Robert Pack (basketball)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
|---|---|
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Alfred Lawless (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| College | |
New Jersey Nets | |
| 1997–2000 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2000–2001 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2002 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2003 | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2004 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2003–2004 | Valencia |
| 2004–2005 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| As coach: | |
| 2009–2010 | New Orleans Hornets (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| 2013–2015 | Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant) |
| 2015–2018 | New Orleans Pelicans (assistant) |
| 2018–2021 | Washington Wizards (assistant) |
| 2022 | REG |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Robert John Pack Jr. (born February 3, 1969) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He last coached the Rwandan club REG of the Basketball Africa League A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) point guard, he played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
High school and college career
Pack attended Alfred Lawless High School in New Orleans.[1] He was a high school teammate of future NBA player Eldridge Recasner[1] and graduated from Lawless in 1987. He then attended Tyler Junior College for two years, transferred to the University of Southern California in 1989, and graduated with a degree in sociology in 1991.[2] He averaged 13.4 points per game and 5.3 assists in his two seasons at USC.
Professional career
Early career
Pack was not drafted by an NBA team, rather he began his career by being signed as a free agent by the
Mid-career
Pack spent three seasons with the Nuggets from 1992–93 until 1994–95, with his minutes and games started increasing each season. On March 18, 1993, Pack set a then-career-high with 27 points while coming off the bench in a 105-101 loss to the
Late career
Pack returned to the Nuggets for the 2000–01 season after being traded by the Mavericks via the
He finished his NBA career and from 2004 to 2005 he played in Žalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania.
Coaching career
In August 2009, Pack joined the New Orleans Hornets as an assistant coach.[5] He became an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers the next season.[6] On July 31, 2013, he became an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder.[7]
On June 22, 2015, he returned to the now New Orleans Pelicans as an assistant coach.[8]
On October 10, 2018, Pack joined the Washington Wizards as assistant coach.[9]
On February 18, 2022, Pack was announced as the new head coach of the Rwandan club REG ahead of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[10]
Head coaching record
BAL
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REG | 2022 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1st in Sahara Conference | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in Quarterfinals
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Other
Pack was known[.
He achieved two
Philanthropy
In November 2016, Pack and Percy "Master P" Miller formed Team H.O.P.E. NOLA, an acronym for “Helping Our Players Excel.” Its players were twenty at-risk males between the ages of 12–15 and chosen from New Orleans-area schools.[12][13]
See also
- List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game
References
- ^ a b Smith, Sarah E. (December 24, 1995). "Sonic Report / Seattle 118, Washington 100 -- Family Makes Pack Feel At Home In Puget Sound". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
Pack was a prep teammate of former Washington Husky Eldridge Recasner, now of the Houston Rockets. He was a sophomore starter at Lawless High School in New Orleans when Recasner was a senior.
- ^ "Robert Pack bio". NBA.com. NBA. 2001.
- ^ "Boston Celtics at Denver Nuggets Box Score, March 18, 1993". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ Weidie, Kyle (August 4, 2008). "Remembering Robert Pack, a Bullet flash in the pan". BulletsForever.com. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Robert Pack named Hornets assistant coach - USATODAY.com". USAToday.com. August 6, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Clippers add 3 assistant coaches". ESPN. August 13, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ "Thunder Announces Additions to Coaching Staff". NBA.com. July 31, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Alvin Gentry officially adds Darren Erman and Robert Pack to staff". NBA.com. June 22, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ "Wizards announce coaching/training staff changes". NBA.com. October 16, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (February 18, 2022). "Rwanda: Basketball - REG Sign American Coach Ahead of Basketball Africa League". allAfrica.com. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Triple-Doubles (Since the 1987-88 Season)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Team Hope". Teamhopenola.org. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Christmas miracle touches Louisiana family". Wwltv.com. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
External links
- Robert Pack profile on NBA.com
- NBA historical playerfile
- Basketball-Reference.com: Robert Pack Statistics