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Paul Mokeski
Personal information
Born (1957-01-03) January 3, 1957 (age 68)
Spokane, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High schoolCrespi Carmelite
(Encino, California)
CollegeKansas (1975–1979)
NBA draft1979: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career1979–1993
PositionCenter
Number54, 53, 44, 45
Career history
As player:
1979–1980Houston Rockets
1980–1982Detroit Pistons
1982Cleveland Cavaliers
1983–1989Milwaukee Bucks
1989–1990Cleveland Cavaliers
1991Golden State Warriors
1992–1993Quad City Thunder
As coach:
1994–1995Hartford Hellcats
1996Connecticut Skyhawks
2003–2004Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
2007–2009Charlotte Bobcats (assistant)
2009–2011Rio Grande Valley Vipers (assistant)
2011–2013Reno Bighorns
2013–2014Rio Grande Valley Vipers (assistant)
2014–2015Brampton A's (assistant)
2016–2017Moncton Miracles
2017–2018Nevada Desert Dogs
Career NBA statistics
Points2,764 (4.0 ppg)
Rebounds2,342 (3.4 rpg)
Assists500 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Paul Mokeski (born January 3, 1957) is an American former basketball player and coach who is the commissioner of The Basketball League (TBL). Prior to becoming an TBL executive, Mokeski was head coach of the Nevada Desert Dogs in North American Premier Basketball (NAPB). Standing 7 ft 0 in,[1] he played the center position. He was a college basketball player out of Crespi Carmelite High School and the University of Kansas, most noted for his tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks.[2][3]

Coaching career

Mokeski was an assistant coach with the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA D-League.[4] In June 2007, he was hired by the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats as an assistant coach under Sam Vincent.[4] He was let go at the end of the 2007-08 season, when Vincent was fired.[citation needed]

Mokeski was later hired as an assistant coach with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the D-League.[5] In September 2011, he became the head coach of the Reno Bighorns.[6] In March 2013, he was relieved of his head coaching duties.[7] He returned to the Vipers for one season before heading north to coach in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). In 2016, he was hired as the head coach of the Moncton Miracles, a team that was then being operated by the league. In 2017, the Miracles folded to make way for a new NBL Canada team called the Moncton Magic. NBL Canada commissioner, David Magley, then left the league to become president of a new league called North American Premier Basketball and announced that Mokeski would be one of the inaugural coaches when the league launched in 2018.[8]

On August 16, 2018, Mokeski was named the commissioner of The Basketball League (TBL) for the 2019 season.[9]

References

  1. ^ Paul Mokeski. espn.com
  2. ^ Paul Mokeski. legendsofbasketball.com
  3. ^ Paul Mokeski. basketball-reference.com
  4. ^ a b Ex-NBA center Mokeski hired as Bobcats assistant June 13, 2007
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Reno Bighorns Hire Paul Mokeski As New Head Coach
  7. ^ Jason Glover Named Interim Head Coach
  8. ^ "KU notebook: Ex-Jayhawk David Magley leaves Canada pro league for new venture in U.S." The Kansas City Star. July 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "Mesquite (Nevada) Desert Dogs coming back for 2019". Mesquite Local News. August 17, 2018.
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