| Craig Luschenat | |
| Team: | Boston Celtics |
| Position: | Assistant coach |
| League: | NBA |
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| High School: | Andover High School (MA) |
| College: | Saint Joseph's College of Maine |
| Coach Start: | 2018 |
| Cyears1: | 2018-2022 |
| Cteam1: | Maine Red Claws (assistant) |
| Cyears2: | 2022–2024 |
| Cteam2: | Boston Celtics (player development coach) |
| Cyears3: | 2024-present |
| Cteam3: | Boston Celtics (assistant) |
Craig Luschenat is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Luschenat played college basketball for the Saint Joseph's College of Maine Monks for four years at the NCAA Division III level.[1] [2]
Luschenat began his coaching career in 2018 as an assistant coach for the Maine Red Claws, the NBA G-League affiliate of the Boston Celtics.[3]
In August 2022, Luschenat was hired by the Boston Celtics as a player development coach under head coach Ime Udoka.[4]
From 2022 until 2024, Luschenat worked as a player enhancement coach for the Celtics under head coaches Ime Udoka and Joe Mazzulla. During his tenure as a player enhancement coach, Luschenat and the Celtics went to the NBA Finals in 2024 and won the 2024 NBA championship.
In 2024, Luschenat was promoted to the role of assistant coach under head coach Joe Mazzulla.[5]
Luschenat was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended Andover High School, Luschenat is an alum of Saint Joseph's College of Maine in Standish, Maine.[6] Luschenat also holds a master's degree from Oxford Brookes University.[7]