David Fizdale

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David Fizdale
David Fizdale in 2009.jpg
Fizdale in 2009
Phoenix Suns
PositionAssistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1974-06-16) June 16, 1974 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High school John C. Fremont
(Los Angeles, California)
College San Diego (1992–1996)
Coaching career1998–present
Career history
As coach:
1998–2002 San Diego (assistant)
2002–2004 Fresno State (assistant)
20032004 Golden State Warriors (assistant)
20042008 Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
20082016 Miami Heat (assistant)
20162017 Memphis Grizzlies
20182019 New York Knicks
2021–2022 Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
2023–present Phoenix Suns (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As assistant coach:

David Sean Fizdale (born June 16, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously was an associate general manager for the Utah Jazz, an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, the head coach for the New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies, and was an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors and the Miami Heat. He won two championships with the Heat in 2012 and 2013.

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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, Fizdale was named as the head coach of the New York Knicks signing a four-year deal with the organization. [5] On December 6, 2019, he was fired by the Knicks after a 4–18 start to their season. [6] [7]

On September 15, 2021, Fizdale was hired by the Los Angeles Lakers as an assistant coach. [8]

On June 29, 2022, Fizdale was hired as the associate general manager for the Utah Jazz. [9]

On June 21, 2023, Fizdale was hired by the Phoenix Suns as an assistant coach. [10]

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
Memphis 2016–17 824339.5243rd in Southwest 624.333Lost in First round
Memphis 2017–18 19712.368(fired)
New York 2018–19 821765.2075th in Atlantic Missed playoffs
New York 2019–20 22418.182(fired)
Career20571134.346 624.333 

Personal life

Fizdale is married to marketer Natasha Sen [11] and has one son from a prior relationship. [12] Natasha's birth father is Roy Singer and he lives in Australia. Natasha was born in Delhi India and her mother is Samira Sen and she lives in Canada.

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