Stan Van Gundy
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Stan Van Gundy (September 21, 1959) is an American basketball coach in the NBA, and is the brother of Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy. From 2003 to 2005, he was the head coach of the Miami Heat.
After major changes in the Miami Heat , 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.
Before coaching in the NBA, Van Gundy coached the men's basketball team at The University of Massachusetts Lowell in the mid-1980s, leading the Chiefs 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-Madison.
Van Gundy was 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[citation needed].
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- ^ Castleton State College men's basketball records starting (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 |
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