Sidney Lowe

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Sidney Lowe
Sidney Lowe Wizards.jpg
Lowe at Washington Wizards training camp in 2017
Cleveland Cavaliers
PositionAssistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1960-01-21) January 21, 1960 (age 64)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school DeMatha (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College NC State (1979–1983)
NBA draft 1983: 2nd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1983–1990
Position Point guard
Number35, 34, 43
Coaching career1991–present
Career history
As player:
1983–1984 Indiana Pacers
1984 Detroit Pistons
1984–1985 Atlanta Hawks
1986–1988 Tampa Bay Thrillers
1988 Calgary 88's
1988–1989 Albany Patroons
1989 Charlotte Hornets
1989 Rapid City Thrillers
1989–1990 Minnesota Timberwolves
As coach:
1991–1993 Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
1993–1994 Minnesota Timberwolves
1994–1999 Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
2000–2002 Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies
2004–2005 Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
2005–2006 Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2006–2011 NC State
2011–2014 Utah Jazz (assistant)
2014–2016 Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
2016–2018 Washington Wizards (assistant)
2018–2021 Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2021–presentCleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
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Sidney Rochell Lowe (born January 21, 1960) is an American former basketball player and current coach. He is currently an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lowe played college basketball and served as the head coach at North Carolina State University (NC State).

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Biography

Lowe with NC State in 1983 Sidney Lowe (Duke Chronicle 1983-03-14).jpg
Lowe with NC State in 1983

Lowe began his career at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He played collegiate basketball at NC State. He was the point guard for the Wolfpack's 1983 NCAA National Championship. Lowe was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 1st pick of the second round in the 1983 NBA draft. He played a total of four seasons in the NBA, for five different teams.

After retiring from basketball in 1991, Lowe took a job as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Halfway through the 1992–93 season he took over as head coach of the struggling Timberwolves and remained in that position until the end of the 1993–94 season. From 1994 to 1999, Lowe served as an assistant coach to Mike Fratello with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lowe returned to the Timberwolves organization in 1999 for one season as assistant coach.

The 2000–01 NBA season became Lowe's second stint as a head coach when he assumed the role for the Vancouver Grizzlies. He was the fifth head coach in the team's short history and led them to a franchise-best record of 23–59 in his first season and again the following season in 2001–02, when the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis. Sidney Lowe resigned from his coaching duties early in the 2002–03 season after starting 0–8, leaving his head coaching record at 79 wins against 228 losses (.257 winning percentage). In 2003, he returned to Minnesota once again to take an assistant position under then head coach Flip Saunders. Lowe followed Saunders to the Detroit Pistons in 2005 and remained an assistant coach there through the 2006 season.

To become eligible for employment as an NCAA head coach, he completed the final nine hours of his business administration degree online via St. Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia. [2] On May 6, 2006, Lowe was named the new head basketball coach of North Carolina State University, replacing Herb Sendek. Lowe was the first African American named head coach of the Wolfpack. [3] One of Lowe's trademarks as a coach was a red blazer he wore to significant games in honor of his former NC State coach, Jim Valvano.

In his first season at the helm of the NC State program, Lowe became just the third Wolfpack coach, after Everett Case and Press Maravich, to win 20 games and defeat the other three North Carolina institutions in the ACC (Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest). He is one of only four NC State coaches to have coached in the ACC Championship game in their first year.

In spite of the early success, Lowe failed to lead NC State to the NCAA tournament, and his teams only made two appearances in the NIT. He had an overall winning record (86–78) after five years but only a 25–55 conference record. Lowe resigned as head coach of NC State, accepting a buyout of the last two years of his contract, on March 15, 2011. [4] Later that year, he joined the Utah Jazz as an assistant.

