P. J. Carlesimo
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
May 30, 1949 Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Scranton Prep (Scranton, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Fordham (1968–1971) |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1971–1975 | Fordham (assistant) |
| 1975–1976 | Southern New Hampshire |
| 1976–1982 | Wagner |
| 1982–1994 | Seton Hall |
| 1994–1997 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1997–1999 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2002–2007 | San Antonio Spurs (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2010–2011 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Brooklyn Nets (interim) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Peter John "P. J." Carlesimo (born May 30, 1949) is an American basketball coach, who coached in both the NBA and college basketball for nearly 40 years. He is also a television broadcaster, having worked with ESPN, The NBA on TNT, Westwood One, Fox Sports Southwest and CSN New England.
Carlesimo served as head coach of four different NBA teams, and was named Seton Hall University's "Coach of the Century." He was an assistant coach for the United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team") that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was also an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs team that won three championships between 2003 and 2007.
Carlesimo is married and has two sons.
He is the son of college basketball coach and athletic director Peter A. Carlesimo.
Carlesimo is a 1971 graduate of Fordham University, where he played basketball under coach Digger Phelps. He began his coaching career as an assistant at the school after he graduated. He received his first head coaching job when he took over New Hampshire College for one year, beginning in 1975. The New Hampshire Penmen ended the 1975–1976 season with a 14–13 record and won the Mayflower Conference championship. Carlesimo also had a successful coaching stint at Wagner College of Staten Island, New York, a Division I school, leading the team to two NIT berths in six years as coach from 1976 to 1982. In addition, Carlesimo spent time coaching in Puerto Rico during the summers.
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