Mike Dunleavy Sr.

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Mike Dunleavy
Personal information
Born (1954-03-21) March 21, 1954 (age 70)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Nazareth Regional
(Brooklyn, New York)
College South Carolina (1972–1976)
NBA draft 1976: 6th round, 99th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1976–1985, 1988–1990
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Number10, 31
Coaching career1988–2019
Career history
As player:
1976–1977 Philadelphia 76ers
1978Carolina Lightning
1978–1982 Houston Rockets
1982–1983 San Antonio Spurs
1984–1985
1988–1990 		Milwaukee Bucks
As coach:
1987–1990 Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
1990–1992 Los Angeles Lakers
1992–1996 Milwaukee Bucks
1997–2001 Portland Trail Blazers
2003–2010 Los Angeles Clippers
2016–2019 Tulane
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 3,496 (8.0 ppg)
Rebounds 689 (1.6 rpg)
Assists 1,723 (3.9 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Joseph Dunleavy Sr. (born March 21, 1954) [1] is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and former general manager of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers. He was most recently the head coach of the Tulane University men's basketball team. Dunleavy is the father of former professional basketball player Mike Dunleavy Jr.

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Early life

Dunleavy was born in Brooklyn, New York. His primary education was at Holy Cross. He attended Nazareth Regional High School in Brooklyn, then graduated from the University of South Carolina, where he played under coach Frank McGuire.

Playing career

Drafted in the sixth round of the 1976 NBA draft with the 99th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers, the 6'3" guard played for them for one full season along with Hall-of-Fame teammate Julius Erving and made the Finals in a losing effort against the Portland Trail Blazers. Dunleavy then split the following season between Philadelphia and the Houston Rockets after being traded mid-season. Houston made the finals, and this time Dunleavy played a large role for his team in the series, including scoring a game-high 28 points to help lead the Rockets to a Game 4 win, but yet again his team lost, this time to the Boston Celtics. [2]

Dunleavy remained in Texas after leaving Houston for the 1982–83 season, because he spent that season with the neighboring San Antonio Spurs. After two following seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks he retired due to chronic back pain. His best season as a player was with Houston in 1980–81, when he averaged 10.5 points per game and started on a team that played in the NBA Finals.

During his retirement, Dunleavy worked in an investment firm. In 1987, he joined the Milwaukee Bucks as an assistant coach. [3] In 1988–89 and 1989–90, while an assistant coach with the Bucks, he helped as a player for two and five games respectively. In 438 games he averaged 8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists.

NBA 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
 * Led the league

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1976–77 Philadelphia 32-11.2.414-.7561.11.80.40.14.8
1977–78 Philadelphia 4-4.3.429-1.0000.31.50.30.02.0
1977–78 Houston 11-9.3.395-.6880.82.00.70.14.1
1978–79 Houston 74-20.1.506-.8641.74.40.80.18.0
1979–80 Houston 51-20.3.464.150.8282.04.10.80.18.0
1980–81 Houston 74-21.7.491.063.8391.63.60.90.010.5
1981–82 Houston 701518.8.458.384.7081.53.20.60.07.4
1982–83 San Antonio 79920.5.418.345*.7791.75.50.90.17.8
1983–84 Milwaukee 171223.8.551.422.8001.64.60.70.111.2
1984–85 Milwaukee 191922.8.474.340.8621.64.50.80.28.9
1988–89 Milwaukee 202.5.500.500.0000.00.00.00.01.5
1989–90 Milwaukee 508.6.286.222.8750.42.00.20.03.4
Career4385519.2.467.339.8101.63.90.80.18.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1976–77 Philadelphia 11-6.2.360-.8000.40.80.30.02.0
1978–79 Houston 1-10.0.000-.0001.00.00.00.00.0
1979–80 Houston 6-7.5.500.000.8330.82.20.80.02.8
1980–81 Houston 20-23.6.454.400.8682.13.40.80.18.9
1981–82 Houston 3-22.0.409.000.8331.03.00.70.07.7
1982–83 San Antonio 11-15.8.338.267.6921.24.50.80.15.5
1983–84 Milwaukee 15-26.2.457.360.9172.33.11.10.011.3
Career67-18.3.428.317.8561.52.90.80.07.0

