Vinny Del Negro
Personal information | |
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Born | Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | August 9, 1966
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Teamsystem Bologna |
1999–2000 | Milwaukee Bucks |
2000–2001 | Golden State Warriors |
2001 | Phoenix Suns |
As coach: | |
2008–2010 | Chicago Bulls |
2010–2013 | Los Angeles Clippers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 7,038 (9.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,810 (2.3 rpg) |
Assists | 2,484 (3.2 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Vincent Joseph Del Negro (born August 9, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls from 2008 to 2010, and the Los Angeles Clippers from 2010 to 2013. Del Negro is currently an analyst with NBA TV.
Early life
Del Negro was born on August 9, 1966, in
College career
Del Negro played for Jim Valvano at North Carolina State University. As a senior, he was selected to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team after averaging 15.9 points, 3.6 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game. In his junior season, Del Negro led the Wolfpack to the 1987 ACC Tournament championship and was named tournament MVP.
Professional career
Del Negro was selected by the
Upon his return to the NBA in 1992, Del Negro joined the
Del Negro's career statistics included averaging 9.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game, while shooting 47.5% from the field and 84.0% from the free-throw line.
NBA career statistics
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 |
* | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1988–89 | Sacramento
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80 | 2 | 19.5 | .475 | .300 | .850 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
1989–90 | Sacramento
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76 | 29 | 24.4 | .462 | .313 | .871 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.7 |
1992–93 | San Antonio
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73 | 31 | 20.9 | .507 | .250 | .863 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 7.4 |
1993–94 | San Antonio
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77 | 56 | 25.3 | .487 | .349 | .824 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 10.0 |
1994–95 | San Antonio
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75 | 71 | 31.5 | .486 | .407 | .790 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.5 |
1995–96 | San Antonio
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82 | 82* | 33.7 | .497 | .380 | .832 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 14.5 |
1996–97 | San Antonio
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72 | 53 | 31.2 | .467 | .314 | .868 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.3 |
1997–98 | San Antonio
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54 | 38 | 31.9 | .441 | .436 | .796 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 9.5 |
1998–99 | Milwaukee
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48 | 7 | 22.8 | .422 | .433 | .800 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
1999–00 | Milwaukee
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67 | 0 | 18.1 | .471 | .333 | .897 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.2 |
2000–01 | Golden State
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29 | 1 | 13.7 | .333 | .111 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
2000–01 | Phoenix
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36 | 0 | 14.6 | .528 | .000 | .893 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
2001–02 | Phoenix
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2 | 0 | 3.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Career | 771 | 370 | 24.9 | .475 | .359 | .840 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 9.1 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1992–93 | San Antonio
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8 | 0 | 14.0 | .447 | .222 | 1.000 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
1993–94 | San Antonio
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4 | 4 | 23.3 | .444 | .500 | .600 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 7.3 |
1994–95 | San Antonio
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15 | 15 | 25.5 | .432 | .450 | .833 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
1995–96 | San Antonio
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10 | 10 | 37.9 | .460 | .593 | .684 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.3 |
1997–98 | San Antonio
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9 | 3 | 31.4 | .481 | .200 | .941 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 10.7 |
1999–00 | Milwaukee
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5 | 0 | 18.6 | .433 | .000 | .000 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 5.2 |
2000–01 | Phoenix
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3 | 0 | 8.7 | .571 | .000 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
Career | 54 | 32 | 25.3 | .454 | .431 | .812 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 8.8 |
Coaching career
Del Negro worked as a radio commentator for the Phoenix Suns before being promoted to director of player personnel for the Suns in 2006.[4] In 2007, the Suns promoted him to the position of assistant general manager.[5]
On June 9, 2008, multiple media reports indicated Del Negro had agreed to become the new head coach of the Chicago Bulls.[6] He became the favorite for the job after former Bulls' coach Doug Collins withdrew his name from consideration.
