Dwane Casey
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| Toronto Raptors | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 17, 1957 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| 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–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1979–1980 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1980–1985 | Western Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1985–1989 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1989–1994 | Japan (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–present | Toronto Raptors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Dwane Casey (born April 17, 1957) is an American basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the NBA's Toronto Raptors. Casey is also a former NCAA basketball player and coach, having played and coached there for over a decade before moving on to the NBA.
Casey was born on April 17, 1957 in Indianapolis, Indiana however, his family moved to Morganfield, Kentucky when he was three years old. Casey graduated from Union County High School in 1975.
Casey was a top recruit coming out of high school. He made the decision to commit to the University of Kentucky. During the 1977-78 Wildcats season, Casey helped guide the team to an NCAA Tournament Championship. Casey served as team captain during his senior year. During the summers, Casey worked several odd jobs to support himself. These jobs ranged from coal mining to tobacco farming.
He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in business administration in 1979, also receiving Kentucky's All-Academic Award that same year.
Casey's coaching experience went back to his first coaching job at the age of 13 when Morganfield Baseball Commissioner Earl McKendree allowed the young Casey to coach a Little League team with kids just three years younger than him. Casey began his college coaching career in 1979 due to a suggestion made by his coach Joe B. Hall. Casey spent a season with Hall as an assistant coach at Kentucky. The next season, Casey made the move to Western Kentucky, where he spent the next five seasons. Casey later returned to Kentucky in 1985 where he would take the role of an assistant coach and top recruiter.
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