Marc Iavaroni

Iavaroni in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1956-09-15) September 15, 1956 (age 67) Jamaica, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	John F. Kennedy ( Plainview, New York)
College	Virginia (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978: 3rd round, 55th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1978–1992
Position	Power forward
Number	8, 32, 43
Coaching career	1992–2013
Career history
As player:
1978–1980	Basket Brescia
1981–1982	Fulgor Libertas Forlì
1982– 1984	Philadelphia 76ers
1984– 1986	San Antonio Spurs
1986– 1989	Utah Jazz
1989	Olimpia Milano
1990–1991	Caja de Ronda Málaga
1991–1992	Sioux Falls Skyforce
As coach:
1992–1994	Bowling Green (assistant)
1997– 1999	Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
1999– 2002	Miami Heat (assistant)
2002– 2007	Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2007– 2009	Memphis Grizzlies
2009–2010	Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2010– 2013	Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion ( 1983)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,328 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,725 (3.2 rpg)
Assists	514 (1.0 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Marcus John Iavaroni (born September 15, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and former head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also served as an assistant coach for several NBA teams.

Iavaroni was a star player at Plainview, New York's John F. Kennedy High School in the 1970s and a teammate of Seth Greenberg.

Iavaroni, who joined the NBA at age 26 after playing four seasons in Europe, was an important role player as a rookie on the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers championship team, where he started 77 games in the regular season. In the 1983 NBA Finals, Iavaroni averaged 5.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in a four game sweep. ^[1] He later played for the San Antonio Spurs, where he averaged career-highs of 6.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in 1985, and the Utah Jazz. ^[2]

Iavaroni also played professionally in Brescia, Forlì and Málaga before retiring in 1992, playing a total of six seasons in Italy and Spain: four after his college career and two following his NBA career.

His coaching career began as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Virginia. Following his playing career, he was also an assistant coach for two seasons at Bowling Green State University from 1992 to 1994.

The first NBA coaching experience for Iavaroni came in 1997, when he was hired as a Cleveland Cavaliers assistant, working mainly with forwards. In 1999, he moved to the front office of the Miami Heat as director of player development. Since 2002, he served as an assistant to Mike D'Antoni at the Phoenix Suns.

On May 30, 2007, Iavaroni was named the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies. ^[3] On January 22, 2009, he was fired by the Grizzlies after an 11–30 start to the 2008–09 season. ^{[4] [5]}

On June 5, 2009, the Toronto Raptors announced that Iavaroni would become an assistant coach to Jay Triano. ^[5]

On July 17, 2010, the Los Angeles Clippers announced that Iavaroni would become an assistant coach to newly hired Vinny Del Negro. ^[6] He remained in that role until 2013.

Head coaching record

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