Dwane Casey

Dwane Casey

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Personal information
Date of birth	April 17, 1957 (1957-04-17) (age 54)
Place of birth	Morganfield, Kentucky
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	University of Kentucky
Career history
As coach:
1994–2005	Seattle SuperSonics (assistant)
2005–2007	Minnesota Timberwolves
2008–2011	Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
2011–present	Toronto Raptors
Stats at NBA.com

Dwane Casey (born April 17, 1957) is a former NCAA basketball player and coach who currently is a head coach in the NBA for the Toronto Raptors.^[1]

Early years

Casey was born in Morganfield, Kentucky, and graduated from Union County High School in 1975.^[2]

At the University of Kentucky Casey had a career average of 1.3 points, and 0.6 assists per game.^[3] Casey served as team captain during his senior year. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in business administration in 1979.^[4]

Coaching

Casey began his coaching career in 1979, as an assistant coach for the University of Kentucky. In late March 1988 while still serving as an assistant coach there, Emery Worldwide employees discovered $1,000 in cash in an envelope that was accidentally opened. The envelope was addressed to Claud Mills, the father of recruit Chris Mills, and the sender was identified as Casey. The University of Kentucky said that the evidence collected during the investigation is inconclusive, and does not prove that Casey sent the money.^{[5] [6]} The scandal resulted in Casey's resignation, and Casey being placed on probation for 5 years by the NCAA.^[7]

After his resignation from the NCAA, Casey served as an assistant coach for the Seattle SuperSonics, and during his time there the team won 4 division titles.

During the summers Casey served as a coach for the Japanese National Basketball Team, and in the summer of 1998 the team appeared in the FIBA World Championship basketball tournament, which would be the team's first appearance there in over 30 years.^[8]

At the start of the 2005-06 NBA season, Casey landed his first job as head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves, replacing Kevin McHale. Casey's overall record with the team was 53-69, he was fired on January 23, 2007 lasting only a season and a half with the Timberwolves.^[9] At the time of his firing, the Timberwolves were 20-20, he was replaced by assistant coach Randy Wittman, who went 12-30 for the rest of the season.^[10]

For the 2008-09 NBA season Casey served as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks. During the 2009-10 NBA season the Mavericks won a division title. In 2011 the Mavericks defeated the Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals, and received their first championship. In June 2011 Casey left his position as an assistant coach for the Mavericks for a head coach position for the Toronto Raptors.

In early June 2011 the Toronto Raptors decided not to pick up the option on Jay Triano's contract. With the Raptors searching for a new head coach, Casey was rumored to be one of the top candidates. On June 21, 2011 it was confirmed that Casey would indeed be the head coach of the Toronto Raptors during the 2011-12 NBA season.^[11]

Head 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
MIN	2005–06	82	33	49	.402	3rd in Northwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
MIN	2006–07	40	20	20	.500	4th in Northwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Career		122	53	69	.434		—	—	—	—

References

1. ^ "Raptors Name Dwane Casey Head Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 21, 2011. http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/20110621/18351/raptors-name-dwane-casey-head-coach. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 
2. ^ Cole, Brandon, "Larry Johnson enter Hall of Fame", Union County Advocate, June 6, 2007
3. ^ Game-by-Game Statistics for Dwane Casey, bigbluehistory.net
4. ^ NBA.com Dwane Casey, NBA.com
5. ^ "Articles about Chris Mills" Orlando Sentinel
6. ^ York, Michael. "Kentucky Loves Its Basketball, but Not at Any Price" The Washington Post, 11 December 1988.
7. ^ Wolff, Alexander, "Odd Man Out", Sports Illustrated, February 11, 1991
8. ^ NBA.com Dwane Casey, NBA.com
9. ^ TIMBERWOLVES: Wolves Relieve Head Coach Dwane Casey of Coaching Duties
10. ^ Mavs assistant Dwane Casey returns to Minnesota
11. ^ "Raptors Name Dwane Casey Head Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 21, 2011. http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/20110621/18351/raptors-name-dwane-casey-head-coach. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 

External links

• Dwane Casey coach profile at NBA.com
• NCAA career stats as a player at BBH
• NBA career stats as a head coach at Basketball-Reference

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Name	Casey, Dwane
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Date of birth	1957-04-17
Place of birth	Morganfield, Kentucky, U.S.
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