Chris DeMarco tells The Post what he’ll bring to Liberty, thing he learned most from Steve Kerr

Nypost · May 02, 2026 · 2641 words · By Steve Serby

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What to know about Chris DeMarco tells The Post what he’ll bring to Liberty, thing he learned most from Steve Kerr

First-year Liberty coach Chris DeMarco takes a timeout for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby, before the WNBA season tips off later this week.

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First-year Liberty coach Chris DeMarco takes a timeout for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby, before the WNBA season tips off later this week.

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Claim 1: “As a player I had back surgery at 18. I ruptured a disc.”

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Claim 2: “Edgewood College and Dominican University.”

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Claim 3: “First-year Liberty coach Chris DeMarco”

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Multiple independent sources (NY Post, New York Magazine, and other news reports) confirm Chris DeMarco is the first-year head coach of the New York Liberty.

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web search NEUTRAL — Can the New York Liberty Be Champions Again? The pressure is on for new head coach Chris DeMarco. By Jazmine Hughes, a contributing writer at New York Magazine.
https://www.thecut.com/article/chris-demarco-new-york-libert…

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web search NEUTRAL — Chris DeMarco joins the Liberty after spending over a decade as an assistant with the Golden State Warriors. In that time, DeMarco won four NBA championships with the team and has worked as head coach…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ny-liberty-love-chris-dema…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Liberty are finalizing a deal with Warriors assistant and four-time NBA champion Chris DeMarco to succeed Sandy Brondello, The Post confirmed Friday. DeMarco, 40, will be the franchise’s 10th head…
https://nypost.com/2025/11/21/sports/liberty-to-hire-chris-d…

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Claim 4: “Michael Malone was on that early staff, Luke Walton, Mike Brown, Willie Green, Kenny Atkinson.”

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Wikipedia confirms Michael Malone was hired as an assistant under Mark Jackson in 2011. A Reddit thread corroborates that Luke Walton, Mike Brown, Willie Green, and Kenny Atkinson are also former Warriors assistants.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Golden State Warriors hired Malone in the summer of 2011 as an assistant coach under Mark Jackson. [9] In the 2012-13 season, the Warriors improved from a 23-43 record to finish 47-35 and earn the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Malone

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web search NEUTRAL — I know Luke Walton, Mike Malone, now possibly Kenny Atkinson. I know there are more. *Will Update List to Chronological Order and Team Mike Brown (16-22) -> Kings 22 Willie Green (16-19) -> Pelicans 2…
https://www.reddit.com/r/warriors/comments/1d1eit5/does_anyo…

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web search NEUTRAL — National Basketball Association (NBA) Coaches on ESPN.com.
https://www.espn.com/nba/coaches

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Claim 5: “a country of 400,000 people [Bahamas]”

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Claim 6: “We [Warriors] went to six Finals and won four championships”

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The claim is a direct quote from Chris DeMarco in a Yahoo Sports/NY Post interview. While the Warriors' general history of championships is known, the specific claim that they went to six Finals and won four during his specific tenure is only explicitly stated by the subject in this source.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Warriors won its next championship in Philadelphia in the 1955–56 season, defeating the Fort Wayne Pistons four games to one. The Warrior stars of this era were future Hall of Famers Paul Arizin, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors

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web search NEUTRAL — We [Warriors] went to six Finals and won four championships and there was confrontation. It’s a competitive league, these are the best players in the world. It’s going to happen.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chris-demarco-tells-post-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Chris DeMarco looks on during a 2024/25 NBA game. Numerous reports are connecting longtime NBA assistant coach Chris DeMarco to the open manager position at the N…
https://justwomenssports.com/reads/report-new-york-liberty-t…

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Claim 7: “Describe coaching the Bahamas National Team.”

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Claim 8: “My dad is from Long Island”

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This is a personal detail stated by Chris DeMarco in an interview with the NY Post/Yahoo Sports. No other independent biographical sources were provided to corroborate his father's origin.

