Sidney Lowe

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Sidney Lowe
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Assistant coach
Team Utah Jazz
Biographical details
Born (1960-01-21) January 21, 1960 (age 53)
Washington, D.C.
Playing career
1979–1983
1983–1984
1984
1985
1986–1988
1988–1989
1989
1989
1990		 NC State
Indiana Pacers
Detroit Pistons
Atlanta Hawks
Tampa Bay Thrillers
Albany Patroons
Charlotte Hornets
Rapid City Thrillers
Minnesota Timberwolves
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1993
1993–1994
1994–1999
1999–2000
2000–2002
2003–2005
2005–2006
2006–2011
2011–present		 Minnesota Timberwolves (asst.)
Minnesota Timberwolves
Cleveland Cavaliers (asst.)
Minnesota Timberwolves (asst.)
Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies
Minnesota Timberwolves (asst.)
Detroit Pistons (asst.)
NC State
Utah Jazz (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall 86–78 (.524) (college)
79–228 (.257) (NBA)

Sidney Rochell Lowe (born January 21, 1960 in Washington, D.C.) is an American basketball coach and is currently an assistant coach with the Utah Jazz of the NBA. He is a former NBA player and head coach, and has served as the head coach at North Carolina State University.

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Biography[edit]

Lowe began his career at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He played collegiate basketball at North Carolina State University. He was the point guard for the Wolfpack's 1983 NCAA National Championship team that was heralded for its Cinderella run under legendary head coach Jim Valvano. Lowe was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 1st pick of the second round in the 1983 NBA Draft. He played a total of four seasons in the NBA, for five different teams.

After retiring from basketball in 1991, Lowe took a job as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Halfway through the 1992–93 season he took over as head coach of the struggling Timberwolves and remained in that position until the end of the 1993–94 season. From 1994 to 1999, Lowe served as an assistant coach to Mike Fratello with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lowe returned to the Timberwolves organization in 1999 for one season as assistant coach.

The 2000–01 NBA season became Lowe's second stint as a head coach when he assumed the role for the Vancouver Grizzlies. He was the fifth head coach in the team's short history and led them to a franchise-best record of 23–59 in his first season and again the following season in 2001-02, when the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis. Sidney Lowe resigned from his coaching duties early in the 2002-03 season after starting 0–8, leaving his head coaching record at 79 wins against 228 losses (.257 winning percentage). In 2003, he returned to Minnesota once again to take an assistant position under then head coach Flip Saunders. Lowe followed Saunders to the Detroit Pistons in 2005 and remained an assistant coach there through the 2006 season.

To become eligible for employment as a NCAA head coach, he completed the final nine hours of his business administration degree online via St. Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia.[1] On May 6, 2006, Lowe was named the new head basketball coach of North Carolina State University, replacing Herb Sendek. Lowe was the first African American named head coach of the Wolfpack.[2] One of Lowe's trademarks as a coach was a red blazer he wore to significant games in honor of his former NC State coach, Jim Valvano.

In his first season at the helm of the NC State program, Lowe became just the third Wolfpack coach, after Everett Case and Press Maravich, to win 20 games and defeat the other three North Carolina institutions in the ACC (Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest). He is one of only four NC State coaches to have coached in the ACC Championship game in their first year.

In spite of the early success, Lowe failed to lead NC State to the NCAA tournament, and his teams only made two appearances in the NIT. He had an overall winning record (86–78) after five years but only a 25–55 conference record. Lowe resigned as head coach of NC State, accepting a buyout of the last two years of his contract, on March 15, 2011.[3] Later that year, he joined the Utah Jazz as an assistant.

