Marc Iavaroni

Marc Iavaroni

2009–10 Toronto Raptors coaching staff, L to R: Alex English, Marc Iavaroni and Jay Triano
No. 8, 32, 43
Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	September 15, 1956 (1956-09-15) (age 55)
Place of birth	Jamaica, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Virginia (1974–1978)
NBA Draft	1978 / Round: 3 / Pick: 55th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Pro career	1978–1992
Career history
As player:
1978–1980	Basket Brescia (Italy)
1981–1982	Fulgor Libertas Forlì (Italy)
1982–1984	Philadelphia 76ers
1984–1986	San Antonio Spurs
1986–1989	Utah Jazz
1989	Olimpia Milano (Italy)
1990–1991	Caja de Ronda Málaga (Spain)
1991–1992	Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA)
As coach:
2007–2008	Memphis Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (1983)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,328 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,725 (3.2 rpg)
Assists	514 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Marcus (Marc) John Iavaroni (born September 15, 1956, in Jamaica, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player, current assistant coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, and former head coach of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies.

Iavaroni, who joined the NBA at age 26, was an important role player on the successful Philadelphia 76ers teams in the early and middle 80s. He also played for the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz, in a career which included a starting role as a rookie on the 76ers' 1983 NBA Championship team.

Iavaroni also played professionally in Brescia, Forlì and Málaga before retiring in 1992, playing a total of six seasons in Italy and Spain: four after his college career and two following his NBA career.

His coaching career began as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Virginia. Following his playing career, he was also an assistant coach for two seasons at Bowling Green State University from 1992 to 1994.

The first NBA coaching experience for Iavaroni came in 1997, when he was hired as a Cleveland Cavaliers assistant, working mainly with forwards. In 1999, he moved to the front office of the Miami Heat as director of player development. Since 2002, he served as an assistant to Mike D'Antoni at the Phoenix Suns.

On May 30, 2007, Iavaroni was named the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies.^[1] However, on January 22, 2009, he was fired by the Grizzlies after an 11–30 start to the 2008–09 season.^[2][3]

On June 5, 2009, the Toronto Raptors announced that Iavaroni would become an assistant coach to Jay Triano.^[3]

On July 17, 2010, the Los Angeles Clippers announced that Iavaroni would become an assistant coach to newly-hired Vinny Del Negro.^[4]

Iavaroni was a star player at Plainview, New York's John F. Kennedy High School in the 1970s and a teammate of Seth Greenberg, who is currently the Head Coach of the Virginia Tech men's basketball team.

Iavaroni and his wife Caroline have three sons: Kenton, McCray and Jackson.

Coaching record

Legend
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
MEM	2007–08	82	22	60	.268	5th in Southwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
MEM	2008–09	39	13	26	.333	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Career		121	35	86	.289		—	—	—	—

References

1. ^ Griz hire Iavaroni as coach
2. ^ Memphis Grizzlies fire coach Marc Iavaroni - ESPN
3. ^ ^{a b} Toronto Raptors hire Marc Iavaroni as assistant to Jay Triano - ESPN
4. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5389383

Persondata
Name	Iavaroni, Marc
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Date of birth	September 15, 1956
Place of birth	Jamaica, New York
Date of death
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