Marc Iavaroni

Marc Iavaroni

2009–10 Toronto Raptors coaching staff, L to R: Alex English, Marc Iavaroni and Jay Triano
Personal information
Born	(1956-09-15) September 15, 1956 Jamaica, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	John F. Kennedy (Plainview, New York)
College	Virginia (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978: 3rd round, 55th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1978–1992
Position	Small forward
Number	8, 32, 43
Career history
As player:
1978–1980	Basket Brescia
1981–1982	Fulgor Libertas Forlì
1982–1984	Philadelphia 76ers
1984–1986	San Antonio Spurs
1986–1989	Utah Jazz
1989	Olimpia Milano
1990–1991	Caja de Ronda Málaga
1991–1992	Sioux Falls Skyforce
As coach:
1992–1994	Bowling Green (assistant)
1997–1999	Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
1999–2002	Miami Heat (assistant)
2002–2007	Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2007–2009	Memphis Grizzlies
2009–2010	Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2010–2013	Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1983)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,328 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,725 (3.2 rpg)
Assists	514 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Marcus John "Marc" Iavaroni (born September 15, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also served as an assistant coach for several NBA teams. He is of Italian heritage.

Iavaroni was a star player at Plainview, New York's John F. Kennedy High School in the 1970s and a teammate of Seth Greenberg.

Iavaroni, who joined the NBA at age 26, was an important role player on the successful Philadelphia 76ers teams in the early and middle 80s. He also played for the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz, in a career which included a starting role as a rookie on the 76ers' 1983 NBA Championship team.

Iavaroni also played professionally in Brescia, Forlì and Málaga before retiring in 1992, playing a total of six seasons in Italy and Spain: four after his college career and two following his NBA career.

His coaching career began as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Virginia. Following his playing career, he was also an assistant coach for two seasons at Bowling Green State University from 1992 to 1994.

The first NBA coaching experience for Iavaroni came in 1997, when he was hired as a Cleveland Cavaliers assistant, working mainly with forwards. In 1999, he moved to the front office of the Miami Heat as director of player development. Since 2002, he served as an assistant to Mike D'Antoni at the Phoenix Suns.

On May 30, 2007, Iavaroni was named the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies. However, on January 22, 2009, he was fired by the Grizzlies after an 11–30 start to the 2008–09 season.

On June 5, 2009, the Toronto Raptors announced that Iavaroni would become an assistant coach to Jay Triano.

On July 17, 2010, the Los Angeles Clippers announced that Iavaroni would become an assistant coach to newly hired Vinny Del Negro. He remained in that role until 2013.

Iavaroni and his wife Caroline have three sons: Kenton, McCray and Jackson.

Head coaching record

Legend

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
Memphis	2007–08	82	22	60	.268	5th in Southwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Memphis	2008–09	41	11	30	.268	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Career		123	33	90	.268		—	—	—	—