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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title fn summary">Sam Mitchell</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sam_Mitchell_(1705066)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Sam_Mitchell_%281705066%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Sam_Mitchell_%281705066%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Sam_Mitchell_%281705066%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Sam_Mitchell_%281705066%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Sam_Mitchell_%281705066%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Sam_Mitchell_%281705066%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="510" data-file-height="680" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Mitchell with the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> in 2014</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1963-09-02</span>) </span>September 2, 1963<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 61)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Georgia" title="Columbus, Georgia">Columbus, Georgia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">210 lb (95 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Columbus_High_School_(Columbus,_Georgia)" title="Columbus High School (Columbus, Georgia)">Columbus</a> (Columbus, Georgia)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Mercer_Bears_men%27s_basketball" title="Mercer Bears men's basketball">Mercer</a> (1981–1985)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_draft" title="1985 NBA draft">1985</a>: 3rd round, 54th overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">1985–2002</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">Small forward</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data">42, 5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Coaching career</th><td class="infobox-data">2002–2019</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">As player:</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">1985–1986</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Flyers" title="Wisconsin Flyers">Wisconsin Flyers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">1986</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Flash&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tampa Bay Flash (page does not exist)">Tampa Bay Flash</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">1986–1987</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Rapid_City_Thrillers" title="Rapid City Thrillers">Rapid City Thrillers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">1987–1989</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Montpellier_Paillade_Basket" title="Montpellier Paillade Basket">Montpellier</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NBA_season" title="1989–90 NBA season">1989</a>–<a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NBA_season" title="1991–92 NBA season">1992</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992</a>–<a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1995</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995</a>–<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2002</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Minnesota Timberwolves</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">As coach:</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002</a>–<a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2004</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004</a>–<a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010</a>–<a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–2015</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–2016</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Minnesota Timberwolves (interim)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2018–2019</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Memphis Tigers men's basketball">Memphis</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"><b>As player:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Sun_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year">TAAC Player of the Year</a> (1985)</li> <li>2× First-team All-<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">TAAC</a> (1984, 1985)</li> <li>No. 42 <a href="/wiki/Mercer_Bears_men%27s_basketball#Retired_numbers" title="Mercer Bears men's basketball">retired by Mercer Bears</a></li></ul> <p><b>As coach:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year" title="NBA Coach of the Year">NBA Coach of the Year</a> (<a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2007</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career NBA statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">8,636 (8.7 ppg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">3,711 (3.7 rpg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">1,089 (1.1 apg)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/417">Stats</a> at NBA.com</b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1386659#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mitchsa01.html">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Reference" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Reference">Basketball Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Samuel E. Mitchell Jr.</b> (born September 2, 1963) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player and coach. Playing at <a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">small forward</a>, Mitchell's 18-year professional basketball career spanned three decades, and was most notable for his ten seasons with the <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>, whom he also coached as an interim for the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16 season</a>. Mitchell coached for the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> from 2004 to 2008 as well, winning <a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year Award</a> in 2007. </p><p>Mitchell has since worked as an analyst for <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a>, and works as a talk show co-host/analyst on <a href="/wiki/SiriusXM_NBA_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="SiriusXM NBA Radio">SiriusXM NBA Radio</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years">Early years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Mitchell_(basketball)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mitchell graduated from <a href="/wiki/Columbus_High_School_(Columbus,_Georgia)" title="Columbus High School (Columbus, Georgia)">Columbus High School</a> in 1981. He spent the next four years playing college basketball at <a href="/wiki/Mercer_University" title="Mercer University">Mercer University</a> (1981–85), and scored nearly 2,000 points, becoming the leading scorer in <a href="/wiki/Mercer_Bears_men%27s_basketball" title="Mercer Bears men's basketball">Bears</a> history. He led the team to both the regular-season and postseason <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">Trans