Chris, who is originally from Florida has been at the helm of the GB Men's programme since its relaunch in the spring of 2006. In his time as head coach, the men have been re-instated to Division A and in 2009 they qualified for EuroBasket for the first time since 1981.

In addition to coaching the GB team, when in America Finch is assistant coach for NBA side the Houston Rockets. He made the move to the NBA after spending two campaigns as head coach of Houston's NBA Development League partner, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

In two seasons at the helm of the Vipers, Finch guided them to back-to-back D-League Finals. In 2009-10, Finch took home the Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year Award en route to capturing the 2009-10 D-League championship. Finch also led the Western Conference All-Stars to a win at the 2009 D-League All-Star Game in Dallas.