Gregg Charles Popovich (born January 28, 1949) is an American professional

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coach and executive who is the president and head coach of the

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of the

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(NBA). Taking over as coach of the Spurs in 1996, Popovich is the longest tenured active coach in the NBA as well as all other major sports leagues in the United States. Often called "Coach Pop", Popovich has the most wins of any coach in NBA history, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in NBA history. Popovich led the Spurs to a winning record in his first 22 full seasons as head coach, surpassing

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for the most consecutive winning seasons in NBA history. During his tenure, the Spurs have had a winning record against every other NBA team. Popovich has led the Spurs to all five of their NBA titles, and is one of only five coaches in NBA history to have won five titles. He was also the head coach of the U.S. national team at the

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, leading the team to a gold medal.

Early life and education

Popovich was born on January 28, 1949, in

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, to a Serbian father and

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n mother. After graduating from

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in 1966, Popovich attended the

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. He played on the academy's

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team, and in his senior year was the team's captain and leading scorer. He graduated from the Academy in 1970 with a

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. Popovich underwent Air Force intelligence training and briefly considered a career with the

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. Popovich served five years of required active duty in the

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, during which he toured

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and the

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with the U.S. Armed Forces Basketball Team. In 1972, he was selected as captain of the Armed Forces Team, which won the

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(AAU) championship. This earned the

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an invitation to the 1972 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team trials.

Coaching career

Pomona-Pitzer and early career (1973–1994)

In 1973, Popovich returned to the Air Force Academy as an assistant coach under the school's head basketball coach

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. Egan later became an assistant coach under Popovich for the

. During his time as an assistant coach at the Academy, Popovich earned a

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and sports sciences from the

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. In 1979, Popovich was named the head coach of the

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, the joint men's basketball team of

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and Pitzer College in Claremont, California. Popovich coached the Pomona-Pitzer men's basketball team from 1979 to 1988, leading the team to its first outright title in 68 years. During his time as head coach at Pomona-Pitzer, Popovich became a disciple and later a close friend of head coach Larry Brown at

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. Popovich took off the 1985–86 season at Pomona-Pitzer to become a volunteer assistant at Kansas, where he could study directly under Brown. Popovich returned to Pomona-Pitzer and resumed his duties as head coach the next season. Following the 1987–88 season, Popovich joined Brown as the lead assistant coach for the Spurs. From 1988 to 1992, Popovich was Brown's top assistant, until the entire staff, including R. C. Buford,

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and

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, were fired by owner

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. Popovich moved to the Golden State Warriors for a brief stint in 1992, serving as an assistant under future

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Don Nelson and bringing with him

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, who had been cut by the Spurs.

San Antonio Spurs (1994–present)

In 1994, Popovich returned to San Antonio as the general manager and vice president of basketball operations after Peter Holt purchased the team. Popovich's first move was to sign Avery Johnson as the team's starting point guard. Another one of Popovich's early moves in San Antonio was to trade

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to the

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for

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. Rodman was not fond of Popovich, as Rodman said in his first book, '' Bad As I Wanna Be''. After the Spurs had a 3–15 start in the 1996–97 season, with

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sidelined with a preseason back injury, Popovich fired coach

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on December 10, 1996 and named himself head coach. Robinson then broke his foot after only six games and was lost for the season.

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was also limited to 39 games due to injury, and

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missed the entire season. With a reduced roster that included an aging

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, the Spurs struggled and won only 17 games for the remainder of the season for an overall record of 20–62. The Spurs' disastrous season allowed them the first overall pick in the

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, which they used to draft

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out of

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. The Spurs blossomed as the 6'11" Duncan teamed up with the 7'1" Robinson in a "Twin Tower" offense and defense for several years. After recovering to win 56 games in 1997–1998 (Popovich's first full year as coach), the Spurs won their first NBA title in

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. In 2002, Popovich relinquished his position as general manager to R. C. Buford, who had served as the team's head scout. Popovich and Buford were both given their starts in the NBA in 1988 as assistants on Brown's coaching staff with the Spurs. Popovich has won five championships with the Spurs—

, 2003, 2005, 2007 and

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. He was named

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in 2003, 2012, and 2014. On April 4, 2008, Popovich returned to the U.S. Air Force Academy to receive the academy's award of Distinguished Graduate. Despite his four NBA titles at the time, Popovich said it was the most meaningful award he had ever received. On May 2, 2012, Popovich won his second Coach of the Year Award for the 2011–12 NBA season. Greg Popovich interviewed by David Aldridge Spurs-Magic