American Atlantic Conference</a> championships in 1985. Averaging 25 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a senior, Mitchell led the Bears to just their second NCAA tournament in team history in <a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">1985</a>; they would not return for nearly 30 years, until the <a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2014 tournament</a>. </p><p>Mitchell had enlisted in the Army during his junior year, and at the conclusion of the 1985 NCAA tournament he went to boot camp at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Bragg,_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Bragg, North Carolina">Fort Bragg, North Carolina</a>. He left one month later when he was drafted by the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> with the 7th pick of the 3rd round (54th overall) in the <a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_draft" title="1985 NBA draft">1985 NBA draft</a>. However, he was cut during final cuts and joined the <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Flyers" title="Wisconsin Flyers">Wisconsin Flyers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Basketball_Association" title="Continental Basketball Association">Continental Basketball Association</a> (CBA). </p><p>Unhappy in the CBA, Mitchell quit the team midway through the season to return home to Georgia, where a former professor hired him a special education teacher for the remainder of the school year. With his summer off, he tried out for the U.S. Basketball League, and joined the Tampa Bay Flash, who he helped lead to the league title. He rejoined the Rockets for training camp afterwards, but was once again cut and joined the CBA, splitting the season between the Wisconsin Flyers and Rapid City Thrillers. He then joined the French <a href="/wiki/LNB_Pro_A" class="mw-redirect" title="LNB Pro A">LNB Pro A</a> team of <a href="/wiki/Montpellier_Basket" class="mw-redirect" title="Montpellier Basket">Montpellier Basket</a> (coached by <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Galle" title="Pierre Galle">Pierre Galle</a>) for the end of the 1987–88 and the whole 1988–89 season. </p><p>Success overseas led to a renewed interest from the NBA, and Mitchell earned a contract with the newly-formed <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>. As a 26-year-old rookie, Mitchell averaged 17.3 points per game in his first 28 appearances while finishing the year at 12.7 per night. He spent three years in Minnesota, before being traded to the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>. While having a smaller role with the Pacers than he did with the Timberwolves, Mitchell did help Indiana reach the Eastern Conference Finals in <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1994–95</a>. Following that season, he returned to Minnesota. Future All-Star <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> was drafted by the Timberwolves out of high school that year, and Mitchell has been credited with helping Garnett's development. Mitchell retired from the league following the <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2001–02 season</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Mitchell_(basketball)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mitchell returned to the NBA almost immediately after his retirement as an assistant coach with the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> for two seasons until 2004. He then briefly became a part of the expansion <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Bobcats" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Bobcats">Charlotte Bobcats</a> as their top assistant coach.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mitchell moved on to the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> when he was named as the sixth head coach in Raptors history after incumbent <a href="/wiki/Kevin_O%27Neill_(basketball)" title="Kevin O'Neill (basketball)">Kevin O'Neill</a> was fired. </p><p>Mitchell was named the coach of the month in January 2007 for his effort bringing the Toronto Raptors back to .500 and leading the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NBA)" title="Atlantic Division (NBA)">Atlantic Division</a>. On March 30, 2007, Mitchell got his 100th win as NBA coach when the Raptors defeated the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena">Verizon Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mitchell, who witnessed his team struggle with rebuilding in his first years as coach, also led the Toronto Raptors to their first division title in franchise history as the team won the Atlantic Division in the NBA's Eastern Conference in the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07 season</a>. On April 24, 2007, he was named 2006–07 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year" title="NBA Coach of the Year">NBA Coach of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 22, 2007, after leading the Raptors to their first playoffs appearance since 2002, and after much speculation, Mitchell was signed to a four-year contract with the Raptors.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 25, 2007, Mitchell surpassed <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Lenny Wilkens</a> for the most wins in team history. Mitchell was the longest reigning head coach of the Toronto Raptors. </p><p>On December 3, 2008, after leading the Raptors to a disappointing 8–9 start to the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09 season</a>, Mitchell was relieved of his duties as the team's head coach. Assistant coach <a href="/wiki/Jay_Triano" title="Jay Triano">Jay Triano</a> took over the position of interim head coach of the Raptors, which later made him the first foreign-born player to coach a team in the NBA.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The firing was ridiculed by the <a href="/wiki/TNT_(American_TV_network)" title="TNT (American TV network)">TNT</a> Overtime crew because the Raptors were only one game under .500 at the time of the firing. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> predicted that they would not be "as good under another coach."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In fact, the Raptors went 25–40 the rest of the season. </p><p>Mitchell was hired as an assistant coach by the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> on July 19, 2010. On December 6, 2011, Nets hired <a href="/wiki/P.J._Carlesimo" class="mw-redirect" title="P.J. Carlesimo">P.J. Carlesimo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mario_Elie" title="Mario Elie">Mario Elie</a> as new assistant coaches and Mitchell was reassigned to a scouting position. </p><p>On 2012, Sam Mitchell named head coach of USA select to 2012 William Jones Cup in Taiwan and his team finished bronze medal. </p><p>On June 16, 2014, Mitchell was hired as an assistant coach by the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 11, 2015, Mitchell became the Timberwolves' interim head coach after <a href="/wiki/Flip_Saunders" title="Flip Saunders">Flip Saunders</a> had to take a leave of absence to receive treatment after being diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Hodgkin_lymphoma" title="Hodgkin lymphoma">Hodgkin lymphoma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 25, 2015, Saunders died at age 60. For the rest of the season, Mitchell became the official head coach, although he would still be treated as an interim coach. During his sole season coaching the Timberwolves, he would coach them to the fifth-worst record in the league with a 29–53 record. </p><p>On April 13, 2016, Mitchell was relieved of his interim head coaching duties as the coach of the Timberwolves after the last game of the season, allowing them to look for a permanent coach.