Jeff Van Gundy

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Jeff Van Gundy (born January 19, 1962 in Hemet, California) is a basketball head coach in the National Basketball Association since 1996. Van Gundy attended Nazareth College (1985) and is the current head coach of the Houston Rockets.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Coaching record 2 Trivia 3 External links

Career

Van Gundy began his basketball coaching career at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, New York. After one season at McQuaid (1985-86), he served in several Assistant Coach positions at the college and professional level.

From March 8, 1996 to his resignation on December 8, 2001, Van Gundy was the head coach of the New York Knicks. He led the Knicks to the playoffs six times, including an appearance in the 1999 NBA Finals. He is the brother of former Miami Heat head coach Stan Van Gundy.

He is currently in his fourth season as the head coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets. While achieving some past success, he has not matched the level of success of other elite coaches such as Phil Jackson, Gregg Popovich, and Pat Riley.

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season				Post Season
		Games	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
NY	95/96	23	13	10	.565	2nd in Atlantic Division	4	4	.500
NY	96/97	82	57	25	.695	2nd in Atlantic Division	6	4	.600
NY	97/98	82	43	39	.524	2nd in Atlantic Division	4	6	.400
NY	98/99	50	27	23	.540	4th in Atlantic Division	12	8	.600
NY	99/00	82	50	32	.610	1st in Atlantic Division	9	7	.563
NY	00/01	82	48	34	.585	3rd in Atlantic Division	2	3	.400
NY	01/02	19	10	9	.526	-	-	-	-	-
NY Total		420	248	172	.590	-	37	32	.536
HOU	03/04	82	45	37	.540	5th in Midwest Division	1	4	.200
HOU	04/05	82	51	31	.610	3rd in Southwest Division	3	4	.429
HOU	05/06	82	34	48	.415	5th in Southwest Division	-	-	-
HOU	06/07	67*	42	25	.627	3rd in Southwest Division
HOU Total		313	172	141	.550		4	8	.333
Total		733	420	313	.573		41	40	.506

* Season in progress; updated 19 March 2007.

Trivia

"JVG", as he is called in Internet fandom, created a memorable scene in the 1998 NBA playoffs series between the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat. When the Heat's Alonzo Mourning and the Knicks' Larry Johnson engaged in a violent, bench-clearing brawl, Van Gundy unsuccessfully tried to break up the fight. He was knocked down, hung on Mourning's leg and held on for his life while Mourning dragged him across the floor. This has become a hallmark scene in the intense Knicks-Heat rivalry.

In May 2005, he was fined $100,000 by the NBA for accusing referees for investigating the on-court actions of Rockets' center Yao Ming on the recommendation of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. This is the largest fine ever handed down to a coach in NBA history.

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