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web search NEUTRAL — Chris DeMarco is one of those guys that’s not afraid to hear his own voice, that’s going to have those tough-ass conversations.Ben Saraf, Josh Minott shine in Long Island’s first win after break, 121-…
https://www.netsdaily.com/nyliberty/101911/new-york-ny-liber…

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web search NEUTRAL — DeMarco joined the league during a long-simmering effort to get the players a more fair contract — one that, among other things, increased the minimum salary from around $70,000 to around $300,000, a …
https://www.thecut.com/article/chris-demarco-new-york-libert…

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web search NEUTRAL — First-year Liberty coach Chris DeMarco takes a timeout for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby, before the WNBA season tips off later this week.A: My dad is from Long Island, I lived on Long Isla…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chris-demarco-tells-post-l…

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Claim 9: “I happen to be 6-[foot]-6”

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The provided evidence consists of general height conversion tools and TikToks; there is no independent biographical source confirming Chris DeMarco's specific height.

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web search NEUTRAL — Feet and Inches to Cm Converter - Convert feet and inches to centimeters instantly with visual height comparison, multi-unit output (cm, meters, total inches), and common height reference examples.Sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — hehe #fyp #tall #6foot1 #5foot3 ##coquette #love #height Height Difference: 6'1 vs 5'3 - Exploring the Contrast. Comparing the height difference between a 6'1 individual and a 5'3 person. How Tall Is …
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web search NEUTRAL — Six feet 2 inches is equal to 74 inches, which converts to approximately 188 cm. It’s a common height for athletes, particularly in basketball and volleyball.
https://eathealthy365.com/how-many-cm-is-6-feet-in-everyday-…

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Claim 10: “he was a youth coach... for the entire community in Appleton, Wisconsin, for about 15 years.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the claims about Sal DeMarco's coaching history in Appleton, Wisconsin.

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Claim 11: “I was able to FaceTime him when we won in ’15 with the Warriors”

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Claim 12: “Having spent 13 seasons with him, almost 14 [Steve Kerr]”

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The provided search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, returning information about actor Chris Hemsworth instead of coach Chris DeMarco.

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web search NEUTRAL — Born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, and Bulman, Northern Territory, he rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series Home and Away (2004–2007) before beginning a film car…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hemsworth

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web search NEUTRAL — Christopher "Chris" Hemsworth was born on August 11, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Leonie Hemsworth (née van Os), an English teacher & Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counselor.
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1165110/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 7, 2025 · If a favorite celebrity bearing the name Chris comes to mind, this list offers the chance to spotlight them. Peruse the famous Chrises and cast a vote for those who stand out as the most…
https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-named-chris/celebr…

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Claim 13: “Mark Jackson had a very large influence on me in my first two seasons.”

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The provided search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, returning information about actor Chris Hemsworth instead of coach Chris DeMarco.

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Claim 14: “I spent some time with Brandon Staley, who’s defensive coordinator with the Saints.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news reports explicitly confirm that Brandon Staley is the defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints.

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web search NEUTRAL — Brandon Staley. New Orleans Saints. Title. Defensive coordinator.Brandon John Staley (born December 10, 1982) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the New Or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Staley

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web search NEUTRAL — Brandon Staley is in his second season as defensive coordinator for the Saints in 2026. A 20-year coaching veteran, including the last nine in the NFL and three seasons as head coach of the Los Angele…
https://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/coaches-roster/brandon…

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web search NEUTRAL — There will be a bit of a role reversal within the newly minted New Orleans Saints coaching staff. Former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley is being hired as the Saints' new defensive coor…
https://www.nfl.com/news/saints-hire-ex-chargers-head-coach-…

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Claim 15: “the passing of my father 10 years ago.”

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Claim 16: “Isilon was a data storage company that EMC bought and it was a company out of Seattle.”

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