Dwane Casey
Dwane Lyndon Casey (born April 17, 1957) is an American basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons before transitioning to a front office position with the team. He is a former NCAA basketball player and coach, having played and coached there for over a decade before moving on to the NBA. He was previously the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Toronto Raptors, with whom he won the NBA Coach of the Year Award in 2018.
Casey and his wife at the 2017 TIFF | |
| Detroit Pistons | |
|---|---|
| Position | Member of front office |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 17, 1957 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Union County (Morganfield, Kentucky) |
| College | Kentucky (1975–1979) |
| NBA draft | 1979: undrafted |
| Coaching career | 1979–2023 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1979–1980 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1980–1985 | Western Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1985–1989 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1989–1992 | Sekisui Chemical |
| 1992–1994 | Isuzu Motors Lynx |
| 1994–2005 | Seattle SuperSonics (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2008–2011 | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
| 2011–2018 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2018–2023 | Detroit Pistons |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As player:
As assistant coach:
As head coach: | |
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