Flip Saunders
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| Flip Saunders |
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| Born February 23,1955 in Cleveland, Ohio |
| Coach |
| League NBA |
| Team Detroit Pistons |
| Coaching Career 1995 - |
| Best Record 82-40 (1996) |
| Championship(s) 1 (2003 w/ Pistons) |
| Former Teams Minnesota Timberwolves (1995-2004) |
Phil "Flip" Saunders (born Febuary 23, 1955) is the head coach the Detroit Pistons.He was announced as the Head Coach of the Detroit Pistons on July 21, 2005. He arrived in Detroit after a 10-year tenure with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He spent the last nine-plus years with the Minnesota Timberwolves, guiding the club to eight consecutive playoff appearances and a franchise-best 58-24 record in 2003-04 – the top record in the Western Conference. During his tenure in Minnesota, Saunders won NBA Western Conference Coach of the Month honors four times (April ’04, February ’03, January ’01, January ’00).
As a head coach in the Continental Basketball Association for seven years, he was named CBA Coach of the Year in 1990 and 1992 while coaching the LaCrosse Catbirds to two CBA Championships.
In September 2001, Saunders guided the United States men’s basketball team to a perfect 5-0 record and gold medal at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia.
