There will be many new faces on the sidelines this season with no less than eight 7DAYS EuroCup squads having signed new head coaches over the summer. The list includes several big names – including former EuroLeague and EuroBasket winners – alongside one coach taking part in the EuroCup for the first time. Here's a look at these influential coaches, who will have major impacts on how this season plays out.
Luis Casimiro, Promitheas Patras
By hiring Luis Casimiro, one of the youngest teams in the EuroCup gained a ton of experience. Promitheas Patras enters its third EuroCup campaign and has yet to play a game in the quarterfinals. Casimiro has a career 60% winning percentage in the EuroCup and has been to the quarterfinals five times. This could be the perfect match to take Promitheas to the next level.
Vincent Collet, Boulogne Metropolitans 92
Vincent Collet is one of the most respected and accomplished coaches in France and has eight seasons of EuroCup experience as well as several more in the EuroLeague. He guided Strasbourg to the 2016 EuroCup Finals and has won the French League with two different clubs. Collet also led the French national team to a EuroBasket title and medals at both the Olympics and the World Cup. His arrival at Boulogne Metropolitans 92 could be a turning point for the club which reached the quarterfinals last season.