Former Honey Badgers assistant coach, Brittni Donaldson, was hired by the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. Donaldson becomes the first female coach in the history of the Hawks’ franchise and is one of seven female assistant coaches in the NBA. 

The Northern Iowa graduate began her involvement with the NBA in 2017, where she was a data analyst for the Toronto Raptors. In 2019, Donaldson was part of the Raptors’ front office that helped them in the 2019 NBA Finals and got promoted to an assistant coach, shortly after. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she joined the Raptors 905 alongside former Honey Badgers head coach Ryan Schmidt. Donaldson joined the Honey Badgers for the 2022 CEBL season and was an important member helping to secure the club’s first CEBL Championship. 

“Coach Donaldson is a basketball mind, a champion in every sense of the word, and more importantly, an incredible human being,” said Jermaine Anderson, general manager and vice president of basketball operations. “Nobody is more deserving of the opportunity. We wish Britt nothing but the best in Atlanta.”   

The Iowa native was most recently with the Detroit Pistons for the 2022-23 NBA season before Hawks’ Head Coach, Quin Snyder, hired her for the upcoming campaign. At only 30 years old, Donaldson has a long career ahead of her and will continue to pave the way for women in sports. 



About the Brampton Honey Badgers

One of the original franchises of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the Brampton Honey Badgers are the defending league champions. Having recently relocated the team to Brampton from Hamilton, the team now proudly calls the CAA Centre home. The Brampton front office and basketball operations department bring NBA, NBA G League, national team, NCAA and major international pro league experience to the franchise. With a vision of promoting Brampton grassroots basketball and local businesses through community and corporate engagement, the Honey Badgers will leverage the explosion of basketball as a vehicle for innovation and change. For more information visit www.honeybadgers.ca.

About the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)
A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 71 per cent of its 2022 rosters being Canadian. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. Nine players have moved from the CEBL into the NBA following a CEBL season, and 28 CEBL players attended NBA G League training camps during October. The CEBL season runs from May through August.  More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.

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