Memphis Grizzlies name Tuomas Iisalo as head coach

Tuomas Iisalo, who was appointed interim coach of the Memphis Grizzlies in the final days of the regular season, has been given the full-time job and becomes the first Finnish-born coach in the NBA.

Terms of his contract were not released. He joined the team as the lead assistant this past season then took over the team on March 28th after the grizzlies returned home from an 0-5 road trip.

Before joining the Grizzlies, Iisalo served one season as coach of Paris Basketball, winning the Eurocup championship.

The success earned him Eurocup coach of the year. In addition to his season with Paris Basketball, he had stints with teams in Germany.