Derrick Allen Mahorn (born September 21, 1958) is an American former professional

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player who played

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and

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for the

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, and the

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of the

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(NBA). He is currently a radio analyst for the

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, and during the summer is the

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of the

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of the

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. Mahorn had a reputation for physical play, and was a member of the late 1980s

teams known as "The Bad Boys", and with them won the 1989

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. After his playing career, Mahorn would go on to be an assistant coach under Pistons teammate and head coach Bill Laimbeer with the Detroit Shock of the

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(WNBA) and was part of two

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teams (2006, 2008). He would eventually become head coach of the Shock, and later became head coach of

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of the

, leading the team to the inaugural BIG3 Championship in 2017, making Mahorn the only one in history to have won a championship in the NBA, WNBA, and BIG3.

College career

Mahorn played

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. He was a three-time NAIA All-American and owned 18 school records. He scored 2,418 points while playing for the Pirates, averaging 20.3 points per game.

Playing career

The turning point of Mahorn's career was perhaps when he was traded by the Washington Bullets to the

. He was unhappy with the trade initially and, as he claimed in a 2014 ESPN documentary, showed up to training camp overweight and out of shape. After teammate Bill Laimbeer took him aside and spoke with him about what he was brought there for, Mahorn acquiesced and became an integral part of the Pistons’ core. In 1989, Mahorn - dubbed by Piston announcer

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the "Baddest Bad Boy of them all" - won his only

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with the Pistons. Two days after the Pistons won the championship in 1989, the NBA held an

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for its two newest franchises, the Orlando Magic and

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. League rules dictated that only eight players on each roster could be protected from being drafted by either team, and the Pistons elected not to extend that protection to Mahorn. As such, he was made the second pick in the expansion draft and the first to be taken by the Timberwolves; the Pistons were conducting their victory celebration in Detroit while the draft was happening and Mahorn was taken aside during the festivities so he could be told. Pistons

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tried to reacquire Mahorn to no avail, and years later Mahorn was shown to still be bothered by what transpired as the story of the trade brought him to tears during the 2014 ESPN film about the team. Mahorn, as it turned out, would never play for Minnesota. After refusing to report to the Timberwolves, he ended up being traded instead to the

, where he teamed with superstar

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(despite previous rivalries with him) to form the top-rebounding duo of "Thump N' Bump." After two seasons, Mahorn moved to the Italian

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for the 1991–92 season. Mahorn later played for the

for four seasons, before returning to the Pistons in 1996–97 under coach Doug Collins. He retired after the 1999 season, after a second stint with the 76ers.

Coaching

WNBA

Mahorn then served as a color commentator for Pistons radio broadcasts, and as an assistant coach under former teammate Bill Laimbeer with the WNBA's Detroit Shock. Laimbeer and Mahorn led the Shock to two WNBA titles (2006, 2008). On July 22, 2008, at a Sparks-Shock game, Mahorn attempted to break up a brawl. When attempting to restrain

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, he put his left hand out and Leslie fell to the ground. Mahorn was suspended for two games. On June 15, 2009, he became the head coach of the Shock, a position he held until the franchise moved to

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after the season. Shortly afterward, Mahorn continued his work with Pistons radio, doing color commentary alongside

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BIG3

In 2017, Mahorn became head coach of

, the eventual champion of the

basketball league's inaugural season. His team's players included

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and Kenyon Martin.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 80 , , 80 , , 33.3 , , .507 , , .000 , , .632 , , 8.8 , , 1.9 , , 0.7 , , 1.7 , , 12.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 82 , , 82 , , 36.9 , , .490 , , .000 , , .575 , , 9.5 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , 1.8 , , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 82 , , 82 , , 32.9 , , .507 , , .000 , , .651 , , 9.0 , , 1.6 , , 0.8 , , 1.5 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 77 , , 63 , , 26.9 , , .499 , , .000 , , .653 , , 7.9 , , 1.6 , , 0.8 , , 1.4 , , 6.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 63 , , 6 , , 20.3 , , .477 , , .000 , , .821 , , 6.0 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , .8 , , 6.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 67 , , 64 , , 29.3 , , .574 , , .500 , , .756 , , 8.4 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , .6 , , 10.7 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", † , style="text-align:left;",

