{{short description|American basketball coach (born 1978)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Kaleb Canales | image = | caption = | league = [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]] | team = Weber State Wildcats | position = Head Coach | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Laredo, Texas]], U.S. | high_school = [[John B. Alexander High School|John B. Alexander]] (Laredo, Texas) | college = * [[Laredo Community College|Laredo CC]] * [[University of Texas at Arlington|UT Arlington]] | coach_start = 2001 | coach_end = | cyears1 = 2001–2002 | cteam1 = [[Martin High School (Laredo, Texas)|Martin HS]] (assistant) | cyears2 = 2002–2003 | cteam2 = [[United High School (Laredo, Texas)|United HS]] (assistant) | cyears3 = 2003–2004 | cteam3 = [[Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball|UT Arlington]] (assistant) | cyears4 = {{nbay|2008|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}} | cteam4 = [[Portland Trail Blazers]] (assistant) | cyears5 = {{nbay|2011|end}} | cteam5 = Portland Trail Blazers (interim HC) | cyears6 = {{nbay|2012|full=y}} | cteam6 = Portland Trail Blazers (assistant) | cyears7 = {{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2017|end}} | cteam7 = [[Dallas Mavericks]] (assistant) | cyears8 = {{nbay|2018|start}}–{{nbay|2019|end}} | cteam8 = [[New York Knicks]] (assistant) | cyears9 = {{nbay|2020|full=y}} | cteam9 = [[Indiana Pacers]] (assistant) | cyears10 = {{nbay|2021|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}} | cteam10 = [[Orlando Magic]] (assistant) | cyears11 = 2021 | cteam11 = [[Mexico men's national basketball team|Mexico]] (Assistant) | cyears12 = [[2023–24 NBA G League season|2023]]–2025 | cteam12= [[Texas Legends]] (assistant) | cyears13 = 2025 | cteam13 = [[Calgary Surge]] | cyears14 = 2025–2026 | cteam14 = [[Troy Trojans men's basketball|Troy]] (associate HC) | cteam15 = [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State]] | cyears15 = 2026–present }} '''Victor Kaleb Canales'''<ref>{{citation|title=Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997|url=http://www.ancestry.com}}</ref> (born July 7, 1978) is an American [[basketball]] coach who serves as the Head Coach for the [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State Wildcats]].
==Early career== Born in [[Laredo, Texas]], Canales is a graduate of [[John B. Alexander High School]]. He graduated from the [[University of Texas at Arlington]] with a degree in [[kinesiology]].<ref name=cardenas>{{cite news|url=http://godzilla.lmtonline.com/lmthosted/LMT956Sports/081809MakingItBig.php|title=Making it big|last=Cardenas|first=Nino|date=June 30, 2010|work=Laredo Morning Times|access-date=July 16, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128021849/http://godzilla.lmtonline.com/lmthosted/LMT956Sports/081809MakingItBig.php|archive-date=January 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=freeman2>{{cite news |url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2010/07/the_trail_blazers_unlikely_lea.html|title=The Trail Blazers' unlikely leader: Kaleb Canales|last=Freeman|first=Joe|work=[[The Oregonian]]|date=July 16, 2010|access-date=July 19, 2010}}</ref> He later earned a master's degree in sports leadership from [[Virginia Commonwealth University]].<ref name=freeman2/> He did not play [[college basketball]] at any level.<ref name="turn" />
Canales began his coaching career as an assistant coach in 2001 at [[United High School (Laredo, Texas)|United High School]] of Laredo. The following year, Canales became an assistant coach at [[Martin High School (Laredo, Texas)|Martin High School]] also in Laredo. In 2003, Canales returned to UT Arlington to be an assistant coach.<ref name=cardenas/><ref name=gomez>{{cite news|url=http://www.pro8news.com/sports/43077002.html|title=Laredoan "Blazing a Trail" with Portland|last=Gomez|first=Ray|date=April 15, 2009|access-date=July 16, 2010|publisher=Pro8News.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715114840/http://www.pro8news.com/sports/43077002.html|archive-date=July 15, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="CSN NW">{{cite web|title=The Final Four: Kaleb Canales|url=http://www.csnnw.com/article/final-four-kaleb-canales|publisher=CSN Northwest|access-date=June 27, 2013|date=July 27, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==NBA / NBA G League coaching career== In 2005, Canales was hired as a video intern for the [[Portland Trail Blazers]], and was eventually hired as the team's video coordinator. In 2009, he was promoted to an assistant coach for the team.<ref name=cardenas/><ref name=birnbach>{{cite news|url=http://www.katu.com/sports/local/83702232.html|title=Hard work, no sleep propels this guy to Blazers' coaching job|date=February 6, 2010|access-date=July 16, 2010|publisher=KATU.com|last=Birnbach|first=Craig|archive-date=June 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622092852/http://www.katu.com/sports/local/83702232.