Jeff Van Gundy
Jeffrey William Van Gundy (born January 19, 1962) is an American commentator and former basketball coach. He served as head coach of the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his tenure on the Knicks, he led the team to the 1999 NBA Finals, where they ultimately lost to the San Antonio Spurs. He currently serves as a senior consultant in the Boston Celtics front office.
Van Gundy with the Houston Rockets in 2006 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Senior consultant | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 19, 1962 Hemet, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Brockport Central (Brockport, New York) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1985–2007 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1985–1986 | McQuaid Jesuit HS | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Providence (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Rutgers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1996 | New York Knicks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2001 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
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