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On November 29, 2012, Popovich sat out starters Tim Duncan,

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, and Danny Green for a nationally televised game against the

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. Popovich frequently sat out his starters on road trips over the years to ensure they have enough rest for the playoffs; the Spurs' roster was among the oldest in the league. NBA commissioner

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was outraged by this and said on the night of the game that it was "unacceptable", and "substantial sanctions

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be forthcoming". On November 30, Stern fined the Spurs $250,000 for what he called "a disservice to the league and the fans". According to Stern, Popovich had not informed the Heat, the league or the media in a suitable time frame that the four players were not making the trip to Miami. Stern's decision was criticized by commentator

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, who said, "Stern doesn't care about the realities of his league, just the appearances. To him, the appearance on Thursday night was that Popovich had tried to embarrass him on national television and that's why the commissioner tossed that tantrum." Popovich led the Spurs to the

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to face the

. The series lasted seven games, but the Spurs had their first-ever Finals loss. Popovich cross armed

On April 22, 2014, Popovich was awarded the Red Auerbach Trophy as he won the NBA Coach of the Year for the third time. He also won his fifth NBA championship with San Antonio that season, beating the Heat 4–1 in the Finals. On February 9, 2015, Popovich became the ninth coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games when the Spurs defeated the Indiana Pacers 95–93. He and

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are the only two coaches in NBA history to win 1,000 games with one franchise. On August 1, 2015, Popovich served as Team Africa's head coach at the 2015 NBA Africa exhibition game. In the 2015–16 season, Popovich led the Spurs to a franchise-high 67 wins, but he and the team lost in the conference semifinals against the

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in six games. On February 4, 2017, Popovich recorded his 1,128th regular season win with one franchise, surpassing Sloan. On April 13, 2019, Popovich surpassed Lenny Wilkens and became the all-time winningest coach in NBA history with his 1,413th win (regular season and playoffs combined). Popovich supported the comments from NBA commissioner

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surrounding the controversy with the NBA and China. On March 27, 2021, after leading his team to a 120–104 victory against the Chicago Bulls, Popovich won his 1,300th regular season game and became the third NBA coach to reach the milestone. On February 16, 2022, Popovich led the Spurs to his 1,333rd regular season victory, surpassing

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for second place all-time. On March 11, Popovich led the Spurs to his 1,336th regular season victory, surpassing Don Nelson for first place all-time. Popovich needed 370 fewer games than Don Nelson to achieve this record.

National team career

Popovich served on the coaching staff for the U.S. men's national team during the

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(assisting

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), during the 2003

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America Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and during the

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(assisting Larry Brown), where the U.S. team won the bronze medal. On October 23, 2015, Popovich was named the head coach of the U.S. men's national team, taking over from

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after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the U.S. national team finished in seventh place, its worst finish ever in international competition. With Popovich serving as the head coach for the U.S. men's national team, he led the team to a gold medal at the

in Tokyo, going 5–1 and defeating

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87–82 in the final.

Personal life

Popovich was married to Erin Popovich until her death on April 18, 2018; the couple had two children. He is a serious wine collector, and an investor in Oregon's A to Z Wineworks. On multiple occasions, Popovich has spoken out on behalf of

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issues, including in support of the

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. He also repeatedly criticized the behavior of former U.S. President

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. Popovich endorsed Joe Biden in the

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Humanitarian work

Popovich has spent considerable time and money working with several charities and nonprofits such as the San Antonio Food Bank and the Innocence Project. He also took part in Shoes That Fit, an organization that aims to deliver shoes to more than 200 students at Gates Elementary School affected by Hurricanes Irma and

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. Popovich is helping raise funds for J/P HRO, a disaster relief program that operates in Haiti, and various disaster relief organizations in the U.S. and Caribbean.

