Cavaliers Head Coach Rumors: Jazz Asst. Alex Jensen to Interview for Vacant Job

Utah Jazz assistant coach Alex Jensen will interview for the Cleveland Cavaliers' head-coaching vacancy this week, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. 

Ex-Memphis Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff is also scheduled to interview this week, and Stein reported that Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Jamahl Mosley has already met with the team and is expected to advance to the next stage of the coaching search.

The Athletic's Joe Vardon and Jason Lloyd reported in January that the Cavs would likely "target a first-time NBA head coach with experience developing players and/or coaching in the G League."

The 42-year-old Jensen would fit those criteria, and he has a connection to the Cleveland franchise. He was the head coach of the Canton Charge, the Cavs' G League (then the D-League) team, from 2011 to 2013. He went 57-43 in two seasons on the job, guiding the team to a pair of postseason appearances. Canton went 4-5 in the postseason under Jensen, advancing to the second round in 2012.

Jensen was named the 2013 D-League Coach of the Year.

He has served as a Jazz assistant since 2013.

Following the departure of four-time NBA MVP LeBron James last offseason, Cleveland has entered a rebuilding phase. Tyronn Lue, who guided the franchise to its first-ever championship in 2016, was fired in October following an 0-6 start to the season.

The Cavaliers (19-63) went on to finish tied for the second-worst record in the league this season under interim coach Larry Drew.