GO-GO ANNOUNCE 2026-27 COACHING STAFF 

For Immediate Release 

November 3, 2026 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Capital City Go-Go, NBA G League Affiliate of the Washington Wizards, announced the 2026-27 coaching staff, headlined by Tevon Saddler making his G League head coaching debut. 

At 31 years old, Saddler is the youngest G League head coach this year. Most recently, he served as the head coach of Nicholls State University for three seasons (2023-26). He was named a 2024 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year Finalist (top first-year head coach) after leading Nicholls State to 20 wins, the most by a first-year coach in school history. Saddler led the Colonels to their first back-to-back 20-win seasons in program history and accumulated an overall record of 54-46 (.540) in his tenure.  

Saddler’s staff this season consists of associate head coach Ashton Gibbs, assistant coaches Jason Thompson, Pete Fusilero, and newcomer Max Hooper, as well as video coordinator Drew Dowell. Capital City’s medical team will be led by head athletic trainer Dr. Palak Ghetiya and assistant athletic trainer/physical therapist Dr. Lina Ibrahim.  

Gibbs will serve as associate head coach in his second season with Capital City after joining the staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. He previously served as an assistant coach with the College Park Skyhawks for three seasons (2022-25). Gibbs’ coaching experience also includes two seasons as an assistant coach at Duquesne University (2018-2020), one season as head coach at The Phelps School in Malvern, Pa. (2021-22), and one season as head coach of the NJ Scholars EYBL. Gibbs enjoyed a six-year professional playing career overseas, with stops in Greece, Spain, Romania, Lebanon, Mexico, Slovenia, Dominican Republic, Belgium, and Argentina between 2012 and 2018. 

Thompson begins his second season with Capital City, last serving as an assistant coach with the Sioux Falls Skyforce in 2024-25 and two seasons as an assistant coach at Rider University (2022-24). Thompson’s professional playing career spanned 14 seasons, including eight at the NBA level. He appeared in 588 career games (412 starts) for the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, and Toronto Raptors, averaging 8.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Thompson played the final six years of his career in China, Turkey, and Spain. 

  Fusilero enters his fifth overall season with Monumental Basketball and second as an assistant coach on the Go-Go staff. Fusilero previously served as a player development coach for the Washington Wizards for two seasons (2023-25), and an additional season with the Go-Go as player development/video coordinator in 2022-23. Previously, Fusilero served on Georgia’s basketball staff from 2020-22 as a graduate assistant after serving in a similar capacity at Illinois-Chicago during the 2019-20 season. 

Hooper joins Capital City after serving as the head coach for the Texas Legends, NBA G League Affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks, for the 2025-26 season. Prior to leading the Legends, he spent four seasons (2021-25) with the Mavericks organization as the team’s assistant and later head video coordinator. Hooper’s NBA coaching career began with the Los Angeles Lakers as a coaching associate (2019-20). His first coaching role came in 2018 as an assistant coach at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. Hooper played professionally with the Westchester Knicks, NBA G League affiliate of the New York Knicks, and the Niagara River Lions of the National Basketball League of Canada. Collegiately, Hooper played at Harvard University (2011-12), St. John's University (2013-14), and Oakland University (2014-16). Across 95 career appearances, he averaged 6.9 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. 

Capital City opens its season with a trip to Delaware to take on the Blue Coats on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. The home opener for the team is set for Saturday, Nov. 14, when the team hosts the Raptors 905 at CareFirst Arena with a 7 p.m. tip-off. Both games will be available to stream on the NBA app.