Lionel Hollins

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Lionel Hollins
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Hollins in 2010
Personal information
Born (1953-10-19) October 19, 1953 (age 67)
Arkansas City, Kansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolRancho
(North Las Vegas, Nevada)
College
NBA draft1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1975–1985
PositionPoint guard
Number14, 9
Coaching career1985–present
Career history
As player:
1975–1980Portland Trail Blazers
1980–1982Philadelphia 76ers
1982–1983San Diego Clippers
1983–1984Detroit Pistons
1984–1985Houston Rockets
As coach:
1985–1988Arizona State (assistant)
1988–1995Phoenix Suns (assistant)
1995–1999Vancouver Grizzlies (assistant)
1999–2000Vancouver Grizzlies (interim)
2000–2001Las Vegas Silver Bandits
2002Saint Louis Skyhawks
2002–2007Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2004Memphis Grizzlies (interim)
2008–2009Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2009–2013Memphis Grizzlies
2014–2016Brooklyn Nets
2019–2021Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

As assistant coach:

Career statistics
Points7,809 (11.6 ppg)
Assists3,006 (4.5 apg)
Steals1,053 (1.6 spg)
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Lionel Eugene Hollins (born October 19, 1953) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who last served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Portland Trail Blazers, winning an NBA championship in 1977 and named an NBA All-Star in 1978. The Trail Blazers retired his No. 14.

Playing career[]

Hollins was a key member of the Trail Blazers' 1976–77 championship team.

During his ten-year NBA career playing as a point guard he played for five teams, averaging 11.6 points and 4.5 assists per game. In 1974 Lionel suffered a serious injury from a moped crash when a bicyclist collided. Fortunately this did not affect his career, but ultimately his left pinky and ring finger never healed correctly.

Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the sixth pick of the 1975 NBA draft out of Arizona State University, Hollins was bestowed All-Rookie first team honors that season, averaging 10.8 points in 78 games for the Blazers. Prior to his two seasons at Arizona State, he played two years[1] at Dixie College in St. George, Utah.[2]

He graduated from Arizona State University in 1986 with a degree in sociology.

He was a member of Trail Blazers' 1976–77 championship team, and made his only All-Star Game appearance one year later. He was a member of the NBA All-Defensive team twice, in 1978 and 1979.

On April 18, 2007, the Portland Trail Blazers retired his #14 jersey.

Coaching career[]

Prior to his head coaching career, Hollins served as an assistant coach at Arizona State in the 1985–86 season and again in the 1987–88 season.[1] He then served as an assistant for the Phoenix Suns under head coaches Cotton Fitzsimmons and Paul Westphal from 1988 to 1995.

In the 1999–2000 season, Hollins acted as the interim head coach while the Grizzlies were still located in Vancouver. He served another stint as interim coach of the Grizzlies in 2004, after the team had moved to Memphis.

Hollins served as head coach for the of the United States Basketball League (USBL) in 2002.[3]

On May 14, 2008, Hollins was hired as one of Milwaukee Bucks head coach Scott Skiles' assistants.[4]

On January 25, 2009, Hollins was named the Grizzlies' head coach for the third time in the franchise's history.[5]

On February 11, 2011, Hollins won his 100th career victory, as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, in an 89–86 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.[6] That season, he led his team to a 46–36 record, earning the eighth seed in the playoffs. The Grizzlies defeated the number-one seed San Antonio Spurs before losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games in the Western Conference semifinals.

In the lockout-shortened 2011–12 NBA season, Hollins' Grizzlies finished the season with a 41–25 record and the best winning percentage in franchise history (.621). After guiding the Grizzlies to a 13–3 record during the month of April, Hollins was named April's Coach of the Month.[7] This streak helped the Grizzlies earn the four seed in the Western Conference, with home court advantage for the first time in franchise history. They lost in the first round to the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games. In 2012–2013, Hollins led Memphis to a franchise record 56-win season. Memphis lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals in a four-game sweep. Differing views between Hollins and management seemed to be pointing to an eventual change despite Hollins' success.

Even though it was announced that Hollins' contract would not be renewed by the team on June 10, 2013, he was still the Grizzlies' most successful coach, having improved the team's record almost every season. He led them to three straight playoff appearances, their first playoff win, a franchise best .683 winning percentage, and the first playoff series victory in franchise history. .[8]

In the time between Memphis and Brooklyn, Hollins chose Kauffman Sports Management Group as his representation.[9]

On July 2, 2014, Hollins and the Brooklyn Nets reached an agreement for him to serve as the team's head coach for the next four seasons.[10][11] On July 7, 2014, he was officially introduced by the Nets at a press conference.[12] In his first season as head coach, he guided the Nets to the playoffs. On January 10, 2016, he was relieved of his head coaching duties by the Nets after starting the 2015–16 season with a 10–27 record.[13]

On July 31, 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers hired Hollins as an assistant coach. Hollins won his 2nd championship on October 11, 2020 when the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals in 6 games.[14][15]

Personal life[]

Hollins's son, Austin Hollins, played college basketball for the University of Minnesota's men's basketball team.[16] His son has also played professionally in the EuroLeague, with the Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.

NBA career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975–76 Portland 74 25.6 .421 – .721 2.4 4.1 1.8 .4 10.8
1976–77† Portland 76 29.3 .432 – .749 2.8 4.1 2.2 .5 14.7
1977–78 Portland 81 33.8 .442 – .743 3.4 4.7 1.9 .4 15.9
1978–79 Portland 64 30.7 .454 – .778 2.3 5.1 1.8 .4 15.3
1979–80 Portland 20 20.7 .385 .100 .642 1.0 2.5 1.5 .1 10.0
1979–80 Philadelphia 27 29.5 .415 .200 .770 2.6 4.1 1.7 .3 12.2
1980–81 Philadelphia 82 26.3 .470 .133 .731 2.3 4.3 1.3 .2 9.5
1981–82 Philadelphia 81 81 27.9 .477 .125 .702 2.3 3.9 1.3 .2 11.0
1982–83 San Diego 56 54 32.9 .437 .143 .721 2.3 6.7 2.0 .3 13.5
1983–84 Detroit 32 0 6.8 .381 .000 .846 .7 1.9 .4 .0 1.8
1984–85 Houston 80 60 24.4 .461 .231 .794 2.2 5.2 1.0 .1 7.6
Career 673 27.4 .444 .149 .741 2.4 4.5 1.6 .3 11.6
All-Star 1 0 23.0 .375 – .800 .0 8.0 2.0 .0 10.0

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1977† Portland 19 — 35.9 .417 – .682 2.7 4.5 2.5 .3 17.3
1978 Portland 6 — 37.2 .449 – .690 4.8 5.5 1.2 .0 16.7
1979 Portland 3 — 22.0 .308 – .714 1.0 1.7 1.0 .0 7.0
1980 Philadelphia 18 — 34.3 .416 .000 .794 3.9 6.3 1.5 .2 13.8
1981 Philadelphia 16 — 30.6 .441 .000 .784 2.1 4.1 1.1 .1 10.2
1982 Philadelphia 8 — 14.3 .306 .000 .667 1.1 3.1 1.1 .1 4.3
1984 Detroit 2 — 3.0 .000 – – .0 .0 .0 .5 .0
1985 Houston 5 1 18.8 .308 – 1.000 1.8 3.6 .8 .0 3.4
Career 77 — 29.8 .411 .000 .733 2.7 4.5 1.5 .1 11.8

Head coaching record[]

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
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Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Vancouver 1999–00 60 18 42 .300 7th in Midwest — — — — Missed Playoffs
Memphis 2004–05 4 0 4 .000 — — — — — —
Memphis 2008–09 39 13 26 .333 5th in Southwest — — — — Missed Playoffs
Memphis 2009–10 82 40 42 .488 4th in Southwest — — — — Missed Playoffs
Memphis 2010–11 82 46 36 .561 4th in Southwest 13 7 6 .538 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Memphis 2011–12 66 41 25 .621 2nd in Southwest 7 3 4 .429 Lost in First Round
Memphis 2012–13 82 56 26 .683 2nd in Southwest 15 8 7 .533 Lost in Conf. Finals
Brooklyn 2014–15 82 38 44 .463 3rd in Atlantic 6 2 4 .333 Lost in First Round
Brooklyn 2015–16 37 10 27 .270 (fired) — — — — —
Career 534 262 272 .491 41 20 21 .488

See also[]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Men's Hoops To Induct Lionel Hollins Into Pac-10 Hall Of Honor - Arizona State University Official Athletic Site Archived May 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "ESPN Classic - Classic catches up with Lionel Hollins". espn.go.com.
  3. ^ "USBL Team Previews". The Post-Star. Glen Falls, New York. April 19, 2002. p. 20. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Former Bulls coach Boylan joins Skiles' Bucks staff". ESPN.com. May 14, 2008.
  5. ^ "Hollins to become Grizzlies coach for third time". ESPN.com. January 24, 2009.
  6. ^ "Bucks vs. Grizzlies - Game Recap - February 11, 2011 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  7. ^ "Lionel Hollins named Western Conference Coach of the Month - Memphis Grizzlies". nba.com.
  8. ^ "Grizzlies will not offer Lionel Hollins a new contract - Memphis Grizzlies". nba.com.
  9. ^ "Wasserman signs WNBA's Rookie of the Year Delle Donne". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com.
  10. ^ "Brooklyn Nets Reach Agreement in Principle with Lionel Hollins". nba.com.
  11. ^ "Nets Agree To Four-Year Deal With Lionel Hollins". realgm.com.
  12. ^ "New coach Hollins calls Nets job 'a miracle'". ESPN.com. July 7, 2014.
  13. ^ "Nets Part Ways With Head Coach Lionel Hollins". NBA.com. January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  14. ^ "Lakers Announce 2019-20 Coaching Staff". NBA.com. July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  15. ^ "Lakers make it official, add Jason Kidd to coaching staff". NBA.com. July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  16. ^ Virginia Tech basketball: Hokies face first true road game at Minnesota - Hokies Journal - The Washington Post

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