Snyder leaves his position as coach of the Utah Jazz after eight years in charge.

Quin Snyder, the head coach of the Utah Jazz, announced his resignation on Sunday, ending his eight-year tenure with the franchise.

Soon after ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski revealed that Snyder intended to step down, Ryan Smith, the owner of the Jazz, confirmed the shocking news of his resignation. Recently, the 55-year-old Snyder guided Utah to a 49-33 record and a postseason campaign that ended in six games against the Mavericks in the opening round.

For the past eight years, Quin Snyder has personified Jazz basketball, according to a statement from Smith. Quin is a professional, as seen by his unwavering work ethic and meticulous attention to detail on a daily basis. Quin has my utmost respect and I admire his decision.

“On behalf of Ashley, myself, our ownership group, and our whole company, we sincerely appreciate Quin and Amy’s efforts to the Jazz and the state of Utah, and we wish them nothing but the best.”

Chris Mannix of SI said that Snyder is still hungry to coach and believed it was time to move on, even though it is currently unknown where he will go next. Prior to the hiring of Darvin Ham, Snyder was reportedly a target of the Lakers. After his career with the Jazz, Snyder is the second-most successful coach in franchise history (372–264), trailing only Jerry Sloan.

Snyder joined Utah prior to the 2014–15 season, having amassed over 20 years of experience in the NBA and abroad. Following his first two seasons as manager, when Utah finished below.500 and missed the postseason, Snyder swiftly established Utah as a playoff mainstay with six straight winning seasons, including three division titles.

Following a 48–34 loss, Snyder was named a finalist for Coach of the Year in 2018, a title he ultimately lost to former Raptors coach Dwane Casey. The Rockets defeated the Jazz in six games in the conference semifinals of that same season. As it happened, during the ensuing years, the disappointment turned out to be a recurrent motif.

For almost ten years, Utah was a consistent playoff contender, but Snyder and company were never able to carry over their regular-season dominance into the postseason. Under Snyder, the Jazz did not make it to the conference finals despite having well-rounded squads that included All-Stars Gordon Hayward, Rudy Gobert, and Donovan Mitchell. Instead, they were eliminated in the first round or conference semifinals. During the Snyder era, Utah’s postseason record was 21–30 overall.

Snyder, who started his coaching career with the Clippers in 1992, worked as an NBA assistant with the Hawks (2013–14), Lakers (2011–12), and Sixers (2010–11) before moving to Utah. In addition, Snyder’s resume highlights a number of intriguing positions he held outside of the NBA, such as his four-year tenure from 1995 to 1999 as the famed Mike Krzyzewski’s assistant. After leaving his alma mater to coach Missouri for seven seasons, the Duke alumnus returned to coach the NBA G League’s Austin Toros for four years, where he was named COY in 2009.