The Bucks hired Jarinn Akana as an assistant coach for player development.
Akana joins the Bucks after six seasons with Denver, where he was an assistant coach and most recently a scout.
"Jarinn brings a great deal of developmental coaching experience to our club," Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak said. "He understands the game and how to get the most out of players. I am very excited about what he brings to our team."
Akana joins Tony Brown, Brian James, Bill Peterson and Jim Todd on the coaching staff of Head Coach Larry Krystkowiak.
Akana has five years of collegiate coaching experience, including two seasons serving as an assistant for the University of Hawaii (1995-'97) and three seasons at Brigham Young University -- Hawaii (1997-'00). He has also done some guest coaching for the Chinese National Team (2000).
Akana, a native of Molokai, Hawaii was a three-year letterman at the University of Hawaii from 1991-'94. He helped lead the Rainbow Warriors to a 1994 NCAA Tournament berth. Akana graduated from Hawaii in 1995 with a degree in communications.
Host of “The Drew Olson Show,” which airs 1-3 p.m. weekdays on The Big 902. Sidekick on “The Mike Heller Show,” airing weekdays on The Big 920 and a statewide network including stations in Madison, Appleton and Wausau. Co-author of Bill Schroeder’s “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers” on Triumph Books. Co-host of “Big 12 Sports Saturday,” which airs Saturdays during football season on WISN-12. Former senior editor at OnMilwaukee.com. Former reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
