Mike D'Antoni

Mike D'Antoni

D'Antoni coaching the New York Knicks in 2010
New Orleans Pelicans
Position	Coaching consultant
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1951-05-08) May 8, 1951 (age 73) Mullens, West Virginia, U.S.
Nationality	American / Italian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Mullens (Mullens, West Virginia)
College	Marshall (1970–1973)
NBA draft	1973: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Playing career	1973–1990
Position	Point guard
Number	5, 8, 10, 14
Coaching career	1990–present
Career history
As player:
1973–1975	Kansas City-Omaha Kings
1975–1976	Spirits of St. Louis
1976	San Antonio Spurs
1977–1990	Olimpia Milano
As coach:
1990–1994	Olimpia Milano
1994–1997	Benetton Basket
1997–1998	Denver Nuggets (assistant)
1998–1999	Denver Nuggets
2000–2001	Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
2001–2002	Benetton Basket
2002–2003	Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2003–2008	Phoenix Suns
2008–2012	New York Knicks
2012–2014	Los Angeles Lakers
2015–2016	Philadelphia 76ers (associate HC)
2016–2020	Houston Rockets
2020–2021	Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player: 2× EuroLeague champion (1987, 1988) Korać Cup champion (1985) FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1987) 5× Italian League champion (1982, 1985–1987, 1989) 2× Italian Cup winner (1986, 1987) 6× Italian League steals leaders (1979–1983, 1985) 50 Greatest Contributors in EuroLeague History (2008) No. 8 retired by Olimpia Milano No. 10 retired by Marshall Thundering Herd As coach: 2× NBA Coach of the Year (2005, 2017) 2× NBA All-Star Game head coach (2007, 2018) NBCA Co-Coach of the Year (2017) 2× Italian League champion (1997, 2002) 2× Italian Supercup winner (2001, 2002) Italian Cup winner (1995) Saporta Cup champion (1995) Korać Cup champion (1993)
Career NBA/ABA statistics
Points	605 (3.4 ppg)
Rebounds	262 (1.5 rpg)
Assists	363 (2.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games Assistant coach for the  United States 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team FIBA World Championship Assistant coach for the  United States 2006 Japan Men's basketball FIBA Americas Championship Assistant coach for the  United States 2007 Las Vegas Men's basketball

Michael Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951)^[1] is an American-Italian professional basketball coach and former player who is a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

While head coach of the Phoenix Suns, he won NBA Coach of the Year honors for the 2004–05 NBA season after the Suns posted 33 more wins than the previous season. He coached the New York Knicks starting in 2008 before resigning in 2012. He was hired by the Los Angeles Lakers seven games into the 2012–13 season. On June 1, 2016, D'Antoni was named head coach of the Rockets, and he received his second NBA Coach of the Year award for the 2016–17 season.^[2] D'Antoni is known for favoring a fast-paced, offense-oriented system. Guards Steve Nash and James Harden would win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award playing under D'Antoni's system.