Mike Woodson
Former Indiana Hoosier star and NBA head coach, now associate head coach of the Sacramento Kings.
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Michael Dean Woodson (born March 24, 1958) is an American professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player who is the associate head coach of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Quick Facts
- Born
- 24 March 1958
- Birthplace
- Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
- Team
- Sacramento Kings
- Position
- Associate head coach
- League
- NBA
- High school
- Broad Ripple (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- College
- Indiana (1976–1980)
- Draft round
- 1
Lore & Background
Woodson played collegiately for Bob Knight's Indiana Hoosiers from 1976 to 1980. As a junior team captain, his Hoosiers won the 1979 NIT Tournament and he was named to first team All-Big Ten. That summer Woodson won a gold medal as captain of the United States basketball team at the 1979 Pan American Games. His senior year, Woodson and Isiah Thomas led the 1979–80 Hoosiers to a conference title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen. Woodson was named the 1980 Big Ten Player of the Year, an NABC All-American, and awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball. Among Hoosier basketball players, Woodson ranks fifth all-time in total points and his 19.8 points per game average is tied (with Calbert Cheaney) for the second highest by a Hoosier who played four seasons in college. Woodson played 11 seasons in the NBA after being drafted by the New York Knicks as the 12th pick of the 1980 NBA draft. He also played for the New Jersey Nets, Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, and Cleveland Cavaliers. He appeared in 13 NBA playoff games over five post-seasons. Woodson later coached for seven different NBA franchises, including as an assistant for the Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, and New York Knicks. He won an NBA Championship with the Pistons during the 2003–04 season. Woodson served six years as head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, where he made the playoffs his last three seasons and his 206 career wins rank fourth-best in Hawks franchise history. He subsequently spent three seasons as head coach of the New York Knicks, where he reached the playoffs twice and secured an Atlantic Division title.
Reader's Guide
Woodson was born in 1958 in Indianapolis as the second youngest of 12 children. He played college basketball for Indiana University, finishing his career with 2,061 points in all games. He was drafted 12th overall by the New York Knicks in 1980 and played 11 NBA seasons. After retiring, he became an NBA coach, serving as head coach of the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks.
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