Coaching career

He entered his first head coaching job in 1990 as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, replacing Pat Riley. In 1991 his team, led by Magic Johnson and Vlade Divac, beat the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals and he led his team to the NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls but they lost in five games. He made the playoffs in his second season in Los Angeles, but lost in the first round. He then joined the Milwaukee Bucks as head coach prior to the 1992–93 season and remained with them until the end of the 1995–96 season, in a dual role as vice-president of basketball operations and head coach. He relinquished his head coaching duties after a mediocre tenure to operate as the general manager, until accepting the job of head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers in 1997.

Dunleavy was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1999 while with the Blazers. He remained in Portland until the end of the 2000–01 season, when he was fired. He made the playoffs four times with the team.

He joined the Clippers in 2003. Dunleavy led the Clippers to the second round of the playoffs, their first playoff berth since 1997, and to the franchise's first series win since a 1977 first-round victory while the team was still playing in Buffalo. The Clippers finished 40–42 in 2006–07, out of the playoffs after a season-ending slump brought on by injury. He also worked for TNT in 2008, calling NBA playoff games.

On February 4, 2010, Dunleavy stepped down from his duties as the Clippers' coach. [4] He retained his position as general manager, with Kim Hughes, who had worked as Dunleavy's assistant for seven seasons, becoming interim head coach for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. On March 9, 2010, the Clippers fired Dunleavy as general manager. [5] [6] The Clippers accused Dunleavy of defrauding the team, and he sued the club for money owed on the remainder of his contract. An arbitrator ordered the Clippers pay Dunleavy $13 million in 2011. [7]

On March 28, 2016, Tulane University announced Dunleavy as the coach of the men's basketball team. [8] This marked Dunleavy's first job as a college coach. [9] On March 16, 2019, Tulane announced Dunleavy would not return for the 2019–20 season after finishing 4–27 in his final season. [10]

Personal life

Dunleavy has three sons: Mike Jr., who starred at Duke University and played for six NBA teams from 2002 to 2017; Baker, the former head coach at Quinnipiac University; [11] and James, an NBA player agent. [12]

Head 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
L.A. Lakers 1990–91 825824.7072nd in Pacific19127.632Lost in NBA Finals
L.A. Lakers 1991–92 824339.5246th in Pacific413.250Lost in First round
Milwaukee 1992–93 822854.3217th in Central————Missed Playoffs
Milwaukee 1993–94 822062.2446th in Central————Missed Playoffs
Milwaukee 1994–95 823448.4156th in Central————Missed Playoffs
Milwaukee 1995–96 822557.3057th in Central————Missed Playoffs
Portland 1997–98 824636.5614th in Pacific413.250Lost in First round
Portland 1998–99 503515.7001st in Pacific1376.538Lost in Conf. Finals
Portland 1999–00 825923.7202nd in Pacific16106.625Lost in Conf. Finals
Portland 2000–01 825032.6104th in Pacific303.000Lost in First round
L.A. Clippers 2003–04 822854.3417th in Pacific————Missed Playoffs
L.A. Clippers 2004–05 823745.4513rd in Pacific————Missed Playoffs
L.A. Clippers 2005–06 824735.5732nd in Pacific1275.583Lost in Conf. Semifinals
L.A. Clippers 2006–07 824042.4884th in Pacific————Missed Playoffs
L.A. Clippers 2007–08 822359.2805th in Pacific————Missed Playoffs
L.A. Clippers 2008–09 821963.2314th in Pacific————Missed Playoffs
L.A. Clippers 2009–10 492128.429(resigned)—————
Career1329613716.461713833.535

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Tulane Green Wave (American Athletic Conference)(2016–2019)
2016–17 Tulane 6–253–1510th
2017–18 Tulane 14–175–1310th
2018–19 Tulane 4–270–1812th
Tulane:24–69 (.258)8–46 (.148)
Total:24–69 (.258)

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