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Jeff Van Gundy (born January 19, 1962 in Hemet, California) is a basketball head coach in the National Basketball Association since 1996.
College: Nazareth College, 1985
Career
From March 8, 1996 to his resignation on December 8, 2001, Van Gundy was the head coach of the New York Knicks. He led the Knicks to the playoffs six times, including an appearance in the 1999 NBA Finals. He is the brother of former Miami Heat head coach Stan Van Gundy.
He is curerntly in his second season as the head coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets.
Trivia
"JVG", as he is called in Internet fandom, created a memorable scene in the 1998 NBA playoffs series between the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat. When the Heat's Alonzo Mourning and the Knicks' Larry Johnson engaged in a violent, bench-clearing brawl, Van Gundy unsuccessfully tried to break up the fight. He was knocked down, hung on Mourning's leg and held on for his life while Mourning dragged him across the floor. This has become a hallmark scene in the intense Knicks-Heat rivalry.
In May, 2005, he was fined $100,000 by the NBA for accusing referees for investigating the on-court actions of Rockets' center Yao Ming on the recommendation of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. This is the largest fine ever handed down to a coach in NBA history.
Van Gundy is also known for the thin combover of his hair plugs while with the New York Knicks, though he no longer sports that look as he has begun to trim his scalp hairs.
External links
- BasketballReference.com: Jeff Van Gundy
- Why Houston Rockets Coach Jeff Van Gundy Is a More Fitting Free Speech Hero Than New York Times Reporter Judith Miller - Michael C. Dorf, FindLaw, May 11, 2005
| Preceded byDon Nelson | New York Knicks Head Coach 1996–2001 |
Succeeded byDon Chaney |
| Preceded byRudy Tomjanovich | Houston Rockets Head Coach 2003– |
Succeeded byCurrent Coach |