Marc Iavaroni

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Marc Iavaroni

Position	Small forward
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Born	September 15, 1956 (1956-09-15) (age 51) Jamaica, New York
Nationality	USA
College	University of Virginia
Draft	55th overall (11th, 3rd round), 1978 New York Knicks
Pro career	1982–1989
Former teams	Philadelphia 76ers (1982–1985) San Antonio Spurs (1985–1986) Utah Jazz (1986–1989)

Marcus (Marc) John Iavaroni (born September 15, 1956, in Jamaica, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player, and current head coach of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies.

Iavaroni, who joined the NBA at age 26, was an important role player on the successful Philadelphia 76ers teams in the early and middle 80s. He also played for the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz, in a career which included a starting role as a rookie on the 76ers’ 1983 NBA Championship team.

Iavaroni also played professionally in Brescia, Forlì and Málaga before retiring in 1992, playing a total of six seasons in Italy and Spain: four after his college career and two following his NBA career.

His coaching career began as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Virginia. Following his playing career, he was also an assistant coach for two seasons at Bowling Green State University from 1992 to 1994.

The first NBA coaching experience for Iavaroni came in 1997, when he was hired as a Cleveland Cavaliers assistant, working mainly with forwards. In 1999, he moved to the front office of the Miami Heat as director of player development. Since 2002, he served as an assistant to Mike D'Antoni at the Phoenix Suns.

On May 30, 2007, Iavaroni was named the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies.^[1]

Iavaroni and his wife Caroline have three sons, Kenton (20), McCray (18) and Jackson (15). He is a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School in Plainview, New York.

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Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
		G	W	L	PCT	Finish
MEM	2007-08	82	22	60	.268	5th Southwest	Missed Playoffs

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Preceded by Tony Barone (interim)

Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach 2007–present

Succeeded by Incumbent

v • d • e Philadelphia 76ers 1982-83 NBA Champions 2 Malone (Finals MVP) | 4 Richardson | 6 Erving | 8 Iavaroni | 10 Cheeks | 14 Edwards | 22 Toney | 24 Jones | 25 Cureton | 31 McNamara | 33 R. Johnson | 45 C. Johnson | Head Coach Cunningham

v • d • e Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies Head Coaches Winters • Jackson • Hill • Hollins • Lowe • Brown • Fratello • Barone • Iavaroni

v • d • e Memphis Grizzlies current roster 1 Lowry | 2 Navarro | 3 Crittenton | 8 McKie | 11 Conley | 21 Warrick | 22 Gay | 23 Jacobsen | 31 Miličić | 33 Miller | 34 Collins | 35 Cardinal | 44 A. Brown | 54 K. Brown | Coach Iavaroni

v • d • e Current head coaches of the National Basketball Association
East	Atlantic	D. Rivers (Boston)	L. Frank (New Jersey)	M. D'Antoni (New York)	M. Cheeks (Philadelphia)	S. Mitchell (Toronto)
	Central	V. Del Negro (Chicago)	M. Brown (Cleveland)	M. Curry (Detroit)	J. O'Brien (Indiana)	S. Skiles (Milwaukee)
	Southeast	M. Woodson (Atlanta)	L. Brown (Charlotte)	E. Spoelstra (Miami)	S. Van Gundy (Orlando)	E. Jordan (Washington)
West	Southwest	R. Carlisle (Dallas)	R. Adelman (Houston)	M. Iavaroni (Memphis)	B. Scott (New Orleans)	G. Popovich (San Antonio)
	Northwest	G. Karl (Denver)	R. Wittman (Minnesota)	N. McMillan (Portland)	P. J. Carlesimo (Seattle)	J. Sloan (Utah)
	Pacific	D. Nelson (Golden State)	M. Dunleavy (L.A. Clippers)	P. Jackson (L.A. Lakers)	T. Porter (Phoenix)	R. Theus (Sacramento)