Brian Winters
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1952 Rockaway, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Archbishop Molloy (Queens, New York) |
| College | South Carolina (1971–1974) |
| NBA draft | 1974: 1st round, 12th overall pick |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1974–1983 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Number | 20, 32 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1974–1975 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1975–1983 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| As coach: | |
| 1984–1986 | Princeton (assistant) |
| 1986–1993 | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
| 1993–1995 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
| 1995–1997 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| 1997–1998 | Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
| 1999–2002 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Golden State Warriors (interim) |
| 2004–2007 | Indiana Fever |
| 2012–2013 | Charlotte Bobcats (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 10,537 (16.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,688 (2.6 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,674 (4.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Brian Joseph Winters (born March 1, 1952) is an American former basketball player and coach. He attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, New York, graduating in 1970. He then played collegiately with the University of South Carolina and was the 12th pick in the 1974 NBA Draft, taken by the Los Angeles Lakers. He made the NBA All-Rookie Team with the Lakers, and was then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of the trade that brought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Lakers. He had a productive, if unspectacular, nine-year career that included two appearances in the NBA All-Star Game and playing on six playoffs teams. Winters averaged 16.2 points and 4.1 assists over his career, with his best years coming from 1975 to 1979 when he averaged over 19 points and slightly less than 5 assists per game. His number 32 was retired by the Bucks.[1]
After retiring from the NBA, Winters became an assistant coach for two years under legendary coach Pete Carril at Princeton. From there, he moved on to become an assistant coach under Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens with the Cleveland Cavaliers for 7 years and Atlanta Hawks for two more. Next, he was the inaugural coach for the Vancouver Grizzlies for a year and a half. Later, Winters coached with the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors. He was formerly the head coach of the WNBA's Indiana Fever, leading them to their first ever consecutive-year playoff appearances.
On October 26, 2007, Winters option wasn't picked up by the Indiana Fever, ending his four-year tenure with the club.[2] He compiled a 78–58 record in the regular season to go with a 5–7 playoff record. He was a scout for the Indiana Pacers for several seasons until he was let go during the NBA lockout in August 2011.[3] He spent the 2012–13 season as an assistant coach with the Charlotte Bobcats.[4]
Head coaching record
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 1995–96 | 82 | 15 | 67 | .183 | 7th in Midwest | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Vancouver | 1996–97 | 43 | 8 | 35 | .186 | (fired) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Golden State | 2001–02 | 59 | 13 | 46 | .220 | 7th in Pacific | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Career | 184 | 36 | 148 | .196 | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Fever declines option on Winters contract". wnba.com, October 26, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ Pacers cut 3 scouts
- ^ Charlotte Bobcats Name Assistant Coaches
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