Dave Wohl

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Dave Wohl
Personal information
Born (1949-11-02) November 2, 1949 (age 75)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school East Brunswick
(East Brunswick, New Jersey)
College Penn (1968–1971)
NBA draft 1971: 3rd round, 46th overall pick
Drafted by Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1971–1977
Position Point guard
Number13, 11, 15
Coaching career1978–2011
Career history
As a player:
1971–1972 Philadelphia 76ers
1972 Portland Trail Blazers
19721974 Buffalo Braves
19741977 Houston Rockets
1977 New York / New Jersey Nets
As a coach:
1978–1979 New Jersey Nets (assistant)
1979 Philadelphia Fox
19801982 Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
19821985 Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
19851988 New Jersey Nets
19881991 Miami Heat (assistant)
1992–1993 Sacramento Kings (assistant)
1993–1994 Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
1998–1999 Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
19992003 Orlando Magic (assistant)
20042007 Boston Celtics (assistant)
20092011 Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
Career highlights
As assistant coach:
Career NBA statistics
Points 2,553 (6.2 ppg)
Rebounds 558 (1.4 rpg)
Assists 1,397 (3.4 apg)
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David Bruce Wohl (born November 2, 1949) is an American former basketball player and coach, and the former general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers. A 6'2" guard who grew up in East Brunswick, New Jersey [1] and played collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania, Wohl was selected in the 3rd round of the 1971 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He played for six different teams over a seven-year career, including the 76ers, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Buffalo Braves, the Houston Rockets and the New York/New Jersey Nets. He was traded from the 76ers to the Trail Blazers for Dale Schlueter on October 2, 1972. [2]

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After serving as an assistant coach for the Nets in 1978–1979, Wohl was hired as the head coach of the Philadelphia Fox in the Women's Professional Basketball League for the 1979–80 season. [3] He would later coach the Nets for over two seasons, from 1985 to 1987. In addition, he has been an assistant coach for several teams. He was also the executive vice president of basketball operations for the Miami Heat from 1995 to 1997. [4] From 2004 to 2007, Wohl was an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics. From 2007 to 2009 he was the team's assistant general manager. [5] He was an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2009 to 2011. [6]

On June 16, 2014, Wohl became general manager of the Clippers. The move reunited him with Clippers head coach Doc Rivers; Wohl was an assistant on Rivers' staff in Orlando and Boston. [7] Although Wohl has the title of general manager, he served mostly in an advisory role to Rivers, who as president of basketball operations had the final say on all basketball matters.

In the 2016 NBA Draft, Wohl's draft selections included Forward Brice Johnson in the first round and both Diamond Stone and David Michineau in the 2nd round. Guard David Michineau was not signed for the 2016–17 NBA season following a sub-par NBA Summer League performance with the team in Orlando.

On August 24, 2017, Wohl was replaced by Oklahoma City Thunder assistant general manager Michael Winger. [8]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Source [9]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1971–72 Philadelphia 793220.6.429.7571.92.18.1
1972–73 Portland 2217.9.412.727.93.15.4
1972–73 Buffalo 5627.5.456.7901.64.68.8
1973–74 Buffalo 4114.8.400.700.73.1.8.04.0
1973–74 Houston 2617.3.480.786.74.21.7.06.0
1974–75 Houston 7523.0.439.7451.54.51.0.16.5
1975–76 Houston 5014.0.405.7761.12.2.5.03.4
1976–77 Houston 144.4.4121.000.41.1.0.01.3
1976–77 N.Y. Nets 3725.0.399.6712.13.41.1.27.4
1977–78 New Jersey 1011.8.353.917.41.3.3.03.5
Career4103219.9.430.7501.43.4.9.16.2

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1975 Houston 42.01.000.3.5.3.01.5

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
New Jersey 1985–86 823943.4763rd in Atlantic003.000Lost in First Round
New Jersey 1986–87 822458.2984th in AtlanticMissed Playoff
New Jersey 1987–88 15213.133(Fired)
Career17965114.363303.000

References

  1. via Associated Press. "Nets hire Dave Wohl", The Lewiston Journal , August 10, 1985. Accessed February 13, 2011. "Wohl, a native of East Brunswick, N.J. and a former player with the Nets, has yet to officially sign a contract."
  2. "76ers Trade Wohl," United Press International (UPI), Monday, October 2, 1972. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  3. "WBL". Sports Illustrated . October 15, 1979. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  4. "NBA Timberwolves Basketball Operations Staff | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES". Nba.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  5. Spears, Marc J. (May 19, 2008). "James: Tough call after hard loss". The Boston Globe.
  6. "Dave Wohl". NBA.com. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  7. "CLIPPERS RESTRUCTURE BASKETBALL OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT". Los Angeles Clippers.
  8. "Sources: OKC's Winger agrees to Clips' GM job". August 23, 2017.
  9. "Dave Wohl NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2024.