Brian Winters

Brian Winters

No. 20, 32
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	March 1, 1952 (1952-03-01)
Place of birth	Rockaway, New York
Nationality	American
High school	Archbishop Molloy (Queens, New York)
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	South Carolina (1970–1974)
NBA Draft	1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Pro career	1974–1983
Career history
As player:
1974–1975	Los Angeles Lakers
1975–1983	Milwaukee Bucks
As coach:
1995–1997	Vancouver Grizzlies
2001–2002	Golden State Warriors
2004–2007	Indiana Fever (WNBA)
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA All-Star (1976, 1978) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1975) No. 32 Retired by the Milwaukee Bucks
Career NBA statistics
Points	10,537 (16.2 ppg)
Rebounds	1,688 (2.6 rpg)
Assists	2,674 (4.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Brian Joseph Winters (born March 1, 1952 in Rockaway, New York) is a former NBA guard/forward, coach and former WNBA head coach. He attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, NY, graduating in 1970. He then played collegiately with the University of South Carolina and was the 12th pick in the 1974 NBA Draft, taken by the Los Angeles Lakers. He made the NBA All-Rookie Team with the Lakers, and was then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of the trade that brought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Lakers. He had a productive, if unspectacular, 9-year career that included two appearances in the NBA All-Star Game and playing on 6 playoffs teams. Winters averaged 16.2 points and 4.1 assists over his career, with his best years coming from 1975 to 1979 when he averaged over 19 points and slightly less than 5 assists per game. His number 32 was retired by the Bucks.

After retiring from the NBA, Brian became an assistant coach for two years under legendary coach Pete Carril at Princeton. From there, he moved on to become an assistant coach under Hall of Famer, Lenny Wilkens, with the Cleveland Cavaliers for 7 years and Atlanta Hawks for two more. Next, he was the inaugural coach for the Vancouver Grizzlies for a year and a half. In recent years, Brian has coached with the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors. He was formerly the head coach of the WNBA's Indiana Fever, recently leading them to their first ever consecutive-year playoff appearances.

On October 26, 2007 Brian's option wasn't picked up by the Indiana Fever, ending his four year tenure with the club. He compiled a 78–58 record in the regular season to go with a 5–7 playoff record. He was a scout for the Indiana Pacers for several seasons until he was let go during the NBA lockout in August 2011.

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
VAN	1995–96	15	67	.183	7th in Midwest Division
VAN	1996–97	8	35	.186	7th in Midwest Division
GSW	2001/02	13	46	.220	7th in Pacific Division
3 seasons		36	148	.196	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Brian Winters Coaching Record – Basketball-Reference.com

Preceded by Initial coach	Vancouver Grizzlies head coach 1995–1997	Succeeded by Stu Jackson (interim)
Preceded by Dave Cowens	Golden State Warriors head coach 2001–2002 (interim)	Succeeded by Eric Musselman
Preceded by Nell Fortner	Indiana Fever head coach 2004–2007	Succeeded by Lin Dunn

External links

• BasketballReference.com: Brian Winters (as coach)
• BasketballReference.com: Brian Winters (as player)
• Fever declines 2008 option for Brian Winters