Frank Vogel
Vogel in February 2014
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| Orlando Magic | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 21, 1973 Wildwood Crest, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wildwood (Wildwood, New Jersey) |
| College | |
| Coaching career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2001–2004 | Boston Celtics (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
| 2005–2006 | Los Angeles Lakers (advanced scout) |
| 2006–2007 | Washington Wizards (advanced scout) |
| 2007–2011 | Indiana Pacers (assistant) |
| 2011–2016 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2016–present | Orlando Magic |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Frank Paul Vogel (born June 21, 1973) is an American basketball coach for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Vogel previously served as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics and the head coach of the Indiana Pacers.
Vogel grew up in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey. During his eighth grade year, he was featured in an episode of Late Night with David Letterman during the Stupid Human Tricks segment, in which he spun a basketball on a toothbrush while brushing his teeth. On December 10, 1990, Vogel's childhood home caught fire and destroyed everything in the house. Vogel, who was 17 years old at the time, and his mother—the only two people in the house at the time—escaped out of a window. He graduated from Wildwood High School in 1991. At Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Vogel was a starter for the Division III basketball team. In 1994, Vogel transferred to the University of Kentucky. Vogel served as student manager for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team then coached by Rick Pitino in the 1994–95 season. The following season, Pitino resurrected the junior varsity Kentucky basketball team and Vogel played for them. Vogel graduated from Kentucky with a B.S. in biology in 1998.
Vogel began his career as the head video coordinator for the Boston Celtics under head coach Rick Pitino. He retained that position for five years before being promoted to assistant coach. After coaching with Boston, Vogel went on to become an assistant for the Philadelphia 76ers. Vogel left the 76ers to become an advance scout for the Los Angeles Lakers from 2005–2006 and the Washington Wizards from 2006-2007. Vogel then became an assistant for the Indiana Pacers under former Celtics colleague Jim O'Brien. In 2011, after O'Brien was fired from his head coaching position, Vogel was named interim coach. As interim coach, Vogel led the Pacers to the playoffs for the first time since 2006. Vogel was officially named as the Pacers' head coach on July 6, 2011.
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