Rudy D'Amico

Rudy D'Amico
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born August 18, 1940 (1940-08-18) (age 71)
Place of birth Queens, New York
Playing career
Seattle University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)

Rudy D'Amico (born August 18, 1940, in Queens, New York) is a professional National Basketball Association scout, and former college and professional basketball coach who coached Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Euroleague Championship. He scouts for the Orlando Magic.[1][2]

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Early life

D'Amico, the son of Italian-born parents, grew up in Brooklyn, and attended Newtown High School in Queens.[3][2] He then attended Seattle University, and in 1961 won letters in both basketball and baseball.[4][2] He also earned a master's degree from New York University.[2]

Basketball coaching career

He was head basketball coach at Brooklyn College in the Knickerbocker Conference, from 1967 until 1977.[5][6][7][8][2] In 1973, he coached Brooklyn College to the CUNYAC Basketball Championship, defeating City College.[9][10]

From 1975–91, he coached professional basketball in Europe and Israel, from 1985–91 with Pallacanestro Florence of the Italian League.[5] He also coached Zaragosa in Spain, and Bologna in Italy, as well as in the Puerto Rican League.[5] In 1981, he coached the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Euroleague championship over Synudine Bologna in the finals.[11][12][13]

Basketball scouting career

In 1999, he became the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers' international scout, advising general manager Jim Paxson.[14][15] In 2005, he was the NBA European scout of the Cleveland Cavaliers.[16] He now scouts for the Orlando Magic.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Brian Schmitz (June 26, 2008). "Magic looks far and wide to find the right NBA draft pick". The Orlando Sentinel. http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700237884,00.html. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d e Cleveland Cavaliers. "2003-04 Cleveland Cavaliers Media Guide" (PDF). http://mediacentral.nba.com/media/mediacentral/mg0304_cle_01.pdf. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  3. ^ Attenzione. Paulucci Publications. 1986. http://books.google.com/books?id=OYkOAQAAMAAJ&q=Rudy+D%27Amico+basketball&dq=Rudy+D%27Amico+basketball&hl. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Fitterer Gets Two Letters". Ellensburg Daily Record. May 25, 1961. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K25OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TUsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5680,5225833&dq=rudy+d-amico+basketball&hl=en. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c David Waldstein (May 3, 1991). "Ex-Brooklyn College coach finds challenge overseas". Newsday. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/102582801.html?dids=102582801:102582801&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+03%2C+1991&author=By+David+Waldstein.+David+Waldstein+is+a+freelance&pub=Newsday+%28Combined+editions%29&desc=BROOKLYN+SPORTS+Italian+Basketball%2C+Local+Spin+Ex-Brooklyn+College+coach+finds+challenge+overseas&pqatl=google. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  6. ^ ".". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0E10FF3E59137A93C4AB1789D95F428785F9. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  7. ^ ".". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50817FD355D127A93C5A8178AD95F408785F9. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  8. ^ ".". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30613FD3B5C117B93C3A91789D95F438685F9. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  9. ^ Louis Di Meglio (March 2, 2009). "Men's Basketball Team Wins The CUNYAC Championship". Brooklyn Excelsior. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:s67FCuos-zkJ:www.brooklynexcelsior.com/news/2009/03/02/Sports/Mens-Basketball.Team.Wins.The.Cunyac.Championship-3655695.shtml+Rudy+D%27Amico+basketball&cd=18&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  10. ^ Lehman. "archives" (PDF). http://www.lehman.edu/vpadmin/cunyathletics/html/senior/2002-2003mBasketballReport.pdf. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  11. ^ "European club champions: 1958–2010". Euroleague.net. May 2, 2007. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/11836/180/item. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Yugoslav coaching school – VLADIMIR STANKOVIC". Euroleague.net. October 23, 2010. http://www.euroleague.net/features/voices/2010-2011/vladimir-stankovic/i/77298/5237/yugoslav-coaching-school. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  13. ^ Borowitz, Yoav (April 2, 2008). "Large shoes to fill". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/large-shoes-to-fill-1.186789. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  14. ^ Darren Rovell (June 22, 2004). "Searching for the next Pau Gasol". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2004/news/story?id=1826128. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Gasol Could Add International Flair". Beacon Journal. May 29, 2001. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AK&s_site=ohio&p_multi=AK&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EC52FECAB552E39&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  16. ^ "Tar Heel Pros News & Notes". scout.com. May 9, 2005. http://northcarolina.scout.com/2/377513.html. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 

External links

Arenas
Coaches
Rozin • Klein • Rozin • Hamo • Klein • D'Amico • Klein • Sherf • Klein • Sherf • Kanti • Katzurin • Sherf • Ilubac • Gershon • Blatt • Gershon • Spahija • Kattash • Sherf • Birnbaum • Gershon • Blatt
Administration
President: Shimon Mizrahi • Head Coach: Blatt
League Championships (49)
1953–55 • 1956–59 • 1961–64 • 1966–68 • 1969–92 • 1993–2007 • 2008–09 • 2010–11
European Championship (5)
1976-77 • 1980–81 • 2000–01 • 2003-04 • 2004-05
Maccabi Tel Aviv BC 1980–81 Euroleague Champions

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