Larry Brown (basketball) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Larry Brown Position(s): Point Guard Jersey #(s): 11 Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight: 215 lb (98 kg) Born: September 14, 1940 (1940-09-14) (age 68) Brooklyn, New York Career information Year(s): 1963–1972 NBA Draft: 1963 / Round: 7 / Pick: 2 Selected by Baltimore Bullets College: North Carolina Professional team(s) New Orleans Buccaneers (1968) Oakland Oaks (1969) Washington Capitols (1970) Virginia Squires (1971) Denver Rockets (1971–1972) Career stats Points 4,229 Rebounds 1,005 Assists 2,509 Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com Career highlights and awards 1x ABA Champion (1969) 1x ABA MVP (1968) 3x ABA All-Star (1968-1970) 1x All-ABA Second Team (1968) 3x ABA Coach of the Year (1973, 1975-1976) 1x NBA Coach of the Year (2001) 1x NCAA Champion (1988 as coach) 1x NBA Champion (2004 as coach) Coaching Davidson College (1972) Carolina Cougars (1972–1974) Denver Nuggets (1974–1979) UCLA (1979–1981) New Jersey Nets (1981–1983) University of Kansas (1983–1988) San Antonio Spurs (1988–1992) Los Angeles Clippers (1992–1993) Indiana Pacers (1993–1997) Philadelphia 76ers (1997–2003) Detroit Pistons (2003–2005) New York Knicks (2005–2006) Charlotte Bobcats (2008–present) Basketball Hall of Fame Olympic medal record Men's Basketball Gold 1964 Tokyo United States Bronze 2004 Greece United States Lawrence Harvey Brown (born September 14, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats. He has been a college and professional basketball coach since 1975. He has won over 1,000 professional games in the ABA and the NBA and is the only coach in NBA history to lead seven different teams to the playoffs. He is also the only person ever to coach two NBA franchises in the same season (San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers during the 1992-93 NBA season[1]). He is 1,285–853 in his career. He is also the only coach in history to win both an NCAA National Championship (Kansas 1988) and an NBA Championship (Detroit 2004). Brown was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach on September 27, 2002. Contents [hide] 1 Player 2 As a coach 3 Other information 4 Coaching record 5 Achievements 6 References 7 External links [edit] Player Brown, a 5 ft, 9 in. point guard, attended Long Beach High School and then played at the University of North Carolina under the legendary coach Dean Smith after playing high school basketball in New York. A stellar player for the Tar Heels in the early 1960s, Brown was considered too small to play in the NBA and so began his professional career with the NABL's Akron Wingfoots, where he played for two years (1964–65). During that time Brown was selected for the 1964 Summer Olympics team while leading the Wingfoots to the 1964 AAU National Championship. After a brief stint as an assistant coach at North Carolina, Brown joined the upstart American Basketball Association, playing with the New Orleans Buccaneers (1967–68), Oakland Oaks (1968–69), Washington Caps (1969–70), Virginia Squires

