Mike Dunlap
{{short description|American basketball coach (born 1957)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Mike Dunlap
| image =
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| team = Colorado Mesa Mavericks
| position = Head coach
| league = RMAC
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|5|27}}
| birth_place = Fairbanks, Territory of Alaska, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| high_school = Lathrop (Fairbanks, Alaska)
| college =
- {{nowrap|Los Angeles Pierce (1976–1978)}}
- Loyola Marymount (1978–1980)
| draft_year = 1980
| career_position = Guard
| coach_start = 1980
| coach_end =
| cyears1 = 1980–1985
| cteam1 = Loyola Marymount (assistant)
| cyears2 = 1985–1986
| cteam2 = Iowa (assistant)
| cyears3 = 1986–1989
| cteam3 = USC (assistant)
| cyears4 = 1989–1994
| cteam4 = Cal Lutheran
| cyears5 = 1994–1996
| cteam5 = Adelaide 36ers
| cyears6 = 1997–2006
| cteam6 = Metro State
| cyears7 = {{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}}
| cteam7 = Denver Nuggets (assistant)
| cyears8 = 2008–2009
| cteam8 = Arizona (assistant)
| cyears9 = 2009–2010
| cteam9 = Oregon (assistant)
| cyears10 = 2010–2012
| cteam10 = St. John's (assistant)
| cyears11 = {{nbay|2012|full=y}}
| cteam11 = Charlotte Bobcats
| cyears12 = 2014–2020
| cteam12 = Loyola Marymount
| cyears13 = {{nbay|2020|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}}
| cteam13 = Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
| cyears14 = 2024–present
| cteam14 = Colorado Mesa
| highlights =
As assistant coach:
- NBA champion (2021) }}
Michael Gregory Dunlap (born May 27, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Colorado Mesa Mavericks men's basketball team. He is the former head coach of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats,{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/19379402/report-charlotte-bobcats-hire-st-johns-assistant-mike-dunlap|title=Mike Dunlap Hired by Charlotte Bobcats}} and also worked as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks during their most recent NBA championship.
Career
Dunlap attended Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, Alaska,{{cite web |last1=Enslow |first1=Patrick |title=Lathrop High School graduate Mike Dunlap hired by Milwaukee Bucks |url=https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2020/11/19/lathrop-high-school-graduate-mike-dunlap-hired-by-milwaukee-bucks/ |website=Alaska's News Source |access-date=August 19, 2024 |date=November 19, 2020}} where he played basketball and baseball. He played as a third baseman for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks in 1976.{{cite web |last1=Rodenberger |first1=Jordan |title=Former NBA Coach Mike Dunlap, of Fairbanks, named Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Candidate |url=https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/content/sports/Former-NBA-Coach-Mike-Dunlap-of-Fairbanks-named-Alaska-Sports-Hall-of-Fame-Candidate-512669011.html |website=KTVF |access-date=August 19, 2024 |date=July 13, 2019}} Dunlap became the first basketball player from Alaska to finish their collegiate career at an NCAA Division I school when he graduated from Loyola Marymount University as a member of the Lions basketball team in 1980.{{cite web |last1=Rodenberger |first1=Jordan |title=Lathrop graduate Mike Dunlap hired as Assistant Coach for Milwaukee Bucks |url=https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2020/11/19/lathrop-graduate-mike-dunlap-hired-as-assistant-coach-for-milwaukee-bucks/ |website=KTVF |access-date=August 19, 2024 |date=November 19, 2020}}
Dunlap served three seasons in Australia (1994–1996) as head coach of the Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League. Dunlap was successful in taking the team to the NBL Grand Final in 1994 against the North Melbourne Giants and the semi-finals in 1995 and 1996. Over his three season in Adelaide Dunlap compiled a 59–36 record before returning to the USA just weeks before the 1997 season following the sudden death of his father. Dunlap is credited as the coach who kick-started the NBL career of the 36ers all-time leading home grown player Brett Maher.[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/more-sports/jordan-hires-aussie-mike-dunlap/story-e6frey6i-1226401426378 Ex-NBL Coach Mike Dunlap to coach Charlotte Bobcats]
He served as head coach at Metro State in Denver (1997–2006). As the leader of the Metro State Roadrunners Dunlap led the program to 2 National Championships in the 2000 and 2002 seasons. As the Architect of the greatest years in the Roadrunner history he was named The National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the year in 2000 and 2002. He was assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets (2006–2008). He served as associate head coach at the University of Arizona (2008–2009) and the University of Oregon (2009–2010), and was interim head coach and associate head coach at St. John's University (2010–2012).[http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dunlap_mike00.html Mike Dunlap Profile – St. John's University Official Athletic Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622071442/http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dunlap_mike00.html |date=June 22, 2012 }} Accessed April 8, 2018.
