Scott Flemming has determined to step down as the pinnacle coach of the Indian males’s basketball crew, following the upcoming FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers, the place India will face Qatar on February 28 and Lebanon, 4 days later.
Flemming has spent two stints as India’s head coach and changed Veselin Matic of Serbia for his second spell final yr.
“I’ve been working in India now for a complete of 12 years. Two instances because the India Nationwide Basketball Coach and in addition with the NBA, because the Director of Basketball Operations and the Technical Director (Head Coach) of the NBA Academy,” Flemming mentioned in a press release on social media.
“I’ve no regrets, and my spouse (Chawn) and I can’t think about our lives with out India. Years in the past, I heard a superb buddy share this quote: “Do What You Do Greatest and Go The place It’s Wanted Most”. We got here right here to do extra than simply coach basketball, and that’s the reason it has been a pleasure to be right here for all these years.”
Flemming, in his first stint, guided India to an enormous win over China, the then-best crew in Asia, within the FIBA Asia Cup 2014. It additionally gained the South Asian Basketball Championships twice and a gold medal on the Lusofonia Video games 2014 underneath the American coach.
“I’m happy with our accomplishments on the courtroom, however it’s in regards to the folks, the gamers, coaches, and all of the lifelong mates we’ve made. We are actually being led to make a transition,” he added.
“We shall be transferring again to the U.S., and I’m accepting a full-time place with Athletes in Motion. This may permit me to remain on this lifelong journey in basketball and proceed to make use of it as a platform for making a distinction within the lives of others (and mine). I’m actually excited for this subsequent chapter, however India will at all times have my coronary heart.”
Flemming has practically 4 many years of expertise teaching on the highest degree and beforehand served as an assistant coach for the Texas Legends, the event crew for NBA facet Dallas Mavericks.
Printed on Feb 24, 2026