Back to Latest NewsBROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Nets have announced the following additions and promotions within the basketball operations department.
B.J. Johnson, who begins his eighth season with the Nets organization, has been promoted to assistant general manager. In his new role, Johnson will lead all amateur scouting efforts for the organization. Johnson will continue to oversee Brooklyn’s NBA Draft preparation after playing a leading role in the evaluation and selection of a number of Nets prospects, including recently re-signed starting center, Nic Claxton (31st overall pick in 2019). He spent the last two seasons (2022-24) as the Nets’ senior director of college scouting and player evaluation. The Greensboro, N.C., native was previously promoted to director of player evaluation after beginning his Nets tenure as coordinator of player evaluation in 2016. Johnson spent 11 years with USA Basketball, including seven years as the men’s national team assistant director. Johnson worked with all levels of USA Basketball’s men’s teams, with his primary focus on developing the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team program. Johnson began his career with USA Basketball in 2005 as manager of competitive programs, where he was involved with all facets of the men’s and women’s programs, including player personnel and basketball operations during trials, training camps and competitions. Johnson attended Villanova University, where he was a member of the men’s basketball team and graduated in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in computer science and a minor in Chinese.
Makar Gevorkian enters his fifth season in Brooklyn and has been promoted to vice president of basketball operations alignment & strategic planning. He most recently served as the team’s director of salary cap for two years (2022-24). The Los Angeles native was previously a salary cap and strategy associate and basketball operations assistant after joining the franchise in 2020. Prior to beginning his career in the NBA, Gevorkian worked for two law firms, where he specialized in private equity mergers, acquisitions and emerging companies. He earned his law degree from the University of Chicago and was admitted to the California Bar after graduating from Loyola Marymount University with a bachelor's degree in economics and a minor in applied mathematics.
Glenn DuPaul is in his 11th season with the Nets and has been promoted to vice president of basketball analytics. In his new role, DuPaul’s primary responsibilities will continue to revolve around player personnel decisions. DuPaul began his tenure in Brooklyn in 2014 as the organization’s director of basketball analytics. In addition to his experience with the Nets, DuPaul worked as an analytics consultant for France’s silver medal winning men’s basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Prior to beginning his career in the NBA, the Macungie, Pa., native worked in professional baseball for two seasons as a member of the Kansas City Royals’ analytics department. DuPaul graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in business/managerial economics.
Justin Bokmeyer enters his first season with the Nets as director of basketball operations. He comes from Major League Soccer where he spent two years as the first general manager of MLS NEXT, the top youth player development program in North America. Bokmeyer previously worked within the NBA’s international basketball operations department, where he helped grow the NBA Academy program and played a key role in the development of the Basketball Africa League. Prior to beginning his career in the NBA, Bokmeyer spent two years as the director of lacrosse operations at West Point. The El Cajon, Calif, native served in the United States Army for 11 years on active duty, including as a platoon leader and company commander. Bokmeyer earned his Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University after attaining his bachelor’s degree in business management and legal studies at West Point, while serving as captain of the Black Knights’ lacrosse team. He played two years of professional lacrosse for the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse.
Ben Williams begins his first season in Brooklyn as director of high performance, where he will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Nets’ performance team. In a career spanning 18 years, Williams has become a high performance and innovation leader and has worked with elite organizations including Queens Park Rangers Football Club of the English Football League Championship, INEOS Grenadiers Pro Cycling, INEOS Brittania, OGC Nice Football in France’s Ligue 1, Red Bull, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing and Manchester City in England’s Premier League. He has supported athletes and teams en route to multiple world and Olympic honors and recently led the successful World Hour Record cycling project for INEOS Group. Williams is a PhD researcher in sport and exercise science and prior to beginning his career in sports, he served in the British Army.
Dan Meehan is in his eighth season in Brooklyn and has been elevated to the role of assistant director of high performance. Meehan began his career with the Nets as head strength and conditioning coach and after two seasons, he was promoted to director of sport science, serving in that role for five seasons. Prior to joining the Nets, Meehan spent six years as head strength and conditioning coach/sport scientist for the North Melbourne Football Club in Australia. The Melbourne, Australia, native also worked in the same capacity for the Melbourne Tigers of the Australian National Basketball League for one season. Previously, Meehan spent five years as a physical preparation coach at the Victorian Institute of Sport in Melbourne, working with Olympic and World Championship medalists in numerous sports. Meehan received his Bachelor of Exercise Science degree and honors research degree from Australian Catholic University in Melbourne.
