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{{short description|American professional basketball coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Rex Kalamian
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| team = Milwaukee Bucks
| position = Assistant coach
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
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| nationality = American
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* [[East Los Angeles College|ELAC]] (1987–1989)
* [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|Cal Poly Pomona]] (1989–1990)
| coach_start = 1990
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| cyears1 = 1990–1992
| cteam1 = [[East Los Angeles College|ELAC]] (assistant)
| cyears2 = {{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}
| cteam2 = [[Los Angeles Clippers]] (assistant)
| cyears3 = {{nbay|2004|full=y}}
| cteam3 = [[Denver Nuggets]] (assistant)
| cyears4 = {{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}
| cteam4 = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] (assistant)
| cyears5 = {{nbay|2007|start}}–{{nbay|2008|end}}
| cteam5 = [[Sacramento Kings]] (assistant)
| cyears6 = {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}}
| cteam6 = [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] (assistant)
| cyears7 = {{nbay|2015|start}}–{{nbay|2017|end}}
| cteam7 = [[Toronto Raptors]] (assistant)
| cyears8 = {{nbay|2018|start}}–{{nbay|2019|end}}
| cteam8 = Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
| cyears9 = {{nbay|2020|full=y}}
| cteam9 = Sacramento Kings (assistant)
| cyears10 = {{nbay|2021|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}}
| cteam10 = [[Detroit Pistons]] (assistant)
| cyears11 = 2022–present
| cteam11 = [[Armenia men's national basketball team|Armenia]]
| cyears12 = {{nbay|2023|full=y}}
| cteam12 = [[Brooklyn Nets]] (Pro Player Personnel Scout)
| cyears13 = {{nbay|2023|end}}–present
| cteam13 = [[Milwaukee Bucks]] (assistant)
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'''Rex Kalamian''' is an American professional [[basketball]] coach who serves as an assistant coach for the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] and the head coach for the [[Armenia men's national basketball team]]. He was formerly a Pro Player Personnel Scout for the [[Brooklyn Nets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) . He previously had coaching terms with the [[Los Angeles Clippers]], [[Denver Nuggets]], [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], Sacramento Kings, [[Oklahoma City Thunder]], and [[Toronto Raptors]]. He is well known for his nine years with the Clippers.<ref>[http://wavenewspapers.com/sports/article_b4109bcc-b990-11e1-9d90-0019bb30f31a.html Westbrook, Kalamian give NBA Finals local flavor - Los Angeles Wave:Sports] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140606012353/http://wavenewspapers.com/sports/article_b4109bcc-b990-11e1-9d90-0019bb30f31a.html |date=June 6, 2014 }}</ref>
==Coaching career==
===Oklahoma City Thunder (2009–2015)===
On August 14, 2009, Kalamian was hired by the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 14, 2009 |title=Thunder Announces Coaching Staff |url=https://www.nba.com/thunder/news/release_090814.html |access-date=August 14, 2009 |website=NBA.com}}</ref>
===Toronto Raptors (2015–2018)===
On June 29, 2015, he was hired to serve as an assistant coach by the [[Toronto Raptors]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/raptors/press-releases/assistant-coaches-072915|title=Raptors Announce Assistant Coaching Staff|work=NBA.com|date=July 29, 2015|accessdate=July 29, 2015}}</ref>
===Los Angeles Clippers (2018–2020)===
On August 1, 2018, he was hired to serve as an assistant coach by the [[Los Angeles Clippers]].<ref>{{cite web |date=August 1, 2018 |title=Press Release:L.A. Clippers Finalize Coaching Staff for 2018-19 Season |url=https://www.nba.com/clippers/press-release-la-clippers-finalize-coaching-staff-2018-19-season |access-date=August 1, 2018 |website=NBA.com}}</ref>
===Sacramento Kings (2020–2021)===
On November 5, 2020, Kalamian was hired as an assistant coach by the [[Sacramento Kings]].<ref>{{cite web |date=November 5, 2020 |title=Kings Name Rex Kalamian Assistant Coach |url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-name-rex-kalamian-assistant-coach |accessdate=November 5, 2020 |website=NBA.com}}</ref>
===Detroit Pistons (2021–2023)===
On June 15, 2021, Kalamian was hired as an assistant coach by the [[Detroit Pistons]].<ref>{{cite web |date=June 15, 2021 |title=Pistons Adding Three Assistants To Dwane Casey's Staff |url=https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2021/06/pistons-adding-three-assistants-to-dwane-caseys-staff.html |access-date=June 15, 2021 |website=hoopsrumors.com}}</ref>
===Armenian National Team (2022-present)===
On January 20, 2022, Kalamian agreed to become the new head coach of the [[Armenia men's national basketball team|Armenian national team]].<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Wojnarowski |first=Adrian |author-link=Adrian Wojnarowski |user=wojespn |number=1484273709233815552 |date=January 20, 2022 |title=Detroit Pistons assistant Rex Kalamian has agreed to become the new head coach of the Armenian national team, Kalamian tells ESPN. His grandmother escaped the Armenian genocide as a teenager to come to the United States, and both his parents are Bronx-born Armenian-Americans. |language=en |access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref>
=== Milwaukee Bucks (2024-present) ===
On January 26, 2024, Kalamian was reported to be joining Doc Rivers' staff with the [[Milwaukee Bucks]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wojnarowski |first=Adrian |date= |title="X/Twitter" |url=https://x.com/wojespn/status/1750910219725701365?s=20 }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Prior to the NBA, Kalamian worked for two seasons as an assistant at his former school, East Los Angeles College. As a player, he was named team captain at East Los Angeles where he led the South Coast Conference in three-point shooting percentage during the 1988–89 season.
An [[Armenian Americans|Armenian-American]], Kalamian attended [[East Los Angeles College]], but graduated from [[Cal Poly Pomona]] with a bachelor's degree in business management.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/coachfile/rex_kalamian/index.html NBA.com Rex Kalamian]</ref>
Rex Kalamian owns a home in Scottsdale, AZ.
==References==
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