Brian Winters
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Brian Joseph Winters (born March 1, 1952 in Rockaway, New York) is a former player and head coach in the NBA. He attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, NY, 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's 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, 8-year career that included two appearances in the NBA All-Star Game.
After retiring from the NBA, Brian became an assistant coach for two years under legendary coach Pete Carill at Princeton. From there, he moved on to become an assistant coach under Hall of Famer, Lenny Wilkins, 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. In recent years, Brian has coached with the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors. He is currently the head coach of the WNBA's Indiana Fever, recently leading them to their first ever consecutive-year playoff appearances.
| Preceded by Initial coach |
Vancouver Grizzlies Head Coach 1995–1997 |
Succeeded by Stu Jackson |
| Preceded by Dave Cowens |
Golden State Warriors Head Coach 2001–2002 |
Succeeded by Eric Musselman |
| Preceded by Nell Fortner |
Indiana Fever Head Coach 2004– |
Succeeded by N/A |
[edit] External links
- BasketballReference.com: Brian Winters (as coach)
- BasketballReference.com: Brian Winters (as player)
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