As a player: 5× Italian League titles 2× Euroleague titles 2× Cup of Italy Korać Cup (1985) Intercontinental Cup 50 Greatest Contributors in Euroleague History (2008) As a coach: NBA Coach of the Year (2005) 2× Italian League titles Korać Cup (1993) Cup of Italy Career NBA/ABA statistics Points 605 Rebounds 262 Assists 363 Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Michael Andrew[1] "Mike" D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is a former American basketball player and current head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. While head coach of the NBA's Phoenix Suns, he won NBA Coach of the Year honors for the 2004–05 NBA season after the Suns posted 33 more wins than the previous season. He coached the New York Knicks starting in 2008 before resigning in 2012. He was hired by the Lakers midseason in 2012–13. D'Antoni, who holds American and Italian dual citizenship, is known for favoring a fast-paced offense-oriented system. Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coachi! ng career 2.1 Italy 2.2 Early NBA 2.3 Phoenix Suns 2.4 Team USA 2.5 New York Knicks 2.6 Return to Team USA for 2012 London Olympics 2.7 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Head coaching record 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External links [edit] Playing career After a college career at Marshall University, D'Antoni was drafted by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in the 2nd round of the 1973 NBA Draft . He was all-NBA Rookie Second Team choice for 1974. After 3 seasons for the Kings (1973–1976), he played for the Spirits of St. Louis of the American Basketball Association in 1976, and for the San Antonio Spurs (again in the NBA) in 1977. His Spurs career lasted just two games before he found an opportunity to play successfully overseas. D'Antoni was then called by the Italian team of Olimpia Milano, starting a career which saw him become the club's all-time leading scorer. He was voted the league's top point guard of all time in 1990 and he paced his team to five Italian League ti! tles, two Euroleague titles, two Cups of Italy, one Korać Cup! and one Intercontinental Cup. Being of Italian origin, D'Antoni was also selected to play on the Italian national team for the European championship in 1989. [edit] Coaching career [edit] Italy D'Antoni began his career as head coach for his most loyal club, Milan. He remained for four seasons, from 1990 to 1994, leading the club to the 1992 European Championship Final Four and 1993 Korać Cup. He was then chosen to coach Benetton Treviso, another major Italian basketball club. During his tenure (1994–1997), the team captured the Cup of Europe and Coppa Italia (in 1995) and won the national league title in 1996–97. Coach D'Antoni's Italian teams went to the playoffs each season, and he was twice voted the league's Coach of the Year. In 2001, D'Antoni returned to Italy for a second stint as the coach of Benetton Treviso. In his one season back in Europe, he led the team to a 28–8 record, a league championship and 2002 Euroleague Final Four, coaching a team filled ! with many former NBA stars. [edit] Early NBA The first NBA coaching job held by D'Antoni was with the Denver Nuggets in 1997-98 as the club's director of player personnel. He also did some broadcasting work with TNT during that season. The next year, he became Nuggets head coach, but was fired after a poor performance during the strike-shortened 1998-99 season. D'Antoni then went on to become a scout for San Antonio Spurs during the 1999–2000 season. He was also an assistant for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2000-01. [edit] Phoenix Suns D'Antoni coaching the Suns. In 2002, D'Antoni made his return to the NBA as a Phoenix Suns assistant. In 2003, he was hired with 61 games left in the season as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns[2] and, despite leading the team to a poor record in the second half of the year, he received a vote of confidence for producing inspired play from an injury riddled team. The next season, D'Antoni helped the team acquire Steve Nash, which began an! incredible turnaround for the franchise. After the addition of Nash, t! he D'Antoni-coached Suns won fifty or more games in four consecutive seasons. D'Antoni won the NBA Coach of the Year Award during his first full season with the Suns. His style, dubbed "Seven Seconds or Less," was described in a book of that name. [edit] Team USA D'Antoni was selected to the coaching staff for the Team USA Olympic Basketball squad under head coach Mike Krzyzewski and participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, winning a bronze medal.[3] Pundits believed his familiarity with the three-point shot and the zone defense, hallmarks of the international game, were considered to be valuable assets to the team. [edit] New York Knicks D'Antoni coaching the New York Knicks in 2009. As of May 5, 2008, D'Antoni was told that he was free to speak with other teams about a coaching job next season, although Steve Kerr requested he stay with the Suns.