Terry Stotts

Last updated

Terry Stotts
Stotts-Terry-150105.jpg
Stotts in 2015
Personal information
Born (1957-11-25) November 25, 1957 (age 66)
Cedar Falls, Iowa, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Bloomington North
(Bloomington, Indiana)
College Oklahoma (1976–1980)
NBA draft 1980: 2nd round, 38th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career1980–1989
Position Forward
Coaching career1990–present
Career history
As player:
1980 Squibb Cantù
1980–1983 Montana Golden Nuggets
1983–1984 CB Estudiantes
1985–1987Étoile de Voiron
1988–1989 Chorale Roanne
1989–1990 Sceaux Basket
As coach:
1990–1991 Albany Patroons (assistant)
1991–1992 Fort Wayne Fury (assistant)
1992–1998 Seattle SuperSonics (assistant)
1998–2002 Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2002–2004 Atlanta Hawks
2004–2005 Golden State Warriors (assistant)
2005–2007 Milwaukee Bucks
2008–2012 Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
2012–2021 Portland Trail Blazers
2023 Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As assistant coach:

Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Terry Linn Stotts (born November 25, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2012 to 2021 before most recently spending an offseason as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2023.

Contents

After a playing as a forward in Europe and the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), where he was coached by George Karl, Stotts became a part of Karl's coaching staff on multiple teams in the CBA and NBA. He later got opportunities as a head coach for the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks, before helping the Dallas Mavericks win the 2011 NBA championship as an assistant coach.

Early life and college career

Born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Stotts grew up in Illinois, Wisconsin, Guam, and Indiana and graduated from Bloomington High School North in Bloomington, Indiana in 1976. [1] [2] Stotts was a member of the 1976 Indiana All-Star Team. [3]

Stotts was a starter in all his four seasons with the University of Oklahoma Sooners basketball team and was an Academic All-American selection in his junior and senior seasons and an All-Big Eight Conference selection in his senior season. He graduated from Oklahoma in 1980 with a B.S. in zoology and a Master in Business Administration from Oklahoma in 1988 on a postgraduate scholarship from the NCAA. [1]

Playing career

After averaging 16.9 points per game as a senior at Oklahoma, Stotts was a second-round selection of the Houston Rockets in the 1980 NBA draft, but he could not find a place on the team. He began his professional playing career in Italy before joining George Karl's Continental Basketball Association (CBA) team, the Montana Golden Nuggets, in the early 1980s. He played for the team for three seasons. He then returned to Europe for several seasons, playing in Spain (CB Estudiantes) and France. [1]

Coaching career

Early career with George Karl and the CBA

After retiring as a player, Stotts joined Karl's coaching staff as an assistant with the CBA's Albany Patroons in 1990–91. During his first year, he helped lead the Patroons to an all-time CBA-best 50–6 record. Stotts then coached the CBA's Fort Wayne Fury for one season before rejoining Karl as part of his staff on the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA. He then moved with Karl to the Milwaukee Bucks in 1998.

Atlanta Hawks

In 2002, Stotts decided to part ways with Karl and joined the Atlanta Hawks as an assistant coach. He was promoted to head coach 27 games into the season after Lon Kruger was fired. [4] Stotts led the Hawks to a 24-31 record [5] before he was let go, and returned to the assistant coaching ranks with the Golden State Warriors.

Milwaukee Bucks

In 2005, Stotts became the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. [6] He guided them to the playoffs in his first season, but was fired towards the end of his second season on March 14, 2007.

Dallas Mavericks

Stotts was hired as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks shortly after Rick Carlisle was hired as head coach in September 2008. He was credited for coordinating the Mavericks' offense that was one of the most efficient in the league in 2010–11, when they won the NBA title. [7]

Portland Trail Blazers

Terry Stotts in action as coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, 2015 Terry Stotts.jpg
Terry Stotts in action as coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, 2015

The Portland Trail Blazers hired Stotts as their head coach on August 7, 2012. [8] The Blazers went 33–49 in Stotts's first year, losing their final 13 games to drop out of the playoff race. [9]

In Stotts's second season with the Trail Blazers, he coached the team to an overall record of 54–28. They beat the Houston Rockets in the first round of the NBA playoffs with a buzzer-beating three-point shot by Damian Lillard to advance to the second round, but fell short to the eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in the second round, ultimately losing in five games.

In Stotts's third season, he led the team to an overall record of 51–31. After sustaining some key injuries, they fell to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA playoffs 4–1.

