Mike D'Antoni

Mike D'Antoni
D'Antoni coaching the New York Knicks in 2010
Personal information
Born (1951-05-08) May 8, 1951
Mullens, West Virginia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Italian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolMullens (Mullens, West Virginia)
CollegeMarshall (1970–1973)
NBA draft1973: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Drafted byKansas City-Omaha Kings
Playing career1973–1990
PositionPoint guard
Number5, 8, 10, 14
Coaching career1990–present
Career history
As a player:
1973–1975Kansas City-Omaha Kings
1975–1976Spirits of St. Louis
1976San Antonio Spurs
1977–1990Olimpia Milano
As a coach:
1990–1994Olimpia Milano
1994–1997Benetton Basket
1997–1998Denver Nuggets (assistant)
1998–1999Denver Nuggets
2000–2001Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
2001–2002Benetton Basket
2002–2003Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2003–2008Phoenix Suns
2008–2012New York Knicks
2012–2014Los Angeles Lakers
2015–2016Philadelphia 76ers (associate HC)
2016–2020Houston Rockets
2020–2021Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
Career highlights
As player:
  • 2× EuroLeague champion (1987, 1988)
  • Korać Cup champion (1985)
  • FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1987)
  • 5× Italian League champion (1982, 1985–1987, 1989)
  • 2× Italian Cup winner (1986, 1987)
  • 6× Italian League steals leaders (1979–1983, 1985)
  • 50 Greatest Contributors in EuroLeague History (2008)
  • No. 8 retired by Olimpia Milano
  • No. 10 retired by Marshall Thundering Herd

As coach:

  • 2× NBA Coach of the Year (2005, 2017)
  • 2× NBA All-Star Game head coach (2007, 2018)
  • NBCA Co-Coach of the Year (2017)
  • 2× Italian League champion (1997, 2002)
  • 2× Italian Supercup winner (2001, 2002)
  • Italian Cup winner (1995)
  • Saporta Cup champion (1995)
  • Korać Cup champion (1993)
Career NBA/ABA statistics
Points605 (3.4 ppg)
Rebounds262 (1.5 rpg)
Assists363 (2.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Assistant coach for the  United States
2008 Beijing Team
2012 London Team
FIBA World Championship
Assistant coach for the  United States
2006 Japan Men's basketball
FIBA Americas Championship
Assistant coach for the  United States
2007 Las Vegas Men's basketball

Michael Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951)[1] is an American-Italian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

While head coach of the Phoenix Suns, he won NBA Coach of the Year honors for the 2004–05 NBA season after the Suns posted 33 more wins than the previous season. He coached the New York Knicks starting in 2008 before resigning in 2012. He was hired by the Los Angeles Lakers seven games into the 2012–13 season. On June 1, 2016, D'Antoni was named head coach of the Rockets, and he received his second NBA Coach of the Year award for the 2016–17 season.[2] D'Antoni is known for favoring a fast-paced, offense-oriented system. Guards Steve Nash and James Harden would win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award playing under D'Antoni's system.

  1. ^ "Mike D'Antoni NBA & ABA Basketball Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Rockets Name Mike D'Antoni Head Coach". NBA.com. June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.