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The Team
Roster, coaching staff, and basketball ops
2026–27 Roster
2
Noa
Essengue
Essengue
F
3
Josh
Giddey
Giddey
G
5
Dailyn
Swain
Swain
F
7
Rob
Dillingham
Dillingham
G
8
Caleb
Wilson
Wilson
F
9
Nic
Claxton
Claxton
C
11
Leonard
Miller
Miller
F
12
Zach
Collins
Collins
F/C
14
Matas
Buzelis
Buzelis
F
19
Tobe
Awaka
Awaka
F
22
Jaylin
Sellers
Sellers
G
24
Norman
Powell
Powell
G
25
Jalen
Smith
Smith
F/C
30
Tre
Jones
Jones
G
35
Isaac
Okoro
Okoro
G/F
44
Patrick
Williams
Williams
F
Coaching Staff
Tiago SplitterHead Coach
Front Bench Assistants
Blake AhearnAssistant
Wes UnseldAssistant
Jamelle McMillanAssistant
Back Bench Assistants
Rex KalamianAssistant
Jonah HerscuAssistant
Martin RancikAssistant
Player Development
Jordan BrinkDirector, Player Development
Pete CrawfordPlayer Dev.
LD WilliamsPlayer Dev.
Video Room
Jeremiah BonsuHead Video
Micah BurnoVideo Coord.
Delvon JohnsonVideo Coord.
Brandon LeftwichVideo Coord.
Front Office & Personnel
Bryson GrahamEVP, Basketball OperationsB.Graham26@bulls.com
Stephen MervisSr. VP, Basketball Operationssmervis@bulls.com
Brian HagenDirector, Player Personnelbhagen@bulls.com
Pat ConnellyAssistant General Managerpconnelly@bulls.com
JJ PolkAssistant General Managerjpolk@bulls.com
Acie LawVP, Player Personnelalaw@bulls.com
Jarrett SuttonScoutjsutton@bulls.com
Dave BollwinkelScoutdbollwinkel@bulls.com
Gary SacksScoutgsacks@bulls.com
E'Twaun MooreScoutemoore@bulls.com
Ivica DukanScoutidukan@bulls.com
Duje DukanScoutddukan@bulls.com
Chigozie UmeadiExec. Director, Basketball Opscumeadi@bulls.com
Wendy KnollSr. Manager, Basketball Adminwknoll@bulls.com
Windy City Bulls
Alex KaufmanGeneral Managerakaufman@bulls.com
Justin JacksonAssistant GMjjackson@bulls.com
Connor KolodziejManager, Basketball Opsckolodziej@bulls.com
Nico HobbsCoordinator, Basketball Opsnhobbs@bulls.com
Medical & Performance
Eric WatersDirector of Performanceewaters@bulls.com
Todd CampbellHead Athletic Trainertcampbell@bulls.com
Mike OrrPhysical Therapistmorr@bulls.com
Matt VossHead Strength & Cond.mvoss@bulls.com
Ryan PetersenAssistant S&C Coachrpetersen@bulls.com
Christine BlankPerformance Chef & Dietitiancblank@bulls.com
Windy City Bulls
Vaishwan DaveHead Athletic Trainervdave@bulls.com
Alexis RichardsonAsst. Athletic Trainerarichardson@bulls.com
Justin IrwinHead Strength Coachjirwin@bulls.com
Team Operations & Engagement
Shaquin AlbrowDirector, Ops & Player Engagementsalbrow@bulls.com
Daniel RoySr. Coordinator, Player Eng.droy@bulls.com
Zoe LambSr. Coordinator, Family Eng.zlamb@bulls.com
Equipment
Daniel LangstonHead Equipment Managerdlangston@bulls.com
David BarkanAssistant Equipment Managerdbarkan@bulls.com
Forrest OlesiakAssistant Equipment Managerfolesiak@bulls.com
Team Security
Romelle CollinsDirector708-296-6579
Ricky HenryTeam Security815-762-0999
Andrew MoutryTeam Security414-828-5344
Andrew HolmboeAdvocate Center Securityaholmboe@bulls.com
Basketball Communications
Patrick SanduskyVice President, Basketball Communicationspsandusky@bulls.com
Beth EslerExecutive Director, Basketball Communicationsbesler@bulls.com
Josh SchurSr. Manager, Basketball Communicationsjschur@bulls.com
Community Engagement
Calvin ParsonExecutive Director, Community Engagementcparson@bulls.com
Joshua ClarkSr. Manager, Alumni & Programs, Community EngagementJosh.Clark@bulls.com