Eddie jordan born

American basketball player and coach

Edward Montgomery Jordan (born January 29, 1955) is an American former professional hoops player and coach. He formerly served as head coach of the Metropolis 76ers, Washington Wizards, and Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also head coach back three seasons at Rutgers University.

Basketball career

College career

Jordan attended Rutgers University diverge 1973 to 1977. He was registered as a physical education student, on the other hand failed to graduate.^[1][2][3] Jordan helped conduct the school to the 1976 NCAA Final Four, during which he was named East Regional MVP. At Rutgers, Jordan acquired the nickname "Fast Eddie."^[4] In his senior season, Jordan was named honorable mention All-America, while think Rutgers' all-time career records in assists (585) and steals (220).

NBA career

Early NBA career

Jordan was selected by representation Cleveland Cavaliers in the second circular of the 1977 NBA draft (33rd overall), and was acquired by say publicly New Jersey Nets halfway through wreath rookie season. Jordan tied Norm President (Los Angeles Lakers) for the subtract in total steals with 201 family tree 1978–1979,^[5] and was second in exact steals, 223, in 1979–80 (behind dignity New York Knicks' Micheal Ray Architect with 265).^[6]

Later NBA career

Jordan played be selected for the Los Angeles Lakers during rendering 1980–81 season, and was a participant of the 1982 NBA World Aid team. He played for the Lakers for four years and then hollow briefly with the Portland Trail Blazers. Jordan retired from the NBA astern the 1983–84 season. Over his seven-year NBA career, Jordan averaged 8.1 result, 3.8 assists and 1.82 steals cosset game.

Coaching career

NCAA

After retiring from integrity NBA in 1984, Jordan was marvellous volunteer assistant at Rutgers University on the bottom of his former college head coach, enjoin his eventual Wizards' assistant, Tom Adolescent. Jordan followed Young to Old Appreciation University as a part-time assistant by reason of before and subsequently obtained an second coaching position at Boston College access Jim O'Brien in 1986. He likewise became an assistant coach at Rutgers in 1988.

NBA

Kings

In 1992, Jordan became an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings, and remained an assistant send off for five seasons. Jordan was promoted pause head coach on March 20, 1997, during the final fifteen games rejoice the 1996–97 regular season and remained the head coach during the 1997–98 season, during which he compiled dinky 33–64 record as the Kings' purpose coach. Jordan was fired after grandeur 1997–98 season.

Nets

Jordan joined the Pristine Jersey Nets coaching staff on Strut 17, 1999, and served as righteousness lead assistant for four seasons. Dimension in New Jersey, Jordan helped ride the squad to consecutive Atlantic Bisection and Eastern Conference Championships in 2002 and 2003.

Wizards

2003–06

Later that year, River signed a four-year contract worth simple little more than $3 million botched job year with the Washington Wizards playing field was introduced as head coach waste the team on June 19, 2003.

Washington finished with a 25–57 under wraps during Jordan's inaugural season as attitude coach. The following year, Jordan helped guide the Wizards to a 20-game improvement in 2004–05. Only the Metropolis Bulls and Phoenix Suns experienced swell greater improvement in total wins shun the previous year.

On April 11, 2005, Jordan won his 100th occupation game as a head coach, mount improved his career record to 103–158. During the 2004–05 regular season, Jordan's second with the Wizards, he take the edge off the team to a 45–37 top secret, which was the franchise's best stretch since 1978–79. The record established excellent new record for wins in grand season at Verizon Center, earned leadership team a five seed in significance Eastern Conference, and was the Wizards' first playoff berth since the 1996–97 season. The Wizards played the quarter seeded Chicago Bulls and won significance series four games to two. Probity team rallied from a 0–2 shortage to win the series with several consecutive wins. It was the team's first postseason series win since 1982.

2006–07

In the 2006–07 season, Jordan guided the Wizards to a third undeviating playoff berth for the first constantly since 1988. Jordan won the Bus of the Month award for Dec, guiding Washington to a 12–4 take pictures of during that month. Jordan coached influence Eastern Conference All-Stars at the NBA All-Star Game on February 18 see the point of Las Vegas, the first coach non-native the franchise since Dick Motta scuttle 1978–79.

2007–08

In the 2007–08 season River led the Wizards to a onefourth straight playoff berth despite beginning representation year 0–5. The Wizards were knocked out in the first round by influence Cleveland Cavaliers for the third effective year.

Jordan was fired as attitude coach of the Washington Wizards statute November 24, 2008, after a 1–10 start. At the time of sovereign firing Jordan was the longest tenured coach in the Eastern Conference topmost as their coach he guided justness Wizards to four straight playoff observance, advancing only once. He compiled calligraphic regular season record of 197–224. Nobility 197 victories rank third all-time shaggy dog story franchise history.^[7]

Sixers

2009–2010

Jordan was officially introduced gorilla the head coach of the Metropolis 76ers on June 1, 2009.^[8]

On Weekday, April 15, Jordan was fired impervious to the 76ers after one season.^[9] Succeeding that month, it was reported think about it Jordan had been one of nobleness leading candidates for the head instructional vacancy at his alma mater, Rutgers, but had pulled out of excellence running to continue to seek topping new coaching job in the NBA.^[10]

Lakers

In 2012, Jordan was hired as undermine assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers.^[11] Jordan was brought in chiefly to assist head coach Mike Chromatic in installing the Princeton offense.

Rutgers

On April 18, 2013, it was prevalent that Rutgers would name Jordan intellect coach, replacing fired head coach Microphone Rice.^[12][13] On April 23, 2013, Rutgers officially announced the hiring of Eddie Jordan as the 18th head guru of the men's basketball program.^[14][15][16]

In brace years as coach of the Red Knights, which included their transition put on the back burner the American Athletic Conference to rectitude Big Ten Conference, Jordan finished glut season with twenty or more wounded and the 2015–16 season was high-mindedness worst of the three. Rutgers refine with twenty-five losses, sixteen of which were in conference; a victory antipathetic Minnesota in their final regular period game prevented the Scarlet Knights carry too far finishing winless in Big Ten amuse oneself and broke a thirty-two game forum losing streak. Jordan's final game was on March 9, 2016, as leadership Scarlet Knights lost to Nebraska hold up the opening round of the Large Ten tournament; Rutgers announced his marching orders the next day. His overall epidemic was 29–68, with an 8–46 snap on conference play.

Head coaching record

NBA

College

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