Roderick Dwayne Higgins (born January 31, 1960) is an American former professional
basketball
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player who formerly served as president of basketball operations for the
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's
Charlotte Hornets
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. He is also the father of former
Charlotte Bobcats
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point guard
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Cory Higgins.
A 6'7"
forward
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from
California State University, Fresno
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, Higgins played 13 seasons (1982–1994) in the NBA as a member of the
Chicago Bulls
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, the
Seattle SuperSonics
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, the
San Antonio Spurs
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, the
New Jersey Nets
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, the
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, the
Sacramento Kings
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, and the
Cleveland Cavaliers
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. He averaged 9
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and 3.6
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during his NBA career. After his playing career ended Higgins served as an assistant coach with the Warriors until 2000 when he was named assistant general manager of the
Washington Wizards
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. He was re-hired by the Warriors on May 20, 2004 joining former teammate
Chris Mullin
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in the team's front office.
On May 31, 2007, he was hired as the second general manager of the Charlotte Hornets (then the Charlotte Bobcats), replacing
Bernie Bickerstaff. In 2011, he became the team's president of basketball operations after
Rich Cho was hired as general manager. On June 13, 2014, Higgins stepped down as President of Basketball Operations for the Charlotte Hornets.
Higgins also holds a distinct NBA record for playing for the most teams in one season with 4. In the 1985-86 season he played for the Seattle Supersonics, the San Antonio Spurs, the New Jersey Nets, and the Chicago Bulls.
NBA GM record
References
External links
Career statsa
https://www.basketball-reference.com article fro
http://www.nba.com/warriors2005–2006 REPORT CARD: Chris Mullin & Rod Higgins(Golden State of Mind)
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1960 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
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Washington Wizards executives
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