Milt Palacio

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Milt Palacio
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityBelizean
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolJunípero Serra
(Gardena, California)
College
Lietuvos rytas
As coach:
2016–2017Durham United
2018–2021Long Island Nets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
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Milton Sigmund Palacio (born February 7, 1978) is a

Belizean American professional basketball
coach and former player.

Early life

Palacio, a

Los Angeles, California
by Belizean parents.

College career

Palacio attended

1999. In his three years with the Rams
, Palacio averaged 12.1 points, 4.8 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game.

In 2023, Palacio was inducted into the Colorado State Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]

Professional career

In a seven-year NBA career, from 1999 to 2006, Palacio played for the Vancouver Grizzlies, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz, with a career scoring average of 4.8 points per game.

His most notable achievement was scoring a

New Jersey Nets on December 28, 2000. With the Nets leading 111–109 and inbounding the ball with less than 2 seconds remaining, Palacio stole a pass from Lucious Harris and threw up an off-balance shot with one hand from 30 feet away. Improbably, the shot was made, giving the Celtics a 112–111 victory.[2]
Basketball writers dubbed Palacio with the nickname "Miracle Milt", as a recognition of this incredible incident.

Despite a solid season with the Jazz, Palacio was a free agent at the start of the 2006–07 preseason. He eventually caught on with the Seattle SuperSonics, but was waived before the regular season start, unable to unseat Mike Wilks as the third-string point guard behind Luke Ridnour and Earl Watson.

In the 2007–08 season, Palacio began an overseas adventure, signing for ex-European champions

Serbian Cup and ABA League
.

During the 2008 summer transfer window, Palacio moved to the Russian team Khimki. After a year there, in September 2009, he rejoined Partizan,[6][7] but was released from his contract few weeks later, after he had not joined the team on time.[8] On January 5, 2010, Palacio signed a contract with the Greek League team Kavala.[9] In 16 games for Kavala, Palacio averaged 10.3 points, 2.6 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game, which has helped the club avoid relegation.

On May 4, 2010, Palacio moved to Spain and signed with

PAOK, Palacio again moved to Caja Laboral until the end of the 2010–11 season
.

In August 2011, Palacio signed a one-year deal with

Lietuvos rytas
in Lithuania.

Coaching career

In 2013, Palacio joined Don Verlin's staff at the University of Idaho as director of player development.[13]

On September 20, 2019, Palacio was rehired as an assistant coach by the Long Island Nets, the NBA Development League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets after a successful 2018–2019 season.[14]

On August 2, 2021, Palacio was hired as an assistant coach by the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[15] On October 7, 2021, Palacio was placed on administrative leave when he was indicted with a group of former NBA players who had allegedly committed insurance fraud.[16]

National team career

In his first international tournament, Palacio led

Belize to a gold medal at the 1998 CARICOM Basketball Championship
, which the country hosted.

Palacio was also a member of the team that won a silver medal at the 2009

the hosts 106–103.[17]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999–00 Vancouver 53 0 7.4 .439 .000 .595 1.0 .9 .4 .0 2.0
2000–01 Boston 58 6 19.7 .472 .333 .848 1.8 2.6 .8 .0 5.9
2001–02 Boston 41 0 12.6 .385 .353 .706 1.2 1.3 .5 .1 3.7
2001–02 Phoenix 28 1 9.7 .380 .143 .783 .8 1.0 .3 .0 2.8
2002–03 Cleveland 80 46 24.7 .418 .216 .747 2.9 3.2 .9 .2 5.0
2003–04 Toronto 59 13 20.5 .349 .154 .662 1.7 3.1 .7 .2 4.4
2004–05 Toronto 80 4 19.2 .446 .167 .742 1.7 3.5 .6 .2 5.8
2005–06 Utah 71 18 19.4 .424 .063 .653 1.9 2.7 .7 .2 6.2
Career 470 88 17.9 .419 .235 .719 1.8 2.5 .6 .1 4.8

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08
 Partizan 23 23 29.5 .381 .269 .779 2.7 3.3 1.3 0.1 12.5 10.5
Career 23 23 29.5 .381 .269 .779 2.7 3.3 1.3 0.1 12.5 10.5

See also

References

  1. ^ "Colorado State Announces 31st Hall of Fame Class". Colorado State University. June 13, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Celtics beat Nets on Palacio's miracle 3-pointer". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. December 29, 2000. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Partizan inks Milt Palacio". euroleague.net. August 27, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "Euroleague Basketball MVP for March: Milt Palacio, Partizan Igokea". euroleague.net. March 24, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "March MVP interview: Milt Palacio, Partizan". euroleague.net. March 25, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  6. ^ "Milt Palacio returns to Partizan". euroleague.net. September 16, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  7. ^ "Palacio returns to Partizan". thehoop.blogspot.com. September 16, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  8. ^ "Partizan, Palacio part ways". euroleague.net. October 6, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  9. ^ "Kavala announced Milton Palacio, Sow to follow?". thehoop.blogspot.com. January 5, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  10. ^ "Baskonia announced Milton Palacio". thehoop.blogspot.com. May 4, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  11. ^ "Kavala renewed Milton Palacio". thehoop.blogspot.com. August 5, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  12. ^ "Obradoiro CAB tabs experienced point guard Milt Palacio". sportando.net. August 22, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  13. ^ "Milt Palacio". University of Idaho. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  14. ^ "Long Island Nets Announce Staff Additions". longislandnets.com. September 20, 2019.
  15. ^ "Trail Blazers Announce Coaching Staff Additions". NBA.com. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  16. ^ Quinn, Sam (October 7, 2021). "Blazers place assistant coach Milt Palacio on administrative leave following indictment in federal fraud case". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Mexico wins 2009 CoCaBa, defeats Belize 106-103". interbasket.net. August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2012.

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