Dwane Casey
American professional basketball coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dwane Lyndon Casey (born April 17, 1957) is an American basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons before transitioning to a front office position with the team.[1] He is a former NCAA basketball player and coach, having played and coached there for over a decade before moving on to the NBA.[2] He was previously the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Toronto Raptors, with whom he won the NBA Coach of the Year Award in 2018.
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Detroit Pistons | |
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Position | Member of front office |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1957-04-17) April 17, 1957 (age 67) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Union County (Morganfield, Kentucky) |
College | Kentucky (1975–1979) |
NBA draft | 1979: undrafted |
Coaching career | 1979–2023 |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1979–1980 | Kentucky (assistant) |
1980–1985 | Western Kentucky (assistant) |
1985–1989 | Kentucky (assistant) |
1989–1992 | Sekisui Chemical |
1992–1994 | Isuzu Motors Lynx |
1994–2005 | Seattle SuperSonics (assistant) |
2005–2007 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
2008–2011 | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
2011–2018 | Toronto Raptors |
2018–2023 | Detroit Pistons |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As assistant coach: As head coach:
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