Mike Budenholzer
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| Full name | Michael Vincent Budenholzer | |
| birthday | 6th August 1969 (age 51) | |
| place of birth | Holbrook , Arizona , United States | |
| college | Pomona College, Claremont , California | |
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| society | Milwaukee Bucks ( Head Coach ) | |
| league | NBA | |
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1993-1994 Vejle BK
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1993–1994 Vejle BK (youth coach) 1996–2013 San Antonio Spurs (assistant coach) 2013–2018 Atlanta Hawks Since 2018 Milwaukee Bucks 
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Michael Vincent "Mike" Budenholzer (born August 6, 1969 in Holbrook , Arizona ) is an American basketball coach who has been under contract with the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA since 2018 .
Career
After graduating from Pomona College , Budenholzer played professional basketball in Denmark for a year . At the same time, he was in charge of the Vejle BK 's youth basketball team . He then ended his career and was initially hired by the San Antonio Spurs as a video coordinator. From 1996, he was brought into the coaching staff by lane trainer Gregg Popovich as assistant coach and then filled this position for 17 years. He won four championships with the Spurs.
In the summer of 2013 he was poached by the Atlanta Hawks as the new head coach. In his debut season he qualified with the Hawks for the playoffs, where they were eliminated in eighth place against the Indiana Pacers . In the 2014/15 season he achieved the best record in the Eastern Conference with the Hawks . For this achievement he was honored with the NBA Coach of the Year Award . In the playoffs, however, they were eliminated against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference finals.
After the first season of a long-term rebuilding of the Hawks, which ended in 2018 with 24 wins and 58 losses in last place in the Eastern Conference, the club and Budenholzer agreed to prematurely terminate the existing contractual relationship in summer 2018. In its total of five years at the Hawks Budenholzer was able to record a record of 230 wins and 219 losses.
In May 2018, Budenholzer was introduced as the new head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks , which had previously failed in the first round of the playoffs 3-4 at the Boston Celtics . In the 2018/19 season he achieved the best record in the league with the Bucks. For this achievement he received the Coach of the Year Award for the second time in his career . In August 2020, Budenholzer (together with competitor Billy Donovan from Oklahoma City Thunder ) received the award for the third time. So far, only Pat Riley , Gregg Popovich and Don Nelson have received three awards.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ HAWKS NAME MIKE BUDENHOLZER AS HEAD COACH
- ↑ These are the NBA Coach of the Year. August 3, 2020, accessed on August 3, 2020 .
0 Donte DiVincenzo | 3 George Hill | 5 DJ Wilson | 6 Eric Bledsoe | 7 Ersan İlyasova | 9 Wesley Matthews | 11 Brook Lopez | 13 Cameron Reynolds | 15 Frank Mason | 20 Marvin Williams | 22 Khris Middleton | 23 Sterling Brown | 24 Pat Connaughton | 26 Kyle Korver | 34 Giannis Antetokounmpo | 42 Robin Lopez | 43 Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Head Coach: Mike Budenholzer
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| SURNAME | Budenholzer, Mike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Budenholzer, Michael Vincent (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th August 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Holbrook , Arizona |