Mike Woodson

Mike Woodson
Mike Woodson (2008)
Player information
Full name	Michael Dean Woodson
birthday	March 24, 1958 (62 years and 161 days)
place of birth	Indianapolis , Indiana , United States
size	196 cm
position	Guard / Forward
High school	Broad Ripple High School
college	Indiana University
NBA draft	1980 , 12th Pick, New York Knicks
Jersey number	2, 42, 44
Clubs as active
1980–1981 New York Knicks 1982 New Jersey Nets 1982–1986 Kansas City / Sacramento Kings 1986–1988 Los Angeles Clippers 1988–1990 Houston Rockets 1991 Cleveland Cavaliers 00000 00000
Clubs as coaches
1996–1999 Milwaukee Bucks (AC) 1999–2001 Cleveland Cavaliers (AC) 2001–2003 Philadelphia 76ers (AC) 2003–2004 Detroit Pistons (AC) 2004–2010 Atlanta Hawks 2011–2012 New York Knicks (AC) 2012–2014 New York Knicks Since 2014 Los Angeles Clippers (AC) 0
1 As of December 29, 2016

Michael "Mike" Dean Woodson (born March 24, 1958 in Indianapolis , Indiana ) is a former American basketball player and currently assistant coach of the Los Angeles Clippers . Woodson completed eleven seasons in the NBA with six different teams. In 2004 he became an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons NBA champion. He later served as head coach for the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks for nine seasons .

player

college

Woodson played for four years for the Indiana Hoosiers of Indiana University under Bob Knight . In 1979 Woodson won the NIT tournament there. In addition, the team with Woodson twice reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship .

NBA

Woodson was selected in the 1980 NBA Draft in 12th place by the New York Knicks . After a season he was transferred to the New Jersey Nets . In the same season, Woodson was given up to the Kansas City Kings after seven games by the Nets . For the Kings Woodson played five seasons and averaged 16.3 points. After the 1985/86 season , the Kings gave Woodson to the Los Angeles Clippers . There he scored an average of 17.5 points in two seasons.

After another two seasons, Woodson was released with the Houston Rockets and signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers . There he was also released on December 24, 1990 after only 4 games. Woodson ended his playing career after the 1990/91 season .

Trainer

Woodson started his coaching career at the Milwaukee Bucks as an assistant coach. This was followed by positions as assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons . With the Pistons he won the NBA championship under head coach Larry Brown in the 2003/04 season .

After winning the NBA championship, the Atlanta Hawks hired Woodson as head coach. There he succeeded Terry Stotts . In their first season with Woodson, the Hawks ended the season with a disastrous 13-69 record. In 7 seasons Woodson was able to lead the Hawks into the playoffs three times . Two of them in the Eastern Conference semifinals . After the 2009-10 season , Woodson's contract was not renewed by the Hawks.

For the 2011/12 season Woodson was assistant coach at the New York Knicks . Mike D'Antoni resigned as head coach of the Knicks during the season on March 14, 2012, and Woodson took the position. He led the Knicks to the playoffs this season and the next two times. In the following 2013/14 season , however, the Knicks did not reach the playoffs - then Woodson was fired and Derek Fisher hired as the new head coach .

Woodson has been an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Clippers since the 2014/15 season .

Web links

Commons : Mike Woodson  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mike Woodson - player profile on basketball-reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/woodsmi01.html#all_transactions
2. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/woodsmi01.html#all_per_game
3. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/woodsmi01.html#all_transactions
4. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2005.html
5. ↑ http://www.espn.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7686638/new-york-knicks-coach-mike-dantoni-resigns