Larry Drew
Drew in 2016
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| Cleveland Cavaliers | |
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| Position | Associate Head Coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 2, 1958 Kansas City, Kansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wyandotte (Kansas City, Kansas) |
| College | Missouri (1976–1980) |
| NBA draft | 1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1980–1991 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 22, 2, 10 |
| Coaching career | 1992–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1980–1981 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1981–1986 | Kansas City / Sacramento Kings |
| 1986–1988 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1988–1989 | Scavolini Pesaro |
| 1989–1991 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| As coach: | |
| 1992–1999 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
| 1999–2000 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2000–2003 | Washington Wizards (assistant) |
| 2003–2004 | New Jersey Nets (assistant) |
| 2004–2010 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2013–2014 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2014–present | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 8,110 (11.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,265 (1.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 3,702 (5.2 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Larry Donnell Drew (born April 2, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player who is the assistant coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drew was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1980 NBA draft. A 6'1" point guard from the University of Missouri, Drew played in 10 NBA seasons. He played for the Pistons, Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers. In 1988–89, Drew played in the Italian League with Scavolini.
In his NBA career, Drew played in 714 games and scored a total of 8,110 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1982–83 season as a member of the Kings, appearing in 75 games and averaging 20.1 points, 8.1 assists and 1.7 steals per contest.
Drew served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers (1992–1999), Detroit Pistons (1999–2000), Washington Wizards (2000–2003), New Jersey Nets (2003–2004), and Atlanta Hawks (2004–2010). He became the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks in 2010–11. His contract expired after the 2012–13 season, when the Hawks hired Mike Budenholzer to replace Drew.
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