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  Stan Van Gundy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stan Van Gundy, the brother of Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy, is an American basketball coach in the NBA.
Whether or not these rumors were valid, Van Gundy indeed resigned from his position of head coach of the Miami Heat on December 12th 2005, where he was succeeded by Riley.
Van Gundy is often the subject of jokes (especially by radio personality Jim Rome) for his striking resemblance to porn actor Ron Jeremy, and for being a fan of American Idol.
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 SUNY Brockport's NBA Coach - Stan Van Gundy
As the Assistant Head Coach, Van Gundy was responsible for the coordination of the assistant coaches and all departments under Riley.
Van Gundy began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Vermont, 1981-83, and was head coach at Castleton State College (VT) for three seasons.
Van Gundy graduated from SUNY Brockport in 1981 with a B.A. in English and a B.S. in Physical Education.
www.brockport.edu /~athletics/mensbasketball/vangundy.html   (474 words)

  
 Jeff Van Gundy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Van Gundy began his basketball coaching career at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, New York.
From March 8, 1996 to his resignation on December 8, 2001, Van Gundy was the head coach of the New York Knicks.
Van Gundy is also known for the thin combover of his "pluggy" hair transplantation while with the New York Knicks, though he no longer sports that look as he has begun to trim his scalp hairs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jeff_Van_Gundy   (381 words)

  
 Stan Van Gundy feeling the "heat". - GOAZCATS.com Message Board   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Van Gundy's job status has been the subject of speculation in South Florida for months, starting when Riley -- his mentor -- said shortly after the Heat's 2005 playoff run ended that he decide to take a larger role in the team's day-to-day operations.
Van Gundy emerged from that session saying he was assured that he'd remain Heat coach.
Van Gundy was Riley's top assistant for eight seasons, getting the job shortly before the 2003-04 campaign when Riley walked into his office unexpectedly and told him he was stepping aside.
forum.goazcats.com /showthread.php?p=410598#post410598   (2588 words)

  
 NBA.com: COACHES
Van Gundy was the first Miami HEAT coach to serve as an All-Star head coach and guided the Eastern Conference All-Stars to a 10-point victory.
Van Gundy was tabbed the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month in December after guiding the HEAT to a 14-1 record.
Two areas that Van Gundy has continually stressed that the HEAT need to be strong in are on the defensive end of the floor and at home.
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Van Gundy's job status was the subject of speculation in South Florida for months, starting when Riley -- his mentor -- said shortly after the Heat's 2005 playoff run ended that he may take a larger role in the team's day-to-day operations.
Van Gundy was Riley's top assistant for eight seasons, getting the top job shortly before the 2003-04 campaign when Riley walked into his office unexpectedly and told him he was stepping aside.
Van Gundy coached the Heat to a second consecutive season of a 17-win improvement, getting them to 59-23 and guiding them to the Southeast Division title and to the East finals.
www.11alive.com /rss/article.aspx?storyid=73115   (891 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Van Gundy brothers best friends, NBA rivals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Stan Van Gundy was an assistant on Jackson's staff at the University of Wisconsin from 1992-94.
The Van Gundys are so similar in their approach to the game and philosophy that it might seem as if they are coaching against themselves and not each other.
Stan's personality is closer to his father's, while Jeff has many of his dad's mannerisms — such as standing with his arms folded across his chest during games — and his physical features, including a receding hairline.
www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/nba/2003-11-10-van-gundys_x.htm   (1624 words)

  
 True Hoop: Stan Van Gundy Quits
Van Gundy must have felt he was going to get whacked eventually, or that he no longer had Riley's total unwavering support.
Despite what Van Gundy said in the press conference, this move was probably something that was a result of the pressure that he faced from the media, as well as the players towards him.
Van Gundy was one technical foul away from a heart attack.
www.truehoop.com /miami-heat-1008-stan-van-gundy-quits.html   (621 words)

  
 InsideHoops.com - Miami Heat Coach Stan Van Gundy Interview
Stan Van Gundy's Opening Statement: Obviously, we had both figuratively and literally the largest acquisition in the NBA in the offseason and we are very excited about that.
Stan Van Gundy: A little bit, but we are not going to make any drastic changes with Dwyane.
Stan Van Gundy: Because Jameer was the next guy picked everybody automatically assumes it was a case of picking one guy over the other, which I guess in some sense, it was.
www.insidehoops.com /stan-van-interview-102404.shtml   (1303 words)

