 905. He later worked as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets, Toronto Raptors, and Milwaukee Bucks.
Mitchell has also been part of the Canadian men’s national team staff since 2016.
Chandler will remain with Dallas as a player development coach after spending the past five seasons working with the organization.
The Mavericks selected Chandler’s services twice during his 19-year NBA career, most notably during their 2011 championship season. He started every playoff game during Dallas’ title run and later won NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2012.
Chandler returned to the organization in 2021 through the Mavericks Legends coaching program and has primarily worked with the team’s big men.
Acy will also return for his second season as a Mavericks player development coach.
He played 10 professional seasons after Toronto selected him with the 37th pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. Acy spent part of the 2016-17 season with Dallas and later began his coaching career with the Texas Legends.
Acy spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Wichita State before joining the Mavericks last season.
Mavericks Finalize Video Staff For 2026-27 Season
Herrs has been promoted to head video coordinator after serving as Dallas’ associate head video coordinator last season.
He previously worked as a graduate manager at Indiana and an assistant video coordinator with Milwaukee before joining the Mavericks.
Jack May comes to Dallas after spending the past two seasons as a video intern with Miami. He played four seasons at Florida before transitioning into video operations and player development work.
Brown returns as an assistant video coordinator. He previously worked for the Texas Legends as a video coordinator, player development coach, and assistant coach after beginning his coaching career at UT Tyler.
Robinson joins the Mavericks after spending the past two seasons as a video assistant with Cleveland. He previously worked in basketball operations and player development with the Los Angeles Clippers and was director of player development at Quinnipiac.
Ibe will serve as Dallas’ video intern after working as a graduate assistant at Louisville last season. He played collegiately at Syracuse, Georgia, and Louisville before transitioning into coaching.
