Gerald Madkins

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Gerald Madkins
New York Knicks
PositionFormer Assistant general manager
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1969-04-18) April 18, 1969 (age 55)
Merced, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Merced (Merced, California)
College UCLA (1987–1992)
NBA draft 1992: undrafted
Playing career1993–1998
Position Shooting guard
Number12, 2
Career history
1992–1993 Grand Rapids Hoops
19931994 Cleveland Cavaliers
1994–1995Grand Rapids Mackers / Hoops
1996 Joventut Badalona
1996 Cholet Basket
1997Rockford Lightning
1998 Golden State Warriors
1998–1999Joventut Badalona
1999Grand Rapids Hoops
Career highlights and awards
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Gerald Madkins Jr. (born April 18, 1969) is an American professional basketball executive who is a former assistant general manager for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a former professional basketball player.

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 also played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Grand Rapids Hoops and Rockford Lightning. He was named CBA Rookie of the Year with the Hoops in 1993 and selected to the All-CBA First Team with the Lightning in 1998. [2] He also played overseas in Spain and France.

After his retirement from basketball, he acted as an assistant coach for California State University, Stanislaus, [3] and for his alma mater, the UCLA Bruins, In 2003 was named a player scout for the New York Knicks. [4] During the 2007–08 season he served as Director of West Coast College Scouting for the Seattle SuperSonics. [5] On September 10, 2008, Madkins was named Director of Scouting by the Houston Rockets. [6] In 2010, he joined the New Orleans Hornets as their Vice President of Player Personnel. [7]

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. [8] 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. [9] He was promoted to assistant general manager prior to the start of the 2015–16 season. [10]

Notes

  1. HEAT: Key Dates and Transactions: 1998
  2. "Gerald Madkins". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. "Former UCLA guard and assistant Gerald Madkins takes job in Los Angeles Clippers' front office". College Basketball. NBC Sports. September 26, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. "Knicks Add Five to Staff". NBA.com. October 6, 2003. Archived from the original on December 16, 2003.
  5. Sonics Announce Additions to Basketball Staff, August 29, 2007
  6. 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
  7. HORNETS HIRE TIM CONNELLY AND GERALD MADKINS
  8. GERALD MADKINS HIRED AS DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS
  9. Turner, Broderick (June 16, 2014). "Doc Rivers restructures Clippers' basketball operations". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014.
  10. "Clippers Staff and Directory | LA Clippers".

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