Dwane Casey

Dwane Casey
Casey and his wife at the 2017 TIFF
Detroit Pistons
PositionMember of front office
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1957-04-17) April 17, 1957 (age 67)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolUnion County
(Morganfield, Kentucky)
CollegeKentucky (1975–1979)
NBA draft1979: undrafted
Coaching career1979–2023
Career history
As coach:
1979–1980Kentucky (assistant)
1980–1985Western Kentucky (assistant)
1985–1989Kentucky (assistant)
1989–1992Sekisui Chemical
1992–1994Isuzu Motors Lynx
19942005Seattle SuperSonics (assistant)
20052007Minnesota Timberwolves
20082011Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
20112018Toronto Raptors
20182023Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As assistant coach:

As head coach:

Dwane Lyndon Casey (born April 17, 1957) is an American basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons before transitioning to a front office position with the team.[1] He is a former NCAA basketball player and coach, having played and coached there for over a decade before moving on to the NBA.[2] He was previously the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Toronto Raptors, with whom he won the NBA Coach of the Year Award in 2018.

  1. ^ "Casey out as Pistons coach, moves to front office". ESPN.com. April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Rhoden, William C. (March 25, 2012). "Dwane Casey Still Roots for Kentucky, for Whom He Took a Fall". The New York Times.