Gerald Madkins

Gerald Madkins (born April 18, 1969) is an American professional basketball executive who is an assistant general manager for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a former professional basketball player.

Gerald Madkins
New York Knicks
PositionAssistant general manager
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1969-04-18) April 18, 1969
Merced, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolMerced (Merced, California)
CollegeUCLA (1987–1992)
NBA draft1992 / Undrafted
Playing career1993–1998
PositionShooting guard
Number12, 2
Career history
1992–1993Grand Rapids Hoops
1993–1994Cleveland Cavaliers
1994–1995Grand Rapids Mackers / Hoops
1996Joventut Badalona
1996Cholet Basket
1997Rockford Lightning
1998Golden State Warriors
1998–1999Joventut Badalona
1999Grand Rapids Hoops
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Born in Merced, California, Madkins attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA and played with them from 1993 to 1994, and was signed by the Miami Heat on January 21, 1998.[1] Madkins played briefly with the Golden State Warriors in 1998. He has also played in the Continental Basketball Association (with the Rockford Lightning), where in 1993 he was named CBA Rookie of the Year. He also played overseas in Spain and France.

After his retirement from basketball, he acted as an assistant coach for California State University, Stanislaus, and for his alma mater, the UCLA Bruins, In 2003 was named a player scout for the New York Knicks.[2] During the 2007-08 season he served as Director of West Coast College Scouting for the Seattle SuperSonics.[3] On September 10, 2008, Madkins was named Director of Scouting by the Houston Rockets.[4] In 2010, he joined the New Orleans Hornets as their Vice President of Player Personnel.[5]

On September 24, 2012, Madkins was hired by the Los Angeles Clippers as their director of basketball operations, reporting to vice president of basketball operations Gary Sacks.[6] In June 2014, Clippers coach Doc Rivers was promoted from senior vice president to president of basketball operations, and Madkins was named Director of Scouting as part of Rivers' restructuring..[7] He was promoted to assistant general manager prior to the start of the 2015-16 season.[8]

Notes
  1. HEAT: Key Dates and Transactions: 1998
  2. "Knicks Add Five to Staff". NBA.com. October 6, 2003. Archived from the original on December 16, 2003.
  3. Sonics Announce Additions to Basketball Staff, August 29, 2007
  4. Rockets Hire Gerald Madkins as Director of Scouting and Shawn Respert as Director of Player Programs, Sept 10, 2008 PDF Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. HORNETS HIRE TIM CONNELLY AND GERALD MADKINS
  6. GERALD MADKINS HIRED AS DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS
  7. Turner, Broderick (June 16, 2014). "Doc Rivers restructures Clippers' basketball operations". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014.
  8. http://www.nba.com/clippers/club-directory/
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