Duane Ticknor
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| league = NBA
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| position = Assistant coach
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| college = South Dakota
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| cyears1 = 1989–1992
| cteam1 = Rapid City Thrillers (asst.)
| cyears2 = 1995–1998
| cteam2 = Black Hills Posse
| cyears3 = 1998–1999
| cteam3 = Rapid City Thrillers
| cyears4 = 1999–2000
| cteam4 = Dakota Wizards, Yankton Timberwolves
| cyears5 = 2000–2001
| cteam5 = Siouxland Bombers
| cyears6 = 2002–2005
| cteam6 = Gary Steelheads
| cyears7 = 2005–2007
| cteam7 = Marquette Catholic HS
| cyears8 = 2007–2009
| cteam8 = Dakota Wizards
| cyears9 = 2009–2011
| cteam9 = Sioux Falls Skyforce (asst.)
| cyears10 = 2012–2013
| cteam10 = Fort Wayne Mad Ants
| cyears11 = {{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}}
| cteam11 = Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
| cyears12 = {{nbay|2016|start}}–{{nbay|2018|end}}
| cteam12 = Sacramento Kings (assistant)
| highlights = *4× IBA Coach of the Year (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000)
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Duane Ticknor He is a former assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies and a former NBA D-League head coach for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and Sioux Falls Skyforce and Sacramento Kings.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/siouxfalls/duane_ticknor.html NBA Development League:Duane Ticknor][http://www.nba.com/dleague/fortwayne/mad_ants_name_duane_ticknor_he_2012_05_29.html NBA Developmental League : Mad Ants Name Duane Ticknor Head Coach]{{Cite web |url=http://www.rantsports.com/nba/2013/07/10/memphis-grizzlies-make-excellent-hire-in-duane-ticknor/ |title=Memphis Grizzlies Make Excellent Hire in Duane Ticknor |access-date=June 7, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223606/http://www.rantsports.com/nba/2013/07/10/memphis-grizzlies-make-excellent-hire-in-duane-ticknor/ |url-status=dead }}
Biography
Ticknor is a native of Vermillion, South Dakota where he played basketball at Vermillion High School. He initially played basketball at Southern State College before transferring to the University of South Dakota where he played for the USD Coyotes. He graduated in 1978.
Ticknor became an assistant at Southern State and later, its head coach. After the college closed in 1984, Ticknor moved on to National College.{{cite news |url=https://www.yankton.net/sports/article_eb5528b8-d372-507e-8cc4-d9b839953811.html#ath |title=Ticknor Continues Successful Coaching Career |newspaper=Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan |date=April 26, 2003}}
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
The Mad Ants hired Ticknor in 2012.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163212/http://www.fortwayne.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20120530%2FSPORTS%2F320116183%2F1002 Mad Ants hire longtime minor-league coach duane Ticknor | FortWayne.com - Fort Wayne, IN] Ticknor guided the Mad Ants to a 27–23 record and helped the team make their first NBA D-League playoff appearance.[http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130709/BLOGS17/130709454 Ants coach Ticknor hired by Memphis Grizzlies | The Journal Gazette] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714143831/http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130709/BLOGS17/130709454 |date=July 14, 2014 }}
Memphis Grizzlies
Ticknor joined the Grizzlies just before the 2013–14 NBA season. During his first year with the team, the Grizzlies made the 2014 NBA Playoffs, but they lost in the first round to the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/fortwayne/ticknor_joins_grizzlies.html NBA Development League: Ticknor to Join Memphis Grizzlies Coaching Staff]
Sacramento Kings
On June 3, 2016, Ticknor joined the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-announce-coaching-staff-2016-17-season|title=Kings Announce Coaching Staff for 2016-17 Season|work=NBA.com|date=June 3, 2016|accessdate=June 3, 2016}}
References
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External links
- An interview with Ticknor can be found [http://www.argusleader.com/story/sports/2014/04/02/qa-vermillion-native-memphis-grizzlies-assistant-coach-duane-ticknor/7192257/ here]
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