[4] On May 9, D'Antoni was made an offer by the New York Knicks.[5] The next day, D'Antoni accepted the 4-year, $24 mil! lion offer and became the Knicks' head coach.[6][7] After two tough years, D'Antoni finally saw some success with the Knicks during the 2010-11 NBA season. The team brought in stars like Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony, and the Knicks qualified for the playoffs with a 42-40 record before getting swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. D'Antoni resigned as coach on March 14, 2012, and assistant coach Mike Woodson filled his vacancy as the head coach.[8] The Knicks were off to a disappointing 18-24 start. [edit] Return to Team USA for 2012 London Olympics In the summer of 2012, D'Antoni returned to Team USA as an assistant coach again under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. He reunited with Knicks players Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler on this team as they prepared for the 2012 London Summer Olympics.[9] [edit] Los Angeles Lakers On November 12, 2012, the Lakers signed D'Antoni to a multi-year contract.[10] He replaced Mike Brown, who was fired as ! head coach after a 1–4 start to the 2012–13 season. Former Lakers c! oach Phil Jackson was the early favorite to replace Brown, but D'Antoni was hired in a unanimous decision by the Lakers front office.[11][12] The move was widely questioned by the media. [13] [14] [15] D'Antoni was reunited with Nash, who was traded to the Lakers before the season. Lakers star Kobe Bryant was also familiar with D'Antoni; Bryant as a child knew him when D'Antoni was a star in Italy and Bryant's father was also playing there. Bryant grew close with D'Antoni during their time with Team USA.[11][12] [edit] Head coaching record Legend Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win-loss % Post season 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 DEN 1998–99 50 14 36 .280 6th in Midwest — — — — Missed Playoffs PHX 2003–04 61 21 40 .344 6th in Pacific — — — — Missed Playoffs PHX 2004–05 82 62 20 .756 1st in Pacific ! 15 9 6 .600 Lost in Conf. Finals PHX 2005–06 82 54 28 .659 1st in Pacific 20 10 10 .500 Lost in Conf. Finals PHX 2006–07 82 61 21 .744 1st in Pacific 11 6 5 .545 Lost in Conf. Semifinals PHX 2007–08 82 55 27 .671 2nd in Pacific 5 1 4 .200 Lost in First Round NYK 2008–09 82 32 50 .390 5th in Atlantic — — — — Missed Playoffs NYK 2009–10 82 29 53 .354 3rd in Atlantic — — — — Missed Playoffs NYK 2010–11 82 42 40 .512 2nd in Atlantic 4 0 4 .000 Lost in First Round NYK 2011–12 42 18 24 .429 3rd in Atlantic — — — — (resigned) LAL 2012–13 Career 727 388 339 .533 55 26 29 .473 [edit] Personal life D'Antoni has an older brother named Dan, who coached under him as an assistant in Phoenix and New York.[16] D'Antoni is a United States and Italy dual citizen, making him the first Italian to lead an NBA team. He is fluent in English and Italian. The coach lives in Rye, New York with his family. [17] [edit] References ^ http://www.basketball-referenc! e.com/coaches/dantomi01c.html ^ "Coaches: Mike D'Antoni". National Bask! etball Association. http://www.nba.com/coachfile/mike_dantoni/. Retrieved 2008-01-28. ^ 2006 USA Basketball ^ Suns: Kerr's Statement on Mike D'Antoni. National Basketball Association, May 5, 2008, accessed on December 26, 2008 ^ Stein, Marc. Bulls still the focus as Suns wait for D'Antoni decision, ESPN, May 7, 2008, accessed on December 26, 2008 ^ Beck, Howard (May 11, 2008). "D'Antoni Accepts Offer to Coach Knicks". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/sports/basketball/11knicks.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print. Retrieved December 26, 2008. ^ "D'Antoni takes Knicks' job". Yahoo! Sports. May 11, 2008. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=As6FcS5w7nsYAYyuvnguHua8vLYF?slug=txknickscoach&prov=st&type=lgns. Retrieved December 26, 2008. ^ "New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni resigns". ESPN. March 14, 2012. http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7686638/new-york-knicks-coach-mike-dantoni-resigns. Retrieved March 14, 2012.! ^ USA Baseketball: 2012 U.S. Olympic Men's Team Roster ^ Trudell, Mike (November 12, 2012). Lakers hire D'Antoni "Lakers Hire Mike D'Antoni". nba.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/121112lakers-hire-mike-dantoni Lakers hire D'Antoni. ^ a b Bresnahan, Mike (November 12, 2012). "Mike D'Antoni to be next coach of the Lakers". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lakers-hire-mike-dantoni-20121112,0,7850509.story?track=rss. ^ a b Beck, Howard (November 12, 2012). "The Lakers Change Direction and Hire D'Antoni as Coach". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/6C7psU6IA. ^ [1] ^
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