NEW YORK – Oklahoma City Blue head coach Mark Daigneault today was named the NBA Development League Coach of the Month for games played in January.

Daigneault guided Oklahoma City to a 9-2 record in January, with seven wins coming on the road.  Under Daigneault, the team held opponents to a league-low 98.5 points per game and boasted the highest net rating with 8.8 in January.  With 21 wins this season, the Blue has already surpassed last year’s total of 19 victories.

Daigneault is in his third season as head coach after posting a 47-53 record in his first two seasons.  In 2014-15, Daigneault led the Blue to an appearance in the NBA D-League Western Conference Semifinals.  Prior to joining Oklahoma City, he spent the previous four years working under Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan at the University of Florida.

Other coaches who received consideration for the monthly award were Los Angeles’ Coby Karl, Northern Arizona’s Ty Ellis, Raptors 905’s Jerry Stackhouse, Santa Cruz’s Casey Hill and Texas’ Bob MacKinnon.

About the NBA Development League

The NBA Development League is the NBA’s official minor league, preparing players, coaches, officials, trainers, and front-office staff for the NBA while acting as the league’s research and development laboratory. Featuring 22 teams with direct affiliations with NBA franchises for the 2016-17 season, the league offers elite professional basketball at an affordable price in a fun, family-friendly atmosphere. An all-time high 38 percent of all NBA players at the end of the 2015-16 season boasted NBA D-League experience. In fostering the league’s connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. Fans can watch all NBA D-League games on nbadleague.com.

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