Randy Wittman
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| Randy Wittman | ||
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| Image:Randy Wittman.jpg | ||
| Head coach | ||
| Personal information | ||
| Date of birth: | October 28, 1959 | |
| Place of birth: | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Nationality: |  American
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| Career information | ||
| Overall record: | 100-207 | |
| Titles: | 0 | |
| Career: | 1992-present | |
| Coaching career | ||
| 1992 | Indiana Pacers (asst.) | |
| 1993 | Dallas Mavericks (asst.) | |
| 1993 | Orlando Magic | |
| 1994-1999 | Minnesota Timberwolves (asst.) | |
| 1999-2002 | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| 2007-2008 | Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| 2012-present | Washington Wizards | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | ||
| No. 10, 14 | ||
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| Shooting guard | ||
| Personal information | ||
| Date of birth: October 28, 1959 | ||
| Place of birth: Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
| Nationality: American
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| Height: 6 ft 6 in | Weight: 210 lbs | |
| Career information | ||
| College: Indiana | ||
| NBA Draft: 1983; Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd | ||
| Selected by the Washington Wizards | ||
| Pro career: 1983-1992 | ||
| Career history | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
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| Randy Wittman at NBA.com | ||
Randy Wittman (born October 28, 1959) is a former American professional basketball player and current interim coach of the NBA's Washington Wizards.
Randy Wittman served as head coach of the Wolves. being appointed in 2007. It was his third stint with the Timberwolves coaching staff. He spent the 2005-06 season as an assistant coach with the Orlando Magic after serving in the same capacity with the Wolves from 2001-2005.
Wittman was with the Timberwolves for five seasons (1994-99) as an assistant coach before serving as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers for two seasons (1999-2001), where he compiled a 62-102 record. Wittman originally came to Minnesota from the Dallas Mavericks, where he spent the 1993-94 season as an assistant coach. He also served one season (1992-93) as an assistant coach with the Indiana Pacers.
A 1983 graduate of Indiana University, Wittman played nine seasons in the NBA. He was a first-round draft choice of the Washington Bullets but was dealt to the Atlanta Hawks prior to the start of the 1983-84 campaign. During his NBA playing career, Wittman saw action with the Hawks, Sacramento Kings and Pacers, averaging 7.4 points per game and shooting 50.1 percent from the floor.
A two-time academic All-American at Indiana, Wittman was a member of the Hoosiers' 1981 NCAA championship team and was named co-Big Ten Player of the Year as a senior in 1983. Wittman was honored in November 1995 with induction into the Indiana University Hall of Fame. A native of Indianapolis, Wittman and his wife, Kathy, have two children, Ryan and Lauren.