Head coaching record

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, style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 82, , 54, , 28, , , , style="text-align:center;", 1st in Southwest, , 5, , 1, , 4, , , data-sort-value="16" style="text-align:center;", Lost in 2009 NBA playoffs, First Round , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 82, , 50, , 32, , , , style="text-align:center;", 2nd in Southwest, , 10, , 4, , 6, , , data-sort-value="8" style="text-align:center;", Lost in 2010 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 82, , 61, , 21, , , , style="text-align:center;", 1st in Southwest, , 6, , 2, , 4, , , data-sort-value="16" style="text-align:center;", Lost in 2011 NBA playoffs, First Round , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 66, , 50, , 16, , .758, , style="text-align:center;", 1st in Southwest, , 14, , 10, , 4, , , data-sort-value="4" style="text-align:center;", Lost in 2012 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 82, , 58, , 24, , , , style="text-align:center;", 1st in Southwest, , 21, , 15, , 6, , , data-sort-value="2" style="text-align:center;", Lost in 2013 NBA Finals, NBA Finals , - style="background:#FDE910;" , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 82, , 62, , 20, , , , style="text-align:center;", 1st in Southwest, , 23, , 16, , 7, , , data-sort-value="1" style="text-align:center;", Won 2014 NBA Finals, NBA Championship , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 82, , 55, , 27, , , , style="text-align:center;", 3rd in Southwest, , 7, , 3, , 4, , , data-sort-value="16" style="text-align:center;", Lost in 2015 NBA playoffs, First Round , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 82, , 67, , 15, , , , style="text-align:center;", 1st in Southwest, , 10, , 6, , 4, , , data-sort-value="8" style="text-align:center;", Lost in 2016 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 82, , 61, , 21, , , , style="text-align:center;", 1st in Southwest, , 16, , 8, , 8, , , data-sort-value="8" style="text-align:center;", Lost in 2017 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 82, , 47, , 35, , , , style="text-align:center;", 3rd in Southwest, , 5, , 1, , 4, , , data-sort-value="8" style="text-align:center;", Lost in 2018 NBA playoffs, First Round , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 82, , 48, , 34, , , , style="text-align:center;", 2nd in Southwest, , 7, , 3, , 4, , , data-sort-value="8" style="text-align:center;", Lost in 2019 NBA playoffs, First Round , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 71, , 32, , 39, , , , style="text-align:center;", 4th in Southwest, , —, , —, , —, , — , data-sort-value="100" style="text-align:center;", Missed playoffs , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 72, , 33, , 39, , , , style="text-align:center;", 3rd in Southwest, , —, , —, , —, , — , data-sort-value="100" style="text-align:center;", Missed playoffs , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 San Antonio Spurs season, San Antonio , style="text-align:left;", , 82, , 34, , 48, , , , style="text-align:center;", 4th in Southwest, , —, , —, , —, , — , data-sort-value="100" style="text-align:center;", Missed playoffs , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 2,045, , style="background:#E0CEF2;, 1,344, , 701, , , , , , 284, , 170, , 114, , , ,

National team

{, class="wikitable sortable collapsible " style="text-align:right;" , + , - !Team !Year ! data-sort-type="number" , ! data-sort-type="number" , ! data-sort-type="number" , ! data-sort-type="number" , !Tournament ! data-sort-type="number" , ! data-sort-type="number" , ! data-sort-type="number" , ! data-sort-type="number" , ! Result , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team, United States , style="text-align:left;", 2019 , 12, , 9, , 3, , , 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, World Cup , 8, , 6, , 2, , , data-sort-value="7" style="text-align:center;", 7th place , - style="background:#FFD700;" , style="text-align:left;", 2020 United States men's Olympic basketball team, United States , style="text-align:left;", 2021 , 10, , 7, , 3, , , Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, Olympics , 6, , 5, , 1, , , data-sort-value="1" style="text-align:center;", Won gold medal , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 22, , 16, , 6, , , , 14, , 11, , 3, , , Source:

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Popovich, Gregg 1949 births Living people Air Force Falcons men's basketball coaches Air Force Falcons men's basketball players American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players American Olympic coaches American people of Croatian descent American people of Serbian descent Basketball coaches from Indiana Basketball players from Indiana Golden State Warriors assistant coaches Guards (basketball) National Basketball Association championship-winning head coaches People from Merrillville, Indiana Pomona College faculty San Antonio Spurs head coaches Sportspeople from East Chicago, Indiana Sportspeople from San Antonio United States men's national basketball team coaches

Early life and education

Coaching career

Pomona-Pitzer and early career (1973–1994)

San Antonio Spurs (1994–present)

National team career

Personal life

Humanitarian work

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College

NBA

National team

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