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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Gar Forman
| image =
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| team = Chicago Bulls
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| position = General manager
| height_ft =
| height_in =
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| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Moraga, California]]
| nationality = American
| high_school = {{nowrap|[[Miramonte High School|Miramonte]] ([[Orinda, California]])}}
| college = [[Utah State University]]
| coach_start = 1981
| coach_end = 1998
| cyears1 = 1981–1982 | cteam1 = [[Utah State Aggies men's basketball |Utah State]] (graduate assistant)
| cyears2 = 1982–1983 | cteam2 = [[College of the Desert]] (assistant)
| cyears3 = 1983-1985 | cteam3 = College of the Desert
| cyears4 = 1985-1987 | cteam4 = [[New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball|New Mexico State]]
| cyears5 = 1987-1988 | cteam5 = [[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos|Cal Poly Pomona]] (assistant/recruiting coordinator)
| cyears6 = 1988-1994 | cteam6 = New Mexico State (assistant/recruiting coordinator)
| cyears7 = 1994-1998 | cteam7 = [[Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball|Iowa State]] (assistant/recruiting coordinator)
| highlights =
'''As executive'''
* [[2010–11 NBA season|2010-11]] NBA Executive of the Year
}}
'''Gar Forman''' is an American [[basketball]] executive for the [[National Basketball Association]]'s [[Chicago Bulls]]. Forman was named GM in 2009 after being in the organization for 11 years as a scout, director of player personnel, and special assistant to executive vice-president of basketball operation. On June 22, 2011 Gar Forman won the [[NBA Executive of the Year Award]], along with [[Miami Heat]] President [[Pat Riley]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Miami's Riley, Chicago's Forman share NBA's top executive honors|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2011-05-10-nba-executive-of-the-year_N.htm|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=2011-05-16|date=May 10, 2011}}</ref>
'''Gar Forman''' is an American [[basketball]] executive for the [[National Basketball Association]]'s [[Chicago Bulls]]. Forman was named GM in 2009 after being in the organization for 11 years as a scout, director of player personnel, and special assistant to executive vice-president of basketball operation. On June 22, 2011 Gar Forman won the [[NBA Executive of the Year Award]], along with [[Miami Heat]] President [[Pat Riley]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Miami's Riley, Chicago's Forman share NBA's top executive honors|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2011-05-10-nba-executive-of-the-year_N.htm|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=2011-05-16|date=May 10, 2011}}</ref>


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==College career and scandal==
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==Chicago Bulls==
Forman began his coaching career in 1981 as a [[graduate assistant]] at [[Utah State Aggies men's basketball|Utah State]]. The next season he was named an assistant coach at [[College of the Desert]] for the 1982-1983 season, after which he served as the teams [[head coach]] for two seasons. In 1985, he was named the head coach at [[New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball|New Mexico State]]. In 1987, he became an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|Cal Poly Pomona]]. In 1988, he returned to New Mexico State where he served in the same position.<ref name="NBA bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/gar_forman.html |title=Gar Forman |website=NBA.com |access-date=October 13, 2016}}</ref>


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His second tenure at New Mexico State became "scandalized"<ref>http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AulRJYdbAVVXzOd_e1Q5Dve8vLYF?slug=aw-formanbulls123009&prov=yhoo&type=lgns{{deadlink}}</ref> when he was accused of directing staff to guide "potential transfers through sham correspondence courses at the notorious Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God (SCAG)". However, he was eventually cleared by the NCAA.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1017688/2/index.htm |work=Sports Illustrated |title=Fall Guys |date=November 15, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suntimes.com/sports/13426834-419/gar-forman-didnt-set-out-to-be-a-gm-but-bulls-are-glad-to-have.html |last=Hayes |first=Neil |title=Gar Forman didn’t set out to be a GM, but Bulls are glad to have him |publisher=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=June 26, 2012 |access-date=June 26, 2012}}</ref>
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Forman was named General Manager of the [[Chicago Bulls]] on May 21, 2009.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/forman_090521.html Bulls name Gar Forman General Manager]</ref> As General Manager, Forman supervises player personnel, coaching, scouting, training, and administration. During the summer of 2010, Forman led the charge to reload a Bulls squad after two consecutive .500 seasons and early playoff exits. Forman and the Bulls signed free agents [[Carlos Boozer]] (Utah), [[Kyle Korver]] (Utah), [[Ronnie Brewer]] (Utah), [[Ömer Aşık]] (Turkey), and [[Kurt Thomas (basketball)|Kurt Thomas]] (Milwaukee), while trading for [[C. J. Watson]] (Golden State). Those free agents were added to the Bulls' young core of players including [[Derrick Rose]], [[Joakim Noah]], [[Luol Deng]], and [[Taj Gibson]]. On June 23, 2010, Forman also named Tom Thibodeau the 18th head coach of the Chicago Bulls.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/thibodeau_hired_100623.html Thibodeau named 18th coach in franchise history]</ref> During his tenure with the Bulls (as General Manager, and previously as Director of Player Personnel), Forman oversaw the drafting of Taj Gibson (First Team All-Rookie 2010), Derrick Rose (NBA Rookie of the Year 2009 and 2011 MVP<ref>[http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/rose_roy_090422.html Derrick Rose named NBA Rookie of the Year]</ref>), Kirk Hinrich (NBA All-Defense Team 2007 <ref>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kirk_hinrich/bio.html NBA.com : Kirk Hinrich Bio Page]</ref>), and Ben Gordon (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 2005<ref>[http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/sixthman_0405.html Gordon wins NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award]</ref>).