  
 Heat's on: Riley back on bench / Stan Van Gundy insists he quit and wasn't fired
Van Gundy, who said he had been thinking all season about resigning, said he still loves coaching.
Van Gundy, whose team was struggling at 11-10, conceded Monday that many people will think he was forced out.
Van Gundy said when he looked at the 170-day NBA calendar, there were only 49 days when he would see his family, and those were only partial days.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/12/13/SPGIEG788B1.DTL&type=printable   (855 words)

  
 ABC News: Source: Heat Coach Van Gundy Resigns   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Miami Heat head coach Stan Van Gundy yells at the referee, calling for a foul against the Los Angeles Clippers during the fourth quarter Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, in Los Angeles.
Stan Van Gundy, who led the team to the best record in the Eastern Conference a season ago, resigned Monday Dec. 12, 2005, citing personal family reasons.
Van Gundy's job status has been the subject of speculation in South Florida for months, starting when Riley his mentor said shortly after the Heat's 2005 playoff run ended that he decide to take a larger role in the team's day-to-day operations.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=1397250&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (493 words)

  
 ESPN.com - NBA - Heat coach Van Gundy resigns, replaced by Riley
Van Gundy's job security has been scrutinized since the Heat lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals to Detroit at home last June -- a game where Miami's superstars, Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, were both injured.
Van Gundy has always professed to being a family-first man, someone who abhors road trips and the idea of spending holidays away from his wife and four children.
Van Gundy said he began wrestling with the balance between job and family during the preseason, and told Riley after the regular-season opener at Memphis that they needed to talk about the future.
sports.espn.go.com /nba/news/story?id=2256435   (1360 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Riley returns as Van Gundy steps aside in Miami   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Van Gundy, who has three daughters — ages 14, 9 and 6 — and a son, 11, comes from a coaching family.
Stan Van Gundy will remain with the Heat in a role that has not been clearly defined.
Van Gundy said that he had been considering resigning since the season began Nov. 2.
www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/nba/heat/2005-12-12-van-gundy-resignation_x.htm?csp=34   (762 words)

  
 SI.com - Recap
MIAMI (Ticker) -- Stan Van Gundy has family bragging rights and, the way his team is playing, has a lot to be proud of.
Stan Van Gundy's squad not only defeated his brother Jeff's team, but the Heat recorded three straight wins for the first time since late December.
Jeff Van Gundy recorded the win in the first meeting between the brothers on November 11, but saw his team lose for just the second time in seven road games.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/nba/recaps/2004/01/26/16710_recap.html   (472 words)

  
 SI.com - SI On Campus - Gray: Stan Van Gundy returns to hoops - Thursday June 15, 2006 11:42AM
Stan Van Gundy is back, and you won't believe where
Stan Van Gundy is happy with his decision to spend more time with his family and less time with Dwyane Wade.
Van Gundy's current position is strictly voluntary and consists of helping the school search for its new coaches, and with the layout of the new athletic facility, as well as promoting the school's basketball revival.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2006/sioncampus/06/14/stan.vangundy   (357 words)

  
 ABC News: Riley Replaces Van Gundy As Heat Coach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Former Miami Heat coach Pat Riley, left, listens as Stan Van Gundy explains the reasons he is resigning as head coach of the team, during a Monday, Dec. 12, 2005 press conference in Miami.
Van Gundy quit to spend more time with his family, and will stay with the team in a limited capacity.
Van Gundy's job security has been scrutinized since the Heat lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals to Detroit at home last June a game where Miami's superstars, Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, were both injured.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=1399945&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (462 words)

  
 Stan Van Gundy
Stan Van Gundy begins his first season as Head Coach under President Pat Riley and his ninth year overall with the team, having spent his first two years as an assistant coach and the last six seasons as Assistant Head Coach.
The 43-year-old Van Gundy came to the HEAT after serving as head coach at the University of Wisconsin.
Van Gundy and his wife, Kim, reside in Miami with their four children, Shannon (12), Michael (9), Alison (6), and Kelly, (4).
stan-van-gundy.4t.com   (317 words)

  
 Van Gundy's Recruits Produce
Stan Van Gundy's reign over the Wisconsin men's basketball program was over shortly after it began.
Remember, too, that Van Gundy, now an assistant coach with the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association, was involved in the recruiting of current sophomores Sean Mason and Mosezell Peterson.
Van Gundy felt the same way about Duany, though some analysts worried that the freshman needed more bulk on his 6-foot-4, 170-pound frame.
www.jsonline.com /badger/arc/0409/stan326.html   (758 words)