On February 18, 2013, Lowe was arrested for not filing North Carolina income taxes for three straight years. He was released on bond.[4]

Basketball timeline[edit]

  • 1979-83, played for NC State
  • 1983, drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the NBA draft
  • 1983-84, played for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA
  • 1984-85, played for the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks of the NBA
  • 1985-87, played for the Tampa Bay Thrillers of the CBA
  • 1987-88, played for the Albany Patroons of the CBA
  • 1988-89, played for the Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets of the CBA and the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA
  • 1989-90, played for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA
  • 1990-91, TV analyst for the Minnesota Timberwolves
  • 1991-93, assistant coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Jan. 11, 1993, named head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Aug. 17, 1994, fired as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves
  • 1994-99, assistant coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA
  • June 1, 2000, named head coach of the Vancouver Grizzlies of the NBA
  • Nov. 12, 2002, resigned as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies
  • 2003-05, assistant coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves
  • 2005-06, assistant coach of the Detroit Pistons
  • May 6, 2006, named head coach of NC State
  • March 15, 2011, resigns as head coach of NC State
  • October 6, 2011, named assistant coach of the Utah Jazz

NBA playing career[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983–84 IND 78 2 15.9 .413 .111 .777 1.6 3.4 1.2 0.1 4.2
1984–85 DET/ATL 21 0 9.0 .370 .000 1.000 0.8 2.4 0.5 0.0 1.3
1988–89 CHA 14 0 17.9 .320 .000 .636 2.4 6.6 1.0 0.0 1.6
1989–90 MIN 80 38 21.8 .319 .222 .722 2.0 4.2 0.9 0.1 2.3
Career 193 40 17.7 .367 .133 .764 1.7 3.9 1.0 0.0 2.9

Coaching record[edit]

NBA head coaching record[edit]

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win–Loss %

Sidney Lowe's career coaching record[5]
Franchise Season W L  % Postseason
Minnesota Timberwolves 1992–93 13 40 .245 —
Minnesota Timberwolves 1993–94 20 62 .244 —
Vancouver Grizzlies 1999–00 23 59 .280 —
Memphis Grizzlies 2000–01 23 59 .280 —
Memphis Grizzlies 2001–02 0 8 .000 —
Totals 79 228 .257
Playoffs 0 0 .000

College head coaching record[edit]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
NC State (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2006–2011)
2006–2007 NC State 20–16[6] 5–11[6] T–10th[7] NIT Quarterfinals[8]
2007–2008 NC State 15–16[9] 4–12[9] T–11th[10] —
2008–2009 NC State 16–14[11] 6–10[11] 10th[12] —
2009–2010 NC State 20–16[13] 5–11[13] T–9th[14] NIT 2nd Round[13]
2010–2011 NC State 15–16[15] 5–11[15] T–10th[16] –
NC State: 86–78 (.524) 25–55 (.313)
Total: 86–78 (.524)

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

References[edit]

  1. ^ Katz, Andy (May 5, 2006). "Sources: Pistons' Lowe agrees to coach NC State". ESPN.com. 
  2. ^ "First African American head basketball coach (2006 - 3/2011)". Historical State. Retrieved April 13, 2012. 
  3. ^ Giglio, J.P. (March 15, 2011). "Sidney Lowe resigns as N.C. State coach". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 15, 2011. 
  4. ^ Former NC State coach Sidney Lowe arrested on tax charges
  5. ^ "Sidney Lowe NBA coaching record". Retrieved on Jan 6, 2011. 
  6. ^ a b North Carolina State Wolfpack Basketball 2006-07 Schedule - Wolfpack Home and Away - ESPN
  7. ^ Atlantic Coast Conference Standings (2006–07) - College Basketball - ESPN
  8. ^ North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Recap - March 20, 2007 - ESPN
  9. ^ a b North Carolina State Wolfpack Basketball 2007-08 Schedule - Wolfpack Home and Away - ESPN
  10. ^ Atlantic Coast Conference Standings (2007–08) - College Basketball - ESPN
  11. ^ a b North Carolina State Wolfpack Basketball 2008-09 Schedule - Wolfpack Home and Away - ESPN
  12. ^ Atlantic Coast Conference Standings (2008–09) - College Basketball - ESPN
  13. ^ a b c North Carolina State Wolfpack Basketball 2009-10 Schedule - Wolfpack Home and Away - ESPN
  14. ^ Atlantic Coast Conference Standings (2009–10) - College Basketball - ESPN
  15. ^ a b North Carolina State Wolfpack Basketball 2010-11 Schedule - Wolfpack Home and Away - ESPN
  16. ^ Atlantic Coast Conference Standings (2010–11) - College Basketball - ESPN

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