Charlotte 49ers | |||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||
League | Conference USA | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
February 15, 1964 ||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||
High school | Enid (Enid, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||||||
College | Georgia Tech (1982–1986) | ||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 25th overall | ||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1986–1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | 25, 15, 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||||||
1986–1995 | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Washington Bullets | ||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Duluth HS (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Georgia Tech (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Whitfield Academy | ||||||||||||||||||
2006 | South Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Denver Nuggets (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Orlando Magic (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||
2015–present | Charlotte 49ers | ||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Points | 10,989 (15.2 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||
Assists | 4,863 (6.7 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 1,848 (2.6 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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William Mark Price (born February 15, 1964) is an American former basketball player and coach. He is currently the head coach of the UNC Charlotte 49ers. As a player he played for 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 1986 to 1998. Spending the majority of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, his last three years consisted of one season each with the Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, and Orlando Magic.
Standing at 6 feet (183 cm) tall, Price played college basketball at Georgia Tech. During his time playing on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team, he was a two-time All American and four-time All ACC basketball player who helped lead the Yellow Jackets to an ACC Championship his junior year by defeating North Carolina in the ACC Tournament championship game. He was named the ACC Player of the Year for the 1984–85 season and his jersey was retired. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1991 and into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. Price graduated in four years with a degree in Industrial Management.
A point guard, he mystified critics who said he was too slow, too small and too deliberate for a high-level game. Selected first in the second round (25th overall) by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1986 NBA draft, he was acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a draft day trade that helped turn the team into an Eastern Conference power.