Mike Dunlap

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Mike Dunlap
Colorado Mesa Mavericks
PositionHead coach
League RMAC
Personal information
Born (1957-05-27) May 27, 1957 (age 67)
Fairbanks, Territory of Alaska, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High school Lathrop (Fairbanks, Alaska)
College
NBA draft 1980: undrafted
Position Guard
Coaching career1980–present
Career history
As coach:
1980–1985 Loyola Marymount (assistant)
1985–1986 Iowa (assistant)
1986–1989 USC (assistant)
1989–1994 Cal Lutheran
1994–1996 Adelaide 36ers
1997–2006 Metro State
2006–2008 Denver Nuggets (assistant)
2008–2009 Arizona (assistant)
2009–2010 Oregon (assistant)
2010–2012 St. John's (assistant)
2012–2013 Charlotte Bobcats
2014–2020Loyola Marymount
2020–2023 Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2024–present Colorado Mesa
Career highlights and awards
As assistant coach:

Michael Gregory Dunlap (born May 27, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Colorado Mesa Mavericks men's basketball team. He is the former head coach of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats, [1] and also worked as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks during their most recent NBA championship.

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Career

Dunlap attended Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, Alaska, [2] where he played basketball and baseball. [3] He played as a third baseman for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks in 1976. [4] Dunlap became the first basketball player from Alaska to finish their collegiate career at an NCAA Division I school when he graduated from Loyola Marymount University as a member of the Lions basketball team in 1980. [3]

Dunlap served three seasons in Australia (1994–1996) as head coach of the Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League. Dunlap was successful in taking the team to the NBL Grand Final in 1994 against the North Melbourne Giants and the semi-finals in 1995 and 1996. Over his three season in Adelaide Dunlap compiled a 59–36 record before returning to the USA just weeks before the 1997 season following the sudden death of his father. Dunlap is credited as the coach who kick-started the NBL career of the 36ers all-time leading home grown player Brett Maher. [5]

He served as head coach at Metro State in Denver (1997–2006). As the leader of the Metro State Roadrunners Dunlap led the program to 2 National Championships in the 2000 and 2002 seasons. As the Architect of the greatest years in the Roadrunner history he was named The National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the year in 2000 and 2002. He was assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets (2006–2008). He served as associate head coach at the University of Arizona (2008–2009) and the University of Oregon (2009–2010), and was interim head coach and associate head coach at St. John's University (2010–2012). [6]

In the 2011–12 NBA season the Charlotte Bobcats record was an NBA worst ever 7–59. Dunlap joined the team on June 20, 2012. In the early part of the 2012–13 season, the Bobcats had a 7–5 record, with Charlotte matching its win total from the previous season. However, at that point they suffered many injuries and played many young players. They ultimately finished 21–61. Dunlap became the only coach in NBA history to triple a team's win total from the previous season. On April 23, 2013, the Bobcats announced that Dunlap would not be returning as coach. [7]

Dunlap joined Loyola Marymount as head coach in 2014. [8] During his tenure at Loyola Marymount, Dunlap helped guide steady growth in the Lions from an 8–23 team in the 2014–15 season to 15–15 by 2016–17. In the 2018–19 season, Dunlap led the lions to a 22-win season. They were crowned the champions of the Jamaica Classic, where they upset Georgetown University. The 2018–2019 season culminated in an appearance in the 2019 College Basketball Invitational. This is the third-best record in the history of the program. With a very impressive group of returning players and a good incoming recruiting class, the 2019–20 season appeared to be bright. Season-ending injuries to 2 starters and a tragedy in another starter's family made Dunlap and the Lions play short-handed during the entire 2019–20 season. LMU and Dunlap agreed to part ways after six seasons on March 8, 2020. [9] Dunlap finished his career at his alma mater with 81 total wins, which is fifth-most all-time in program history.

