Eric Musselman
| Eric Musselman | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 19, 1964 Ashland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988-present | Overall Coaching Record: 467-282 (.623 pct.) NBA record: 108-138 (.439 pct.) CBA record: 270-122 (.688 pct.) USBL record: 53-3 (.946 pct.) NBA D-League record: 36-19 (.654 pct.) Pro teams coached: * Rapid City Thrillers, 1989-1995 (CBA) * Florida Sharks, 1995-1996 (USBL) * Florida/West Palm Beach Dogs, 1996-1997 (CBA) * Golden State Warriors, 2002-2004 (NBA) * Sacramento Kings, 2006-2007 (NBA) * Reno Bighorns, 2010-2011 (NBADL) * Los Angeles D-Fenders, 2011-present (NBADL) National teams coached: * Dominican Nat'l Team: 2010-2011 * U.S. 2011 Team, Adidas Global Experience (2010) * Team China, Adidas Global Experience (2009) * Venezuela national basketball team (2011- ) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards * Runner-up, NBA Coach of the Year, 2002–2003 * 2x USBL Champion with Florida Sharks (1994-95, 1995-96) * Youngest coach in CBA history (23) with Rapid City Thrillers (1988) * 5x CBA All-Star Game Coach (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997) * Fastest coach to win 100 CBA games at age 28 (1992) * Coached U.S. 2011 Gold Medal team, Adidas Global Experience (2010) |
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Eric P. Musselman (born November 19, 1964 in Ashland, Ohio) is an American basketball coach and the former head coach of the NBA's Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors. In August 2011, he was named head coach for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League.[1]
The son of former NBA head coach Bill Musselman, Eric was a head coach in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) before becoming an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic (under Chuck Daly and Doc Rivers), and Atlanta Hawks (under Lon Kruger).
Between head coaching stints in Golden State and Sacramento, Musselman served as an assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies under Mike Fratello.
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[edit] Sports broadcasting career
From 2008-2010, he served as an NBA analyst for FOX Sports Radio and Clear Channel Radio, and as a color commentator for college basketball games on the regional sports network Comcast SportsNet California and for NBA Development League games on Versus. He's also worked as a basketball analyst for ESPN.
[edit] Early life
[edit] High school
Musselman grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and San Diego, California, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended high school in Brecksville, a suburb about 15 miles south of Cleveland. There, he played on the same high school basketball team as former NBA player Scott Roth and former NFL Pro Bowl punter/quarterback Tom Tupa.
[edit] College playing career
Musselman graduated from the University of San Diego, where he played basketball for Jim Brovelli and Hank Egan, both of whom would later work as NBA assistants. While at USD, Musselman was a member of the 1986–87 team that compiled a 24–6 record, the best in school history. The Toreros lost to Auburn University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 62–61.
Musselman was a fifth-round CBA draft choice of the Albany Patroons in 1987.
[edit] Coaching career
[edit] Minor leagues: CBA, USBL, and NBA D-League
On August 11, 2010, Musselman was named head coach of the NBA Development League's Reno Bighorns. During the 2010-11 D-League season, Musselman guided the Bighorns to the franchise's first Western Conference title with a 34-16 record, the best record in franchise history. Reno ranked first in the league in Opponent PPG (98.1) and Opponent FG% (.440).
In the CBA, Musselman posted a 270–122 record (.688), marking the second highest winning percentage in league history behind George Karl, who coached for five seasons in the CBA.
From 1990–1997, Musselman had 24 players called up to the NBA, the highest number in the league during that span. He holds the distinction of being the only person in CBA history to coach in five league All-Star Games (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997) and was the first coach in professional basketball history to win 100 games by the age of 28. When he was 23, Musselman became the youngest coach in CBA history.
Musselman also served as head coach of the Florida Sharks of the United States Basketball League (USBL). In the summers of 1995 and 1996, he coached the Sharks to a combined 53–3 record (.946, including playoffs) and back-to-back USBL Championships. He holds the highest winning percentage in league history.
Musselman began his CBA career in 1988 as the general manager of the Rapid City (S.D.) Thrillers, a franchise his father Bill had coached to three consecutive CBA titles during the 1980s. His first week on the job, he hired Flip Saunders as the team's head coach. Saunders, who was recruited by Bill Musselman when Bill was the head coach at the University of Minnesota during the early 1970s, would go on to be one of the winningest coaches in CBA history before moving to the NBA as coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Prior to joining the Thrillers, Musselman worked for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers as an assistant to General Manager Elgin Baylor and Barry Hecker, the team's director of scouting.
[edit] NBA
[edit] Golden State Warriors (2002-04)
In 2002, Musselman was named the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, a position he held for two years. He finished as runner-up to San Antonio's Gregg Popovich in NBA Coach of the Year Award voting in 2002–2003 with 231 points, including 26 first-place votes.[2] That season, under Musselman's guidance, the Warriors, for the first time in nearly a decade, reached the .500 mark late in the season, holding a record of 30–30 on March 4, 2003. In Musselman's rookie season, his club finished 38–44, the most wins in more than 10 years.
