Mody Maor

Mody Maor (מודי מאור; born 27 June 1985) is an Israeli-American professional basketball coach who most recently served as head coach for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League.

Early life
Maor was born in Los Angeles and moved to Israel when he was eight. He began his national service at the age of 18. He joined the Special Forces and was an officer for the final three years of his five-year term in the army. He embarked on a career as a professional basketball coach in 2012.

Coaching career
In 2019, Maor joined the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League as an assistant coach under Dan Shamir. In 2022, he was elevated to head coach of the Breakers. He guided the Breakers to the 2022–23 NBL grand final series, where they lost 3–2 to the Sydney Kings. On 23 May 2024, he quit as Breakers head coach to pursue a coaching opportunity in Asia. Maor is heading to Japan to become the head coach of Nagasaki Velca in Japan's B.League on a two-year deal.

Personal life
Maor has two daughters, both of whom were born in New Zealand.