Doc Rivers

Doc Rivers
Rivers coaching the Philadelphia 76ers in 2022
Milwaukee Bucks
PositionHead coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1961-10-13) October 13, 1961 (age 63)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)[1]
Career information
High schoolProviso East (Maywood, Illinois)
CollegeMarquette (1980–1983)
NBA draft1983: 2nd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1983–1996
PositionPoint guard
Number25
Coaching career1999–present
Career history
As player:
19831991Atlanta Hawks
1991–1992Los Angeles Clippers
19921994New York Knicks
19941996San Antonio Spurs
As coach:
19992003Orlando Magic
20042013Boston Celtics
20132020Los Angeles Clippers
20202023Philadelphia 76ers
2024–presentMilwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career statistics
Points9,377 (10.9 ppg)
Assists4,889 (5.7 apg)
Steals1,563 (1.8 spg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  United States
Basketball
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1982 Colombia National team

Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An NBA player for 14 seasons, he was an NBA All-Star and was named one of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History.

Rivers played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles and was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft. He played point guard for the Hawks from 1983 to 1991 and was later a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs. Rivers was an All-Star with the Hawks in 1988.

After retiring as a player in 1996, Rivers began his NBA coaching career. He was the head coach of the Orlando Magic from 1999 to 2003, the Boston Celtics from 2004 to 2013, the Los Angeles Clippers from 2013 to 2020, and the Philadelphia 76ers from 2020 to 2023. Rivers was named the 2000 NBA Coach of the Year in his first season with the Magic and won an NBA championship with the Celtics in 2008. He was also an analyst for ESPN.

  1. ^ "Glenn Rivers". National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 14, 2020.