The NBA has earned high marks for diversity hiring practices in a new study.
Thursday’s report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida assigned an overall A-minus score, with an A-plus for racial hiring and a B for gender hiring. The report examined a range of positions at the league headquarters and within franchises from the start of the 2019-20 season, then updated data this month as the league prepared to restart play amid the coronavirus pandemic.
TIDES director Richard Lapchick, the lead report author, said the NBA “has been and continues to be the highest scoring men’s league when you’re combining race and gender hiring practices.” The league received A-plus grades in racial hiring for its headquarters, players, head coaches, assistant coaches, team management and team professional staff, along with an A-minus for team general managers and B-plus for team vice-presidents.
Another positive cited was the league’s push to hire women as assistant coaches. Nine served in that role for 2019-20, compared with three a year earlier. Two recently took over power-conference college programs: Memphis’ Niele Ivey became head coach at alma mater Notre Dame in April and Boston’s Kara Lawson became Duke’s head coach on July 11.
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