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He would then be replaced by former <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> head coach <a href="/wiki/Tom_Thibodeau" title="Tom Thibodeau">Tom Thibodeau</a>. </p><p>On June 13, 2018, Mitchell was hired by the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Memphis Tigers men's basketball">University of Memphis</a> as assistant coach under <a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After one year as one of Memphis's assistant coaches, Sam Mitchell left the program. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_career">Media career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Mitchell_(basketball)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Media career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mitchell has since worked as an analyst on <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a>. </p><p>Mitchell was involved in an incident with co-host Chris Miles during the preseason in October 2024, where Mitchell appeared to take an apparent humorous comment from Miles regarding the two's salary personally and began making remarks about Miles' own pay and properties.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mitchell subsequently <a href="/wiki/Doxing" title="Doxing">doxxed</a> the anchor's apparent home address in <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> while Miles attempted to go to commercial.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_career_statistics">NBA career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Mitchell_(basketball)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: NBA career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> <b>Bold</b>  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #CFECEC; border: 1px solid black;"> *  </td> <td>Led the league</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Mitchell_(basketball)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NBA_season" title="1989–90 NBA season">1989–90</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1989–90 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>30</td> <td>30.2</td> <td>.446</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.768</td> <td>5.8</td> <td>1.1</td> <td><b>.8</b></td> <td><b>.7</b></td> <td>12.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NBA_season" title="1990–91 NBA season">1990–91</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>60</td> <td><b>38.1</b></td> <td>.441</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.775</td> <td><b>6.3</b></td> <td>1.6</td> <td><b>.8</b></td> <td><b>.7</b></td> <td><b>14.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NBA_season" title="1991–92 NBA season">1991–92</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1991–92 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td><b>63</b></td> <td>26.2</td> <td>.423</td> <td>.182</td> <td>.786</td> <td>5.8</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.5</td> <td>10.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992–93</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1992–93 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>1</td> <td>17.3</td> <td>.445</td> <td>.174</td> <td>.811</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.1</td> <td>7.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season" title="1993–94 NBA season">1993–94</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1993–94 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td> <td>75</td> <td>18</td> <td>14.5</td> <td>.458</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.745</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.4</td> <td>.1</td> <td>4.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1994–95</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1994–95 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>12</td> <td>17.0</td> <td>.487</td> <td>.100</td> <td>.724</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.2</td> <td>6.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–96</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1995–96 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>78</td> <td>42</td> <td>27.5</td> <td><b>.490</b></td> <td>.056</td> <td>.814</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.3</td> <td>10.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–97</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1996–97 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>5</td> <td>25.0</td> <td>.446</td> <td>.160</td> <td>.759</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.2</td> <td>9.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NBA_season" title="1997–98 NBA season">1997–98</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1997–98 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>33</td> <td>27.6</td> <td>.464</td> <td><b>.349</b></td> <td><b>.832</b></td> <td>4.8</td> <td>1.3</td> <td><b>.8</b></td> <td>.3</td> <td>12.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1998–99</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1998–99 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">50*</td> <td>20</td> <td>26.9</td> <td>.408</td> <td>.237</td> <td>.764</td> <td>3.6</td> <td><b>2.0</b></td> <td>.7</td> <td>.3</td> <td>11.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">1999–00</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>66</td> <td>24</td> <td>18.6</td> <td>.447</td> <td>.237</td> <td>.764</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.4</td> <td>.2</td> <td>6.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2000–01 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>4</td> <td>12.0</td> <td>.408</td> <td>.209</td> <td>.727</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.7</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.1</td> <td>3.