Mike Dunleavy, Sr.

Mike Dunleavy, Sr.

No. 10, 31
Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth	March 21, 1954 (1954-03-21)
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
High school	Nazareth Regional (Brooklyn, New York)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	South Carolina (1972–1976)
NBA Draft	1976 / Round: 6 / Pick: 99th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career	1976–1990
Career history
As player:
1976–1977	Philadelphia 76ers
1978	Carolina Lightning (AABA)
1978–1982	Houston Rockets
1982–1983	San Antonio Spurs
1983–1985	Milwaukee Bucks
1989–1990	Milwaukee Bucks
As coach:
1990–1992	Los Angeles Lakers
1992–1996	Milwaukee Bucks
1997–2001	Portland Trail Blazers
2003–2010	Los Angeles Clippers
Career highlights and awards
NBA Coach of the Year (1999) Western Conference Champion (1991)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,496 (8.0 ppg)
Rebounds	689 (1.6 rpg)
Assists	1,723 (3.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Joseph Dunleavy (born March 21, 1954) is a retired American professional basketball player, former head coach, and former general manager of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. He is the father of Milwaukee Bucks player Mike Dunleavy, Jr.

Early life

Dunleavy was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Nazareth Regional High School in Brooklyn, then graduated from the University of South Carolina, where he played under coach Frank McGuire. Drafted in the sixth round of the 1976 NBA Draft with the 99th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers, the 6'2" guard played for them for one full season along with Hall-of-Fame teammate Julius Erving and made the Finals in a losing effort againtst the Portland Trail Blazers. Dunleavy then split the following season between Philadelphia and the Houston Rockets after being traded, and soon made the Finals once again, but yet again his team lost, this time to the Boston Celtics, led by Larry Bird.

Playing career

Dunleavy remained in Texas after leaving Houston for the 1982-83 season, because he spent that season with the neighboring San Antonio Spurs. After two following seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks he retired due to chronic back pain. His best season as a player was with Houston in 1980-81, when he averaged 10.5 points per game and started on a team that played in the NBA Finals.

During his retirement, Dunleavy worked in an investment firm. In 1988-89 and 1989–90, while an assistant coach with the Bucks, he helped as a player for two and five games respectively. In 438 games he averaged 8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists.

Coaching career

He entered his first head coaching job in 1990 as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, replacing the beloved Pat Riley. In 1991 his team, led by NBA legend Magic Johnson and an upstart Vlade Divac, beat the heavily favored Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals and he led his team to the NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls but they lost in five games. He made the playoffs in his second season in LA but, after feeling pressure from management, decide to take another job offer. He joined the Milwaukee Bucks as head coach prior to the 1992–93 season and remained with them until the end of the 1995–96 season, in a dual role as vice-president of basketball operations and head coach. He relinquished his head coaching duties after a mediocre tenure to operate as the general manager, until accepting the job of head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers in 1997.

Dunleavy was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1999 while with the Blazers. He remained in Portland until the end of the 2000-2001 season, when he was fired. He made the playoffs four times with team, but lack of playoff success and frequent off-court incidents by players caused his dismissal.^{[citation needed]} He joined the Clippers in 2003. Dunleavy was a candidate for the 2006 Coach of the Year (did not win, the award went to Avery Johnson) and led the Clippers to the second round of the playoffs. It was their first playoff berth since 1997, and the franchise's first series win since a 1977 first-round victory while the team was still playing in Buffalo. The Clippers finished 40-42 in 2006-07, out of the playoffs after a season-ending slump brought on by injury.

He has done work for TNT in 2008, calling NBA playoff games.

On February 4, 2010, Dunleavy stepped down from his duties as the Clippers' coach. He retained his position as general manager, with Kim Hughes, who had worked as Dunleavy's assistant for seven seasons, becoming interim head coach for the remainder of the 2009-10 season. On March 9, 2010, the Clippers fired Dunleavy as General Manager.

Personal life

Dunleavy has three sons: Mike (who played for Duke University and is currently in the NBA), Baker (who played for Villanova University and after that for Matrixx Magixx in the Netherlands), and James, who played at the University of Southern California.^{[citation needed]}

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
LAL	1990–91	82	58	24	.632	2nd in Pacific	19	12	7	.632	Lost in NBA Finals
LAL	1991–92	82	43	39	.524	6th in Pacific	4	1	3	.250	Lost in First Round
MIL	1992–93	82	28	54	.321	7th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
MIL	1993–94	82	20	62	.244	6th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
MIL	1994–95	82	34	48	.415	6th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
MIL	1995–96	82	25	57	.305	7th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
POR	1997–98	82	46	36	.561	4th in Pacific	4	1	3	.250	Lost in First Round
POR	1998–99	50	35	15	.700	1st in Pacific	13	7	6	.538	Lost in Conf. Finals
POR	1999–00	82	59	23	.720	2nd in Pacific	16	10	6	.625	Lost in Conf. Finals
POR	2000–01	82	50	32	.610	4th in Pacific	3	0	3	.000	Lost in First Round
LAC	2003–04	82	28	54	.341	7th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
LAC	2004–05	82	37	45	.451	3rd in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
LAC	2005–06	82	47	35	.573	2nd in Pacific	12	7	5	.583	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
LAC	2006–07	82	40	42	.488	4th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
LAC	2007–08	82	23	59	.280	5th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
LAC	2008–09	82	19	63	.231	4th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
LAC	2009–10	49	21	28	.429	(resigned)	—	—	—	—	—
Career		1329	613	716	.461		71	38	33	.535

External links

• Player stats
• Coach stats

Sporting positions
Preceded by Frank Hamblen (interim)	Milwaukee Bucks head coach 1992–1996	Succeeded by Chris Ford
Preceded by Del Harris	Milwaukee Bucks general manager 1992–1997	Succeeded by Bob Weinhauer
Preceded by P. J. Carlesimo	Portland Trail Blazers head coach 1997–2001	Succeeded by Maurice Cheeks
Preceded by Dennis Johnson	Los Angeles Clippers head coach 2003–2010	Succeeded by Kim Hughes (interim)
Preceded by Elgin Baylor	Los Angeles Clippers general manager 2008–2010	Succeeded by Neil Olshey