Basketball Operations Staff - Beno Udrih

Title: Head Coach

Udrih enters his second season as the Head Coach of the Wisconsin Herd. He is the fourth Head Coach in team history. Coach Udrih started his coaching career in the NBA G League as an assistant coach with the Westchester Knicks during the 2019-20 season. He received an NBA Call-Up to the New Orleans Pelicans, where he served as an assistant coach for two seasons before joining the Atlanta Hawks as a professional NBA scout during the 2022-23 season. Prior to coaching, the Slovenia native spent over 21 years playing professional basketball in the NBA and overseas. Udrih played eight seasons in Europe before joining the San Antonio Spurs after being drafted with the 28th overall pick in 2004. He helped the Spurs win two NBA Championships before joining the Sacramento Kings from 2007-2011. Udrih spent his remaining six seasons in the NBA with stops at the Milwaukee Bucks (2011-13), Orlando Magic (2013), New York Knicks (2013-14), Memphis Grizzlies (2014-15),Miami Heat (2015-16) and Detroit Pistons (2016-17).