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2001–02</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2001–02 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>74</td> <td>10</td> <td>9.8</td> <td>.432</td> <td>.286</td> <td>.776</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.2</td> <td>.1</td> <td>3.3 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>994</td> <td>322</td> <td>22.4</td> <td>.447</td> <td>.223</td> <td>.784</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.3</td> <td>8.7 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Mitchell_(basketball)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_playoffs" title="1993 NBA playoffs">1993</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1992–93 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>6.3</td> <td><b>.625</b></td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">–</span></td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>.3</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>3.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_playoffs" title="1994 NBA playoffs">1994</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1993–94 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>0</td> <td>6.6</td> <td>.346</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.750</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.1</td> <td>.1</td> <td>1.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_playoffs" title="1995 NBA playoffs">1995</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1994–95 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td> <td><b>17</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>13.1</td> <td>.359</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.786</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>.4</td> <td>.2</td> <td>.1</td> <td>4.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_playoffs" title="1997 NBA playoffs">1997</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1996–97 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>15.7</td> <td>.462</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">–</span></td> <td>.625</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>.3</td> <td><b>.3</b></td> <td>.3</td> <td>5.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_playoffs" title="1998 NBA playoffs">1998</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1997–98 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td><b>5</b></td> <td><b>35.4</b></td> <td>.448</td> <td>.214</td> <td>.895</td> <td><b>5.4</b></td> <td><b>1.6</b></td> <td>.2</td> <td>.2</td> <td><b>14.4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_playoffs" title="1999 NBA playoffs">1999</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1998–99 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>32.8</td> <td>.375</td> <td>.167</td> <td>.750</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>1.5</td> <td><b>.3</b></td> <td><b>.5</b></td> <td>10.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_playoffs" title="2000 NBA playoffs">2000</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>17.0</td> <td>.500</td> <td><b>.400</b></td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.3</td> <td>5.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_playoffs" title="2001 NBA playoffs">2001</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2000–01 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>12.5</td> <td>.200</td> <td>.000</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.8</td> <td><b>.3</b></td> <td>.0</td> <td>1.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_playoffs" title="2002 NBA playoffs">2002</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2001–02 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>11.5</td> <td>.333</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">–</span></td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>.7</td> <td>1.0</td> <td><b>.3</b></td> <td>.3</td> <td>2.7 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>59</td> <td>8</td> <td>14.5</td> <td>.398</td> <td>.207</td> <td>.813</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.2</td> <td>.2</td> <td>4.5 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_record">Head coaching record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Mitchell_(basketball)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Head coaching record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;">Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Regular season </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">G </td> <td>Games coached </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">W </td> <td>Games won </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">L </td> <td>Games lost </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">W–L % </td> <td>Win–loss % </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Playoffs </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PG </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px">Playoff games </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PW </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px">Playoff wins </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PL </td> <td>Playoff losses </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PW–L % </td> <td>Playoff win–loss % </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Games">G</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Games won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Games lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Win–loss perecentage">W–L%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Finish </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games">PG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games won">PW</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games lost">PL</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games win–loss percentage">PW–L%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2004–05 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>33</td> <td>49</td> <td>.402</td> <td align="center">4th in Atlantic</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td align="center">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2005–06 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>27</td> <td>55</td> <td>.329</td> <td align="center">4th in Atlantic</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td align="center">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2006–07 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573</td> <td align="center">1st in Atlantic</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>.333 </td> <td align="center">Lost in <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_playoffs" title="2007 NBA playoffs">First Round</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2007–08 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>41</td> <td>41</td> <td>.500</td> <td align="center">2nd in Atlantic</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>.200 </td> <td align="center">Lost in <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_playoffs" title="2008 NBA playoffs">First Round</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2008–09 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09</a> </td> <td>17</td> <td>8</td> <td>9</td> <td>.471</td> <td align="center">(fired)</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>29</td> <td>53</td> <td>.354</td> <td