Position: Assistant coach
Age: 30
Years at UA: 2004-08.
This season: Brielmaier spent his third season on the bench as an assistant coach for the Cavaliers and appeared to gain a bigger voice on the staff once head coach Tyronn Lue took over for the fired David Blatt in January.
How he got here: A onetime walk-on who earned a scholarship for most of his UA career, Brielmaier began his coaching career as an undergraduate assistant under interim UA coach Russ Pennell in 2008-09, then joined the San Antonio Spurs as a workout coach. The Cavaliers hired him in 2013.
Also worked with: Spurs (workout coach, 2009-10; video coordinator, 2010-13).
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He said it: “I’m still pretty early in my career. So I’m really thankful to them for the opportunity and all the wonderful things that go along with it.” — to Cavs.com, about being named Cleveland’s summer-league coach in 2015.
