Quin Snyder to be Jazz coach

— -- Atlanta Hawks assistant coach Quin Snyder is soon to be named the new coach of the Utah Jazz, according to sources close to the process.

Sources on Friday confirmed a Sportando.com report that Snyder is poised to receive a three-year deal with a team option for a fourth season to replace Tyrone Corbin on the Utah bench.

Snyder has a close relationship with Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey from their time together in San Antonio. He will be a first-time NBA head coach after coaching Missouri at the college level.

NBA coaching sources say Snyder is expected to pursue European coaching legend Ettore Messina as an assistant. Snyder worked under Messina as an assistant with European power CSKA Moscow among his recent stops, which include stints as an assistant with the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers. He also was the head coach of San Antonio's D-League affiliate in Austin.

Other coaches who reached the final round of interviews with the Jazz include Los Angeles Clippers lead assistant Alvin Gentry and Chicago Bulls assistant coach Adrian Griffin.

Snyder shifted his focus to the pro game after a tumultuous tenure at Missouri filled with quality wins but stained by an NCAA investigation.