align="center">5th in Northwest</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td align="center">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td align="left"><b>Career</b> </td> <td></td> <td>427</td> <td>185</td> <td>242</td> <td>.433</td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>8</td> <td>.273 </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span 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Brown</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Marion_Busby&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marion Busby (page does not exist)">Busby</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Blackshear_Sr." title="Kerry Blackshear Sr.">Blackshear</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thaddeus_Delaney&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thaddeus Delaney (page does not exist)">Delaney</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Anthony Johnson (basketball)">Johnson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(basketball,_born_1975)" title="Mark Jones (basketball, born 1975)">Jones</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sedric_Webber" title="Sedric Webber">Webber</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Reed_Rawlings&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reed Rawlings (page does not exist)">Rawlings</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Detric_Golden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Detric Golden (page does not exist)">Golden</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shernard_Long&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shernard Long (page does not exist)">Long</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Terrell_(basketball)" title="Thomas Terrell (basketball)">Terrell</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Adam_Sonn" title="Adam Sonn">Sonn</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Davis_(basketball)" title="Greg Davis (basketball)">Davis</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bell_(basketball)" title="Mike Bell (basketball)">Bell</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Smith_(basketball)" title="Tim Smith (basketball)">T. Smith</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Pigram" title="Courtney Pigram">Pigram</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Sanders_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Sanders (basketball) (page does not exist)">T. Sanders</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Renfroe" title="Alex Renfroe">Renfroe</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Adnan_Hod%C5%BEi%C4%87" title="Adnan Hodžić">Hodžić</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Smith_(basketball,_born_1987)" title="Mike Smith (basketball, born 1987)">M. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Torrey_Craig" title="Torrey Craig">Craig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Brown" title="Sherwood Brown">S. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Langston_Hall" title="Langston Hall">Hall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Greene" title="Ty Greene">Greene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Moore" title="Dallas Moore">Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Moore" title="Dallas Moore">Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Goodwin_(basketball)" title="Brandon Goodwin (basketball)">Goodwin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Garrison_Mathews" title="Garrison Mathews">Mathews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Caleb_Homesley" title="Caleb Homesley">Homesley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Darius_McGhee" title="Darius McGhee">McGhee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Darius_McGhee" title="Darius McGhee">McGhee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Darius_McGhee" title="Darius McGhee">McGhee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Cozart" title="Isaiah Cozart">Cozart</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NBA_Coaches_of_the_Year" title="Template:NBA Coaches of the Year"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NBA_Coaches_of_the_Year" title="Template talk:NBA Coaches of the Year"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NBA_Coaches_of_the_Year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NBA Coaches of the Year"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">NBA Coach of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Gallatin" title="Harry Gallatin">Gallatin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Hannum" title="Alex Hannum">Hannum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Auerbach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Schayes" title="Dolph Schayes">Schayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Kerr" title="Johnny Kerr">J. Kerr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Richie_Guerin" title="Richie Guerin">Guerin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Shue" title="Gene Shue">Shue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Red_Holzman" title="Red Holzman">Holzman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Motta" title="Dick Motta">Motta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Scott_(basketball)" title="Ray Scott (basketball)">R. Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1941)" title="Phil Johnson (basketball, born 1941)">P. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fitch" title="Bill Fitch">Fitch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Nissalke" title="Tom Nissalke">Nissalke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">H. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Fitzsimmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fitch" title="Bill Fitch">Fitch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Jack_McKinney_(basketball)" title="Jack McKinney (basketball)">McKinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Shue" title="Gene Shue">Shue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Layden" title="Frank Layden">Layden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Fratello" title="Mike Fratello">Fratello</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schuler" title="Mike Schuler">Schuler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Moe" title="Doug Moe">Moe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Fitzsimmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Riley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Don_Chaney" title="Don Chaney">Chaney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Riley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Del_Harris" title="Del Harris">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Riley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunleavy_Sr." title="Mike Dunleavy Sr.">Dunleavy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Rivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">L. 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