Rick Brunson
Brunson watching the 2014 IHSA tournament at the Peoria Civic Center
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| Minnesota Timberwolves | |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 14, 1972 Syracuse, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Salem (Salem, Massachusetts) |
| College | Temple (1991–1995) |
| NBA draft | 1995 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1995–2006 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 9, 11, 40, 5 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1995–1996 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 1996–1997 | Quad City Thunder |
| 1997 | Connecticut Pride |
| 1997–1998 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1998–1999 | Connecticut Pride |
| 1999–2000 | New York Knicks |
| 2000 | Boston Celtics |
| 2000–2001 | New York Knicks |
| 2001–2002 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2002–2003 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2003 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2003–2004 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2004 | Progresso Castelmaggiore |
| 2004–2005 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2005–2006 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2006–2007 | Houston Rockets |
| As coach: | |
| 2007 | Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
| 2009–2010 | Hartford (assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | Chicago Bulls (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Charlotte Bobcats (assistant) |
| 2016–present | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,090 (3.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 447 (1.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 876 (2.6 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Eric Daniel "Rick" Brunson (born June 14, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player and coach who is an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 9 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has also worked as an assistant coach for several teams. He played college basketball for Temple.
Born in Syracuse, New York, he attended Salem High School, becoming the only McDonald's All-American from Massachusetts in 1991. Brunson graduated from Temple University. Not drafted by any NBA team in 1995, he played for the Adelaide 36ers in Australia in 1995-96 for whom he was their season MVP, and in the CBA next season. He was signed as a free agent by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1997–98, playing again in the CBA at the start of the 1998–99 season. Brunson then signed with the New York Knicks, and was a member of the 1999 Eastern Conference championship team. In 2000–01, he started off with the Boston Celtics, but finished the season with the Knicks again. He rejoined the Trail Blazers in 2001–02. He then signed with the Chicago Bulls the next season, splitting between the Bulls and the Toronto Raptors in 2003–04, before moving on to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2004–05. A breakout season in which he averaged a career-high 5.5 points per game landed him a 2005–06 contract with the Seattle SuperSonics, but only appeared in four games due to injury. On February 28, 2006, the Sonics waived Brunson. He was subsequently signed by the Houston Rockets, with whom he finished his ninth and final season as a professional basketball player.
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