Story Courtesy: Jessica Burg, Yale Athletics
James Jones, the Joel E. Smilow ’54 Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, is thrilled to announce that Kris Quintana will join his staff as Director of Operations.
“I’m extremely pleased to have Kris Quintana join our staff,” said Jones. “Kris brings a wealth of experience from all different levels of basketball. Add to that his professionalism energy and effort and we have on outstanding addition to Yale Basketball.”
Quintana joins Yale following two seasons with the NBA as a Stats Auditor for the G League. In that role, he audited and verified statistical data for G League games, ensuring accuracy and compliance with league standards while working closely with courtside statisticians, game operations staff and league officials.
“I’m excited to join the Yale basketball program and work with Coach Jones again after our time together with USA Basketball,” said Quintana. “Yale has a great tradition of success, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to be part of it and help our student-athletes continue to grow on and off the court.”
Prior to the NBA, Quintana had a two-year stint as a Video Coordinator at Oklahoma State University, where he utilized SportsCode and Synergy for game film breakdown and player and team edits. He also prepared advanced and personnel scouting reports, assisted with practice planning, on-court workouts and opponent scouting, and oversaw a team of managers responsible for game and practice preparation.
Before Oklahoma State, Quintana spent one season as the Video Coordinator and Player Development Coach for the G League’s Greensboro Swarm.
Quintana has also been active with USA Basketball since 2020, serving as a Video Coordinator on various national team tours. He worked with Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton during the summer of 2023 with the United States’ FIBA U19 World Cup team and previously teamed up with Boynton on the 2022 FIBA U18 Americas gold-medal team.
Prior to joining the Swarm, Quintana spent three seasons with the G League’s Westchester Knicks, serving one season as Video Coordinator and two seasons as a Basketball Operations Assistant. During his time with the Knicks, he contributed to the development of Trey Burke, Luke Kornet, RJ Barrett and others.
A Staten Island, N.Y., native, Quintana spent the summer of 2017 as a Player Development Intern with IMPACT Basketball before joining the New York Liberty as a Basketball Operations Assistant and Video Coordinator in 2018.
Quintana began his professional basketball career as an intern with the Brooklyn Nets while attending St. John’s University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management in 2016.