In 1994, he joined [[Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball|Iowa State]] as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. A position he held until 1998.<ref name="NBA bio" />
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==College career and scandal==

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Forman was an assistant coach under [[Tim Floyd]] at [[Iowa State]]. Before then, he had a "scandalized"<ref>http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AulRJYdbAVVXzOd_e1Q5Dve8vLYF?slug=aw-formanbulls123009&prov=yhoo&type=lgns</ref> tenure as an assistant coach at [[New Mexico State]] in the early 1990s. Forman was accused of directing staff to guide "potential transfers through sham correspondence courses at the notorious Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God (SCAG)". However, he was eventually cleared by the NCAA.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1017688/2/index.htm | work=Sports Illustrated | title=Fall Guys | date=November 15, 1999}}</ref><ref>Neil Hayes. "[http://www.suntimes.com/sports/13426834-419/gar-forman-didnt-set-out-to-be-a-gm-but-bulls-are-glad-to-have.html Gar Forman didn’t set out to be a GM, but Bulls are glad to have him]". ''Chicago Sun-Times''. June 26, 2012. Retrieved on June 26, 2012.</ref>
==Chicago Bulls==
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Forman joined the [[Chicago Bulls]] as a scout in 1998. In 2004, he was named the teams Director of Player Personnel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/forman_040127.html |title=Bulls Name Forman Director of Player Personnel |website=NBA.com |date=January 27, 2004 |access-date=October 13, 2016}}</ref> He was named General Manager of the Chicago Bulls on May 21, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/forman_090521.html |title=Bulls name Gar Forman General Manager |website=NBA.com |date=}}</ref> As General Manager, Forman supervises player personnel, coaching, scouting, training, and administration. During the summer of 2010, Forman led the charge to reload a Bulls squad after two consecutive .500 seasons and early playoff exits. On June 23, 2010, Forman also named [[Tom Thibodeau]] the 18th head coach of the Chicago Bulls.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/thibodeau_hired_100623.html |title=Thibodeau named 18th coach in franchise history |website=NBA.com |date=}}</ref> During his tenure with the Bulls (as General Manager, and previously as Director of Player Personnel), Forman oversaw the drafting of [[Taj Gibson]] (First Team All-Rookie 2010), [[Derrick Rose]] (NBA Rookie of the Year 2009 and 2011 MVP<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/rose_roy_090422.html |title=Derrick Rose named NBA Rookie of the Year |website=NBA.com |date=}}</ref>), [[Kirk Hinrich]] (NBA All-Defense Team 2007 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kirk_hinrich/bio.html |title=NBA.com : Kirk Hinrich Bio Page |website=NBA.com |date=}}</ref>), and [[Ben Gordon]] (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/sixthman_0405.html |title=Gordon wins NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award |website=NBA.com |date=}}</ref>).


==Private life and education==
==Private life and education==
Forman was born in [[Moraga, California]], the son of Ken and Janet Forman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue0307/Moragas-Gar-Forman-Named-GM-of-Chicago-Bulls.html |title=Moraga's Gar Forman Named GM of Chicago Bulls |website=LaMorindaWeekly.com |last=Braccini |first=Sophie |date=June 10, 1999 |access-date=October 13, 2016}}</ref>
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Gar Forman received a BS in Marketing Education with a minor in Business Administration in 1984 from the [[Jon M. Huntsman School of Business]] at [[Utah State University]]. He currently lives with his sons and wife in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

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Forman received a B.A. in Marketing Education with a minor in Business Administration in 1984 from the [[Jon M. Huntsman School of Business]] at [[Utah State University]]. He currently lives with his sons and wife in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.


