Mike D'Antoni

Professional Basketball Player and Coach

Male

Born May 8, 1951

Age 62

Hometown Mullens, West Vir...

Position Head coach

College Marshall University

Michael Andrew "Mike" D'Antoni is an Italian-American former basketball player and is currently the head coach of the NBA's New York Knicks. While head coach of the Phoenix Suns, he won NBA Coach of the Year honors for the 2004–05 NBA season after the… Read More

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Phil Laughed
Huffington Post - 1 day ago

Phil Jackson laughed. When Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak informed Jackson in November that Mike D'Antoni was filling the coaching vacancy created by the in-season firing of Mike Brown, laughter and relief were among his first reactions. Jackson, who won 11 NBA championships as a coach with the Lakers and Chicago Bulls, retired after the 2010-2011 season but came close to returning to the sideline at the Staples Center dur...
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Report: Coach K Changes His Mind
Huffington Post Sports - 1 day ago

Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team. Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. Originally expected to step down, Krzyzewski will hold a news conference to confirm his return Thursday at Duke, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. The Hall of Fame coach has led th...
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Kelli Gail: Pick And Roll: 6 Observations From Knicks/Celtics Series
Huffington Post - May 06, 2013

In the battle of Beantown vs. the Big Apple, The Broadway Bigs Best the C's New Yorkers are a buzz with hopes for a first professional championship title since 1973. The last time the Knicks won a playoff series, the New York Yankees beat crosstown rival the New York Mets in the 2000 World Series. I attended Game 1 at then Shea Stadium, the only one the Mets claimed. Twelve years later, at Madison Square Garden for Game 4 of the New York vs. Miami first round NBA playoffs, I w...
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Three Basketball Coaches Focus On Home Court
LATimes - May 04, 2013

Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni buys in Manhattan Beach, ex-Lakers skipper Mike Brown lists in Anaheim Hills and former UCLA coach Ben Howland lists in Bel-Air. Area basketball coaches are seeing a lot of off-court action these days.
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1951 Birth Born on May 8, 1951.

TWENTIES

1973 22 Years Old After a college career at Marshall University, D'Antoni was drafted by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in the 2nd round of the 1973 NBA Draft.

1974 23 Years Old He was all-NBA Rookie Second Team choice for 1974.

1976 25 Years Old After 3 seasons for the Kings (1973–1976), he played for the Spirits of St. Louis of the American Basketball Association in 1976, and for the San Antonio Spurs (again in the NBA) in 1977. … Read More

THIRTIES

1989 38 Years Old Being of Italian origin, D'Antoni was also selected to play on the Italian national team for the European championship in 1989.

1990 39 Years Old D’Antoni began his career as head coach for his most loyal club, Milan. He remained for four seasons, from 1990 to 1994, leading the club to the 1992 European Championship Final Four and 1993 Korać Cup. … Read More

FORTIES

1996 - 1997 2 More Events

1998 47 Years Old The next year, he became Nuggets head coach, but was fired after a poor performance during the strike-shortened 1998-99 season.

1999 48 Years Old D'Antoni then went on to become a scout for San Antonio Spurs during the 1999 - 2000 season.

2000 49 Years Old He was also an assistant for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2000-01.

FIFTIES

2002 51 Years Old 1 More Event

In his one season back in Europe, he led the team to a 28 - 8 record, a league championship and 2002 Euroleague Final Four, coaching a team filled with many former NBA stars.

2003 52 Years Old In 2003, he was hired with 61 games left in the season as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns and, despite leading the team to a poor record in the second half of the year, he received a vote of confidence for producing inspired play from an injury riddled team. … Read More

United States men's national basketball team

2006 55 Years Old D'Antoni was selected to the coaching staff for the Team USA Olympic Basketball squad under head coach Mike Krzyzewski and participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, winning a bronze medal. … Read More

2008 57 Years Old As of May 5, 2008, D'Antoni was told that he was free to speak with other teams about a coaching job next season, although Steve Kerr requested he stay with the Suns. … Read More

2010 59 Years Old After two tough years, D'Antoni finally saw some success with the Knicks during the 2010-11 NBA season. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

2012 61 Years Old 2 More Events

D'Antoni resigned as coach on March 14, 2012, and assistant coach Mike Woodson filled his vacancy as the head coach. … Read More

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