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, Canales served as the Trail Blazers' head coach during the [[NBA Summer League]].<ref name=freeman>{{cite news|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2010/06/trail_blazers_announce_summer.html|title=Trail Blazers announce summer league roster|date=June 30, 2010|access-date=July 16, 2010|last=Freeman|first=Joe|work=The Oregonian}}</ref> He was promoted to interim head coach of the Trail Blazers after head coach [[Nate McMillan]] was dismissed on March 15, 2012.<ref name=tokito>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/03/report_trail_blazers_fire_nate_mcmillan_as_coach_a.html|title=Trail Blazers fire Nate McMillan as coach; assistant Kaleb Canales will finish season as interim coach|last=Tokito|first=Mike|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=March 15, 2012|access-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> Canales became the youngest active head coach in the NBA and the first [[Mexican Americans|Mexican-American]] coach in NBA history.<ref name="turn">{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/03/kaleb_canales_takes_charge_of_trail_blazers.html|title=Trail Blazers turn to Kaleb Canales to repair fractured locker room|date=March 18, 2012|access-date=March 8, 2024|last=Freeman|first=Joe|newspaper=The Oregonian}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120713143322/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320423024 Portland Trail Blazers vs. San Antonio Spurs – Recap – April 23, 2012 – ESPN]</ref> In 2012, Portland hired [[Terry Stotts]] as their head coach, but Canales remained with the team as an assistant.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/08/trail_blazers_hire_kaleb_canales_as_head_coach.html|title=Kaleb Canales will stay with Blazers as assistant coach|date=August 7, 2012|access-date=August 7, 2012|last=Quick|first=Jason|newspaper=The Oregonian}}</ref>
On May 3, 2013, Canales accepted an assistant coaching job with the [[Dallas Mavericks]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 3, 2013 |title=Jim O' Brien retires; Dallas Mavericks hire Kaleb Canales as new coordinator |url=https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/9239603/jim-obrien-retires-dallas-mavericks-hire-kaleb-canales-new-coordinator |access-date=May 3, 2013 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
In 2018, Canales was hired as an assistant coach for the [[New York Knicks]] under [[David Fizdale]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Case |first1=Allison |title=New York Knicks hire Kaleb Canales as assistant coach on Fizdale's staff (Report) |url=https://elitesportsny.com/2018/06/18/new-york-knicks-hire-kaleb-canales-as-assistant-coach-on-fizdales-staff-report/ |website=Elite Sports NY |access-date=November 16, 2020 |date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> Canales remained with the team after Fizdale was fired in 2019 and worked under interim head coach [[Mike Miller (basketball, born 1964)|Mike Miller]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2019 |title=Knicks Relieve David Fizdale of Head Coaching Duties |url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-relieve-david-fizdale-head-coaching-duties |access-date=December 6, 2019 |website=NBA.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2019 |title=Knicks fire David Fizdale after Eastern Conference-worst 4-18 mark |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28238796/knicks-fire-david-fizdale-eastern-conference-worst-4-18-mark |access-date=December 6, 2019 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
On November 13, 2020, Canales was hired as an assistant coach by the [[Indiana Pacers]] under [[Nate Bjorkgren]].<ref>{{cite web |date=November 13, 2020 |title=Pacers Name Assistant Coaches for 2020-21 Season |url=https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/pacers-name-assistant-coaches-2020-21-season |access-date=November 13, 2020 |website=NBA.com}}</ref>
On October 9, 2023, Canales was hired as an associate head coach for the [[Texas Legends]] of the [[NBA G League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Legends Announce 2023-24 Coaching Staff|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/legends-announce-2023-24-coaching-staff/n-6021525|website=OurSportsCentral.com|date=October 9, 2023|access-date=October 10, 2023}}</ref>
==Head coaching record==
===NBA=== {{NBA coach statistics legend}} {{NBA coach statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[2011–12 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] | style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2011}} | 23 || 8 || 15 || {{winpct|8|15}} || style="text-align:center;"|4th in [[Northwest Division (NBA)|Northwest]] || — || — || — || — | style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 23 || 8 || 15 || {{winpct|8|15}} || || — || — || — || — || {{s-end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://troytrojans.com/staff-directory/kaleb-canales/762 Troy Trojans profile]
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