Geoff Staton joins the Nets as head athletic trainer. He comes to Brooklyn after spending the last five years (2019-24) as the head athletic trainer for the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team. In addition to his stint with the Wildcats, Staton has extensive experience as an athletic trainer with a variety of collegiate athletic programs at the University of South Florida (2017-18), University of North Carolina (2014-17) and High Point University (2010-14). Staton also previously served as an assistant athletic trainer with the Phoenix Suns during the 2018-19 season and as an athletic trainer with USA Basketball’s U19 Men’s World Cup Team in FIBA competition in the summer of 2017. The Greensboro, N.C., native earned a master’s degree in athletic training from Kentucky after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science with a concentration in athletic training from North Carolina.
Noah John begins his first season in Brooklyn as a strength and conditioning coach after being elevated from the Nets’ NBA G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets, where he spent the 2023-24 season as head strength and conditioning coach. Prior to joining the Nets organization, John worked for the Toronto Raptors’ NBA G League affiliate, Raptors 905, as an assistant for the sports performance team. He holds a master’s degree in exercise science and is currently completing his PhD in biomechanics at the University of Toronto. John is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Certified Performance and Sports Scientist (CPSS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Serra Tumay begins her first season with the organization as the team’s performance dietitian. She has also served in the same role for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer, while managing Tohum Nutrition LLC, a nutrition counseling and consulting service. Tumay has previously worked as the head of nutrition for Aston Villa FC, the Olympic sports performance dietitian at UCLA and as a performance nutrition intern with the Cleveland Browns. She earned her master’s degree in nutrition and exercise physiology from Columbia University after attaining her bachelor’s degree from New York University, where she was a four-year (2009-13) member of the women’s soccer program.
Dutch Gaitley begins his first season as an assistant coach with the Nets. He comes to Brooklyn following two seasons (2022-24) with the Sacramento Kings, where he served as an assistant coach and director of player development. Gaitley previously acted as an assistant coach with the Charlotte Hornets for four seasons (2018-22). The Haverford, Pa., native began his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs, where he held several titles over his five-year (2013-18) tenure, culminating as the team’s head video coordinator starting in 2016. Gaitley spent time as a video coordinator for one year (2012-13) at Lehigh University following a graduate assistant season (2011-12) at Temple University, where he earned a master’s degree in sports management. Gaitley began his collegiate academic and athletic career at Monmouth University. He was a four-year (2006-10) member of the men’s basketball team and received a bachelor’s degree in applied communications.
Jim McDonnell enters his third season with the Nets and his first as head video coordinator. He was promoted from assistant video coordinator and began his Nets tenure as a video assistant. McDonnell came from Phoenix, where he served as a video coordinator for the Suns for one season (2018-2019). He spent three years (2019-22) as director of operations for the Fairfield University men’s basketball team after playing professionally overseas in Israel. The Jackson, N.J., native attended Temple University, where he played for the men’s basketball team and earned a master’s degree in engineering management and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a minor in political science.
Foster Loyer has been promoted to assistant video coordinator after joining Brooklyn last season as a player development and video assistant. He began his professional career after spending five collegiate years at Davidson College (2021-23) and Michigan State University (2018-21) as a member of the men’s basketball programs. His tenure included a trip to the Final Four with the Spartans in 2019. The Clarkston, Mich., native was a three-time Academic All-American and earned a degree in communications studies from Davidson.
Kyle Pope joins Brooklyn for his first season as a video assistant. He comes from The College of William & Mary, where he spent the last year (2023-24) as the director of operations for the men’s basketball program. Pope previously served as a graduate assistant for the men’s basketball team at East Stroudsburg University for two seasons (2021-23) while earning his master’s degree in exercise science. Pope was a two-sport athlete at Saint Vincent College, where he was a captain for two years for both the men’s basketball and men’s lacrosse programs.
