Doc Rivers 1642868 223444146 2008-07-04T02:49:59Z Masonpatriot 455767 /* External links */ - added cat {{Infobox NBAretired |image=Doc Rivers.JPG |name=Glenn "Doc" Rivers |width=200 |caption=Doc Rivers in October 2007 |position=[[Point guard]] |number=25 |birthdate={{birth date and age|1961|10|13}}<br>[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] |height_ft =6 |height_in =4 |weight_lbs =185 |debutyear=[[1983-84 NBA season|1983]] |finalyear=[[1995-96 NBA season|1996]] |draftyear=1983 |draftround=2 |draftpick=31 |draftteam=Atlanta Hawks |college=[[Marquette Golden Eagles#Men's Basketball|Marquette]] |teams=<nowiki></nowiki> * [[Atlanta Hawks]] (1983&ndash;1991) * [[Los Angeles Clippers]] (1991&ndash;1992) * [[New York Knicks]] (1992&ndash;1994) * [[San Antonio Spurs]] (1994&ndash;1996) |coach=<nowiki></nowiki> * [[Orlando Magic]] (1999&ndash;2003) * [[Boston Celtics]] (2004&ndash;present) |stat1label=[[Point (basketball)|Points]] |stat1value=9,377 |stat2label=[[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]] |stat2value=2,625 |stat3label=[[Assist (basketball)|Assists]] |stat3value=4,889 |bbr=riverdo01 |letter=r |highlights=<nowiki></nowiki> * 1x [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] (1988) * [[1999-00 NBA season|2000]] [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|NBA Coach of the Year]] |HOF= }} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{MedalSport|[[Basketball]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Championship]]}} {{MedalSilver| [[1982 FIBA World Championship|1982 Colombia]] | [[USA national basketball team|National team]]}} {{MedalBottom}} [[Image:Doc_Rivers.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Rivers (center) sits on the sidelines with assistant coaches [[Tom Thibodeau]] (right) and [[Armond Hill]] (left) in Game 4 of the [[2008 NBA Playoffs]] against the [[Atlanta Hawks]].]] '''Glenn Anton Rivers''' (born [[October 13]] [[1961]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]), commonly referred to as '''Doc Rivers''', is a retired [[United States|American]] [[basketball]] player and the current head coach of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Boston Celtics]]. Rivers was known for his defense while playing in the NBA. His skills as floor general and [[point guard]] helped him transition into a coach following his playing career. He attended [[Proviso East High School]] in [[Maywood, Illinois|Maywood]], Illinois. ==Playing career== After representing the [[United States]] with the [[United States men's national basketball team|national team]] in the [[1982 FIBA World Championship]], in which he was selected as the tournament [[MVP]], and graduating from [[Marquette University]], Rivers was drafted in the second round (31st overall<ref name=coachfile/>) of the [[1983 NBA Draft]] by the [[Atlanta Hawks]], moving into the starting lineup due to injury during his rookie season. He spent the next seven seasons as a starter in [[Atlanta Hawks|Atlanta]], assisting star [[Dominique Wilkins]] as the team found great regular season success. He averaged a double-double for the [[1986-87 NBA season|1986-87 season]], scoring 12.4 points and helping out with 10.0 assists per game. Rivers later spent one year as a starter for the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] and two more for the [[New York Knicks]], before finishing out his career as a solid bench player for the [[San Antonio Spurs]]. ==Coaching career== Rivers began his coaching career with the [[Orlando Magic]] in 1999, where he coached for more than four [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] seasons. Rivers won the [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year award]] in [[1999-2000 NBA season|2000]] after his first year with the Magic. That season, he led the team that was picked to finish last in the league to a near playoff berth. He made the post season in his next three years as coach, but was fired in 2003 after a disastrous start to the season. After spending a year working as a commentator for ''[[The NBA on ABC]]'', he took over the Boston coaching position in [[2004]]. [[Image:Doc_Champion.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Rivers at the championship parade of the [[2008 NBA Finals|2008]] [[List of NBA champions|NBA Champions]] [[Boston Celtics]].]] As a result of the [[Boston Celtics|Celtics]]' 109-93 victory over the [[New York Knicks]] on [[January 21]] [[2008]], Rivers, as the coach of the team with the best winning percentage in the [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]], earned the honor to coach the East for the [[2008 NBA All-Star Game]] in [[New Orleans Hornets|New Orleans]].