Profile
Doc Rivers
Basketball Player-coach
Male
Born
Oct 13, 1961
Age
51
Hometown
Chicago
Team
Boston Celtics
Position
Head Coach
College
Marquette Golden ...
Draft Year
1983
Nationality
United States
Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers is a former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the NBA's Boston Celtics. Rivers was known for his defense while playing in the NBA. His skills as floor general and point guard helped him transition into… Read More
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Clippers, Celtics Still Discussing Doc Rivers, But No Deal In SightLATimes - about 23 hours ago
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Proposed Celtics Trade Could Send Rivers To The ClippersNYTimes - 1 day ago
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Celtics Should Let Doc Rivers GoLATimes - 1 day ago
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There's A Snag In That Blockbuster Trade That Would Send Kevin Garnett And Coach Doc Rivers To The ClippersBusiness Insider - 2 days ago
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1961
Birth
Born on October 13, 1961.
TWENTIES
1982
20 Years Old
Rivers was a McDonald's All-American for Proviso East High School in the Chicago metropolitan area. Rivers represented the United States with the national team in the 1982 FIBA World Championship, in which he was selected as the tournament MVP, despite missing the last shot in the final which could have given the title to his team.
1983
21 Years Old
After his third season at Marquette University, Rivers was drafted in the second round (31st overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
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1986
24 Years Old
He averaged a double-double for the 1986–87 season with 12.8 points and 10. assists per game.
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THIRTIES
1999
37 Years Old
Rivers began his coaching career with the Orlando Magic in 1999, where he coached for more than four NBA seasons.
2000
38 Years Old
Rivers won the Coach of the Year award in 2000 after his first year with the Magic.
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FORTIES
2003
41 Years Old
He made the post-season in his next three years as coach, but was fired in 2003 after a disastrous start to the season.
2004
42 Years Old
After spending a year working as a commentator for the NBA on ABC (calling the 2004 Finals with Al Michaels), he took over the Boston Celtics coaching position in 2004.
2006
44 Years Old
During his first years with the Celtics, he was criticized by many in the media for his coaching style, most vociferously by ESPN's Bill Simmons, who in 2006 publicly called for Rivers to be fired in his columns.
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2008
46 Years Old
On June 17, 2008, Rivers won his first NBA Championship as a head coach, although the Celtics needed an NBA record 26 post-season games to win it.
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2010
48 Years Old
After deliberating between leaving the job and returning to spend more time with his family in Orlando, Rivers finally decided that he would honor the last year of his contract and return for the 2010–11 season.
2011
49 Years Old
On May 13, 2011, after months of rumors that he would retire, ESPN reported that the Celtics and Rivers agreed upon a 5-year contract extension worth $35 million.
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