==Sources==
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==External links==
* [http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/gar_forman.html Chicago Bulls bio]


{{NBA Executive of the Year Award}}
{{NBA Executive of the Year Award}}

Revision as of 17:47, 13 October 2016

Gar Forman
Chicago Bulls
PositionGeneral manager
LeagueNBA
Personal information
BornMoraga, California
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolMiramonte (Orinda, California)
CollegeUtah State University
Coaching career1981–1998
Career history
As coach:
1981–1982Utah State (graduate assistant)
1982–1983College of the Desert (assistant)
1983-1985College of the Desert
1985-1987New Mexico State
1987-1988Cal Poly Pomona (assistant/recruiting coordinator)
1988-1994New Mexico State (assistant/recruiting coordinator)
1994-1998Iowa State (assistant/recruiting coordinator)
Career highlights and awards
As executive

Gar Forman is an American basketball executive for the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. Forman was named GM in 2009 after being in the organization for 11 years as a scout, director of player personnel, and special assistant to executive vice-president of basketball operation. On June 22, 2011 Gar Forman won the NBA Executive of the Year Award, along with Miami Heat President Pat Riley.[1]

College career and scandal

Forman began his coaching career in 1981 as a graduate assistant at Utah State. The next season he was named an assistant coach at College of the Desert for the 1982-1983 season, after which he served as the teams head coach for two seasons. In 1985, he was named the head coach at New Mexico State. In 1987, he became an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Cal Poly Pomona. In 1988, he returned to New Mexico State where he served in the same position.[2]

His second tenure at New Mexico State became "scandalized"[3] when he was accused of directing staff to guide "potential transfers through sham correspondence courses at the notorious Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God (SCAG)". However, he was eventually cleared by the NCAA.[4][5]

In 1994, he joined Iowa State as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. A position he held until 1998.[2]

Chicago Bulls

Forman joined the Chicago Bulls as a scout in 1998. In 2004, he was named the teams Director of Player Personnel.[6] He was named General Manager of the Chicago Bulls on May 21, 2009.[7] As General Manager, Forman supervises player personnel, coaching, scouting, training, and administration. During the summer of 2010, Forman led the charge to reload a Bulls squad after two consecutive .500 seasons and early playoff exits. On June 23, 2010, Forman also named Tom Thibodeau the 18th head coach of the Chicago Bulls.[8] During his tenure with the Bulls (as General Manager, and previously as Director of Player Personnel), Forman oversaw the drafting of Taj Gibson (First Team All-Rookie 2010), Derrick Rose (NBA Rookie of the Year 2009 and 2011 MVP[9]), Kirk Hinrich (NBA All-Defense Team 2007 [10]), and Ben Gordon (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 2005[11]).

Private life and education

Forman was born in Moraga, California, the son of Ken and Janet Forman.[12]

Forman received a B.A. in Marketing Education with a minor in Business Administration in 1984 from the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. He currently lives with his sons and wife in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

Sources

  1. ^ "Miami's Riley, Chicago's Forman share NBA's top executive honors". USA Today. May 10, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  2. ^ a b "Gar Forman". NBA.com. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  3. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AulRJYdbAVVXzOd_e1Q5Dve8vLYF?slug=aw-formanbulls123009&prov=yhoo&type=lgns[dead link]
  4. ^ "Fall Guys". Sports Illustrated. November 15, 1999.
  5. ^ Hayes, Neil (June 26, 2012). "Gar Forman didn't set out to be a GM, but Bulls are glad to have him". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  6. ^ "Bulls Name Forman Director of Player Personnel". NBA.com. January 27, 2004. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "Bulls name Gar Forman General Manager". NBA.com.
  8. ^ "Thibodeau named 18th coach in franchise history". NBA.com.
  9. ^ "Derrick Rose named NBA Rookie of the Year". NBA.com.
  10. ^ "NBA.com : Kirk Hinrich Bio Page". NBA.com.
  11. ^ "Gordon wins NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award". NBA.com.
  12. ^ Braccini, Sophie (June 10, 1999). "Moraga's Gar Forman Named GM of Chicago Bulls". LaMorindaWeekly.com. Retrieved October 13, 2016.

External links

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