Despite losing four of his starters, including star forward LaMarcus Aldridge, in the off-season, Stotts's fourth season saw him lead the Trail Blazers to the second round, after defeating the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round. In the second round, Portland played the top-seeded Golden State Warriors to a very competitive five-game series, but eventually lost 4–1. On May 16, 2016, Stotts agreed on a contract extension with the Trail Blazers. [10]

In the 2018–19 season, Stotts led the Trail Blazers to a 53–29 regular season record and their deepest playoff run in almost 20 years. Portland defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 4–1 and Denver Nuggets 4–3 in the first two rounds but were swept by the two-time defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors in the Conference finals.

On June 4, 2021, after their fourth first-round exit in five years, Stotts and the Blazers mutually agreed to part ways. [11] He left the club with the second-most wins in franchise history with 402. [11]

Milwaukee Bucks

On June 28, 2023, Stotts was hired by the Milwaukee Bucks as an assistant coach. [12] On October 19, 2023, one day before the final game of the Bucks’ preseason, he resigned. [13] [14]

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
Atlanta 2002–03 552431.4365th in Central ————Missed playoffs
Atlanta 2003–04 822854.3417th in Central————Missed playoffs
Milwaukee 2005–06 824042.4885th in Central514.200Lost in First round
Milwaukee 2006–07 642341.359(fired)—————
Portland 2012–13 823349.4024th in Northwest ————Missed playoffs
Portland 2013–14 825428.6592nd in Northwest1156.455Lost in Conference semifinals
Portland 2014–15 825131.6221st in Northwest514.200Lost in First round
Portland 2015–16 824438.5372nd in Northwest1156.455Lost in Conference semifinals
Portland 2016–17 824141.5003rd in Northwest404.000Lost in First round
Portland 2017–18 824933.5981st in Northwest404.000Lost in First round
Portland 2018–19 825329.6462nd in Northwest1688.500Lost in Conference finals
Portland 2019–20 743539.4734th in Northwest514.200Lost in First round
Portland 2020–21 724230.5833rd in Northwest624.333Lost in First round
Career1,003517486.515 672344.343 

Personal life

Stotts lives with his wife Jan in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Outside of coaching, he enjoys cycling, traveling and golf. [15]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Portland Trail Blazers</span> National Basketball Association team in Portland, Oregon

The Portland Trail Blazers are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The team played its home games in the Memorial Coliseum before moving to the Moda Center in 1995. The franchise entered the league as an expansion team in 1970, and has enjoyed a strong following: from 1977 through 1995, the team sold out 814 consecutive home games, the longest such streak in American major professional sports at the time, and which has only since been surpassed by the Boston Red Sox and the Dallas Mavericks. The Trail Blazers are the only NBA team based in the Pacific Northwest, after the Vancouver Grizzlies relocated to Memphis and became the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001 and the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maurice Cheeks</span> American basketball coach and player (born 1956)

Maurice Edward Cheeks is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Detroit Pistons. Cheeks was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Van Exel</span> American basketball coach and former player

Nickey Maxwell Van Exel is an American professional basketball coach and former player who last served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Van Exel played for six NBA teams from 1993 through 2006. He was an NBA All-Star with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason Terry</span> American basketball player (born 1977)

Jason Eugene Terry is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 19 seasons in the NBA as a combo guard and is nicknamed "the Jet". With the Dallas Mavericks, Terry won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2009 and an NBA championship in 2011. As of January 2023, Terry has made the eighth-most three-point field goals in NBA history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Terry Porter</span> American basketball player and coach

Terry Porter is an American former college basketball coach and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was most recently the head men's basketball coach at the University of Portland. A native of Wisconsin, he played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point before being drafted 24th by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1985 NBA draft. In Portland, he played ten seasons with two All-Star Game appearances. Porter spent 17 years in the NBA as a player. Following his retirement as a player in 2002, he began coaching in the league. Porter has twice been a head coach, first with his hometown Milwaukee Bucks and then with the Phoenix Suns.