(1970–71), and Denver Rockets (1971–72). Brown was named MVP of the ABA's first All-Star Game in 1968, and was named to the All-ABA Second Team the same year. Brown led the ABA in assists per game during the league's first three seasons, and when he ended his playing career, Brown was the ABA's all-time assist leader. His total of 2509 assists places him 7th on the ABA's career list, and he holds the ABA record for assists in a game with 23.[2] [edit] As a coach Brown's first head coaching job was at Davidson College in North Carolina. Unfortunately for Wildcat fans, it would only last during the summer offseason and he never coached a game. That one month experience would be a harbinger to Brown's nomadic coaching career. Brown moved on to the ABA and coached with the Carolina Cougars and then the Denver Rockets, who later became the NBA's Denver Nuggets in 1976, for three and a half seasons from 1975 to 1979. He then moved on to coach for UCLA (1979–80, 1980–81), leading his freshman-dominated 1979–80 team to the NCAA title game before falling to Louisville, 59–54. After two years with the NBA's New Jersey Nets, Brown began his tenure at the University of Kansas (1983-1988). There he was named "Coach of the Year" for the NCAA in 1988 and "Coach of the Year" for the Big Eight Conference in 1986. Kansas finished first in the Big Eight in 1986, and second in 1984, 1985, and 1987. In 1988, Kansas got off to a mediocre 12–8 start, including 1–4 in the Big 8, and the end of the Jayhawks' 55-game homecourt winning streak in Allen Fieldhouse. Ultimately, behind the high-scoring of Danny Manning, KU finished 27–11 and won the the national championship in 1988, defeating favored conference rival Oklahoma 83–79 in the final. Upon leaving Kansas, Brown had five NCAA Tournament appearances, three Sweet 16 appearances, and two trips to the Final Four. As a collegiate coach, he had a cumulative coaching record of 177–61 (.744) in seven seasons, including a 135–44 (.754) record at Kansas. However, he left under a cloud, as NCAA sanctions were levied against Kansas in the 1988–1989 season as a result of recruiting violations that took place during Brown's tenure. Brown moved back to the NBA after his time in Kansas, taking the head coaching job with the San Antonio Spurs, and has since led the Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers (where he won the NBA coach of the year award), Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks. The coach won his first NBA Championship during his first year with the Detroit Pistons in 2004, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one in the NBA Finals. By doing so, Brown became the first man to coach teams to both NCAA and NBA titles. Brown was also chosen as the head coach for the USA men's basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics which earned a bronze medal, a major disappointment. Brown was heavily criticized for publicly berating the players, for repeatedly criticizing the roster chosen by the player selection committee, and for insisting on a style of play which minimized the United States' advantage in athleticism. Though he has received criticism for never staying in any one place for very long, Brown is hailed as one of basketball's greatest teachers, and is unparalleled as a rebuilder of teams. The Nets and the

Clippers are not only the "second teams" in their metropolitan areas, but have long been regarded as laughingstock franchises. Prior to the 2001 arrival of Jason Kidd, the Nets had made the playoffs in only 10 of their first 25 seasons in the NBA. Two of those 10 times were in 1982 and 1983, under Brown. The Clippers, in San Diego and Los Angeles combined, made the playoffs in only three of their first 27 seasons. The first two of those times were in 1992 and 1993, under Brown. Those were also the second and third of the three times the franchise had finished .500 or better since moving in 1978, after being the Buffalo Braves, until finishing over .500 and making the playoffs in 2006. In 2005, Allen Iverson said that Larry Brown was without a doubt "the best coach in the world." Despite Brown's prowess in coaching and handling different egos and personalities, Brown has often been questioned for not playing rookies, and for searching publicly for other jobs while still employed. This happened most recently in May 2005, when rumors surfaced that Brown would become the Cleveland Cavaliers' team president as soon as the Detroit Pistons finished their postseason. The rumor, which was not dispelled by Brown, became a major distraction as the Pistons lost to the San Antonio Spurs in seven games in the 2005 NBA Finals. On July 19, 2005, the Pistons, displeased with Brown's public flirtations with other teams, bought out the remaining years of Brown's contract, allowing him to sign with another team. [3] [4] A week later, on July 28, Brown became the head coach of the New York Knicks [5], with a 5-year contract reportedly worth between $50 million and $60 million, making him the highest-paid coach in NBA history. On January 13, 2006, The New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks to give Brown his 1,000th win in the NBA, becoming only the 4th coach to do so joining the ranks of Lenny Wilkens, Don Nelson and Pat Riley. Coincidentally, all four of these coaches have served as head coach for the Knicks at one point in their career. Brown's tenure as Knicks head coach lasted one season, as the team fired him on June 23, 2006 after he led the team to a disastrous 23-59 record. Brown's season with the Knicks was marred with public feuds with his own players, most notably point guard Stephon Marbury. [6] On April 29, 2008, Brown signed to become the Head Coach of the Charlotte Bobcats -- his ninth NBA coaching job. [7] [edit] Other information Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (April 2008) Brown's college basketball coach Dean Smith, was a player under legendary college basketball coach Phog Allen, whose college basketball coach in turn was the inventor of basketball, James Naismith. Also, the team Brown coached to the 1988 NCAA Championship was the University of Kansas Jayhawks-the alma mater of Dean Smith, and cradle of Phog Allen's successes as a college basketball coach. [edit] Coaching record Legend Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost Post season PG Games coached PW Games won PL Games lost Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL Result DEN 1976–77 82 50 31 .610 1st in Midwest 6 2 4 Lost in Conf. Semifinals DEN 1977–78 82 48 34 .585 1st in Midwest 13 6 7 Lost in Conf. Finals DEN 1978–79 53 28 35 .528 — — — — — NJN 1981–82 82 44 38 .537 3rd in Atlantic 2 0 2 Lost in First Round NJN 1982–83 76 47 29 .537 — — — — — SAS 1988–89 82 21 61 .256 5th in Midwest — — — Missed Playoffs SAS 1989–90 82 56

26 .683 1st in Midwest 10 6 4 Lost in Conf. Semifinals SAS 1990–91 82 55 27 .671 1st in Midwest 4 1 3 Lost in First Round SAS 1991–92 38 21 17 .553 — — — — — LAC 1991–92 35 23 12 .657 5th in Pacific 5 2 3 Lost in First Round LAC 1992–93 82 41 41 .500 5th in Pacific 5 2 3 Lost in First Round IND 1993–94 82 47 35 .573 4th in Central 16 10 6 Lost in Conf. Finals IND 1994–95 82 52 30 .634 1st in Central 17 10 7 Lost in Conf. Finals IND 1995–96 82 52 30 .634 2nd in Central 5 2 3 Lost in First Round IND 1996–97 82 39 43 .476 6th in Central — — — Missed Playoffs PHI 1997–98 82 31 51 .378 7th in Atlantic — — — Missed Playoffs PHI 1998–99 50 28 22 .560 3rd in Atlantic 8 3 5 Lost in Conf. Semifinals