OT: St. John's Dunlap Hired by Charlotte Bobcats

[Lobot]

And down goes the Lavin. Now he actually has to coach. Should be Interestingggggg.

[Bearcat Otto]

Can someone name the last coach who came from college to win a championship in the NBA?

I don't know the answer but the only one I can think of is Larry Costello with Milwaukee when Oscar was there.

Anybody else?

Now Charlotte thinks they can do it with an assistant? Good luck

[OCASCM07]

Originally Posted by Bearcat Otto

Can someone name the last coach who came from college to win a championship in the NBA?

I don't know the answer but the only one I can think of is Larry Costello with Milwaukee when Oscar was there.

Anybody else?

Now Charlotte thinks they can do it with an assistant? Good luck

Larry Brown won one with the Pistons in '04. Of course that was 16 years and his fifth NBA team after he left Kansas.

Dunlap was also a head coach on the D2 level and was a former NBA assistant coach with the Nuggets so I don't know how well that comparison really applies to him.

[swilsonsp4]

Originally Posted by Bearcat Otto

Can someone name the last coach who came from college to win a championship in the NBA?

I don't know the answer but the only one I can think of is Larry Costello with Milwaukee when Oscar was there.

Anybody else?

Chuck Daly coached at both BC and Penn up through 1977 before moving on to the NBA, eventually winning 2 titles in 1989 and 1990 with the Pistons. However, he had a stint as an NBA assistant from 1977-80.