At the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Lowe rejoined the Minnesota Timberwolves as an assistant coach. [5] On July 5, 2016, the Washington Wizards announced that Lowe had been hired as an assistant coach. [6] Lowe was hired by the Detroit Pistons beginning the 2018–19 season. [7]

On August 26, 2021, Lowe was hired by the Cleveland Cavaliers as an assistant coach. [8]

Personal life

In 1984, Lowe married Melonie Moultry in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He had 20 groomsmen including Lorenzo Charles, Thurl Bailey, Dereck Whittenburg, Cozell McQueen and Clyde Austin. [9]

NBA playing career

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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1983–84 Indiana 78215.9.413.111.7771.63.41.2.14.2
1984–85 Detroit 605.2.286——.21.3.0.0.7
1984–85 Atlanta 15010.6.400.0001.0001.02.8.7.01.6
1988–89 Charlotte 14017.9.320.000.6362.46.61.0.01.6
1989–90 Minnesota 803821.8.319.222.7222.04.2.9.12.3
Career1934017.7.367.133.7641.73.91.0.02.9

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
Minnesota 1992–93 531340.2455th in Midwest————Missed playoffs
Minnesota 1993–94 822062.2445th in Midwest————Missed playoffs
Vancouver 2000–01 822359.2807th in Midwest————Missed playoffs
Memphis 2001–02 822359.2807th in Midwest————Missed playoffs
Memphis 2002–03 808.000(resigned)—————
Career30779228.257————

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
NC State Wolfpack (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2006–2011)
2006–07 NC State 20–16 [10] 5–11 [10] T–10th [11] NIT Quarterfinals [12]
2007–08 NC State 15–16 [13] 4–12 [13] T–11th [14]
2008–09 NC State 16–14 [15] 6–10 [15] 10th [16]
2009–10 NC State 20–16 [17] 5–11 [17] T–9th [18] NIT 2nd Round [17]
2010–11 NC State 15–16 [19] 5–11 [19] T–10th [20]
NC State:86–78 (.524)25–55 (.313)
Total:86–78 (.524)

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References

  1. ↑ "CBA all-stars". USA Today . January 22, 1988. p. 5C. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ Katz, Andy (May 5, 2006). "Sources: Pistons' Lowe agrees to coach NC State". ESPN.com.
  3. ↑ "First African American head basketball coach (2006 - 3/2011)". Historical State. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ Giglio, J.P. (March 15, 2011). "Sidney Lowe resigns as N.C. State coach". Charlotte Observer . Retrieved March 15, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Wolves Name Sidney Lowe Assistant Coach". NBA.com. June 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Lowe, Brown join Wizards staff as assistants". 5 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Detroit Pistons Name Sidney Lowe and Sean Sweeney Assistant Coaches". NBA.com. June 29, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cavaliers Hire Sidney Lowe as Assistant Coach". NBA.com. August 26, 2021.
  9. ↑ Hobbs, Chris (1 July 1984). "The Lowe Down". The Charlotte Observer . p. 11C. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  10. 1 2 North Carolina State Wolfpack Basketball 2006-07 Schedule - Wolfpack Home and Away - ESPN
  11. ↑ Atlantic Coast Conference Standings (2006–07) - College Basketball - ESPN
  12. ↑ North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Recap - March 20, 2007 - ESPN
  13. 1 2 North Carolina State Wolfpack Basketball 2007-08 Schedule - Wolfpack Home and Away - ESPN
  14. ↑ Atlantic Coast Conference Standings (2007–08) - College Basketball - ESPN
  15. 1 2 North Carolina State Wolfpack Basketball 2008-09 Schedule - Wolfpack Home and Away - ESPN
  16. ↑ Atlantic Coast Conference Standings (2008–09) - College Basketball - ESPN
  17. 1 2 3 North Carolina State Wolfpack Basketball 2009-10 Schedule - Wolfpack Home and Away - ESPN
  18. ↑ Atlantic Coast Conference Standings (2009–10) - College Basketball - ESPN
  19. 1 2 North Carolina State Wolfpack Basketball 2010-11 Schedule - Wolfpack Home and Away - ESPN
  20. ↑ Atlantic Coast Conference Standings (2010–11) - College Basketball - ESPN
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