Despite numerous injuries and the loss of the team's top two players in Gilbert Arenas (signed with Washington) and Antawn Jamison (traded to Dallas), the team still finished 37–45 under his direction during the 2003–2004 season. In two seasons as head coach in Golden State, Musselman compiled a 75–89 record. Nevertheless, he was let go after the 2004 season ended.
[edit] Sacramento Kings 2006-07
On June 2, 2006, Musselman was named head coach of the Sacramento Kings, replacing Rick Adelman. Four months into the job, on October 21, 2006, Musselman was cited for DUI in Sacramento.[3]
In the first month of the season (November 2006) with Musselman at the helm, the Kings went 8–5. But the team slumped in December and January, posting a 10–21 record before going 7–6 in February 2007. The Kings finished 33–49 on the season.
Musselman was fired by Sacramento President of Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie on April 20, 2007, less than 48 hours after the team's final regular season game.[4]
[edit] Coaching Record
[edit] Possible move to the college ranks
According to Andy Katz, senior college basketball writer for ESPN.com, "Musselman wants to coach in college and is starting the process of getting his name out among search committees so that he's a viable candidate in March."[5] In late December 2007, FOX Sports reported that Musselman was a likely candidate to replace 71-year-old Eddie Sutton at the University of San Francisco after this season.[6] In January 2008, his name surfaced in press reports surrounding the head coaching position at Oregon State.[7] In March 2008, Musselman's name surfaced in published reports about the California and Loyola Marymount head coaching positions.[8]
[edit] International coaching
In July 2009, Musselman reportedly turned down an offer to coach Spartak St. Petersburg in Russia.[9] On May 19, 2010, Musselman was named head coach of the Dominican Republic national basketball team.[10]
At the 2010 Men’s Centro Basketball Championship in July 2010, FIBA Americas' top regional tournament, Musselman guided the Dominican Republic team to the Gold Medal game, losing to Puerto Rico, 89-80, the team's only loss of the tournament (5-1). By finishing second at the Centro Basketball Championship, the Dominican Republic qualifies for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championships and the Olympic Games.[11]
In August 2010, Musselman coached the U.S. 2011 team to the gold medal at the Adidas Global Experience in Chicago. The 2011 team is composed of the top high school seniors in the U.S. The tournament featured the world's top 18-and-under players from five regions of the world: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Musselman was the head coach of Team China at the 2009 Adidas Nations camp/tournament in Beijing, China.
In May 2011, the FIBA World Championship website reported that Musselman had interviewed for the head coaching position of the Puerto Rico men's national basketball team.[12] Earlier that month, he was mentioned as a candidate for the Venezuela national basketball team.[13] On June 15, 2011, Musselman was named head coach of the Venezuela national basketball team.[14]
Under Musselman, Venezuela qualified for the 2012 World Pre-Olympic Qualifier by going 4-4 at the FIBA Americas 2011 Pre-Olympic Qualifier in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Venezuela was the top-scoring team in the tournament, averaging 94.8 points per game, 9 points more than the second highest-scoring team. Venezuela went 8-5 in international exhibition games ("friendlies") leading up to the tournament.[15]
[edit] Possible return to the NBA
According to a December 30, 2009, report by Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA columnist for Yahoo! Sports, Chicago Bulls General Manager Gar Forman "was on the phone asking about exiled NBA coach Eric Musselman."[16]
In June 2010, Musselman reportedly interviewed with Avery Johnson for a position on Johnson's staff with the New Jersey Nets.[17] That same month, Musselman was reported to be among the assistant coaching candidates for Tom Thibodeau's staff with the Chicago Bulls.[18]
In July 2010, Musselman was reportedly a finalist for Doc Rivers' coaching staff with the Boston Celtics.[19]
[edit] Personal
Musselman and his wife Danyelle Sargent, an anchor for FOX Sports Net, have a daughter (Mariah). Musselman also has two sons (Michael and Matthew) from a previous marriage. They live in Northern California.[20] Musselman's sister, Nicole, is a fashion designer in Dallas, Texas.[21]
[edit] Notes
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- ^ NBA.com Popovich Named Coach of the Year
- ^ ESPN - Kings coach Musselman arrested on DUI charges - NBA
- ^ ESPN - Kings fire Musselman after one season - NBA
- ^ ESPN.com - Blogs - Andy Katz Blog
- ^ FOX Sports on MSN - COLLEGE BASKETBALL - Dons take a chance by turning to Sutton
- ^ GIVING KANSAS THE EDGE • College Hoop Blog: Good 'N Plenty - FOX Sports Blogs
- ^ Josh Dubow (27 March 2008). "Cal Fires Basketball Coach Ben Braun". ap.google.com. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080330013218/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h16uGzKDWpVDBS3NwfhDI7PahzmAD8VLC8L80. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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[edit] External links
- Press Conference Where Eric Musselman Apologized For DUI
- BasketballReference.com: Eric Musselman
- NBA.com coaches file: Eric Musselman (out of date)
- Sacramento Magazine article
- Article from the University of San Diego's Alumni magazine
- Q&A interview with Musselman from Hoops Hype website
- ESPN article about Musselman
- San Diego Union-Tribune article
| Preceded by Brian Winters (interim) |
Golden State Warriors head coach 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by Mike Montgomery |
| Preceded by Rick Adelman |
Sacramento Kings head coach 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Reggie Theus |
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