Randy Scott Wittman ( born October 28, 1959 , Indianapolis , Indiana , USA ) is an American professional basketball player and coach who worked as head coach at the Cleveland Cavaliers , Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards National Basketball Association clubs. .
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| Finished his career | |
| Position | Main coach |
| Growth | 198 cm |
| Weight | 95 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | October 28, 1959 (59 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Indianapolis , Indiana , USA |
| School | Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| College | Indiana (1978-1983) |
| NBA draft | 22nd (1st round), 1983 , Washington Bullets |
| Statistics | |
| Games | 543 |
| Glasses | 4034 ( 7.4 on average per game) |
| Rebounds | 760 ( 1.4 on average per game) |
| Gears | 1201 ( 2.2 average per game) |
| Intercepts | 257 ( 0.5 on average per game) |
| Block shots | 65 ( 0.1 on average per game) |
The early years
Randy Wittman was born in Indianapolis ( Indiana ), studied at the Ben Davis Indianapolis School, where he played for the local basketball team, where he was the best player, gaining an average of 23.25 points per game, and was second in this indicator (after Vernon Evans) in the history of the school [1] .
Student career
In 1983, Wittman graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington , where he played for the Indiana Husers team for five years, in which he had a successful career, gaining 1549 points, 405 rebounds, 432 assists, 97 interceptions and 13 block shots [2] , besides, he helped his team win the regular Big Ten conference championship three times (1980-1981, 1983) and four times in a row - the Big Ten conference tournament (1980-1983) [3] [4] [5] [6] . In addition, the Khuzers entered the playoffs of the US student championship for four consecutive years, and in 1981 became champions of the National University Sports Association (NCAA) , defeating the North Carolina Tar Hills team in the final (63-50) [4]
NBA Career
He played as an attacking defender and light forward . In 1983, he was selected for the NBA draft under the 22nd number by the Washington Bullets team, but did not play a single match for it, but was immediately exchanged to the Atlanta Hawks club. He later played for the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers teams. In total, the NBA spent 9 seasons. In 1983, he joined the 2nd All-American National Team of the NCAA [2] . In total, during his career in the NBA he played 543 games in which he scored 4034 points (an average of 7.4 per game), made 760 rebounds , 1201 assists , 257 interceptions and 65 block shots [7] .
Wittman spent his best years as an NBA player at Atlanta Hawks, in whose ranks he played for five seasons (1983-1988), along with Doc Rivers and Recession Webb . The best season of his career was the 1985/1986 season , in which he played in the 81st game, gaining an average of 12.9 points per match and making 2.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.0 steals and 0, 2 block shots [7] .
Coaching career
After completing his professional career, Wittman immediately took on the position of assistant coach to his Indiana Pacers home team (1992-1993), in which he played for three years as a player. Then, for one season, he worked as an assistant coach at the Dallas Mavericks club (1993-1994), after which he was in the Minnesota Timberwolves coaching staff for ten years at the same rank, and he left twice and returned to the team twice (1994 —1999, 2001-2005, 2006-2007). During the breaks, he first tried himself as the head coach at Cleveland Cavaliers (1999-2001), though without much success (62 wins with 102 defeats in two seasons), and also worked as an assistant to Orlando Magic (2005-2006). Finally, on January 23, 2007, after many years of working as an assistant, Wittman took the helm of the Timberwolves, replacing the fired Dwayne Casey , but this time his team played even worse (38-105), so December 8, 2008, after a bad start in the 2008 season / 2009 (4-15), club owner Glen Taylor fired him.
After his dismissal, he moved to Washington Wizards , where he also initially worked as an assistant (☎), and on January 24, 2012 he replaced Flip Saunders , becoming temporary acting head coach. On June 4, 2012 , despite the negative difference in victories and defeats last season (18–31), Wittman got rid of the prefix and. about. and signed a full contract with the team. [8] . On April 14, 2016, Washington fired Wittman as head coach. [9]
Personal life
Randy Wittman's son, Ryan Wittman , graduated from Cornell University in 2010, where for four years he played for the Cornell Big Red team in the ivy league . Ryan was the main star of the team and helped her return to leading positions in the league, for the first time in 20 years. For three consecutive years, Big Red won the regular championship and ivy league tournament (2008-2010) [10] , and in 2010 they won their first playoffs in the US student championship in their history, having won against the teams Temple Ouls and Wisconsin Baggers , reaching the 1/8 finals of the NCAA ( Eng. Sweet Sixteen ) [11] .
Notes
- ↑ Season Record Holders . wayne.k12.in.us . Ben Davis High School. Date of treatment February 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Randy Wittman . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment February 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1979-80 Big Ten Conference Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment February 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 1980-81 Big Ten Conference Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment February 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1981-82 Big Ten Conference Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment February 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1982-83 Big Ten Conference Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment February 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Randy Wittman . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment February 8, 2014.
- ↑ Wizards announce that Randy Wittman will remain coach . washingtonpost.com . The Washington Post . Date of treatment February 8, 2014.
- ↑ Wittman left the post of the main “Washington”, Carl resigned from “Sacramento” , Soviet Sport (April 14, 2016). Date of appeal April 14, 2016.
- ↑ At Cornell, a Player Stands Out by Blending In . nytimes.com . The New York Times . Date of treatment February 8, 2014.
- ↑ Cornell did just about everything right in its 2010 NCAA basketball tournament opener . washingtonpost.com . The Washington Post. Date of treatment February 8, 2014.