Rex Kalamian is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the head coach for the Armenia men's national basketball team. He previously had assistant coaching stints with the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Toronto Raptors.
Kalamian started his coaching career as an assistant for the East Los Angeles College basketball team for two seasons. He spent nine years with the Los Angeles Clippers as an assistant coach and assistant to the scouting team. Kalamian worked as the West Coast scout for the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2003âÂÂ04 season. He was an assistant and player development coach for the Denver Nuggets during the 2004âÂÂ05 season. Kalamian then spent two seasons each as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Sacramento Kings.
On August 14, 2009, Kalamian was hired by the Oklahoma City Thunder as an assistant coach.
On June 29, 2015, he was hired to serve as an assistant coach by the Toronto Raptors.
On August 1, 2018, he was hired to serve as an assistant coach by the Los Angeles Clippers.
On November 5, 2020, Kalamian was hired as an assistant coach by the Sacramento Kings.
On June 15, 2021, Kalamian was hired as an assistant coach by the Detroit Pistons.
On January 20, 2022, Kalamian agreed to become the new head coach of the Armenian national team.
On January 26, 2024, Kalamian was reported to be joining Doc Rivers' staff with the Milwaukee Bucks.
As a player, he was named team captain at East Los Angeles where he led the South Coast Conference in three-point shooting percentage during the 1988âÂÂ89 season.
An Armenian-American, Kalamian attended East Los Angeles College, but graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a bachelor's degree in business management.