Mike Woodson
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Michael Dean Woodson (born March 24, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a former NBA player and current head coach of the Atlanta Hawks.
Woodson took over the job from Terry Stotts prior to the 2004-2005 NBA season. He came to the Hawks after a stint as an assistant coach on the 2003-2004 Detroit Pistons NBA Championship team and was a long-time assistant under Larry Brown. Woodson played college basketball at Indiana University and was a protege of legendary coach Bob Knight.
He was selected 12th overall by the New York Knicks in the 1980 NBA Draft and played in the league from 1980 until 1991.
| Preceded by Terry Stotts |
Atlanta Hawks head coach 2004– |
Succeeded by Current coach |
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