In the 2011–12 NBA season the Charlotte Bobcats record was an NBA worst ever 7–59. Dunlap joined the team on June 20, 2012. In the early part of the 2012–13 season, the Bobcats had a 7–5 record, with Charlotte matching its win total from the previous season. However, at that point they suffered many injuries and played many young players. They ultimately finished 21–61. Dunlap became the only coach in NBA history to triple a team's win total from the previous season. On April 23, 2013, the Bobcats announced that Dunlap would not be returning as coach.[http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/dunlap-will-not-return-cats Dunlap Will Not Return as Head Coach of Charlotte Bobcats]
Dunlap joined Loyola Marymount as head coach in 2014.{{cite web|last1=Borzello|first1=Jeff|title=Loyola Marymount hires Mike Dunlap as new head coach|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/loyola-marymount-hires-mike-dunlap-as-new-head-coach/|work=CBS Sports|access-date=April 8, 2018|date=March 12, 2014}} During his tenure at Loyola Marymount, Dunlap helped guide steady growth in the Lions from an 8–23 team in the 2014–15 season to 15–15 by 2016–17. In the 2018–19 season, Dunlap led the lions to a 22-win season. They were crowned the champions of the Jamaica Classic, where they upset Georgetown University. The 2018–2019 season culminated in an appearance in the 2019 College Basketball Invitational. This is the third-best record in the history of the program. With a very impressive group of returning players and a good incoming recruiting class, the 2019–20 season appeared to be bright. Season-ending injuries to 2 starters and a tragedy in another starter's family made Dunlap and the Lions play short-handed during the entire 2019–20 season. LMU and Dunlap agreed to part ways after six seasons on March 8, 2020.{{cite web |title=LMU Ways with Dunlap, Begins Search for Men's Basketball Head Coach |url=https://lmulions.com/news/2020/3/8/lmu-parts-ways-with-dunlap-begins-search-for-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx |website=lmulions.com |access-date=November 19, 2020 |date=March 8, 2020}} Dunlap finished his career at his alma mater with 81 total wins, which is fifth-most all-time in program history.
On November 17, 2020, Dunlap was hired as an assistant coach by the Milwaukee Bucks.{{cite web |title=Bucks Hire Mike Dunlap and Josh Oppenheimer as Assistant Coaches |url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/bucks-hire-mike-dunlap-and-josh-oppenheimer-assistant-coaches |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 19, 2020 |date=November 17, 2020}} Dunlap won his first championship when the Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in 6 games in the 2021 NBA Finals. He departed the team when Adrian Griffin replaced Mike Budenholzer as head coach and hired a new coaching staff.{{Cite web |title=Milwaukee Bucks Announce Assistant Coaching Staff |url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/milwaukee-bucks-announce-assistant-coaching-staff |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}}
On April 15, 2024, Dunlap was hired as head coach of the Colorado Mesa Mavericks men's basketball team.{{cite web |last1=Ritchey |first1=Paxton |title=Mike Dunlap Hired As Men's Basketball Coach |url=https://cmumavericks.com/news/2024/4/15/mike-dunlap-hired-as-mens-basketball-coach.aspx |website=Colorado Mesa University Athletics |access-date=August 19, 2024 |date=April 15, 2024}}
Coaching record
=NBA=
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| align="left" |Charlotte
| align="left" |{{nbay|2012}}
|82||21||61||{{Winning percentage|21|61}}|| align="center" |4th in Southeast ||—||—||—||—
| align="center" |Missed Playoffs
|-class="sortbottom"
| align="left" |Career
| ||82||21||61||{{Winning percentage|21|61}}|| ||—||—||—||—||
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=NBL=
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|-
| align="left" |Adelaide 36ers
| align="left" |1994
|26||18||8||{{Winning percentage|18|8}}|| align="center" |4th ||7||4||3||{{Winning percentage|4|3}}
| align="center" |Grand Finalist
|-class="sortbottom"
|-
| align="left" |Adelaide 36ers
| align="left" |1995
|26||17||9||{{Winning percentage|17|9}}|| align="center" |4th ||5||2||3||{{Winning percentage|2|3}}
| align="center" |Semi-finals
|-class="sortbottom"
|-
| align="left" |Adelaide 36ers
| align="left" |1996
|26||16||10||{{Winning percentage|16|10}}|| align="center" |6th ||5||2||3||{{Winning percentage|2|3}}
| align="center" |Semi-finals
|-class="sortbottom"
| align="left" |Career
| ||78||51||27||{{Winning percentage|51|27}}|| ||17||8||9||{{Winning percentage|8|9}}||
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= College =
{{CBB Yearly Record Start|type=coach|conference =|postseason=|poll=both}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Cal Lutheran Kingsmen
| conference=NCAA Division II independent
| startyear =1989
| endyear =1991
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1989–90
