Michael Joseph Dunleavy Sr. (born March 21, 1954) is an American former professional

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player, coach, and general manager of the

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. He was most recently the head coach of the Tulane University men's basketball team. Dunleavy is the father of former professional basketball player

Mike Dunleavy Jr. Michael Joseph Dunleavy Jr. (born September 15, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who is the vice president of basketball operations for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previou ...

Early life

Dunleavy was born in

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. His primary education was at Holy Cross. He attended Nazareth Regional High School in Brooklyn, then graduated from the University of South Carolina, where he played under coach

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Playing career

Drafted in the sixth round of the

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with the 99th overall pick by the

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, the 6'3" guard played for them for one full season along with Hall-of-Fame teammate Julius Erving and made the

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in a losing effort against the

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. Dunleavy then split the following season between Philadelphia and the

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after being traded mid-season. Houston made the

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, and this time Dunleavy played a large role for his team in the series, including scoring a game-high 28 points to help lead the Rockets to a Game 4 win, but yet again his team lost, this time to the

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. Dunleavy remained in Texas after leaving Houston for the 1982–83 season, because he spent that season with the neighboring

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. After two following seasons with the

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he retired due to chronic back pain. His best season as a player was with Houston in 1980–81, when he averaged 10.5 points per game and started on a team that played in the NBA Finals. During his retirement, Dunleavy worked in an investment firm. In 1988–89 and 1989–90, while an assistant coach with the Bucks, he helped as a player for two and five games respectively. In 438 games he averaged 8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 4 , , - , , 4.3 , , .429 , , - , , 1.000 , , 0.3 , , 1.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , 1977–78 , align="left" ,

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, 11 , , - , , 9.3 , , .395 , , - , , .688 , , 0.8 , , 2.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 4.1 , - , align="left" , 1978–79 , align="left" ,

, 74 , , - , , 20.1 , , .506 , , - , , .864 , , 1.7 , , 4.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 8.0 , - , align="left" , 1979–80 , align="left" ,

, 51 , , - , , 20.3 , , .464 , , .150 , , .828 , , 2.0 , , 4.1 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 8.0 , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

, 74 , , - , , 21.7 , , .491 , , .063 , , .839 , , 1.6 , , 3.6 , , 0.9 , , 0.0 , , 10.5 , - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" ,

, 70 , , 15 , , 18.8 , , .458 , , .384 , , .708 , , 1.5 , , 3.2 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 7.4 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

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, 79 , , 9 , , 20.5 , , .418 , , .345 , , .779 , , 1.7 , , 5.5 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 7.8 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

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, 17 , , 12 , , 23.8 , , .551 , , .422 , , .800 , , 1.6 , , 4.6 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 11.2 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

, 19 , , 19 , , 22.8 , , .474 , , .340 , , .862 , , 1.6 , , 4.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , 8.9 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

, 2 , , 0 , , 2.5 , , .500 , , .500 , , .000 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.5 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , 0 , , 8.6 , , .286 , , .222 , , .875 , , 0.4 , , 2.0 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 3.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 438 , , 55 , , 19.2 , , .467 , , .339 , , .810 , , 1.6 , , 3.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 8.0

Playoffs

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, 11 , , - , , 6.2 , , .360 , , - , , .800 , , 0.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , 1978–79 , align="left" ,

, 1 , , - , , 10.0 , , .000 , , - , , .000 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , - , align="left" , 1979–80 , align="left" ,

, 6 , , - , , 7.5 , , .500 , , .000 , , .833 , , 0.8 , , 2.2 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 2.8 , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

, 20 , , - , , 23.6 , , .454 , , .400 , , .868 , , 2.1 , , 3.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 8.9 , - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , - , , 22.0 , , .409 , , .000 , , .833 , , 1.0 , , 3.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 7.7 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

, 11 , , - , , 15.8 , , .338 , , .267 , , .692 , , 1.2 , , 4.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 5.5 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

, 15 , , - , , 26.2 , , .457 , , .360 , , .917 , , 2.3 , , 3.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.0 , , 11.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 67 , , - , , 18.3 , , .428 , , .317 , , .856 , , 1.5 , , 2.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 7.0

