Jermaine Barnes of GIE Cibao Immortals wins 2024-25 LDC Coach of the Year award

Barnes helped guide the Immortals to a franchise-record 12-0 wins and the league's top record.

SANTIAGO – GIE Cibao Immortals head coach Jermaine Barnes is the recipient of the Coca-Cola Trophy as the 2024-25 LDC Coach of the Year, the LDC Superior League announced today. This is the 3rd LDC Coach of the Year Award for Barnes' (2022, 2024, 2025).

Barnes received 58 points (55 first-place votes) from a global panel of 55 sportswriters and broadcasters. Team Max head coach Max Castro finished in second place with 3 points (1 first-place votes).

He guided the Immortals to an LDC-leading 12-0 record in the regular season, the most victories and the highest winning percentage (1.000) in a season in franchise history. Immortals had identical 6-0 records at home and on the road. The Immortals tied their 2022 regular season record becoming the first franchise in LDC history to have two undefeated seasons.

Barnes was named the LDC Coach of the Month twice (October and November). He and his staff also earned the spot to coach Team South in the 2025 LDC All-Star Game.

This is Barnes’ fourth season as the Immortals’ head coach. Last season, he guided GIE to a 9-2 record and its fourth appearance in the LDC Finals. Barnes previously served as head coach of several club around the world including Germany, France, Morrocco, Lebanon, Mexico and Taiwan. In 2017 Barnes was named head coach of the USA Women's National Team in the FIBA Jones Cup (Taiwan). The Americans won Silver by defeating Korea.

* 2020 Barnes was named Eurobasket.com All-Mediterranean Coach of the Year (Barcelona, Spain).

Barnes FIBA Coaching Career:
2014: FIBA William Jones Cup (Taiwan); USA National Team
2015: Copa Mitchell Cup (Dominican Republic); Gold Medal Winner

2015-2016: Atlantas Paphou (Cyprus)2015-2016: Partner: Business Consultant for Atlanta Dream (WNBA)
2016: FIBA William Jones Cup (Taiwan); USA National Team

2016: Copa Mitchell Cup (Dominican Republic); Gold Medal Winner

2016-2017: Chabibeh Chiyah (Lebanon-Division I)

2017: Mediterranean Cup of Champions in Barcelona (Spain)

2017-2018: Chabibeh Chiyah (Lebanon-Division I)

2018-2019: SG Bergishe Loewen (Germany)

2019-2020: Rheinland Lions (Germany)
2020-2021: Troisdorfer Leichtathletik Gemeinschaft (Germany)
2021-2022: AMIB (Morocco-D1)

2022: Correcaminos UAT Victoria (Mexico)

2022: Pioneras de Delicias (Mexico-Liga Chihuahua Vive)

2022-2023: Immortals de Cibao (Dominican Republic-LDC)

2023: in Oct.'22 Jermaine Barnes was named President of Torneo Superior Femenino de Santiago (Dominican Republic-TSF)

2023-2024: Immortals de Cibao (Dominican Republic-LDC)

2024: Taipei Pirates (Taiwan-ASEAN League)

2024-2025: Immortals de Cibao (Dominican Republic-LDC)

Barnes FIBA Coaching Awards:
Head Coach: USA Women National Team -2013-16

William Jones Cup for Women in Taiwan -2014, 15, 2016 (Bronze)

Head Coach: Copa Mitchell Cup (Gold) -2015,16,17

Copa Mitchell Cup in Dominican Republic -2015,16,17

Cyprus Division B1 Cup Winner -2016

Cyprus Division B1 Cup Best Coach - 2016

Cyprus Division B1 Regular Season Champion -2016

Cyprus Division B1 Champion -2016

Lebanese Cup Finalist -2017

Eurobasket.com All-Mediterranean Cup Best Coach -2017, 18

Mediterranean Cup in Barcelona (Spain) Winner -2017

Coach Assistant: Lebanese WLBL All-Star Game -2017, 18

Eurobasket.com All-Liga Catalonia Cup Best Coach (Spain) -2018

Liga Catalonia Cup Winner in Barcelona -2018

Eurobasket.com All-German 2.Bundesliga Coach of the Year -2019

German 2.Bundesliga Finalist -2019

Eurobasket.com All-Mediterranean Cup Coach of the Year -2019

Mediterranean Cup Winner (France) -2019

Moroccan Throne Cup Winner -2021

Afrobasket.com All-Moroccan Throne Cup Best Coach -2021

Latinbasket.com All-United Cup Coach of the Year -2021, 22, 23, 24

United Cup Winner -2021, 22, 24

Dominican Rep. LDC Regular Season Champion -2022, 23, 24, 25

Dominican Rep. LDC Finalist -2022, 23, 24

United Cup Superior Champion -2021, 22, 23

Latinbasket.com All-Dominican Republic LDC Superior Coach of the Year -2022, 23, 25

Dominican Republic LDC Superior Finalist -2023

Dominican Republic LDC Lopez Cup Best Coach -2023, 24

Head Coach: Dominican Republic LDC All-Star Game -2022, 23, 24, 25

Latinbasket.com All-Dominican Republic UNIDA Super Liga Taco Bell Coach of the Year -2024
Dominican Rep. LDC Superior League Champions -2025