Michael Malone
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Michael Malone was named an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers in September of 2005.
Malone was an integral part of the Cavaliers coaching staff that led Cleveland to a 50- win regular season and a trip to the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the playoffs.
During the summer of 2006, Malone participated in the NBA’s “Basketball Without Borders” program in Puerto Rico. He also coached at the Nike All-Asia Camp in China which featured the top 60 youth players in Asia. In addition, he was the head coach for the Cavaliers’ summer league entry at the Toshiba Vegas Summer League.
He joined the Cavaliers having spent the previous four seasons with the New York Knicks. Malone was an assistant coach with the Knicks after he was promoted into that position in May 2003. In his first two seasons in New York, Malone was the Knicks’ coaching associate. While in New York, Malone coached the Knicks’ summer league teams for two seasons and was one of six NBA coaches to participate in the NBA Pre-Draft camp in Chicago during the summers of 2004 and 2005. He originally joined the Knicks as a coaching associate in the summer of 2001.
Prior to coming to New York, Malone spent seven years in the college ranks. He served for two years (1999-01) as the lead assistant coach at Manhattan College following one season at the University of Virginia (1998-99). Malone spent three seasons (1995-98) at Providence College after beginning his coaching career at Oakland (MI) University.
Malone played college basketball at Loyola College (MD) and graduated with a BA degree in 1994. He graduated from New Jersey’s Seton Hall Prep and also attended Worcester Academy (MA).
Michael is the son of veteran NBA coach and former Cavaliers’ Head Coach Brendan Malone. Brendan, a 20-year veteran of the NBA, was named as an assistant coach for Cleveland prior to the start of the 2004-05 season and then was named the team’s head coach on March 21, 2005. Michael is one of Brendan and his wife Maureen’s six children.
Malone and his wife, Jocelyn, have two daughters, Caitlin Rose and Bridget Colleen.