Coaching career

He entered his first head coaching job in 1990 as coach of the

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, replacing

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. In 1991 his team, led by

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and

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, beat the

in the Western Conference Finals and he led his team to the

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against the

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but they lost in five games. He made the playoffs in his second season in Los Angeles, but lost in the first round. He then joined the

as head coach prior to the 1992–93 season and remained with them until the end of the 1995–96 season, in a dual role as vice-president of basketball operations and head coach. He relinquished his head coaching duties after a mediocre tenure to operate as the general manager, until accepting the job of head coach of the

in 1997. Dunleavy was named

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while with the Blazers. He remained in Portland until the end of the 2000–01 season, when he was fired. He made the playoffs four times with the team. He joined the Clippers in 2003. Dunleavy led the Clippers to the second round of the playoffs, their first playoff berth since 1997, and to the franchise's first series win since a

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first-round victory while the team was still playing in Buffalo. The Clippers finished 40–42 in 2006–07, out of the playoffs after a season-ending slump brought on by injury. He also worked for

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in 2008, calling NBA playoff games. On February 4, 2010, Dunleavy stepped down from his duties as the Clippers' coach. He retained his position as general manager, with

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, who had worked as Dunleavy's assistant for seven seasons, becoming interim head coach for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. On March 9, 2010, the Clippers fired Dunleavy as general manager. The Clippers accused Dunleavy of defrauding the team, and he sued the club for money owed on the remainder of his contract. An arbitrator ordered the Clippers pay Dunleavy $13 million in 2011. On March 28, 2016,

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announced Dunleavy as the coach of the men's basketball team. This marks Dunleavy's first job as a college coach. On March 16, 2019, Tulane announced Dunleavy would not return for the 2019–20 season after finishing 4–27 in his final season.

Personal life

Dunleavy has three sons: Mike Jr., who starred at

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and played for six NBA teams from 2002 to 2017;

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, the head coach at

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; and James, an NBA player agent.

Head coaching record

NBA

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, align="left" , , 82, , 28, , 54, , .321, , align="center" , 7th in Central, , —, , —, , —, , — , align="center" , Missed Playoffs , - , align="left" ,

, align="left" , , 82, , 20, , 62, , .244, , align="center" , 6th in Central, , —, , —, , —, , — , align="center" , Missed Playoffs , - , align="left" ,

, align="left" , , 82, , 34, , 48, , .415, , align="center" , 6th in Central, , —, , —, , —, , — , align="center" , Missed Playoffs , - , align="left" ,

, align="left" , , 82, , 25, , 57, , .305, , align="center" , 7th in Central, , —, , —, , —, , — , align="center" , Missed Playoffs , - , align="left" , Portland , align="left" , , 82, , 46, , 36, , .561, , align="center" , 4th in Pacific, , 4, , 1, , 3, , .250 , align="center" , Lost in

, - , align="left" , Portland , align="left" , , 50, , 35, , 15, , .700, , align="center" , 1st in Pacific, , 13, , 7, , 6, , .538 , align="center" , Lost in Conf. Finals , - , align="left" , Portland , align="left" , , 82, , 59, , 23, , .720, , align="center" , 2nd in Pacific, , 16, , 10, , 6, , .625 , align="center" , Lost in Conf. Finals , - , align="left" , Portland , align="left" , , 82, , 50, , 32, , .610, , align="center" , 4th in Pacific, , 3, , 0, , 3, , .000 , align="center" , Lost in

, - , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , align="left" , , 82, , 28, , 54, , .341, , align="center" , 7th in Pacific, , —, , —, , —, , — , align="center" , Missed Playoffs , - , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , align="left" , , 82, , 37, , 45, , .451, , align="center" , 3rd in Pacific, , —, , —, , —, , — , align="center" , Missed Playoffs , - , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , align="left" , , 82, , 47, , 35, , .573, , align="center" , 2nd in Pacific, , 12, , 7, , 5, , .583 , align="center" , Lost in Conf. Semifinals , - , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , align="left" , , 82, , 40, , 42, , .488, , align="center" , 4th in Pacific, , —, , —, , —, , — , align="center" , Missed Playoffs , - , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , align="left" , , 82, , 23, , 59, , .280, , align="center" , 5th in Pacific, , —, , —, , —, , — , align="center" , Missed Playoffs , - , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , align="left" , , 82, , 19, , 63, , .231, , align="center" , 4th in Pacific, , —, , —, , —, , — , align="center" , Missed Playoffs , - , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , align="left" , , 49, , 21, , 28, , .429, , align="center" , (resigned), , —, , —, , —, , — , align="center" , — , -class="sortbottom" , align="left" , Career , , , 1329, , 613, , 716, , .461, , , , 71, , 38, , 33, , .535, ,

College

References

External links

Tulane profile

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