Two days later, Del Negro was officially introduced as the new head coach of the Bulls, replacing Jim Boylan and becoming the 17th head coach in Bulls' history.
Del Negro finished his first season as head coach of the Chicago Bulls with a 41–41 record, sufficient for the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls played a seven-game series against the Boston Celtics, featuring four overtime games with a total of a record seven overtime periods, before losing.
Del Negro finished his second season as head coach of the Chicago Bulls with a 41–41 record, sufficient for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls lost the best of seven series in five games against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Bulls announced Del Negro's dismissal on May 4, 2010.[7]
On July 6, 2010, multiple league sources confirmed that Del Negro would become the next head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers.[8] At the end of Del Negro's first season with the Clippers, the Clippers finished with a record of 32–50, missing the playoffs. Despite missing the playoffs, the Clippers did have the
On May 21, 2013, it was announced that the Clippers would not renew Del Negro's contract after its expiration at the end of June.
Personal life
Del Negro is of Italian ancestry.[20] His father, Vince, played basketball at the University of Kentucky under legendary coach Adolph Rupp.[21] Del Negro won the 2021 American Century Championship.[22]
Head coaching record
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 |
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Chicago | 2008–09 | 82 | 41 | 41 | .500 | 2nd in Central | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | Lost in First round
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Chicago | 2009–10 | 82 | 41 | 41 | .500 | 3rd in Central | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | Lost in First round
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L.A. Clippers | 2010–11 | 82 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 4th in Pacific | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
L.A. Clippers | 2011–12 | 66 | 40 | 26 | .606 | 2nd in Pacific | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 | Lost in Conference semifinals
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L.A. Clippers | 2012–13 | 82 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1st in Pacific | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost in First round
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Career | 394 | 210 | 184 | .533 | 29 | 10 | 19 | .345 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Larry Brown was the first in 1993.[10]
References
- ^ "The Skinny on Vinny". NBA.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Vinny Del Negro Per Game Playoffs
- ^ ESPN – NBA Basketball transactions
- ^ "Suns promote Del Negro to assistant GM". Yahoo! Sports. August 28, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
- ^ "Bulls hire Del Negro as new head coach". Chicago Tribune. June 9, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
- ^ Del Negro out as Bulls coach Archived May 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com
- ^ "Clippers to hire Del Negro". Marc J. Spears. Yahoo! Sports.
- ^ "ESPN.com". May 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Shelburne, Ramona (May 21, 2013). "Del Negro out as Clippers coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ Turner, Broderick (May 21, 2013). "Vinny Del Negro says job loss 'hard to take' but thanks Clippers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Clippers down Suns, reach 50-win plateau for first time". FOX News. Sports Network. April 4, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Clippers rout Lakers to clinch first division title in franchise history". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 7, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013.
- ^ Bresnahan, Mike (February 14, 2013). "Clippers dominate Lakers, 125–101, to win season series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ Turner, Broderick (May 21, 2013). "Clippers parting ways with coach Vinny Del Negro". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013.
- ^ Golliver, Ben (June 1, 2013). "Report: Chris Paul 'angry' over Clippers' portrayal of Vinny Del Negro's departure". SI.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013.
- ^ Harper, Zach (May 30, 2013). "Vinny Del Negro intimates Chris Paul was behind his departure". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013.
- ^ Simers, T. J. (May 21, 2013). "Do Chris Paul, Blake Griffin know best who should coach Clippers?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013.
- ^ Turner, Broderick (May 31, 2013). "Clippers: Chris Paul not to blame for dismissal of Vinny Del Negro". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013.
- ^ "Del Negro: "I'm Italian, I Like to Argue"". NBC Chicago. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "UK Career Statistics for Vincent Del Negro". www.bigbluehistory.net. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ July 11, Associated Press; PM, 2021 at 7:10 (July 12, 2021). "Vinny Del Negro beats John Smoltz in playoff to win American Century Championship. While giving his victory speech, Del Negro revealed that his father passed away on 7/7/2021". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com