Philip T. Handy (born August 24, 1971)
[1998–99 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 250] is an American
basketball
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assistant coach for the
Los Angeles Lakers
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of the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA), and player development trainer. He played
college basketball
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for the
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
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, and then played professionally abroad before starting his career in coaching.
Early life
Born in
San Leandro, California
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, he grew up in
Hayward -
Union City, California
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.
College career
After a year of junior college,
Handy attended
University of Hawaii
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from 1993 to 1995. During his tenure with the
Rainbows
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he was a WAC champion, and first Team All defense selection.
Professional career
Handy played for the
Golden State Warriors
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and
Portland Trail Blazers
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during the pre-season, in the
Continental Basketball Association
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for the
Omaha Racers
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,
Grand Rapids Mackers
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(via dispersal draft from Omaha),
La Crosse Bobcats
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(rights traded to
Fort Wayne Fury
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History
The team played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne ...
on 12 October 1998) and internationally in France (
SLUC Nancy Basket
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), Italy, Germany, Spain, Israel (
Maccabi Hadera), England (
Manchester Giants
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), and Australia (
Melbourne Tigers
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The team made their debut in the NBL in 1984 as ...
and
West Sydney Razorbacks
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They were the s ...
). Never a crowd favourite Razorback fans took particular delight in chanting "You're useless Handy".
He obtained a CBA All-Rookie First Team (1995–96), and a
British Basketball League
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championship with the
Manchester Giants
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in the season 1999–2000.
Coaching career
Handy has served as player development coach for the
Los Angeles Lakers
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under
Mike Brown. Still under Brown, he served as assistant coach with the
Cleveland Cavaliers
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.
He then moved to the
Toronto Raptors
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as assistant for
Nick Nurse
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. He then moved back to the Lakers under
Frank Vogel
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.
Handy went to 6 consecutive NBA Finals, 4 with the Cleveland Cavaliers (
2015
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–
2018
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), 1 with the Toronto Raptors (
2019
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), and 1 with the Los Angeles Lakers (
2020
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) winning championships in 2016, 2019, and 2020.
References
External links
Pro A statisticsNBL statistics
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1971 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Australia
American expatriate basketball people in Canada
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from California
Basketball players from Oakland, California
Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coaches
Grand Rapids Mackers players
Guards (basketball)
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball players
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
La Crosse Bobcats players
Los Angeles Lakers assistant coaches
Manchester Giants players
Omaha Racers players
SLUC Nancy Basket players
Toronto Raptors assistant coaches