Randy Wittman

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Randy Scott Wittman (born October 28, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American former professional basketball player and the coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves. A 6'6" guard, Wittman played college basketball at Indiana University, and was selected by the Washington Bullets with the 22nd pick of the 1983 NBA Draft. However, he never played for the Bullets; instead, over a nine-year NBA career, he played for the Atlanta Hawks, the Sacramento Kings, and the Indiana Pacers.

Wittman served as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers for two seasons, from 1999 to 2001, compiling a record of 62-102.

According to published rumors, Randy Wittman was once considered for the head basketball coaching position at Indiana University, that eventually went to Kelvin Sampson.^{[citation needed]}

On January 23, 2007, Wittman became the head coach of the Timberwolves, succeeding Dwane Casey. Wittman is quite famiiar with the team as he was an assistant coach for the T-Wolves on three different occasions, totaling parts of ten seasons, including the first half of the 2006-2007 NBA season. Wittman also was an NBA assistant coach in Orlando, Indiana and Dallas.

Wittman won an NCAA championship playing for Bobby Knight in 1981 and was the Big Ten Player of the Year in 1983. He is a member of the Indiana University Hall of Fame and was named to Indiana’s Silver Anniversary Basketball Team in March of 1996.

Preceded by Mike Fratello	Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach 1999–2001	Succeeded by John Lucas
Preceded by Dwane Casey	Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach 2007–	Succeeded by Incumbent

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Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coaches

Bill Musselman • Jimmy Rodgers • Sidney Lowe • Bill Blair • Flip Saunders • Kevin McHale • Dwane Casey • Randy Wittman

Current Head Coaches of the National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division	Central Division	Southeast Division
Doc Rivers (Boston Celtics)	Scott Skiles (Chicago Bulls)	Mike Woodson (Atlanta Hawks)
Lawrence Frank (New Jersey Nets)	Mike Brown (Cleveland Cavaliers)	Bernie Bickerstaff (Charlotte Bobcats)
Isiah Thomas (New York Knicks)	Flip Saunders (Detroit Pistons)	Pat Riley (Miami Heat)
Maurice Cheeks (Philadelphia 76ers)	Rick Carlisle (Indiana Pacers)	Brian Hill (Orlando Magic)
Sam Mitchell (Toronto Raptors)	Larry Krystkowiak (Milwaukee Bucks)	Eddie Jordan (Washington Wizards)
Western Conference
Northwest Division	Pacific Division	Southwest Division
George Karl (Denver Nuggets)	Don Nelson (Golden State Warriors)	Avery Johnson (Dallas Mavericks)
Randy Wittman (Minnesota Timberwolves)	Mike Dunleavy (LA Clippers)	Jeff Van Gundy (Houston Rockets)
Nate McMillan (Portland Trail Blazers)	Phil Jackson (LA Lakers)	Tony Barone (Memphis Grizzlies)
Bob Hill (Seattle SuperSonics)	Mike D'Antoni (Phoenix Suns)	Byron Scott (New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets)
Jerry Sloan (Utah Jazz)	Eric Musselman (Sacramento)	Gregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs)