Pat Sullivan (basketball)

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Pat Sullivan
North Carolina Tar Heels
PositionPlayer Development
LeagueAtlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1971-12-15) December 15, 1971 (age 50)
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolBogota (Bogota, New Jersey)
CollegeNorth Carolina (1990–1995)
NBA draft1995 / Undrafted
PositionSmall forward
Number3
Coaching career1997–present
Career history
As coach:
1997–2000North Carolina (assistant)
2001–2003UNC Wilmington (women's assistant)
2004–2005Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2005–2008New Jersey Nets (assistant)
2008–2011Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2013–2016Washington Wizards (assistant)
2016–2018Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
2018–2020New York Knicks (assistant)
2020–2021Minnesota Timberwolves (player development/defense)
2021–presentNorth Carolina (Director of Recruiting)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Patrick Sullivan (born December 15, 1971) is an American basketball coach, currently serving as the Director of Recruiting for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the ACC. He was reported to join the inaugural staff of former teammate Hubert Davis in April 2021, and his hiring was confirmed by the school in May.[1][2] He also played collegiately for the Tar Heels and was a member of three Final Four teams, including their 1992–93 national championship team.[3]

Playing career[]

Sullivan was born in New York City[4] and was a highly recruited high school player at Bogota High School in Bogota, New Jersey, where in 1990 he was named a third-team high school All-American by Parade Magazine.[5] The small forward ultimately chose to play for coach Dean Smith at North Carolina (UNC), choosing the Tar Heels over Duke, Virginia, Providence and Seton Hall.[6][7] Sullivan was a bench contributor and sometime for his most of career, and was on the floor for Chris Webber’s infamous “time-out” at the end of the 1993 national championship game. He then redshirted what would have been his senior season in 1993–94.[8] This allowed Sullivan to join the 1994–95 Tar Heels, where he was able to become the first Tar Heel to play in three Final Fours since 1969.[3]

Coaching career[]

In 1997, Sullivan was hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater, UNC under Bill Guthridge. He served in this role until 2000, when Guthridge retired and new coach Matt Doherty chose to bring in a new staff. Sullivan was then an assistant women's coach at UNC Wilmington for two seasons before leaving in 2003 for a video coordinator role with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[9] After being a part of the staff for the NBA champion 2003–04 Detroit Pistons, Sullivan was promoted to a full assistant for the following year. Sullivan then held assistant roles with the New Jersey Nets, a repeat run with the Pistons, the Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers before joining the staff of new New York Knicks coach David Fizdale in 2018.[10][11] After a few months on the Minnesota Timberwolves coaching staff in a development role, Sullivan was reported to join new head coach Hubert Davis' inaugural UNC staff in a player development role in April. He was officially announced as the Tar Heels' new Director of Recruiting in May 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ "Pat Sullivan Joining UNC Basketball Staff". 247Sports. April 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Steve Kirschner (May 24, 2021). "Pat Sullivan Joins Men's Basketball Staff". GoHeels.com.
  3. ^ a b "Sullivan holds UNC trivia key". The Daily Times. March 30, 1995. p. 21. Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ "Carolina Basketball 1992–93". archive.org. 1992. p. 19. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Meet Parade's high school boys' All-America basketball team". South Bend Tribune. March 4, 1990. p. 116. Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. ^ "Sullivan keeps 5 colleges in the running". The Record. October 18, 1989. p. 13. Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. ^ "Shooting stars heading south". The Record. November 15, 1989. p. 13. Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. ^ "Sullivan to redshirt senior year". United Press International. November 16, 1993. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  9. ^ Hendrickson, Brian (July 11, 2003). "UNCW loses Sullivan to NBA". Star-News. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  10. ^ Lee, Michael (June 29, 2013). "Wizards promote Pat Sullivan to assistant coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  11. ^ Iseman, Chris (October 25, 2018). "The local basketball legend working on David Fizdale's New York Knicks coaching staff". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

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