Chris Finch (basketball)

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Chris Finch (born 1971) is an American basketball coach, currently at the helm of Dexia Mons-Hainaut in Belgium, as well as the head coach of the Great Britain national basketball team.

He started his career in England with the Sheffield Sharks of the British Basketball League, leading them to many titles during his tenure, and making the franchise the most successful in league history. After winning the Championship with Sheffield in the 1998-99 season, he was named as the BBL Coach of the Year. He moved to Europe for a fresh challenge and to Germany, where he was the head coach of the Giessen 46ers in the Basketball_Bundesliga. The team had a horrible year and Finch was fired after having a record of 4-13 and the team on the verge of relegation. After this, he moved to Belgium, where he was the coach of Euphony Bree for two seasons before signing for league rivals Dexia Mons-Hainaut in 2007.