PHI 1999–00 82 49 33 .598 3rd in Atlantic 10 5 5 Lost in Conf. Semifinals PHI 2000–01 82 56 26 .683 1st in Atlantic 23 12 11 Lost in NBA Finals PHI 2001–02 82 43 39 .524 4th in Atlantic 5 2 3 Lost in First Round PHI 2002–03 82 48 34 .585 2nd in Atlantic 12 6 6 Lost in Conf. Semifinals DET 2003–04 82 54 28 .659 2nd in Central 23 16 7 Won NBA Championship DET 2004–05 82 54 28 .659 1st in Central 25 15 10 Lost in NBA Finals NYK 2005–06 82 23 59 .280 5th in Atlantic — — — Missed Playoffs CHA 2008–09 4 3 5 .250 — — — — — Career 1814 1011 803 .557 189 100 89 [edit] Achievements 1973 Carolina Cougars: ABA Eastern Division regular season champions 1975 Denver Rockets: ABA Western Division regular season champions 1976 Denver Rockets: ABA regular season champions (single-division) 1977 Denver Nuggets: NBA Midwest Division Champions 1978 Denver Nuggets: NBA Midwest Division Champions 1980 UCLA: NCAA Championship Game 1986 Kansas: NCAA Final Four & Big Eight Conference Champions 1988 Kansas: NCAA National Champions 1990 San Antonio Spurs: NBA Midwest Division Champions 1991 San Antonio Spurs: NBA Midwest Division Champions 1995 Indiana Pacers: NBA Central Division Champions 2001 Philadelphia 76ers: NBA Eastern Conference Champions 2004 Detroit Pistons: NBA Champions 2005 Detroit Pistons: NBA Eastern Conference Champions College: 1 National Championship, 3 Final Fours in 7 seasons Pro: 1 Championship, 3 Conference Championships, 10 Division Championships, 25 Playoff appearances in 26 seasons 1,000 career NBA wins [edit] References ^ Lawrence "Larry" Brown ^ The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia,. Villard Books. 1994. pp. 209. ISBN 0-679-43293-8. ^ PISTONS: Larry Brown Relieved of His Coaching Duties ^ ESPN - Contract had three years, $18 million left - NBA ^ Knicks Name Larry Brown as Head Coach ^ ESPN - Knicks fire Brown, name Thomas new coach - NBA ^ ESPN - Brown returns to Carolina to coach Bobcats - NBA NCAA, NCAA March Madness: Cinderellas, Superstars, and Champions from the NCAA Men's Final Four : Chicago: Triumph Books, 2004. ISBN 1-57243-665-4 [edit] External links Larry Brown InsideHoops.com profile Hoophall.com Hall of Fame Basketball Hall of Fame profile Coach Larry Brown's Kansas Jayhawks 1988 NCAA Champions Basketball Pennant basketball-reference.com Career statistics Piston's Langlois blog on Brown [show] Links to related articles Preceded by league founded American Basketball Association All Star Game Most Valuable Player 1968 Succeeded by John Beasley Preceded by Tom Meschery Carolina Cougars Head Coach 1972–1974 Succeeded by Bob MacKinnon Preceded by Tom Nissalke American Basketball Association Coach of the Year 1973 Succeeded by Babe McCarthy and Joe Mullaney Preceded by Babe McCarthy and Joe Mullaney American Basketball Association Coach of the Year 1975 Succeeded by Larry Brpwn Preceded by Larry Brown American Basketball Association Coach of the Year 1976 Succeeded by ABA-NBA merger Preceded by Tom Meschery Carolina Cougars Head Coach 1972–1974 Succeeded by Bob MacKinnon Preceded by Alex Hannum Denver Rockets head coach 1974–1976 Succeeded by Donnie

