Lionel Hollins during an interview with CITR-FM in Vancouver, BC. | |
Point guard | |
Personal information | |
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Date of birth | October 19, 1953 |
Place of birth | Arkansas City, Kansas |
Nationality | USA |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Arizona St., Dixie State College of Utah |
NBA Draft | 1975 / 1st round, 6th overall |
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
Pro career | 1975–1985 |
Career history | |
Portland Trail Blazers (1975–1980) Philadelphia 76ers (1980–1982) San Diego Clippers (1982–1983) Detroit Pistons (1983–1984) Houston Rockets (1984–1985) |
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Career highlights and awards | |
NBA All-Rookie Team (1975) 1-time NBA All-Star (1977) All-NBA-Defense First Team (1977) 1-time NBA Champion (1977) All-NBA-Defense Second Team (1978) |
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Lionel Eugene Hollins (born October 19, 1953, in Arkansas City, Kansas) is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association.
During his ten-year NBA career he played for five teams, averaging 11.6 points and 4.5 assists per game.
Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the sixth pick of the 1975 NBA Draft out of Arizona State University, Hollins was bestowed All-Rookie first team honors that season, averaging 10.8 points in 78 games for the Blazers.
He was a member of Portland's 1976-77 National Basketball Association championship team, and made his only All-Star game appearance that year. He was a member of the NBA All-Defensive team twice, in 1977 and 1978.
Hollins compiled a record of 18-42 as the interim coach of the Vancouver Grizzlies during the 1999-2000 NBA season.
On April 18th 2007, the Portland Trail Blazers retired his #14 jersey.
On January 25, 2009, Hollins was named the Grizzlies' head coach for the third time in the franchise's short history. Hollins was also the team's coach during the 1999-2000 and 2004-05 seasons (albeit in an interim basis; his current coaching job is on a permanent basis).
On February 11, 2011, Hollins won his 100th career victory, as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, over the Milwaukee Bucks 89-86.
Coaching record
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Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L% | Win-loss % | |
Post season | PG | Games coached | PW | Games won | PL | Games lost | PW–L% | Win-loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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VAN | 1999–00 | 60 | 18 | 42 | .300 | 7th in Midwest | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
MEM | 2004–05 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
MEM | 2008–09 | 39 | 13 | 26 | .333 | 5th in Southwest | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
MEM | 2009–10 | 82 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 4th in Southwest | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
MEM | 2010–11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career | 185 | 71 | 114 | .384 | — | — | — | — |
Preceded by Brian Hill |
Vancouver Grizzlies head coach 1999–2000 (interim) |
Succeeded by Sidney Lowe |
Preceded by Hubie Brown |
Memphis Grizzlies head coach 2004 (interim) |
Succeeded by Mike Fratello |
Preceded by Johnny Davis (interim) |
Memphis Grizzlies head coach 2009–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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