David Fizdale
 Fizdale in 2009 | |
| New York Knicks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 16, 1974 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school |
John C. Fremont (Los Angeles, California) |
| College | San Diego (1992–1996) |
| Coaching career | 1998–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1998–2002 | San Diego (assistant) |
| 2002–2004 | Fresno State (assistant) |
| 2003–2004 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) |
| 2004–2008 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
| 2008–2016 | Miami Heat (assistant) |
| 2016–2017 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2018–present | New York Knicks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As assistant coach:
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David Sean Fizdale (born June 16, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as the head coach for the Memphis Grizzlies and was an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, and Miami Heat.
Career
Born in Los Angeles, Fizdale attended Fremont High School in Los Angeles, where he played as a point guard for the school's basketball team.[1] He subsequently attended college at the University of San Diego, where he graduated with a B.A. in communications and a minor in sociology.
Between 2003 and 2016, Fizdale was an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat. During his tenure with the Heat, Fizdale coached "Team Shaq", a squad selected by Shaquille O'Neal, at the 2013 Rising Stars Challenge during the NBA All-Star Weekend.[2] His team was defeated 163–135, by Charles Barkley's "Team Chuck", coached by then San Antonio Spurs' assistant coach Mike Budenholzer. After the reshuffle of the Heat's coaching staff, Fizdale became an associate head coach after Ron Rothstein decided to retire from his coaching career and Bob McAdoo was assigned to the scouting staff.
On May 29, 2016, Fizdale was named as the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies.[3] He led the Grizzlies to a 43–39 record in the 2016–17 season, reaching the Western Conference playoffs. After a 7–12 start to the 2017–18 season, including eight consecutive losses, and a publicized fourth-quarter benching of Marc Gasol, Fizdale was fired from the team on November 27, 2017.[4]
On May 7, 2018, he was named as the head coach of the New York Knicks signing a four-year deal with the organization.[5]
Head coaching record
| Legend | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % | |
| Post season | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % | |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 2016–17 | 82 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 3rd in Southwest | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost in First Round |
| Memphis | 2017–18 | 19 | 7 | 12 | .368 | (fired) | — | — | — | — | |
| Career | 101 | 50 | 51 | .495 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | |||
Personal life
Fizdale currently resides in Los Angeles. He is married to marketer Natasha Sen[6] and has one son, Kyle Jackson, from a prior relationship.[7]
References
- ↑ "Returning Starters Make Santa Clara Tourney Favorite". Los Angeles Times. June 18, 1991. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ↑ Ira Winderman (February 14, 2013). "Heat assistant Fizdale to coach All-Star Rising Stars". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Grizzlies name David Fizdale Head Coach". NBA.com. May 29, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Grizzlies relieve David Fizdale of head coaching duties". NBA.com. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ↑ Mahoney, Brian (May 7, 2018). "New York Knicks name David Fizdale new coach". NBA.com. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Coach Fizdale marries Natasha Sen in San Diego". SB Nation. August 24, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ↑ "David Fizdale Coach File". NBA.com. Retrieved May 29, 2016.