 Mahorn in 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21, 1958 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Weaver (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| College | Hampton (1976–1980) |
| NBA draft | 1980: 2nd round, 35th overall pick |
| Selected by the Washington Bullets | |
| Playing career | 1980–1999 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 44, 4 |
| Coaching career | 1999–2009 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1980–1985 | Washington Bullets |
| 1985–1989 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1989–1991 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1991–1992 | Virtus Roma |
| 1992–1996 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1996–1998 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1999 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| As coach: | |
| 1999–2000 | Rockford Lightning |
| 2000–2002 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
| 2005–2009 | Detroit Shock (assistant) |
| 2009 | Detroit Shock (interim) |
| 2017-2018 | Trilogy |
| 2019 | Enemies |
| 2021-present | Aliens |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As assistant coach:
As head coach: | |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 7,763 (6.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 6,957 (6.2 rpg) |
| Blocks | 1,007 (0.9 bpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Derrick Allen Mahorn (born September 21, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player who played power forward and center for the Washington Bullets, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, and the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a radio analyst for the Detroit Pistons,[1] works as a co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio, and during the summer is the head coach of the Aliens of the BIG3.
Mahorn had a reputation for physical play, and was a member of the late 1980s Detroit Pistons teams known as "The Bad Boys", and with them won the 1989 NBA Championship. After his playing career, Mahorn would go on to be an assistant coach under Pistons teammate and head coach Bill Laimbeer with the Detroit Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and was part of two WNBA Championship teams (2006, 2008). He would eventually become head coach of the Shock, and later became head coach of Trilogy of the BIG3, leading the team to the inaugural BIG3 Championship in 2017, making Mahorn the only one in history to have won a championship in the NBA, WNBA, and BIG3.