Andy Greer#Personal life

{{short description|American professional basketball coach (born 1962)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Andy Greer

| image =

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| team = New York Knicks

| position = Assistant coach

| league = NBA

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|8|6}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

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| nationality = American

| college = Brockport (1980–1984)

| coach_start = 1983

| coach_end =

| cyears1 = 1983–1985

| cteam1 = Genesee CC (assistant)

| cyears2 = 1985–1987

| cteam2 = Mansfield (assistant)

| cyears3 = 1987–1989

| cteam3 = Brandeis (assistant)

| cyears4 = 1989–1990

| cteam4 = Boston University (assistant)

| cyears5 = 1990–1993

| cteam5 = USC (assistant)

| cyears6 = 1993–1997

| cteam6 = USMMA

| cyears7 = 1997–2000

| cteam7 = Northern Illinois (assistant)

| cyears8 = 2001

| cteam8 = Northern Illinois (interim HC)

| cyears9 = {{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}

| cteam9 = New York Knicks (assistant)

| cyears10 = {{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}

| cteam10 = Houston Rockets (assistant)

| cyears11 = {{nbay|2007|start}}–{{nbay|2008|end}}

| cteam11 = Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)

| cyears12 = {{nbay|2010|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}}

| cteam12 = Chicago Bulls (assistant)

| cyears13 = {{nbay|2015|full=y}}

| cteam13 = Toronto Raptors (assistant)

| cyears14 = {{nbay|2016|start}}–{{nbay|2018|end}}

| cteam14 = Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)

| cyears15 = {{nbay|2020|start}}–present

| cteam15 = New York Knicks (assistant)

| highlights =

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Andy Greer (born August 6, 1962) is an American professional basketball coach who serves as assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was formerly an assistant for the Minnesota Timberwolves, in charge of their defense. He was the head coach of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy from 1993 to 1997 and served as interim head coach for the Northern Illinois University during the second half of the 2000–01 season.

Coaching career

On September 8, 2010, Greer was hired by the Chicago Bulls as an assistant coach.{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2010 |title=Bulls name assistant coaches |url=https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/berto_100909.html |website=NBA.com}}

On June 29, 2015, he was hired to serve as an assistant coach by the Toronto Raptors.{{cite web |title=Raptors Announce Assistant Coaching Staff |url=https://www.nba.com/raptors/press-releases/assistant-coaches-072915 |website=NBA.com |accessdate=July 29, 2015 |date=July 29, 2015}} He joined the Minnesota Timberwolves as an assistant coach on September 25, 2016.{{cite web |title=Timberwolves Announce Coaching Staff Additions |url=https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/timberwolves-announce-coaching-staff-additions |website=NBA.com |accessdate=November 12, 2020 |date=September 25, 2016}} On January 6, 2019, he was relieved of his duties together with head coach Tom Thibodeau.{{cite web |title=Timberwolves Relieve Tom Thibodeau of his Duties |url=https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/timberwolves-relieve-tom-thibodeau-duties |website=NBA.com |accessdate=November 12, 2020 |date=January 6, 2019}} On September 4, 2020, Greer was hired as an assistant coach for the New York Knicks under head coach Tom Thibodeau.{{cite web |title=New York Knicks Announce Coaching Staff Additions |url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/new-york-knicks-announce-coaching-staff-additions |website=NBA.com |accessdate=November 12, 2020 |date=September 4, 2020}}

Head coaching record

{{CBB Yearly Record Start|

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|

| name = Northern Illinois

| startyear = 2000

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| endyear = 2001

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2000–01

| name = Northern Illinois

| overall = 5–23

| conference = 7–11

| confstanding = 5th (MAC-W)

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record End

| overall = 5–23 ({{Winning percentage|5|23}})

| confrecord = 7–11 ({{Winning percentage|7|11}})

}}

Personal life

Greer's younger brother, Larry, serves as an assistant coach for the New York Knicks.{{cite web |title=Knicks Announce Staff Hirings |url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-announce-staff-hirings |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 26, 2020 |date=November 25, 2020}}

Andy (and Larry) attended Camp Delaware, a high end sleep away summer camp in Winsted, Connecticut for many years as young adults in the early 1980s.Source:ColorWarPlaques

References

External links

[http://www.nba.com/coachfile/andy_greer/index.html?nav=page NBA coach profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150222185629/http://www.kauffmansports.com/andy-greer.php Kauffman sports profile]

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Category:Mansfield University of Pennsylvania alumni

Category:Memphis Grizzlies assistant coaches

Category:Merchant Marine Mariners men's basketball coaches

Category:New York Knicks assistant coaches

Category:Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball coaches

Category:USC Trojans men's basketball coaches

Category:20th-century American sportsmen