Windy City Bulls Announce 2026-27 Basketball Operations and Coaching Staff

Hoffman Estates, Ill. – The Windy City Bulls, presented by BMO, the NBA G League affiliate of the Chicago Bulls, announced today the organization’s basketball operations and coaching staff for the 2026-27 season.

Alex Kaufman enters his first season as General Manager for the organization. Kaufman will serve in a dual role as the General Manager of the Windy City Bulls and Senior Manager of Basketball Operations with the Chicago Bulls. Prior to joining the Bulls organization, Kaufman spent seven seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans, serving most recently as the General Manager for the then Birmingham Squadron for the 2025-26 NBA G League season.

Kaufman is joined by Assistant General Manager Justin Jackson, who enters his second season with Windy City. Jackson spent nine years with the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), last serving as the Director, Basketball Operations & Facilities, before joining the Bulls organization.

Manager of Basketball Operations Connor Kolodziej returns for hisfifth season with Windy City. Kolodziej joined the organization in 2022, after serving as the Video Coordinator/Assistant Director of Operations for the Boise State University men’s basketball program from 2019-2022.

Nico Hobbs enters his third season as Senior Coordinator of Basketball Operations. Hobbs previously worked as a player development associate with the Chicago Bulls and played college basketball at the University of Iowa (2018-2021). He attended Fenwick High School in the Chicagoland area.

Head Coach Quincy Pondexter enters his inaugural season at the helm of the Windy City Bulls. The former Chicago Bull (2017-18), nine-year NBA veteran and Fresno-native most recently served as an assistant coach at the University of Washington, his alma mater, during the 2025-26 season. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Huskies from 2021-24. Prior to his return to the Pacific Northwest, he spent the 2024-25 season with the University of Southern California men’s basketball program, acting as an assistant coach under Eric Musselman.

Marlon Garnett joins Windy City as Associate Head Coach. Garnett brings nine seasons of NBA coaching experience, most recently as an assistant coach with the Charlotte Hornets (2021-24), where he served as Summer League head coach in 2023. He previously coached with the Atlanta Hawks (2018-21), including a run to the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals, and the Phoenix Suns (2016-18), leading Phoenix's 2017 Summer League team. He began his NBA coaching career with the San Antonio Spurs in 2015-16 as a player development and quality assurance assistant. Prior to joining the Bulls organization, Garnett served as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator for USA Basketball during the World Cup Qualifiers. A 2026 Santa Clara University Hall of Fame inductee, Garnett helped lead the Broncos to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments (1995, 1996) and was named West Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1997. His 16-year professional career included time with the Boston Celtics and top leagues in seven countries, along with play for the Belize national team.

Dru Anthrop joins Windy City as an Assistant Coach after a serving as a player development and assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks for the 2025-26 season. Prior to his time in Dallas, Anthrop helped lead the Stockton Kings, the NBA G League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings, to an NBA G League Championship as Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development during the 2024-25 season. During the 2023-24 season, Anthrop served as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns under Frank Vogel. Anthrop spent 2019-2023 with the Los Angeles Lakers as a player development and video coordinator where he was a part of the 2020 Lakers NBA Championship. Prior to his tenure in Los Angeles, Anthrop spent one season as a video coordinator with the Memphis Grizzlies (2018-19) and two seasons as a video coordinator for the Orlando Magic (2016-18). He began his career as a graduate assistant with St. John’s University and as a film coordinating intern with the Indiana Pacers. Anthrop played four seasons of collegiate basketball at Purdue University (2009-13).

Jake McGee joins Windy City as an Assistant Coach & Director of Player Development. McGee enters the Bulls organization after three seasons as an assistant video coordinator with the New Orleans Pelicans. Prior to his time in New Orleans, McGee served as video coordinator for the Grand Rapids Gold, the NBA G League affiliate of the Denver Nuggets, from 2021-23. A native of San Marcos, Texas, McGee played collegiately at the University of Texas at Dallas and served as a graduate assistant at Baylor University (2019-21). 

Lazeric Jones has been elevated to Assistant Coach & Player Development Coach in his third season with Windy City. Jones had a four-year collegiate career, including two seasons with UCLA from 2010-12. He went on to play professionally for nearly a decade, with stops in the NBA G League, Turkey, Germany, Monaco, Greece and Russia, among others. Jones spent two seasons in the NBA G League, including a 21-game stint with Windy City during the 2022-23 season. After retiring from playing, Jones was a part of Lincoln Park High School’s coaching staff for the 2023-24 season. A native of Chicago, Jones played high school basketball at Simeon Career Academy.

Conor Glennon has been elevated to Video Coordinator in his second season with the Windy City Bulls, after previously serving as a coaching associate. Glennon began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa from 2023-25. He played collegiately at the University of Memphis for Penny Hardaway from 2020-23. During his playing career, he helped the Tigers to three straight 20-win seasons, an NIT Championship (2021), the Tigers first-ever AAC Tournament Championship (2023) and back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2022 and 2023.

Vaishwan Dave returns for his second season as Head Athletic Trainer with Windy City. Prior to joining the Bulls organization, Dave served as a physical therapist/athletic trainer with the New York Jets.

Alexis Richardson returns for her third season as Windy City's Assistant Athletic Trainer. This past September, Richardson was called up to serve as Assistant Athletic Trainer for NBA G League United at the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Beijing, China where the team took home the Championship.

Trevor Sackmann enters his first season with Windy City as the team’s Head Strength & Conditioning Coach. Sackmann comes to Windy City after six years at the University of Hawaiʻi, where he was responsible for the design and implementation of athletic performance programs for multiple sports while also overseeing sports science integration across the department. During his tenure, Sackmann was a part of five conference championships with women’s basketball and a 2026 NCAA National Championship with men’s volleyball. From 2018 to 2020, Sackmann worked overseas as a performance coach with national team athletes through the Chinese Olympic Committee. In 2017, he joined Stanford as an intern sports performance coach before being hired as an assistant sports performance coach. Sackmann earned bachelor’s degrees in human physiology and psychology from the University of Oregon and his master’s degree in kinesiology and rehabilitation science from the University of Hawaiʻi. He is currently pursuing a PhD in kinesiology and rehabilitation science at the University of Hawaiʻi.

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