Vince Legarza
{{short description|American basketball player and coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Vince Legarza
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| team = Phoenix Suns
| position = Assistant coach
| league = NBA
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| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.
| high_school = St. Ignatius Prep (San Francisco, CA)
| college = Miami (Ohio) (2009-2013)
| coach_start = 2013
| cyears1 = 2013–2015
| cteam1 = Atlanta Hawks (player development)
| cyears2 = 2015–2018
| cteam2 = Minnesota Timberwolves (player development)
| cyears3 = 2018–2022
| cteam3 = Utah Jazz (assistant)
| cyears4 = 2022–2023
| cteam4 = Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
| cyears5 = 2024–present
| cteam5 = Phoenix Suns (assistant)
| highlights =
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Vince Legarza is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
College career
Legarza played at Miami University in Ohio from 2009 to 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/vince-legarza-1.html|title=Vince Legarza College Stats|date=|work=Sports Reference|access-date=August 13, 2024}} Legarza's RedHawks didn't qualify for the NCAA tournament in his four years at the school. He averaged 1.2 points per game during his four-year college career at Miami. In three seasons, Legarza was team captain of the basketball team.
Legarza made his collegiate debut on November 13, 2009, in a 82–71 loss to Towson. He recorded a career high in scoring on March 5, 2013, in a 72–58 loss to Akron, scoring 10 points. Legarza's college career ended with a March 13, 2013 loss to Eastern Michigan in the second round of the 2013 MAC tournament.{{citation needed|date= August 2024}}
Coaching career
Legarza began his NBA coaching career in 2013 as a player development coach with the Atlanta Hawks under head coach Mike Budenholzer.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-announce-head-coach-mike-budenholzers-coaching-staff|title=SUNS ANNOUNCE HEAD COACH MIKE BUDENHOLZER’S COACHING STAFF|date=August 6, 2024|work=Phoenix Suns|access-date=August 25, 2024}}
In 2015, Legarza was named as a player development coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves.{{cite web|url=https://arizonasports.com/story/3548227/report-phoenix-suns-to-hire-vince-legarza-as-assistant-coach/|title=Report: Phoenix Suns to hire Vince Legarza as assistant coach|date=May 27, 2024|work=Arizona Sports|access-date=August 25, 2024}} With the Timberwolves, Legarza worked closely with future All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns.{{cite web|url=https://hoopshype.com/2018/05/07/minnesota-timberwolves-karl-anthony-towns-vince-legarza/|title=Timberwolves part ways with Karl-Anthony Towns' development coach|date=May 7, 2018|work=HoopsHype|access-date=August 25, 2024}}
In 2018, Legarza joined the Utah Jazz as an assistant coach under head coach Quin Snyder.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nba/suns/news/phoenix-suns-officially-announce-coaching-staff|title=Suns Officially Announce Coaching Staff|date=August 6, 2024|work=Sports Illustrated|access-date=August 25, 2024}}
In 2022, Legarza was hired as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks under head coach Mike Budenholzer.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/milwaukee-bucks-announce-coaching-staff-updates|title=Milwaukee Bucks Announce Coaching Staff Updates|date=August 2, 2022|work=Milwaukee Bucks|access-date=August 25, 2024}}
In 2024, Legarza was hired as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns, reuniting with Budenholzer in Phoenix.{{cite web|url=https://nbacoaches.com/vince-legarza/|title=Vince Legarza|date=|work=National Basketball Coaches Association|access-date=August 25, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2024/05/27/phoenix-suns-land-vince-legarza-to-work-under-mike-budenholzer/73872198007/|title=Phoenix Suns land Vince Legarza to work as an assistant under Mike Budenholzer, sources say|date=May 27, 2024|work=The Arizona Republic|access-date=August 25, 2024}} Legarza was the Suns coach for the 2024 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2024/las-vegas/team/1610612756/suns|title=2024 NBA2K25 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER|date=|work=NBA.com|access-date=August 25, 2024}}
References
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External links
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Category:Basketball coaches from California
Category:Phoenix Suns assistant coaches