Walsh Preceded by Alex Hannum Denver Nuggets head coach 1976–1979 Succeeded by Donnie Walsh Preceded by Gary Cunningham UCLA Head Men's Basketball Coach 1979 – 1981 Succeeded by Larry Farmer Preceded by Bob MacKinnon New Jersey Nets Head Coach 1981–1983 Succeeded by Bill Blair Preceded by Ted Owens Kansas Head Men's Basketball Coach 1983–1988 Succeeded by Roy Williams Preceded by Bob Weiss San Antonio Spurs head coach 1988–1992 Succeeded by Bob Bass Preceded by Mike Schuler Los Angeles Clippers Head Coach 1992–1993 Succeeded by Bob Weiss Preceded by Bob Hill Indiana Pacers head coach 1993–1997 Succeeded by Larry Bird Preceded by Johnny Davis Philadelphia 76ers head coach 1997–2003 Succeeded by Randy Ayers Preceded by Rick Carlisle Detroit Pistons head coach 2003–2005 Succeeded by Flip Saunders Preceded by Herb Williams (interim) New York Knicks head coach 2005–2006 Succeeded by Isiah Thomas Preceded by Sam Vincent Charlotte Bobcats head coach 2008–present Succeeded by Incumbent [show]v • d • e 1964 Olympic Champions Men's Basketball team - United States Barnes | Bradley | Brown | Caldwell | Counts | Davies | Hazzard | Jackson | McCaffrey | Mullins | Shipp | Wilson | Coach: Iba [show]v • d • e 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalists Men's Basketball – United States 4 Iverson | 5 Marbury | 6 Wade | 7 Boozer | 8 Anthony | 9 James | 10 Okafor | 11 Marion | 12 Stoudemire | 13 Duncan | 14 Odom | 15 Jefferson | Coach: Brown | Assistant Coach: Popovich | Assistant Coach: Williams | Assistant Coach: Purnell [show]v • d • eOakland Oaks 1968-69 ABA Champions Anderson | Barry | Bradds | Brown | Clawson | Critchfield | Eakins | Harge | Jabali (Playoffs MVP) | Logan | Moe | Peterson | Head Coach Hannum [show]v • d • eKansas Jayhawks Basketball 1987-1988 NCAA Champions Scooter Barry | Marvin Branch | Jeff Gueldner | Danny Manning | Archie Marshall | Lincoln Minor | Milt Newton | Chris Piper | Kevin Pritchard Coach Larry Brown [show]v • d • eDetroit Pistons 2003–04 NBA Champions 1 Billups (Finals MVP) | 3 B. Wallace | 7 James | 8 Ham | 10 Hunter | 13 Okur | 22 Prince | 30 R. Wallace | 31 Miličić | 32 Hamilton | 34 Williamson | 41 Campbell | Coach Larry Brown [show]v • d • eDenver Rockets/Denver Nuggets Denver, Colorado The Franchise Franchise • All-Time roster • Seasons • Draft history • Current season Arenas Denver Arena Auditorium • Denver Coliseum • McNichols Sports Arena • Pepsi Center Head Coaches Bass • McLendon • Belmont • Albeck • Hannum • Brown • Walsh • Moe • Westhead • Issel • Littles • Bickerstaff • Motta • Hanzlik • D'Antoni • Issel • Evans • Bzdelik • Cooper • Karl D-League Affiliate Colorado 14ers Media TV: Altitude Sports • Radio: KCKK-AM • Announcers: Chris Marlowe • Scott Hastings • Jerry Schemmel [show]v • d • eUCLA Bruins head basketball coaches Cozens • Works • Johns • Wooden • Bartow • Cunningham • Brown • Farmer • Hazzard • Harrick • Lavin • Howland [show]v • d • eNew Jersey Americans-New York/New Jersey Nets East Rutherford, New Jersey The Franchise Franchise • History • All-time roster • Head coaches • Seasons • Current season Arenas Teaneck Armory • Long Island Arena • Island Garden • Nassau Coliseum • Louis Brown Athletic Center • Izod Center • Barclays Center Coaches Zaslofsky • Larese • Carnesecca • Loughery • MacKinnon • Brown • Blair • Albeck • Wohl • MacKinnon • Reed • Fitch • Daly • Beard • Calipari • Casey • Scott • Frank D-League Affiliate Colorado 14ers Administration Owners: Forest City Enterprises led by Bruce Ratner (majority owner) Mary Higgins Clark, Shawn Carter, Lewis Katz (minority owners) President: Rod Thorn • General Manager: Kiki Vandeweghe • Head Coach: Lawrence Frank Notable Figures Vince Carter • Derrick Coleman • Julius Erving • Richard Jefferson • Jason Kidd • Bernard King • Stephon Marbury • Kenyon Martin • Drazen Petrovic • Keith Van Horn • Buck Williams • Jayson Williams Retired Numbers 3 • 4 • 23 • 25 • 32 • 52 ABA Championships (2) 1974 • 1976 Rivals Boston Celtics • New York Knicks • Philadelphia 76ers • Toronto Raptors

