Kevin Pritchard

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Kevin Lee Pritchard (born July 17, 1967 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American former professional basketball player and current general manager with the Portland Trail Blazers. In this role, he has been credited with assembling a talented core of players, including Jarrett Jack, Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Sergio Rodriguez, and is known to use a system of statistical analysis in evaluating talent, a project supported by team owner Paul Allen.

During the final months of 2004-2005 season, Pritchard was named interim coach of the team after the firing of head coach Maurice Cheeks.

He holds the distinction of being the first player signed in the history of the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995, although he was released before ever getting an opportunity to play a game for them.

Pritchard won an NCAA men's basketball championship in 1988 as a member of the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team.

On March 29, 2007, he was named general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers.

Preceded by Maurice Cheeks	Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach 2005 (interim)	Succeeded by Nate McMillan
Preceded by Tod Leiweke (Interim)	Portland Trail Blazers General Manager 2007-present	Succeeded by Incumbent