Joe Prunty
Joe Prunty is an assistant basketball coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA.
Early career [edit]
Born in Sunnyvale, California, Prunty attended Fremont High School in Sunnyvale and went on to graduate in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in Speech Communications from Cal Poly Pomona. He began his coaching career in San Diego, California at University of San Diego High School and St. Augustine High School.[1]
NBA coaching career [edit]
In 1996, Prunty joined the coaching staff of the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant video coordinator, eventually being promoted to assistant coach in 2002.[1] In 2005, he joined the coaching staff of the Dallas Mavericks. In 2008, he joined the coaching staff of the Portland Trail Blazers.[2]
Prunty served as the Blazers' head coach during the NBA Summer League in 2008 and 2009.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Joe Prunty". nba.com. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ a b "McMillan gets a new assistant". Portland Tribune. 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
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- Living people
- American basketball coaches
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona alumni
- Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coaches
- Dallas Mavericks assistant coaches
- De Anza College alumni
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- People from Sunnyvale, California
- Portland Trail Blazers assistant coaches
- San Antonio Spurs assistant coaches
