the head coaching vacancy for the Philadelphia 76ers. On June 2, 2015, Vanterpool and Jim Boylen were named to the coaching staff of the senior men's Canadian national team. Also in June 2015, he interviewed for the head coaching vacancy for the Denver Nuggets. In May 2016, he interviewed for the head coaching vacancy for the Orlando Magic. He interviewed again for the same job in April 2018. In May 2019, he interviewed for the head coaching vacancy for the Cleveland Cavaliers. On June 19, 2019, he was hired by the Minnesota Timberwolves, as an associate head coach to Ryan Saunders. In October 2020, he interviewed for the head coaching vacancy for the Houston Rockets. At the time, two of his most prominent former players with the Trailblazers, McCollum and the All-Star Lillard, both endorsed him as a future head coaching candidate. On February 21, 2021, the Timberwolves hired Toronto Raptors assistant coach Chris Finch as their head coach and chose not to interview Vanterpool as part of their hiring process. On July 9, 2021, Vanterpool was hired as assistant coach by the Brooklyn Nets. On January 20, 2022, Vanterpool was fined $10,000 and the Nets $25,000 by the NBA for interfering during live play by blocking a pass against the Washington Wizards in a January 19 game. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Washington | 22 || 0 || 18.7 || .418 || .000 || .600 || 1.7 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .1 || 5.5 |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 22 || 0 || 18.7 || .418 || .000 || .600 || 1.7 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .1 || 5.5 References External links Euroleague.net Player Profile Italian League Player Profile 1973 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Russia American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Florida Basketball players from Florida Jilin Northeast Tigers players Kansas City Knights players Mens Sana Basket players Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coaches Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia players Portland Trail Blazers assistant coaches PBC CSKA Moscow players Shooting guards Small forwards Sportspeople from Daytona Beach, Florida S.S. Felice Scandone players St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Washington Wizards players Yakima Sun Kings players