Media TV: WWOR-TV • YES Network • Radio: WFAN • Announcers: Marv Albert • Ian Eagle • Mike Fratello • Jim Spanarkel • Chris Carrino • Tim Capstraw [show]v • d • eKansas Jayhawks head basketball coaches Naismith • Hamilton • Allen • Harp • Owens • Brown • Williams • Self [show]v • d • eSan Antonio Spurs San Antonio, Texas The Franchise Franchise • Seasons • Current season Arenas State Fair Coliseum • Moody Coliseum • Tarrant County Coliseum • Lubbock Municipal Coliseum • HemisFair Arena • Alamodome • AT&T Center Coaches Hagan • Williams • Blakely • Nissalke • McCarthy • Brown • Nissalke • Bass • Moe • Bass • Albeck • McHone • Bass • Fitzsimmons • Weiss • Brown • Bass • Tarkanian • Hughes • Lucas • Hill • Popovich D-League Affiliate Austin Toros Administration Owner: Peter Holt • General Manager: R. C. Buford • Head Coach: Gregg Popovich Notable Figures Gene Banks • Brent Barry • Walter Berry • Bruce Bowen • Devin Brown • Speedy Claxton • Terry Cummings • Antonio Daniels • Vinny Del Negro • Coby Dietrick • Tim Duncan • Mario Elie • Sean Elliott • Michael Finley • Mike Gale • George Gervin • Artis Gilmore • Manu Ginóbili • Robert Horry • Stephen Jackson • Avery Johnson • George Karl • Steve Kerr • Moses Malone • Mike Mitchell • Johnny Moore • Mark Olberding • Tony Parker • Will Perdue • Terry Porter • Alvin Robertson • David Robinson • Dennis Rodman • Malik Rose • James Silas • Rod Strickland • Steve Smith • Dominique Wilkins • Kevin Willis Retired Numbers 00 • 6 • 13 • 32 • 44 • 50 NBA Championships (4) 1999 • 2003 • 2005 • 2007 Rivals Dallas Mavericks • Houston Rockets • Los Angeles Lakers • Phoenix Suns Media TV: KENS-TV • KMYS • FSN Southwest • Radio: WOAI-AM • KCOR-AM • Announcers: Bill Land • Sean Elliott • Bill Schoening • Paul Castro [show]v • d • eBuffalo Braves-San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles, California The Franchise Franchise • Seasons • Broadcasters • Draft history • Current season Arenas Buffalo Memorial Auditorium • Maple Leaf Gardens • San Diego Sports Arena • Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena • Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim • Staples Center Head Coaches Schayes • McCarthy • Ramsay • Locke • MacKinnon • Mullaney • Fitzsimmons • Shue • Silas • Lynam • Chaney • Shue • Casey • Schuler • Brown • Weiss • Fitch • Ford • Todd • Gentry • Johnson • Dunleavy D-League Affiliate Anaheim Arsenal Administration Donald Sterling (Owner) • Mike Dunleavy (Head Coach and General Manager) Notable Figures Elgin Baylor • Elton Brand • Marcus Camby • Sam Cassell • Baron Davis • World B. Free • Ron Harper • Marques Johnson • Chris Kaman • Danny Manning • Corey Maggette • Bob McAdoo • Darius Miles • Cuttino Mobley • Norm Nixon • Lamar Odom • Eric Piatkowski • Quentin Richardson • Derek Smith • Randy Smith • Al Thornton • Loy Vaught • Bill Walton Media TV: KTLA • FSN West/Prime Ticket • Radio: KSPN-AM • Announcers: Ralph Lawler • Mike Smith • Brian Sieman [show]v • d • eIndiana Pacers Indianapolis, Indiana The Franchise Franchise • All-Time roster • Seasons • Head coaches • Current season Arenas Indiana State Fair Coliseum • Market Square Arena • Conseco Fieldhouse Coaches Staverman • Leonard • McKinney • Irvine • Ramsay • Versace • Hill • Brown • Bird • Thomas • Carlisle • O'Brien D-League Affiliate Fort Wayne Mad Ants Administration Melvin Simon (Owner) • Herb Simon (Chairman & CEO) • David Morway (GM) • Larry Bird (President) • Jim O'Brien (Head