On November 17, 2020, Dunlap was hired as an assistant coach by the Milwaukee Bucks. [10] Dunlap won his first championship when the Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in 6 games in the 2021 NBA Finals. He departed the team when Adrian Griffin replaced Mike Budenholzer as head coach and hired a new coaching staff. [11]

On April 15, 2024, Dunlap was hired as head coach of the Colorado Mesa Mavericks men's basketball team. [12]

Coaching record

NBA

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Charlotte 2012–13 822161.2564th in Southeast————Missed Playoffs
Career822161.256————

NBL

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Adelaide 36ers 1994 26188.6924th743.571Grand Finalist
Adelaide 36ers 1995 26179.6544th523.400Semi-finals
Adelaide 36ers 1996 261610.6156th523.400Semi-finals
Career785127.6541789.471

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Cal Lutheran Kingsmen (NCAA Division II independent)(1989–1991)
1989–90Cal Lutheran 5–21
1990–91Cal Lutheran 14–12
Cal Lutheran Kingsmen (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1991–1994)
1991–92Cal Lutheran 16–1211–31st NCAA D-III Sectional
1992–93Cal Lutheran 20–712–2T–1st NCAA D-III Regional
1993–94Cal Lutheran 25–312–21st NCAA D-III Sectional
Cal Lutheran:80–55 (.593)35–7 (.833)
Metro State Roadrunners (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1997–2006)
1997–98Metro State 25–516–31st (East) NCAA D-II Tournament
1998–99Metro State 28–615–4T–1st (East) NCAA D-II Runner–Up
1999–00Metro State 33–417–21st (East) NCAA D-II Champion
2000–01Metro State 23–714–53rd (East) NCAA D-II First Round
2001–02Metro State 29–616–32nd (East) NCAA D-II Champion
2002–03Metro State 28–516–32nd (East) NCAA D-II Second Round
2003–04Metro State 32–319–01st (East) NCAA D-II Final Four
2004–05Metro State 29–416–3T–1st (East) NCAA D-II Elite Eight
2005–06Metro State 21–1013–63rd (East) NCAA D-II first round
Metro State:248–50 (.832)142–29 (.830)
Loyola Marymount Lions (West Coast Conference)(2014–2020)
2014–15 Loyola Marymount 8–234–14T–9th
2015–16 Loyola Marymount 14–176–12T–7th
2016–17 Loyola Marymount 15–158–106th
2017–18 Loyola Marymount 11–205–138th
2018–19 Loyola Marymount 22–128–8T–5th CBI semifinal
2019–20 Loyola Marymount 11–214–128thPostseason not held
Loyola Marymount:81–108 (.429)35–69 (.337)
Total:409–213 (.658)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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  2. ↑ Enslow, Patrick (November 19, 2020). "Lathrop High School graduate Mike Dunlap hired by Milwaukee Bucks". Alaska's News Source. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Rodenberger, Jordan (November 19, 2020). "Lathrop graduate Mike Dunlap hired as Assistant Coach for Milwaukee Bucks". KTVF. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ Rodenberger, Jordan (July 13, 2019). "Former NBA Coach Mike Dunlap, of Fairbanks, named Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Candidate". KTVF. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ Ex-NBL Coach Mike Dunlap to coach Charlotte Bobcats
  6. ↑ Mike Dunlap Profile – St. John's University Official Athletic Site Archived June 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Accessed April 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ Dunlap Will Not Return as Head Coach of Charlotte Bobcats
  8. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (March 12, 2014). "Loyola Marymount hires Mike Dunlap as new head coach". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ "LMU Ways with Dunlap, Begins Search for Men's Basketball Head Coach". lmulions.com. March 8, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Bucks Hire Mike Dunlap and Josh Oppenheimer as Assistant Coaches". NBA.com. November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Milwaukee Bucks Announce Assistant Coaching Staff". www.nba.com. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  12. ↑ Ritchey, Paxton (April 15, 2024). "Mike Dunlap Hired As Men's Basketball Coach". Colorado Mesa University Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
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