- Larry Krystkowiak
infobox NBA Player
name = Larry Krystkowiak
position = Power forward
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9
weight_lbs = 250
nickname = Krysko, Special K [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KRYSTLA01 databaseBasketball entry] ]
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1964|9|23
birth_place =Missoula, Montana
highschool = Big Sky (Missoula)
college = Montana
draft = 2nd round, 28th overall
draft_year = 1986
draft_team =Chicago Bulls
career_start = 1986
career_end = 1996
former_teams =San Antonio Spurs (1986-87)Milwaukee Bucks (1988-92)Utah Jazz (1992-93)Orlando Magic (1993-94)Chicago Bulls (1994-95)Los Angeles Lakers (1996)
awards =Big Sky Conference MVP (1984, 1985, 1986)Larry Brett Krystkowiak (born
September 23 1964 ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player, and the formerhead coach of the NBA'sMilwaukee Bucks . His nicknames include Krysko and Special K.He was born in
Missoula, Montana but grew up primarily inShelby, Montana , but finished his high school career atBig Sky High School in Missoula. He and his wife, Jan, have three boys: Cameron, Luc and Ben. [http://www.nba.com/coachfile/larry_krystkowiak/index.html NBA.com bio] ]College career
Krystkowiak played college basketball for the University of Montana from 1982 to 1986 and still holds the school records for career points scored (2,017) and rebounds (1,105). He is the only person to have been named
Big Sky Conference MVP three times (1984-1986). [http://missoulian.com/articles/2007/01/15/grizmania/news/egriz83.txt Missoulian.com] ]Professional career (as a player)
Krystkowiak was selected by the
Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (28th overall pick) of the1986 NBA Draft . He played power forward for nine seasons in the NBA, spending the bulk of his career with theMilwaukee Bucks . He also played for theSan Antonio Spurs ,Utah Jazz ,Orlando Magic ,Chicago Bulls andLos Angeles Lakers . In the 1988-89 season he averaged 12.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and over 30 minutes per game for the Bucks. [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KRYSTLA01 databaseBasketball entry] ] Over his NBA career, he averaged 8.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per contest. [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KRYSTLA01 databaseBasketball entry] ]Coaching career
Krystkowiak began his coaching career in 1998 as an assistant to Don Holst at his alma mater, the University of Montana. He coached at Montana until 2000 when he left to join Old Dominion as an assistant under former Griz head coach
Blaine Taylor . [http://missoulian.com/articles/2007/01/15/grizmania/news/egriz83.txt Missoulian.com] .] He spent one season (2001-2002) at Old Dominion.Krystkowiak got his first opportunity as a head coach with the CBA's
Idaho Stampede in 2003-04. In his single season as the Stampede's head coach, he led the team to a 37-16 record and a CBA championship game berth [http://www.nba.com/coachfile/larry_krystkowiak/index.html NBA.com bio] ] .He was hired as head men's basketball coach at the Montana in May 2004. He led the Griz to a 42-20 overall record over the course of the next two seasons, reaching the NCAA tournament each year as a result of winning the
Big Sky Conference tourney. In 2006, the Grizzlies beat heavily favored fifth seed Nevada in the NCAA Tournament.In June, 2006, Krystkowiak left Montana to take a job as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, under
Terry Stotts . Krystkowiak was responsible for working with the Milwaukee's big men, notably second year playersAndrew Bogut andCharlie Villanueva . [ [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=439859 Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal] ] He was named head coach of the team on March 14, 2007, after the team fired Stotts, who had led the Bucks to a 23-41 record during the 2006-07 season. [ [http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/Krystkowiak_340_255_070314.html NBA.com Krystkowiak replaces Stotts] ] . He signed a reported 4-year contract with the Bucks, with an average annual salary of $2 million [ [http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=3/15/2007&id=20650 info on Krytkowiak/Bucks contract] ] Krystkowiak's NBA head coaching debut on March 15, 2007, resulted in a 101-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.On April 17, 2008, Krystkowiak was fired as Milwaukee Bucks head coach after a disappointing season in which the Bucks compiled the league's sixth worst record. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3351403 ESPN.com story on Bucks firing] ]
Coaching record
Larry Krystkowiak's record as a head coach.
= CBA =* Record is only for portion of the season after Krystkowiak took over. Finish is for full season.ee also
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List of college men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds References
External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/krystla01.html NBA stats] @ Basketball-Reference.com
* [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=580414 "Krystkowiak's road to Milwaukee as a player"]
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