Coach) Retired Numbers 30 • 31 • 34 • 35 • 529 (in honor of Leonard's total wins as Pacers coach) ABA Championships (3) 1970 • 1972 • 1973 Media TV: FSN Indiana • Radio: WFNI-AM • Announcers: Chris Denari • Quinn Buckner • Clark Kellogg • Stacey Paetz Rivals Chicago Bulls • Detroit Pistons • New York Knicks [show]v • d • eSyracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Franchise Franchise • Syracuse • All-Time roster • Draft history • Seasons • Head coaches • Current season Arenas Convention Hall • Philadelphia Arena • The Spectrum • Wachovia Center Coaches Cervi • Seymour • Hannum • Schayes • Hannum • Ramsay • Rubin •

Loughery • Shue • Cunningham • Guokas • Lynam • Moe • Carter • Lucas • Davis • Brown • Ayers • Ford • O'Brien • Cheeks • DiLeo D-League Affiliate Erie BayHawks Administration Owner: Comcast-Spectacor (Ed Snider, chairman) • General Manager: Ed Stefanski • Head Coach: Tony DiLeo Notable Figures Charles Barkley • Joe Bryant • Al Cervi • Wilt Chamberlain • Maurice Cheeks • Doug Collins • Billy Cunningham • Samuel Dalembert • Julius Erving • Matt Geiger • Hal Greer • Hersey Hawkins • Bailey Howell • Larry Hughes • Andre Iguodala • Allen Iverson • Johnny Kerr • Kyle Korver • Moses Malone • Aaron McKie • Dikembe Mutombo • Dolph Schayes • Paul Seymour • Eric Snow • Keith Van Horn Retired Numbers 2 • 6 • 10 • 13 • 15 • 24 • 32 • 34 • MIC NBA Championships (3) 1955 • 1967 • 1983 Rivals Boston Celtics • Los Angeles Lakers • New York Knicks • Detroit Pistons • Chicago Bulls Media TV: WPSG • Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia • CN8 • Radio: WIP-AM • WPHT-AM • Announcers: Marc Zumoff • Bob Salmi • Tom McGinnis • Todd MacCulloch [show]v • d • eFort Wayne/Detroit Pistons Auburn Hills, Michigan Franchise Detroit Pistons • All-time roster • Seasons • Head coaches • Current season Arenas North Side High School Gym • Allen County War Memorial Coliseum • Olympia Stadium • Cobo Arena • Pontiac Silverdome • The Palace of Auburn Hills Head coaches Bennett • Armstrong • Mendenhall • Birch • Eckman • Rocha • McGuire • Wolf • DeBusschere • Butcher • Seymour • van Breda Kolff • Dischinger • Lloyd • Scott • H. Brown • Kauffman • Vitale • Adubato • Robertson • Daly • Rothstein • Chaney • Collins • Gentry • Irvine • Carlisle • L. Brown • Saunders • Curry D-League affiliate Fort Wayne Mad Ants Retired numbers William Davidson • 2 • 4 • 11 • 15 • 16 • 21 • 40 NBA Championships (3) 1989 • 1990 • 2004 Media TV: Fox Sports Detroit • Radio: WDFN–AM • Announcers: George Blaha • Greg Kelser • Mark Champion • Rick Mahorn [show]v • d • eNew York Knickerbockers New York City, New York The Franchise Franchise • All-Time roster • Head coaches • Seasons • Current season Arenas Madison Square Garden III • 69th Regiment Armory • Madison Square Garden IV Coaches Cohalan • Lapchick • Boryla • Levane • Braun • Donovan • Gallatin • McGuire • Holzman • Reed • Holzman • H. Brown • Hill • Pitino • Jackson • MacLeod • Riley • Nelson • J. Van Gundy • Chaney • Williams • Wilkens • Williams • L. Brown • Thomas • D'Antoni D-League Affiliate Reno Bighorns Administration Madison Square Garden, L.P. (Owner; subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.) • James Dolan (Chairman & CEO) • Donnie Walsh (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Mike D'Antoni (Head Coach) Notable Figures Marv Albert • Dick Barnett • Walt Bellamy • Bill Bradley • Marcus Camby • Bill Cartwright • Dave Checketts • Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton • Dave DeBusschere • Patrick Ewing • Walt