Andy Elisburg
From Hoopedia
Beginning his seventh season as Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations, Andy Elisburg continues to assist HEAT President Pat Riley and General Manager Randy Pfund in the areas of salary cap management, league compliance and the day-to-day business of basketball operations.
Elisburg is a HEAT original, joining the franchise in its inaugural 1988 season. For the past 11 years, Elisburg has played an integral role in salary cap planning and basketball operations management, while overseeing the day-to-day operations at American Airlines Arena.
With the challenges and the complexities in dealing with the league salary cap and luxury tax, Elisburg’s knowledge and experience continues to be called upon to build on the team’s unprecedented success, which has resulted in an NBA Championship, nine postseason berths in the last 11 years, including a franchise-record six consecutive playoff appearances from 1996-2001, four consecutive Atlantic Division Championships from 1996-2000, the Southeast Division Championship in 2005 and 2006, and the sixth most wins (507) in the NBA (third most in the Eastern Conference) from 1995-2006. During the off-season, Elisburg assists Riley and Pfund maneuver through the framework of the salary cap and the luxury tax to transform the roster, ensuring the HEAT maintains its status as one of the league’s top teams.
Elisburg began the team’s inaugural campaign as an intern in the public relations department before becoming a public relations assistant at the end of the season. In his 17 years with the team, he has served in many different capacities, including assistant director of public relations, director of team services and information, director of team operations and vice president, basketball operations.
A native of Potomac, MD, Elisburg served an internship with the Washington Bullets in the summer of 1988 before coming to the HEAT. He holds a degree in sports administration from St. Thomas University and was honored by his alma mater in June of 2004 with their first Leader for Life Award which goes to recognize an alumna/alumnas who has made a significant contribution to their chosen profession. Elisburg is single and lives in Miami.
