Marc Iavaroni
Iavaroni in 2009
Personal information
Born (1956-09-15) September 15, 1956
Jamaica, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn F. Kennedy
(Plainview, New York)
CollegeVirginia (1974–1978)
NBA draft1978: 3rd round, 55th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1978–1992
PositionPower forward
Number8, 32, 43
Coaching career1992–2013
Career history
As player:
1978–1980Basket Brescia
1981–1982Fulgor Libertas Forlì
1982–1984Philadelphia 76ers
1984–1986San Antonio Spurs
1986–1989Utah Jazz
1989Olimpia Milano
1990–1991Caja de Ronda Málaga
1991–1992Sioux Falls Skyforce
As coach:
1992–1994Bowling Green (assistant)
1997–1999Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
1999–2002Miami Heat (assistant)
2002–2007Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2007–2009Memphis Grizzlies
2009–2010Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2010–2013Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,328 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds1,725 (3.2 rpg)
Assists514 (1.0 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Marcus John Iavaroni (born September 15, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and former head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also served as an assistant coach for several NBA teams.

Iavaroni was a star player at Plainview, New York's John F. Kennedy High School in the 1970s and a teammate of Seth Greenberg.

Iavaroni, who joined the NBA at age 26 after playing four seasons in Europe, was an important role player as a rookie on the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers championship team, where he started 77 games in the regular season. In the 1983 NBA Finals, Iavaroni averaged 5.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in a four game sweep.[1] He later played for the San Antonio Spurs, where he averaged career-highs of 6.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in 1985, and the Utah Jazz.[2]

Iavaroni circa 1988

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.[3] On January 22, 2009, he was fired by the Grizzlies after an 11–30 start to the 2008–09 season.[4][5]

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

On July 17, 2010, the Los Angeles Clippers announced that Iavaroni would become an assistant coach to newly hired Vinny Del Negro.[6] He remained in that role until 2013.

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Memphis 2007–08 822260.2685th in Southwest———— Missed Playoffs
Memphis 2008–09 411130.268(fired)———— —
Career 1233390.268————

References

  1. ↑ 1983 NBA Finals
  2. ↑ Mark Iavaroni Per Game
  3. ↑ Griz hire Iavaroni as coach Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Memphis Grizzlies fire coach Marc Iavaroni – ESPN
  5. 1 2 Toronto Raptors hire Marc Iavaroni as assistant to Jay Triano – ESPN
  6. ↑ "Clippers add Iavaroni as assistant to del Negro". July 18, 2010.
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