As host of the FIBA World Basketball Championships, which is scheduled to tip-off late August, Turkey is making sure they will have a respectable showing and to finish with flourish before their adoring countrymen. To further enhance the National team’s competitiveness, Turkey has tap the services of ex-NBA star Rolando Blackman as assistant coach, according to ESPN. Blackman, who is currently the Dallas Mavericks director of basketball development, also served as assistant coach with Germany during the 2002 FIBA World Championships in Indianapolis. Turkey head coach Bogdan Tanjevic said Blackman will play an important role for the coaching staff and will be a big help to the team’s campaign. Blackman played for Tanjevic in 1996 when they won the Italian League Championship.
“Rolando has come here to help us for the FIBA World Championship. I've invited him. He was a great player, he has a great personality and will help our players. His ideas in the field, what to do in defense and attack, are very impressive. Blackman can be very important for us.”
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