Dean Demopoulos

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Dean Demopoulos (born March 29, 1954) is a collegiate and pro basketball coach. He currently is the lead assistant to Nate McMillan of the Portland Trail Blazers. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native has been McMillan's assistant in Seattle as well.

Demopoulos graduated in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in comprehensive social sciences from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He began his coaching career at Kennett High School in Kennett, Pennsylvania. In 1983 he became an assistant to John Chaney at Temple University, a post he held until 1999. During that span, the Owls became a national basketball powerhouse, amassing a 393-151 (72.2%) record and making it to the NCAA Tournament 16 times and to the Elite Eight on four occasions. After one year as head coach at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, Demopoulos became lead assistant to Nate McMillan in Seattle.

He was a candidate to succeed John Chaney as head coach at Temple University.