Pat Sullivan (basketball)
| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
|---|---|
| Position | Player Development |
| League | New Jersey Nets (assistant) |
| 2008–2011 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2013–2016 | Washington Wizards (assistant) |
| 2016–2018 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| 2018–2020 | New York Knicks (assistant) |
| 2020–2021 | Minnesota Timberwolves (player development/defense) |
| 2021–present | North Carolina (Director of Recruiting) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Patrick Sullivan (born December 15, 1971) is an American
After starting with stints at North Carolina and UNCW as an assistant, Sullivan spent the majority of his coaching career in the NBA before returning to Chapel Hill.Playing career
Sullivan was born in
1993 national championship game. He redshirted in what would have been his senior season in 1993–94[8] which allowed Sullivan to join the 1994–95 Tar Heels, where was able to become the first Tar Heel to play in three Final Fours since 1969.[3]
Coaching career
In 1997, Sullivan was hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater, UNC under
New Jersey Nets, a repeat run with the Pistons, the Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers before joining the staff of new New York Knicks coach David Fizdale in 2018.[10][11]
After a few months on the Minnesota Timberwolves coaching staff in a development role, Sullivan was reported to join new head coach Hubert Davis' inaugural UNC staff in a player development role in April. He was officially announced as the Tar Heels' new Director of Recruiting in May 2021.
References
- ^ "Pat Sullivan Joining UNC Basketball Staff". 247Sports. April 26, 2021.
- ^ Steve Kirschner (May 24, 2021). "Pat Sullivan Joins Men's Basketball Staff". GoHeels.com.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- archive.org. 1992. p. 19. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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- ^ "Sullivan to redshirt senior year". United Press International. November 16, 1993. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Hendrickson, Brian (July 11, 2003). "UNCW loses Sullivan to NBA". Star-News. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Lee, Michael (June 29, 2013). "Wizards promote Pat Sullivan to assistant coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Iseman, Chris (October 25, 2018). "The local basketball legend working on David Fizdale's New York Knicks coaching staff". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
