Don Zierden
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | DeLaSalle (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| College | Mount Senario (1977–1981) |
| Position | Assistant coach |
| Coaching career | 1984–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1984–1986 | DeLaSalle HS |
| 1986–1988 | Tulsa (assistant) |
| 1990–1994 | La Crosse Catbirds (CBA) (assistant coach) |
| 1994–1995 | Pittsburgh Piranhas (CBA) (assistant coach) |
| 1996–1998 | La Crosse Bobcats (CBA) |
| 2000–2005 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2006–2009 | Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) |
| 2009–present | Washington Wizards (assistant) |
Donald Casper "Don" Zierden, Jr. is an assistant basketball coach for the Washington Wizards. From 2007 to 2009, Zierden served as the head coach of the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA.
Zierden, a Minneapolis native, graduated from DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis and later from Mount Senario College in Ladysmith, Wisconsin in 1981.
He returned to DeLaSalle High in 1984 to become head varsity basketball coach and led DeLaSalle to the Minnesota Class A title in his first season. In two seasons at DeLaSalle, Zierden had a 61–14 record as head coach.
In 1986, Zierden moved to the collegiate ranks to be an assistant coach at the University of Tulsa under J. D. Barnett. After two seasons at Tulsa, Zierden left coaching to work at a steel company. Zierden returned to coaching in 1990, as he became an assistant coach for the La Crosse Catbirds of the Continental Basketball Association under Flip Saunders. In four seasons, the duo had a 139–85 record, including the 1992 CBA championship. In the 1994–95 season, Zierden became an assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Piranhas of the CBA, again, alongside Flip Saunders. They lead the team to a 27–29 record and CBA Finals appearance.
Zierden got his first NBA job in 1999 as video coordinator for the Minnesota Timberwolves, and he would be promoted to assistant coach the following year and remain for five seasons on the staffs of Flip Saunders (replaced by interim coach Kevin McHale in early 2005). From 2005 to 2007, Zierden was an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons.
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