Rudy D'Amico (born August 18, 1940) is a

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

(NBA)

scout Scout may refer to: Youth movement *Scout (Scouting), a child, usually 10–18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement ** Scouts (The Scout Association), section for 10-14 year olds in the United Kingdom ** Scouts BSA, sect ...

, and former college

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

and professional

coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of Athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Coac ...

. He was the

head coach A head coach, senior coach, or manager is a professional responsible for training and developing athletes within a sports team. This role often has a higher public profile and salary than other coaching positions. In some sports, such as associat ...

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

, and he led them to the

FIBA European Champions Cup The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...

(EuroLeague) championship in 1981. He scouts for the

Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NB ...

Early life

D'Amico, the son of Italian-born parents, was born in

Queens, New York Queens is the largest by area of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is bordered by the ...

, grew up in Astoria and attended Newtown High School. He then attended

Seattle University Seattle University (Seattle U or SU) is a private Jesuit university in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the largest independent university in the Northwestern United States, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and grad ...

, and in 1961 won letters in both basketball and baseball. He also earned a master's degree from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

Basketball coaching career

D'Amico was head basketball coach at

Brooklyn College Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls nearly 14,000 students on a campus in the Midwood and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn as of fall ...

in the Knickerbocker Conference, from 1967 until 1977. In 1973, he coached Brooklyn College to the CUNYAC Basketball Championship, defeating City College. From 1980 to 1991, he coached professional basketball in Europe and Israel, from 1985 to 1990 with Pallacanestro Firenze of the Italian A League. He also coached

Zaragoza Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...

of the Spanish League, and

Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

in Italy, as well as in the Puerto Rican Superior League. In 1981, he coached the Israeli Super League team,

, to the

(EuroLeague) championship over Synudine Bologna in the

Finals Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...

Basketball scouting career

In 1999, he became the

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

' international scout, advising general manager

Jim Paxson James Joseph Paxson Jr. (born July 9, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. A 1st round selection (12th pick overall) of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1979 NBA draft, Paxson played for Portland and the Boston Celtics o ...

. In 2005, he was the NBA European scout of the

. He now scouts for the

References

External links

Sports-Reference Player ProfileItalian League Coach Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:D'Amico, Rudy 1940 births Living people Basketball coaches from New York (state) American basketball scouts American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players American people of Italian descent Brooklyn Bulldogs men's basketball coaches Brooklyn College faculty CB Zaragoza coaches Cleveland Cavaliers scouts College men's basketball head coaches in the United States EuroLeague–winning coaches FC Mulhouse Basket coaches Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna coaches Italian basketball players Italian basketball coaches Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. coaches Montecatiniterme Basketball coaches New York University alumni Orlando Magic personnel Pallacanestro Trieste coaches Scaligera Basket Verona coaches Seattle Redhawks baseball players Seattle Redhawks men's basketball players Basketball players from Brooklyn Basketball players from Queens, New York American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in France Baseball players from Brooklyn Baseball players from Queens, New York 20th-century American sportsmen

Early life

Basketball coaching career

Basketball scouting career

See also

References

External links