High School

Damon Stoudamire on his ascension from Portland-born NBA standout to Boston Celtics assistant coach: The Iso with Dan Dickau

Stoudamire joined Ime Udoka's staff in Boston after five seasons as the head coach at the University of the Pacific.

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Damon Stoudamire on his ascension from Portland-born NBA standout to Boston Celtics assistant coach: The Iso with Dan Dickau
Damon Stoudamire on his ascension from Portland-born NBA standout to Boston Celtics assistant coach: The Iso with Dan Dickau /
In this story:

Former standout NBA point guard Damon Stoudamire joined Thursday's episode of The Iso podcast with Dan Dickau to discuss why he made the jump from college basketball coaching to the NBA, how his coaching career began, who he looked up growing up in Portland and more. Stoudamire recently joined the staff of newly hired Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka, a fellow Portland native, as an assistant coach after five seasons as the head coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif.

Listen and and subscribe to the podcast below:

(Full archive of The Iso)

The Iso with Dan Dickau is a podcast presented by SBLive Sports and the Bleav Podcast Network, which publishes weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Dickau, a former Gonzaga All-American, NBA vet-turned basketball analyst interviews experts all corners of the sports world from coaches, front office executives to athletes about untold stories, memories and experiences.

Host: Dan Dickau
Guest: Damon Stoudamire
Producer: Andy Buhler

How to subscribe?

—Spotify

—Apple Podcasts

—Google Play

Published
Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

Home/Oregon