, 72 , , 61 , , 24.9 , , .517 , , .000 , , .748 , , 6.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.6 , , .9 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 80 , , 74 , , 30.5 , , .467 , , .000 , , .788 , , 7.8 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , 8.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 28 , , 0 , , 8.1 , , .489 , , .000 , , .650 , , 1.9 , , 0.2 , , 0.1 , , .2 , , 2.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 58 , , 7 , , 10.9 , , .523 , , .333 , , .796 , , 2.8 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , .2 , , 3.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 50 , , 0 , , 9.0 , , .352 , , .000 , , .723 , , 2.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , .3 , , 2.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 22 , , 7 , , 9.9 , , .370 , , .000 , , .727 , , 2.4 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , .1 , , 2.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 59 , , 0 , , 12.0 , , .457 , , .000 , , .676 , , 3.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , .1 , , 2.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 16 , , 0 , , 7.9 , , .278 , , .000 , , .375 , , 1.4 , , 0.1 , , 0.3 , , .1 , , 0.8 , -class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" , Career , 1117 , , 613 , , 23.1 , , .493 , , .132 , , .704 , , 6.2 , , 1.0 , , 0.6 , , .9 , , 6.9

Playoffs

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, 7 , , 7 , , 34.6 , , .438 , , .000 , , .714 , , 8.7 , , 1.9 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1984 , style="text-align:left;",

, 4 , , 4 , , 38.5 , , .600 , , .000 , , .800 , , 10.8 , , 1.5 , , 0.3 , , 1.5 , , 9.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1985 , style="text-align:left;",

, 4 , , 1 , , 10.3 , , .500 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.8 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , .8 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 4 , , 0 , , 15.3 , , .385 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 3.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , .0 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1987 , style="text-align:left;",

, 15 , , 15 , , 32.2 , , .541 , , .000 , , .800 , , 9.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , .7 , , 9.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1988 , style="text-align:left;",

, 23 , , 21 , , 17.8 , , .344 , , .000 , , .684 , , 3.9 , , 0.6 , , 0.2 , , .4 , , 3.3 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", 1989† , style="text-align:left;",

, 17 , , 17 , , 21.2 , , .580 , , .000 , , .654 , , 5.1 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , .8 , , 5.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 10 , , 10 , , 34.2 , , .430 , , .000 , , .769 , , 7.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.7 , , .8 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1991 , style="text-align:left;",

, 8 , , 8 , , 26.0 , , .556 , , .000 , , .786 , , 5.3 , , 1.8 , , 0.3 , , .5 , , 6.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1993 , style="text-align:left;",

, 4 , , 2 , , 15.8 , , .400 , , .000 , , .000 , , 3.3 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , .5 , , 2.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 3 , , 0 , , 6.3 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , .3 , , 0.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1997 , style="text-align:left;",

, 2 , , 1 , , 9.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , .0 , , 0.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1999 , style="text-align:left;",

, 5 , , 0 , , 5.8 , , .333 , , .000 , , .500 , , 1.6 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , .0 , , 1.6 , -class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" , Career , 106 , , 86 , , 22.9 , , .427 , , .000 , , .750 , , 5.5 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , .6 , , 5.8

Personal life

Mahorn played himself in a 2017 episode of Detroiters titled "Quick Rick Mahorn of Dearborn."

Awards and honors

*1989 NBA Champion (as a player with the

) *Two-time WNBA Champion (2006, 2008 - as an assistant coach with the Detroit Shock) *2017

Champion (as head coach of

) *

Virginia Sports Hall of Fame The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame honors athletes, coaches, administrators, journalists and other contributors to athletics. Many of the more than 350 inductees since 1972 were born in Virginia or enjoyed success in college, professional, amateur or ...

(class of 2018)

References

External links

WNBA.com profile
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