<ref>[http://www.nba.com/news/rivers_as_080121.html Doc Rivers to Coach East in 2008 All-Star Game], [[National Basketball Association|NBA.com]], January 21, 2008.</ref> On [[June 17]], [[2008]], Rivers won his first [[NBA Finals|NBA Championship]] as a head coach.<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/06/18/ring_it_up/?page=1</ref> ==Personal== Rivers, the nephew of former NBA player [[Jim Brewer (basketball)|Jim Brewer]], is married to Kristen Rivers and has four children.<ref name=coachfile>[http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doc_rivers/index.html?nav=page Doc Rivers Coaching Info] at [[National Basketball Association|NBA.com]]</ref> His oldest son Jeremiah played [[basketball]] for [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown University]] before transferring to play for [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana University]],<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3386049l</ref> while his daughter Callie plays [[volleyball]] for the [[University of Florida]]. <ref> [http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20071206/NEWS/71207001/1016 Rivers flows through it - News - GatorSports.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Rivers is the cousin of former [[NBA]] [[Tweener (basketball)#Shooting Guard / Point Guard (combo guard)|guard]] [[Byron Irvin]] and former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[outfielder]] [[Ken Singleton]].<ref>[http://www.insidehoops.com/coach/doc-rivers.shtml InsideHoops.com - Doc Rivers]</ref> Rivers was given his nickname from then-Marquette assistant coach [[Rick Majerus]]. Rivers attended a summer basketball camp wearing "Dr. J" T-shirt. Majerus immediately called him "Doc" and the players at camp followed suit. The name stuck ever since. Rivers lives in [[Orlando, Florida]] with his family during the off-season. ==Coaching record== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular Season !! rowspan="2"|Post Season |- ! W !! L !! PCT !! G !! Finish |- ![[Orlando Magic|ORL]]||[[1999-00 NBA season|1999-00]] |41||41||.500||82||4<SUP>th</SUP> in Atlantic||Missed Playoffs |- !ORL||[[2000-01 NBA season|2000-01]] |43||39||.524||82||4<SUP>th</SUP> in Atlantic||Lost First Round |- !ORL||[[2001-02 NBA season|2001-02]] |44||38||.537||82||3<SUP>rd</SUP> in Atlantic||Lost First Round |- !ORL||[[2002-03 NBA season|2002-03]] |42||40||.512||82||4<SUP>th</SUP> in Atlantic||Lost First Round |- !ORL||[[2003-04 NBA season|2003-04]] |1||10||.091||11||7<SUP>th</SUP> in Atlantic|| |- ![[Boston Celtics|BOS]]||[[2004-05 NBA season|2004-05]] |45||37||.549||82||1<SUP>st</SUP> in Atlantic||Lost First Round |- !BOS||[[2005-06 NBA season|2005-06]] |33||49||.402||82||3<SUP>rd</SUP> in Atlantic||Missed Playoffs |- !BOS||[[2006-07 NBA season|2006-07]] |24||58||.293||82||5<SUP>th</SUP> in Atlantic||Missed Playoffs |- !BOS||[[2007-08 NBA season|2007-08]] |66||16||.805||82||1<SUP>st</SUP> in Atlantic||[[2008 NBA Finals|NBA Championship]] |- !||Career |339||328||.508||667|| |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doc_rivers/index.html?nav=page Doc Rivers Coaching Info] at [[National Basketball Association|NBA.com]] * [http://www.databasebasketball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=RIVERDO01 databaseBasketball.com: Doc Rivers (as coach)] * [http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RIVERDO01 databaseBasketball.com: Doc Rivers (as player)] {{start box}} {{succession box | title=[[Orlando Magic]] head coach | before=[[Chuck Daly]] | years=1999 – 2003| after= [[Johnny Davis (basketball)|Johnny Davis]] }} {{incumbent succession box | title=[[Boston Celtics]] head coach | before=[[John Carroll (basketball)|John Carroll]] | start=2004| }} {{end box}} {{start box}} {{s-awards}} {{succession box|title=[[FIBA World Championship]]<br> [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]]|before=[[Dražen Dalipagić]]|after=[[Dražen Petrović]]||years=[[1982 FIBA World Championship|1982]]}} {{end box}} {{Navboxes|list1= <span/> {{NBACoach}} {{Boston Celtics current roster}} {{Boston Celtics 2007-08 NBA champions}} {{United States Squad 1982 FIBA World Championship}} {{J. 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