| name = Cal Lutheran
| overall = 5–21
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1990–91
| name = Cal Lutheran
| overall = 14–12
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Cal Lutheran Kingsmen
| conference=Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear =1991
| endyear =1994
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1991–92
| name = Cal Lutheran
| overall = 16–12
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA D-III Sectional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1992–93
| name = Cal Lutheran
| overall = 20–7
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA D-III Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1993–94
| name = Cal Lutheran
| overall = 25–3
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA D-III Sectional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Cal Lutheran
| overall = {{winpct|80|55|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|35|7|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Metro State Roadrunners
| conference=Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
| startyear =1997
| endyear =2006
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| season = 1997–98
| name = Metro State
| overall = 25–5
| conference = 16–3
| confstanding = 1st {{Small|(East)}}
| postseason = NCAA D-II Tournament
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = divboth
| season = 1998–99
| name = Metro State
| overall = 28–6
| conference = 15–4
| confstanding = T–1st {{Small|(East)}}
| postseason = NCAA D-II Runner–Up
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| season = 1999–00
| name = Metro State
| overall = 33–4
| conference = 17–2
| confstanding = 1st {{Small|(East)}}
| postseason = NCAA D-II Champion
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2000–01
| name = Metro State
| overall = 23–7
| conference = 14–5
| confstanding = 3rd {{Small|(East)}}
| postseason = NCAA D-II First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| season = 2001–02
| name = Metro State
| overall = 29–6
| conference = 16–3
| confstanding = 2nd {{Small|(East)}}
| postseason = NCAA D-II Champion
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2002–03
| name = Metro State
| overall = 28–5
| conference = 16–3
| confstanding = 2nd {{Small|(East)}}
| postseason = NCAA D-II Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = divboth
| season = 2003–04
| name = Metro State
| overall = 32–3
| conference = 19–0
| confstanding = 1st {{Small|(East)}}
| postseason = NCAA D-II Final Four
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = divboth
| season = 2004–05
| name = Metro State
| overall = 29–4
| conference = 16–3
| confstanding = T–1st {{Small|(East)}}
| postseason = NCAA D-II Elite Eight
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2005–06
| name = Metro State
| overall = 21–10
| conference = 13–6
| confstanding = 3rd {{Small|(East)}}
| postseason = NCAA D-II first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Metro State
| overall = {{winpct|248|50|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|142|29|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Loyola Marymount Lions
| conference=West Coast Conference
| startyear =2014
| endyear =2020
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2014–15
| name = Loyola Marymount
| overall = 8–23
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = T–9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2015–16
| name = Loyola Marymount
| overall = 14–17
| conference = 6–12
| confstanding = T–7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2016–17
| name = Loyola Marymount
| overall = 15–15
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2017–18
| name = Loyola Marymount
| overall = 11–20
| conference = 5–13
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2018–19
| name = Loyola Marymount
| overall = 22–12
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason = CBI semifinal
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2019–20
| name = Loyola Marymount
| overall = 11–21
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason = Postseason not held
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Loyola Marymount
| overall = {{winpct|81|108|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|35|69|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|409|213|record=y}}
| poll =
| polltype =
| polltype2 =
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References
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External links
{{Portal|Biography|Sports}}
- [http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mike_dunlap_891172.html Loyola Marymount profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120622071442/http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dunlap_mike00.html St. John's profile]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/mike-dunlap-1.html Mike Dunlap] – college basketball player statistics at Sports Reference
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