Randy Wittman

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Randy Wittman
Position Shooting guard
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Born October 28, 1959 (1959-10-28) (age 48)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationality American
High school Ben Davis (Indianapolis)
College Indiana
Draft 22nd, 1983
Washington Bullets
Pro career 1983–1992
Former teams Atlanta Hawks
Sacramento Kings
Indiana Pacers

Randy Scott Wittman (born October 28, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a retired American basketball player and the current coach of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. A 6'6" guard, Wittman played college basketball at Indiana University, and was selected by the Washington Bullets with the 22nd pick of the 1983 NBA Draft. However, he never played for the Bullets; instead, over a nine-year NBA career, he played for the Atlanta Hawks, the Sacramento Kings, and the Indiana Pacers.

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[edit] Playing career

Wittman spent the early portion of his career with the Hawks, eventually working his way into the starting lineup. However, in the later portion of his career he became a journeyman player. For his career, he averaged 7.4 points per game and shot just over 50% from the field.

[edit] Coaching career

In 1992, Wittman began his NBA coaching career as an assistant with the Indiana Pacers. He spent one season in Indianapolis and another with the Dallas Mavericks. Wittman spent a long portion of his coaching career as an assistant with the Minnesota Timberwolves from 1994-99. He helped in the development of Wolves' star Kevin Garnett. Wittman served as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers for two seasons, from 1999 to 2001, compiling a record of 62-102.

On January 23, 2007, Wittman became the head coach of the Timberwolves, succeeding Dwane Casey. Wittman is quite familiar with the team as he was an assistant coach for the T-Wolves on three different occasions, totaling parts of ten seasons, including the first half of the 2006-2007 NBA season. Wittman also was an NBA assistant coach in Orlando, Indiana and Dallas.

[edit] College career

Wittman won an NCAA championship playing for Bobby Knight in 1981 and was the Big Ten Player of the Year in 1983. He is a member of the Indiana University Hall of Fame and was named to Indiana’s Silver Anniversary Basketball Team in March of 1996.

[edit] Coaching Record

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
G W L Finish Result
CLE 1999-00 82 32 50 .390 6th in Central Missed Playoffs
CLE 2000-01 82 30 52 .366 6th in Central Missed Playoffs
MIN 2006-07 42 12 30 .286 4th in Northwest Missed Playoffs
MIN 2007-08 82 22 60 .268 5th in Northwest Missed Playoffs
Career 288 96 192 .333

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Preceded by
Mike Fratello		 Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach
1999–2001		 Succeeded by
John Lucas
Preceded by
Dwane Casey		 Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach
2007–		 Succeeded by
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