Jeff Cohen

Jeffrey Cohen is an American sports executive who served as general manager of the Kansas City Kings from 1981 to 1982 and athletic director at Brandeis University from 1986 to 2004. Before joining the Kings, Cohen spent 16 years with the Boston Celtics, rising to the position of assistant general manager.

Early life Cohen is the son of Sam Cohen, a sports editor for The Boston Record, the Boston Record American, and the Boston Herald American. The elder Cohen was close friends with Boston Celtics head coach and general manager Red Auerbach.

NBA Cohen graduated in 1964 from Brandeis University, where he majored in history. His stint in Kansas City lasted just over a year, as on April 30, 1982, the Kings announced that former general manager Joe Axelson would be returning to the club. In his only season as GM, the Kings failed to follow up a surprise conference finals run by finishing 30-52 and missing the playoffs.

Brandeis In September 1982, Cohen was named executive vice president of the Boston Breakers of the newly-formed United States Football League. The team lasted only one season in Boston before leaving for New Orleans. Cohen did not move with the team, instead joining the development office at Brandeis. In 1986, he became the school's athletic director. In 1999, he was named the Jostens-Eastern College Athletic Conference Male Administrator of the Year. In January 2004, Cohen abruptly resigned from Brandeis, telling The Boston Globe that he was leaving because "lame duck is not a good thing to be. I'd be in the way. I love Brandeis, and I don't want to be in the way". Later that year, he moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to become the director of athletic programs for the United States Fencing Association.