Lionel Hollins

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Lionel Hollins
Personal information
Lionel Hollins during an interview
Born	(1953-10-19) October 19, 1953 Arkansas City, Kansas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Rancho (North Las Vegas, Nevada)
College	Dixie CC (1971–1973) Arizona State (1973–1975)
NBA draft	1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Pro playing career	1975–1985
Position	Point guard
Number	14, 9
Coaching career	1985–present
Career history
As player:
1975–1980	Portland Trail Blazers
1980–1982	Philadelphia 76ers
1982–1983	San Diego Clippers
1983–1984	Detroit Pistons
1984–1985	Houston Rockets
As coach:
1985–1986	Arizona State (asst.)
1987–1988	Arizona State (asst.)
1988–1995	Phoenix Suns (asst.)
1999–2000	Vancouver Grizzlies
2000–2001	Las Vegas Silver Bandits (IBL)
2002	Saint Louis Skyhawks (USBL)
2004	Memphis Grizzlies
2008–2009	Milwaukee Bucks (asst.)
2009–2013	Memphis Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1977) NBA All-Star (1978) NBA All-Defensive First Team (1978) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1979) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1976) #14 retired by the Portland Trail Blazers
Career statistics
Points	7,809 (11.6 ppg)
Assists	3,006 (4.5 apg)
Steals	1,053 (1.6 spg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Lionel Eugene Hollins (born October 19, 1953) is an American retired professional basketball player and a former National Basketball Association (NBA) coach.

Playing career

During his ten-year NBA career playing as a point guard he played for five teams, averaging 11.6 points and 4.5 assists per game.

Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the sixth pick of the 1975 NBA Draft out of Arizona State University, Hollins was bestowed All-Rookie first team honors that season, averaging 10.8 points in 78 games for the Blazers. Prior to his two seasons at Arizona State, he played two years^[1] at Dixie Community College in St. George, Utah.^[2]

He was a member of Portland's 1976–77 National Basketball Association championship team, and made his only All-Star Game appearance one year later. He was a member of the NBA All-Defensive team twice, in 1978 and 1979.

On April 18, 2007, the Portland Trail Blazers retired his #14 jersey.

Coaching

Prior to his head coaching career, Hollins served as an assistant coach at Arizona State in the 1985–86 season and again in the 1987–88 season.^[1] He then served as an assistant for the Phoenix Suns under head coaches Cotton Fitzsimmons and Paul Westphal from 1988 to 1995.

Hollins compiled a record of 18–42 as the interim coach of the Vancouver Grizzlies during the 1999–2000 NBA season.^[3] He served another stint as interim coach of the Grizzlies in 2004, after the team had moved to Memphis.

On May 14, 2008, Hollins was hired as one of Milwaukee Bucks head coach Scott Skiles' assistants.^[4]

On January 25, 2009, Hollins was named the Grizzlies' head coach for the third time in the franchise's history.^[5]

On February 11, 2011, Hollins won his 100th career victory, as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, in an 89–86 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.^[6] That season, he led his team to a 46–36 record, earning the eighth seed in the playoffs. The Grizzlies defeated the number-one seed San Antonio Spurs before losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games in the Western Conference semifinals.

In the lockout-shortened 2011–12 NBA season, Hollins' Grizzlies finished the season with a 41–25 record and the best winning percentage in franchise history (.621). After guiding the Grizzlies to a 13–3 record during the month of April, Hollins was named April's Coach of the Month. ^[7] This streak helped the Grizzlies earn the four seed in the Western Conference, with home court advantage for the first time in franchise history. They lost in the first round to the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games. In 2012–2013, Hollins led Memphis to a franchise record 56-win season. Memphis lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals in a four game sweep. Differing views between Hollins and management seemed to be pointing to an eventual change despite Hollins' success.