Michael Joseph Dunleavy Sr. 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nate McMillan</span> American NBA basketball coach and former player

Nathaniel McMillan is an American basketball coach and former player who previously served as head coach of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He coached the Seattle SuperSonics from 2000 to 2005, the Portland Trail Blazers from 2005 to 2012, and the Indiana Pacers from 2016 to 2020. He spent his entire 12-year NBA playing career with the SuperSonics, then served as an assistant coach for one-and-a-half years and as head coach for almost five years. His long tenure as a player and coach in Seattle earned him the nickname "Mr. Sonic".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adrian Griffin</span> American basketball player and coach (born 1974)

Adrian Darnell Griffin is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as the head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA as a shooting guard and small forward from 1999 to 2008. Griffin grew up in Wichita, Kansas, and played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Brooks</span> American basketball player and coach

Scott William Brooks is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the top assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he won an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets in 1994.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Schuler</span> American basketball coach (1940–2022)

Michael Harold Schuler was an American basketball coach in both college and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers from 1986 to 1992 and compiled a win–loss record of 179–159. He won the NBA Coach of the Year Award in 1987, becoming the second rookie coach to be conferred the honor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lionel Hollins</span> American basketball player and coach

Lionel Eugene Hollins is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A point guard, Hollins played for the Portland Trail Blazers, winning an NBA championship in 1977 and named an NBA All-Star in 1978. The Trail Blazers retired his No. 14.

Steven Michael Henson is an American former professional basketball player, who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1990 NBA draft. He was an assistant basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma under his former college coach Lon Kruger. On April 1, 2016, Henson was hired as the head coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio and assumed his new position after the Sooners' exit from the NCAA tournament the following day.

Elston Howard Turner Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tony Brown (basketball)</span> American basketball player and coach

Anthony William Brown is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He formerly played in the NBA and internationally after a collegiate career with the Arkansas Razorbacks. Brown served as the interim head coach of the Brooklyn Nets in 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wesley Matthews</span> American basketball player (born 1986)

Wesley Joel Matthews Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He is the son of former NBA player Wes Matthews.

Joe Prunty is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Previously, he served as an assistant coach and interim head coach for the Atlanta Hawks. He was also the interim head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks in 2018 and 2024 and was the head coach of the Great Britain men's national basketball team from June 2013 until September 2017.

The 2011 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2010–11 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks defeating the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Dirk Nowitzki was named NBA Finals MVP.

The 2003–04 NBA season was the Hawks' 55th season in the National Basketball Association, and 36th season in Atlanta. During the offseason, the Hawks signed free agent Stephen Jackson, while re-signing Jacque Vaughn after one season with the Orlando Magic. The Hawks continued to struggle losing eight of their first eleven games. At midseason, they traded Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Theo Ratliff to the Portland Trail Blazers for All-Star forward Rasheed Wallace. However, Wallace only played just one game for the Hawks before being traded to the Detroit Pistons for Bob Sura. Wallace would win a championship with the Pistons as they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the NBA Finals. The team also traded Nazr Mohammed to the New York Knicks, and acquired Joel Przybilla from the Milwaukee Bucks, while Dion Glover was released to free agency and signed with the Toronto Raptors.

The 2020–21 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Trail Blazers entered the season following a playoff defeat from the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the play-in tournament. After the Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets failed to qualify for the postseason for the first time since the 2012-13 and 2011-12 season respectively, the Trail Blazers now hold the longest active playoff streak in the NBA qualifying every year since the 2013-14 season. In the first round, the Trail Blazers faced the Denver Nuggets where they lost to them in six games.

The 2021–22 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 52nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers entered the season following a playoff defeat from the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs where they lost in six games.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Terry Stotts". NBA. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Terry Stotts". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "1970s All Stars" (PDF). ibcacoaches.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ Hawks Fire Kruger, Give Reins To Stotts. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Dec 27, 2002. News.google.com (December 27, 2002). Retrieved on November 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "2002-03 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball Reference.
  6. ↑ "Bucks Hire Terry Stotts As Head Coach". NBA.com. July 8, 2005. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Mavericks' aide Stotts get second interview with Portland". July 27, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  8. ↑ Terry Stotts named Trail Blazers head coach Archived August 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , August 8, 2012
  9. ↑ Oregon Local News – Blazers present Stotts with birthday gift; coaching award next?. Portlandtribune.com (November 5, 2015). Retrieved on November 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ "TRAIL BLAZERS, HEAD COACH TERRY STOTTS AGREE TO CONTRACT EXTENSION". NBA.com. May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Trail Blazers And Terry Stotts Mutually Agree To Part Ways". NBA.com. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Milwaukee Bucks Announce Assistant Coaching Staff". NBA.com. June 28, 2023.
  13. ↑ Owczarski, Jim. "Terry Stotts steps down as Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  14. ↑ Terry Stotts steps down as an assistant coach of the Milwaukee Bucks
  15. ↑ "Canzano: Terry Stotts feels ready for his next ride in the NBA". johncanzano.com. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.