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{{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]] (1983–1991)
* [[Los Angeles Clippers]] (1991–1992)
* [[New York Knicks]] (1992–1994)
* [[San Antonio Spurs]] (1994–1996)
|coach=<nowiki></nowiki>
* [[Orlando Magic]] (1999–2003)
* [[Boston Celtics]] (2004–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]]
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{{MedalSport|[[Basketball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1982 FIBA World Championship|1982 Colombia]] | [[USA national basketball team|National team]]}}
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[[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;"
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! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular Season !! rowspan="2"|Post Season
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! 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==
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==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)]
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