Stan Van Gundy

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Stan Van Gundy (born September 21, 1959) is the brother of Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy, is an American basketball coach in the NBA. From 2003 to 2005, he was the head coach of the Miami Heat.

After major changes in the Miami Heat line-up, it was widely speculated that basketball legend Pat Riley was attempting to run Van Gundy out of his coaching job. Whether or not these rumors were valid, Van Gundy indeed resigned from his position of head coach of the Miami Heat on December 12th 2005 insisting that he wanted to spend more time with his family, where he was succeeded by Riley. The Heat went on to win the NBA Championship that same season. Van Gundy remains employed by the Heat as a consultant.

Before coaching in the NBA, Van Gundy coached the men's basketball team at Castleton State College in the mid-1980s, leading the Spartans to a combined 68-18 record. This included the breaking of the school record for wins in his first season and an appearance in the 1985 NAIA National Tournament.^[1] He then went to the University of Wisconsin.

Van Gundy is often the subject of jokes (especially by radio personality Jim Rome) for his striking resemblance to porn actor Ron Jeremy, and for being a fan of American Idol and Laguna Beach.

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1. ^ Castleton State College men's basketball records starting 1951-52 (HTML). Castleton State College. Retrieved on 2006-06-03.

Preceded by: James Casciano	Castleton State College Head Men's Basketball Coach 1983 – 1986	Succeeded by: Jerry Martin
Preceded by: Stu Jackson	University of Wisconsin Head Men's Basketball Coach 1994 – 1995	Succeeded by: Dick Bennett
Preceded by: Pat Riley	Miami Heat Head Coach 2003 – 2005	Succeeded by: Pat Riley

Wisconsin Badgers Head Basketball Coaches
Angell • Noyes • Meanwell • Lowman • Meanwell • Foster • Erickson • Powless • Cofield • Yoder • Jackson • Van Gundy • Bennett • Soderberg • Ryan