Vinny Del Negro
Del Negro in 2011
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
August 9, 1966 Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American / Italian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Cathedral (Springfield, Massachusetts) Suffield Academy (Suffield, Connecticut) |
| College | NC State (1984–1988) |
| NBA draft | 1988 / Round: 2 / Pick: 29th overall |
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
| Playing career | 1988–2001 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 15, 8 |
| Coaching career | 2008–2013 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1988–1990 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1990–1992 | Benetton Treviso (Italy) |
| 1992–1998 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1999 | Teamsystem Bologna (Italy) |
| 1999–2000 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2000–2001 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2001 | Phoenix Suns |
| As coach: | |
| 2008–2010 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2010–2013 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 7,038 (9.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,810 (2.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,484 (3.2 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Vincent Joseph "Vinny" Del Negro (born August 9, 1966) is an American retired basketball player. He was the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls from 2008 to 2010, and the Los Angeles Clippers from 2010 to 2013. Del Negro is currently an analyst with NBA TV.
Del Negro was born on August 9, 1966, in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father, Vince, was a two-time junior college All-American, and taught his son to play basketball at a young age. Vinny made the varsity basketball team during his freshman year at Cathedral High School. He caught the attention of Dennis Kinne, the basketball coach at Suffield Academy, who persuaded him to attend Suffield Academy so that he could play basketball for them. Vinny led Suffield Academy to two New England championships. He scored 1,116 points, becoming Suffield Academy's all-time leading scorer.
Del Negro played for Jim Valvano at North Carolina State University. As a senior, he was selected to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team after averaging 15.9 points, 3.6 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game. In his junior season, Del Negro led the Wolfpack to the 1987 ACC Tournament championship and was named tournament MVP.
Del Negro was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 29th pick in the 1988 NBA draft. He would play two seasons there before leaving for Italy and Benetton Treviso for another two years (he won the Italian championship in 1992 with over 25 points per game).
Upon his return to the NBA, Del Negro played for the San Antonio Spurs for the next six years. In early 1999 he played four games in Italy for Teamsystem Bologna, before signing with the Milwaukee Bucks, where he played in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 seasons. Del Negro was traded to the Golden State Warriors in a three-team deal that also involved the Cleveland Cavaliers in June 2000. In January 2001 he was traded to the Phoenix Suns, and was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team deal with the Orlando Magic in November, although he would never play for them, and subsequently retired.
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