Ron Rothstein
Ronald "Ron" Rothstein[1] (born December 27, 1942 in Bronxville, New York) is an American professional basketball coach and former college basketball player, who has led many different NBA teams. He served as the first head coach for the Miami Heat, and later coached the Detroit Pistons. He has also coached in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 2007-08, he also filled in for Pat Riley as an interim coach for the Heat.
Rothstein played college ball at the University of Rhode Island where he was captain of the 1964 season. After that, he was a teacher and coach at Upsala College in New Jersey (1974–75) and Eastchester High School in New York.[2] During the summer of 1967, he was the athletic director at Camp Ma-Ho-Ge in Bethel, New York. Rothstein also attended Hunter College.
In 1979, Rothstein signed as a scout for the Atlanta Hawks, eventually becoming an assistant coach there in 1983.[2] He was signed as an assistant for the Detroit Pistons in 1986 before becoming the first coach in Heat history (1988).[2]
Rothstein coached the Heat for three seasons, never leading them to a winning record. Rothstein became a television commentator for the Pistons; Detroit eventually hired him as their head coach for two seasons, but he was eventually fired. In 1993, he was hired as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he stayed six seasons. In 2000, he was hired as head coach and general manager for the WNBA's Miami Sol, where he stayed during the franchise's entire existence (2000–2003). In 2003, he was hired by the Indiana Pacers as an assistant coach,[3]. Rothstein would eventually return to the Heat as an assistant.
On January 3, 2007, Rothstein was named as the interim head coach of the Miami Heat in place of Pat Riley, who took a leave of absence for knee and hip surgery.[4]
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- ^ The Sporting News: 1992-93 Official NBA Register St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News Publishing Company. 1992.
- ^ a b c Ron Rothstein Named Assistant Coach
- ^ Pacers hire Ron Rothstein Retrieved June 27, 2006
- ^ ESPN - Riley to have surgery on right knee - NBA
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Miami Heat head coach 1988–1991 |
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Detroit Pistons head coach 1992–1993 |
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Miami Sol head coach 2000–2003 |
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