On June 10, 2013, it was announced that Hollins' contract would not be renewed by Memphis management.^[8]

Family

Hollins's son, Austin Hollins, is playing for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team.^[9]

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win-loss %
Post season	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win-loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
VAN	1999–00	60	18	42	.300	7th in Midwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
MEM	2004–05	4	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	—	—
MEM	2008–09	39	13	26	.333	5th in Southwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
MEM	2009–10	82	40	42	.488	4th in Southwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
MEM	2010–11	82	46	36	.561	4th in Southwest	13	7	6	.538	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
MEM	2011–12	66	41	25	.621	2nd in Southwest	7	3	4	.429	Lost in First Round
MEM	2012–13	82	56	26	.683	2nd in Southwest	15	8	7	.533	Lost in Conf. Finals
Career		415	214	201	.516		35	18	17	.514

References

External links

Lionel Hollins Charities
NBA.com coach file

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com

v t e Memphis Grizzlies head coaches

Brian Winters (1995–1997) Stu Jackson # (1997) Brian Hill (1997–1999) Lionel Hollins # (1999–2000) Sidney Lowe (2000–2002) Hubie Brown (2002–2004) Lionel Hollins # (2004) Mike Fratello (2004–2006) Tony Barone # (2006–2007) Marc Iavaroni (2007–2009) Johnny Davis # (2009) Lionel Hollins (2009–2013) David Joerger (2013– ) Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

v t e Portland Trail Blazers 1976–77 NBA Champions

3 Herm Gilliam 10 Corky Calhoun 13 Dave Twardzik 14 Lionel Hollins 15 Larry Steele 16 Johnny Davis 20 Maurice Lucas 30 Bob Gross 32 Bill Walton (Finals MVP) 34 Robin Jones 36 Lloyd Neal 42 Wally Walker Head coach Jack Ramsay Assistant coach Jack McKinney

Regular season • Playoffs

v t e 1975 NBA Draft

First round	David Thompson Dave Meyers Marvin Webster Alvan Adams Darryl Dawkins Lionel Hollins Rich Kelley Junior Bridgeman Gene Short Bill Robinzine Joe Meriweather Frank Oleynick Bob Bigelow Joe Bryant John Lambert Ricky Sobers Tom Boswell Kevin Grevey

Second round	Bill Willoughby Gus Williams Bruce Seals Clyde Mayes Lloyd Free Cornelius Cash Bob Gross Luther Burden Walter Luckett Dan Roundfield Jim Blanks Steve Green Glenn Hansen John Laskowski Mel Utley Larry Fogle Allen Murphy Jimmy Dan Conner

v t e Portland Trail Blazers

Founded in 1970 Based in Portland, Oregon 1976–77 NBA Champions

The Franchise	Franchise All-Time Roster History Expansion Draft Draft history Accomplishments Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Memorial Coliseum (1970–1995) Moda Center (1995–present)

General Managers	Glickman Inman Spoelstra Petrie Whitsitt Nash Patterson Leiweke Pritchard Cho Buchanan Olshey

President	Sarkowsky Weinberg Whitsitt Glickman Patterson Leiweke Miller

D-League Affiliate	Fort Worth Flyers (2005–06) Anaheim Arsenal (2006–07) Idaho Stampede (2007–present)

Administration	Owner Paul Allen General Manager Neil Olshey Head Coach Terry Stotts List of executives

Retired Numbers	1 13 14 15 20 22 30 (Gross) 30 (Porter) 32 36 45 77

Culture	Blazermania Rip City "Duck" Memorial Coliseum Larry Weinberg Bill Walton Jack Ramsay Clyde the Glide The Schonz Memorial Day Miracle Blaze the Trail Cat Portland Indians Portland Fire

Media	TV KGW Comcast SportsNet Northwest Radio KPOJ Announcers Mike Barrett Mike Rice Bill Schonely Brian Wheeler Antonio Harvey

Persondata
Name	Hollins, Lionel
Alternative names	Hollins, Lionel Eugene
Short description	American basketball player and coach
Date of birth	October 19, 1953
Place of birth	Arkansas City, Kansas
Date of death
Place of death

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