Frazier • Marty Glickman • Ernie Grunfeld • Allan Houston • Mark Jackson • Bernard King • Jerry Lucas • Anthony Mason • Stephon Marbury • Earl Monroe • Charles Oakley • Cal Ramsey • Micheal Ray Richardson • Nate Robinson • Trent Tucker • Latrell Sprewell • John Starks • Kiki Vandeweghe • Gerald Wilkins • Bob Wolff • Max Zaslofsky Retired Numbers 10 • 12 • 15 (McGuire) • 15 (Monroe) • 19 • 22 • 24 • 33 • 613 (in honor of Holzman's total wins as Knicks coach) NBA Championships (2) 1970 • 1973 Rivals Chicago Bulls • Boston Celtics • Philadelphia 76ers • Indiana Pacers • Miami Heat • New Jersey Nets Media TV: MSG Network • Radio: WEPN-AM • Announcers: Mike Breen • Walt Frazier • Gus Johnson • John Andariese • Kelly Tripucka [show]v • d • eCharlotte Bobcats Charlotte, North Carolina The Franchise Franchise • All-Time roster • Seasons • Broadcasters • Records • Transactions • Expansion draft • Draft history • Head coaches • Current season Arenas Charlotte Coliseum • Time Warner Cable Arena Head Coaches Bickerstaff • Vincent • Brown D-League Affiliate Sioux Falls Skyforce Administration Owners: Bob Johnson (majority owner), Michael Jordan, Cornell Haynes, Jr. (minority owners) • General Manager: Rod Higgins • Head Coach: Larry Brown [show]v • d • eCharlotte Bobcats current roster 3 Wallace | 5 Howard | 6 Mohammed | 12 S. Brown | 13 Carroll | 14 Augustin | 15 Hollins | 19 Bell | 20 Felton | 21 Ajinça | 32 Diaw | 35 Morrison | 42 May | 44 Singletary | 50 Okafor | Coach L. Brown [show]v • d • eABA Coach of the Year Award 1968: Vince Cazzetta, Pittsburgh Pipers | 1969: Alex Hannum, Oakland Oaks | 1970: Bill Sharman, Los Angeles Stars and Joe Belmont, Denver Rockets | 1971: Al Bianchi, Virginia Squires | 1972: Tom Nissalke, Dallas Chaparrals | 1973: Larry Brown, Carolina Cougars | 1974: Babe McCarthy, Kentucky Colonels and Joe Mullaney, Utah Stars | 1975: Larry Brown, Denver Nuggets | 1976: Larry Brown, Denver Nuggets [hide]v • d • eCurrent head coaches of the National Basketball Association East Atlantic D. Rivers (Boston) L. Frank (New Jersey) M. D'Antoni (New York) T. DiLeo (Philadelphia) J. Triano (Toronto) Central V. Del Negro (Chicago) M. Brown (Cleveland) M. Curry (Detroit) J. O'Brien (Indiana) S. Skiles (Milwaukee) Southeast M. Woodson (Atlanta) L. Brown (Charlotte) E. Spoelstra (Miami) S. Van Gundy (Orlando) E. Tapscott (Washington) West Southwest R. Carlisle (Dallas) R. Adelman (Houston) M. Iavaroni (Memphis) B. Scott (New Orleans) G. Popovich (San Antonio) Northwest G. Karl (Denver) K. McHale (Minnesota) S. Brooks (Oklahoma City) N. McMillan (Portland) J. Sloan (Utah) Pacific D. Nelson (Golden State) M. Dunleavy (L.A. Clippers) P. Jackson (L.A. Lakers) T. Porter (Phoenix) K. Natt (Sacramento) [show]v • d • eNBA Coach of the Year Award 1963: Gallatin | 1964: Hannum | 1965: Auerbach | 1966: Schayes | 1967: Kerr | 1968: Guerin | 1969: Shue | 1970: Holzman | 1971: Motta | 1972: Sharman | 1973: Heinsohn | 1974: R. Scott | 1975: P. Johnson | 1976: Fitch | 1977: Nissalke | 1978: H. Brown | 1979: Fitzsimmons | 1980: Fitch | 1981: McKinney | 1982: Shue | 1983: Nelson | 1984: Layden | 1985: Nelson | 1986: Fratello | 1987: Schuler | 1988: Moe | 1989: Fitzsimmons | 1990: Riley | 1991: Chaney | 1992: Nelson | 1993: Riley | 1994: Wilkins | 1995: Harris | 1996: Jackson | 1997: Riley | 1998: Bird | 1999: Dunleavy | 2000: Rivers | 2001: L. Brown | 2002: Carlisle | 2003: Popovich | 2004: H. Brown | 2005: D'Antoni | 2006: A. Johnson | 2007: Mitchell | 2008: B. 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