Billy Lange
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| Philadelphia 76ers | |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 11, 1972 Haddon Heights, New Jersey |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Bishop Eustace (Pennsauken Township, New Jersey) |
| College | Rowan (1990–1994) |
| Coaching career | 1996–present |
| Career history | |
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| 1996–1998 | Philadelphia (assistant) |
| 1998–1999 | La Salle (assistant) |
| 1999–2001 | U. S. Merchant Marine Academy |
| 2001–2004 | Villanova (assistant) |
| 2004–2011 | Navy |
| 2011–2013 | Villanova (associate HC) |
| 2013–present | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As coach:
William "Billy" Lange (born February 11, 1972) is an American professional basketball coach currently serving as an assistant coach and director of player development with the Philadelphia 76ers. Prior to joining the 76ers, he was the associate head coach at Villanova University and head coach of the Navy Midshipmen. He is the son of William Lange, Sr., a history teacher and retired head boys' basketball coach for Lenape High School in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
Born in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, Lange played high school basketball at Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey and then played collegiately at Rowan University. He started his coaching career with a single season at his alma mater, Bishop Eustace, replacing his father in the role.
In 1996, Lange began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant under the legendary Division II coach Herb Magee at Philadelphia University. After two seasons with Magee, Lange moved on to Division I ball, going crosstown and earning an assistant coaching job at La Salle University in 1998. While at La Salle, Lange helped the Explorers earn a 13–15 record during the 1998–99 season before being offered the head job at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York.
Lange's first two years of collegiate head coaching were extremely successful. In his first season, Lange guided his Mariners to a 1999–2000 Skyline Conference regular season title and came up a game short in making the Division III NCAA Tournament, losing in the Skyline Conference tournament. However, the squad earned a record of 17–11, including a 13–3 mark in conference. Lange's second year at USMMA, however, would prove to be historic, as his team compiled a 22–8 record, including 15–1 in-conference. The 2000–01 Mariners won both the regular season and conference tournament championships, and made it all the way to the Division III Sweet 16, the first time a USMMA team had ever advanced beyond the first round of the tournament.
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