Ira Winderman

South Florida Sun Sentinel

4:25 p.m. EDT, September 23, 2014

MIAMI—
Phil Weber, a former assistant coach at the University of Florida and longtime NBA assistant coach, Tuesday was named coach of the Miami Heat's NBA Development League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

Weber, who last worked in the NBA when Mike D'Antoni was coach of the New York Knicks in 2012, has been a consultant to Heat coach Erik Spoelstra since 2012.

Weber is the second coach the Heat have placed with the Skyforce, in the second year of the teams' working agreement. Former Heat aide Pat Delany coached the Skyforce to the playoffs last season, before joining the Charlotte Hornets in the offseason as an assistant coach.

Prior to joining the Knicks in 2008, Weber spent nine seasons as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns, where he worked under Danny Ainge, Scott Skiles, Frank Johnson and D'Antoni.

Prior to his time with the Suns, Weber worked at a player-development academy in Los Angeles, working with players such as Shawn Marion, Baron Davis, Jalen Rose and Pat Garrity.