Larry Drew

This article is about the basketball coach and retired player. For his son and college basketball player, see Larry Drew II.

Larry Drew

No. 22, 2, 10
Guard
Personal information
Born	(1958-04-02) April 2, 1958 Kansas City, Kansas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Wyandotte (Kansas City, Missouri)
College	Missouri (1976–1980)
NBA Draft	1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro career	1980–1991
Career history
As player:
1980–1981	Detroit Pistons
1981–1986	Kansas City / Sacramento Kings
1986–1988	Los Angeles Clippers
1988–1989	Scavolini Pesaro (Italy)
1989–1991	Los Angeles Lakers
As coach:
1992–1999	Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
1999–2000	Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2000–2003	Washington Wizards (assistant)
2003–2004	New Jersey Nets (assistant)
2004–2010	Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
2010–present	Atlanta Hawks
Career NBA statistics
Points	8,110 (11.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,265 (1.8 rpg)
Assists	3,702 (5.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Larry Donnell Drew (born April 2, 1958) is an American basketball coach and the current head coach of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. He is also a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1980 NBA Draft. A 6'1" point guard from the University of Missouri, Drew played in 10 NBA seasons. He played for the Pistons, Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers. In 1988–89, Drew played in the Italian League with Scavolini.

In his NBA career, Drew played in 714 games and scored a total of 8,110 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1982–83 season as a member of the Kings, appearing in 75 games and averaging 20.1 points, 8.1 assists and 1.7 steals per contest.

Before becoming the head coach, Drew was an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks from 2004 to 2010. He had also previously served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers (1992–1999), Detroit Pistons (1999–2000), Washington Wizards (2000–2003) and New Jersey Nets (2003–2004).

Coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win-loss %
Post season	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win-loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
ATL	2010–11	82	44	38	.537	3rd in Southeast	12	6	6	.500	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
ATL	2011–12	66	40	26	.606	2nd in Southeast	6	2	4	.333	Lost in First Round
ATL	2012–13	82	44	38	.537	2nd in Southeast	6	2	4	.333	Lost in First Round
Career		230	128	102	.557		24	10	14	.417

Personal

Drew is married to Sharon Drew and they have three children, Larry II, Landon and Lindsey. His oldest son, Larry II, played collegiate basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before transferring to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2011. His other son, Landon, has committed to playing for the California State University, Northridge Matadors men's basketball team for the 2012–13 season.

External links

• NBA player statistics
• NBA.com coach profile
• A Matter Of Time by Jon Cooper, NBA.com

Preceded by Mike Woodson

Atlanta Hawks Head Coach 2010–present

Succeeded by Incumbent