Arthur Edward "Chip" Engelland III (born May 9, 1961) is an American
basketball
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coach
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and former professional player. He is currently an assistant coach for the
Oklahoma City Thunder
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of the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA).
Career
A native of
Los Angeles
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, Engelland, who also served as a ball boy for coach
John Wooden
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's
NCAA
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champions
UCLA Bruins
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in 1975, began his basketball career at
Pacific Palisades High School, leading Los Angeles in scoring as a senior in 1979. Subsequently, he lettered four seasons at
Duke University
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, scoring more than 1,000 points for coach
Mike Krzyzewski
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's
Blue Devils and being named the team's captain in his senior year.
After graduating from Duke in 1983, Engelland went on to play professionally for nine years. First in the Philippines, he became a
naturalized
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Filipino citizen where he spent two seasons and was a member of the
Philippine national basketball team
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under the sponsorship of
Northern Cement Corporation that captured the 1985 Jones Cup Championship, then back in North America, playing for the
Topeka Sizzlers
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of the
Continental Basketball Association
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(CBA) and the
Calgary 88's of the
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(WBL).
He was known by Filipino fans as "the Machine Gun" for his superb shooting skills.
In 1993, Engelland started his coaching career, introducing his basketball camps ''Chip Shots'' with the aim of helping players of all ages improve their shooting skills; two years later he founded the In-Net Corporation, strengthening his reputation as a clinician and advisor.
He got his first job in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) in the
1999–2000 season, serving as a shooting consultant for the
Detroit Pistons
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. Three years later, he signed with the
Denver Nuggets
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as the director of player development, holding the position for two seasons. Engelland served as an assistant coach for the
San Antonio Spurs
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starting from the
2005–06 season, and won two championships with the Spurs in
2007
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and
2014
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.
In 2022, Engelland signed as an assistant coach for the
Oklahoma City Thunder
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, where he works today.
Personal life
Engelland is married to Jessica Grunow of
Troy, Michigan
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. They have two sons, Press and Path.
References
External links
Chip Engelland Info Pageat
NBA.com
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Chip Engelland College Statsat Dukeupdate.com
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1961 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Canada
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from California
Basketball players from California
Columbus Horizon players
Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players
Omaha Racers players
Philippines men's national basketball team players
Filipino men's basketball players
Naturalized citizens of the Philippines
San Antonio Spurs assistant coaches
San Jose Jammers players
Topeka Sizzlers players