Mike Dunleavy

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Mike Dunleavy Sr. led the Clippers to within one game of the Western Conference Finals last season in his third campaign with the team and already ranks second on the franchise’s list for coaching victories. Dunleavy also won his 500th career game as a coach on March 13 and coached his 1,000th career game this season. He currently ranks ninth among active coaches on the all-time NBA victory list.

The Clippers have improved in each of Dunleavy’s first three seasons on the bench, increasing their win total from 28 wins in 2003-04 to 47 wins during the 2005-06 campaign. This season, Dunleavy guided the Clippers to their best record since the franchise moved to California and to their first playoff appearance in nine seasons.

Prior to joining the Clippers, Dunleavy guided the Portland Trail Blazers for four seasons (1997-2001), leading them to a 190-106 (.642) record and four straight playoff appearances. Under Dunleavy, the Blazers made two consecutive trips to the Western Conference Finals in 1999 and 2000 with the 1999-00 club winning 59 games, matching the second-best victory total in Blazers history. Dunleavy earned the 1999 NBA Coach of the Year award after leading the 1998-99 Blazers to a Pacific Division-winning 35-15 record...More