  
 Riley Returns to Bench; Van Gundy Steps Aside - New York Times
Though Williams has been sidelined with a knee injury, Van Gundy was effectively being asked to blend players who were accustomed to having the ball in their hands.
Van Gundy said yesterday that he spoke to Riley after the first game of the season about wanting to spend more time with his children, Shannon, 14; Michael, 11; Alison, 9; and Kelly, 6.
Jeff Van Gundy, who now coaches the struggling Houston Rockets, left the Knicks on Dec. 8, 2001, with a 10-9 record.
www.nytimes.com /2005/12/13/sports/basketball/13riley.html?ex=1292130000&en=57d78e1ddaae7bd4&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss   (1139 words)

  
 Pat Riley to Return to N.B.A. Coaching - New York Times
Van Gundy said he came to a conclusion six weeks in the making - that the pain of being away from his four children and his wife, Kim, was too much to take.
Van Gundy took the Heat as far as the Eastern Conference finals last season with an ailing Dwyane Wade and O'Neal.
Training camp was, as a result, a rocky experience, with Van Gundy losing his voice while trying to teach all of his voluminous playbook at once.
www.nytimes.com /2005/12/12/sports/basketball/12cnd-riley.html?ex=1292043600&en=43296ce463ce0cf2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (1109 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Riley downplays Heat coaching rumors
MIAMI — Attempting to quell a flood of speculation about Stan Van Gundy's future with the Miami Heat, team president Pat Riley insisted Saturday that no coaching change is imminent — while again saying he hasn't completely ruled out a return to the sidelines in the future.
Still, when asked if Van Gundy was guaranteed of being the team's opening-night coach for this coming season, Riley did not offer a direct answer.
Van Gundy, who is 101-63 in two regular seasons since taking over when Riley resigned unexpectedly days before the 2003-04 season, was not available for comment Saturday.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600149191,00.html   (568 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Jeff wins Van Gundy game
The Van Gundys joined Herb and Larry Brown as the only brothers to coach against each other in the NBA.
Stan, wearing a tan jacket, was more animated than his brother, dressed in a dark suit.
Jeff had his head down and Stan looked up real quickly, saw that his brother was headed off, and left with his team.
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 Democrat & Chronicle: Another Van Gundy joins NBA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Stan had left us a message on our answering machine before, but he didn’t say what it was about.
The Van Gundys are just the second set of brothers to coach in the NBA; Herb and Larry Brown did so in the 1970s.
Stan, 43, was head coach at Wisconsin before working as an assistant to Riley for eight years in Miami.
www.democratandchronicle.com /sports/general/10251Q25SJG_vangundy25_general.shtml   (265 words)

  
 Riley resigns as Heat coach, Stan Van Gundy takes over - Oct. 26, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
But Van Gundy stressed that the transition is not a drastic one.
Van Gundy has worked under Riley the last eight seasons after one year as coach at the University of Wisconsin.
The 44-year-old Van Gundy is the older brother of Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy, an assistant under Riley before later taking over the Knicks.
www.inq7.net /spo/2003/oct/26/spo_6-1.htm   (476 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Riley replaces Van Gundy as Heat coach
MIAMI – Pat Riley is again the coach of the Miami Heat, replacing Stan Van Gundy following his resignation Monday for family reasons.
Van Gundy's job status was the subject of speculation in South Florida for months, starting when Riley – his mentor – said shortly after the Heat's 2005 playoff run ended that he may take a larger role in the team's day-to-day operations.
When Riley joined the Heat, Van Gundy came with him – in large part because his brother, Jeff, was under contract to the New York Knicks and couldn't stay on Riley's staff.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nba/20051212-1022-bkn-heat-vangundyresigns.html   (908 words)

  
 Van Gundy is good; Riley is better: is Pat Riley getting that championship itch again—at the expense of Stan Van ...
Based on his record, Van Gundy would appear to have as much stability as any NBA coach this side of Gregg Popovich.
Van Gundy certainly is in a unique situation.
Van Gundy's brother, Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy, went on a radio show and spoke of the need for clearer signals from Riley.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_29_229/ai_n14797620   (470 words)

  
 HEAT: Stan Van Gundy Resigns as Head Coach
Van Gundy will remain with the HEAT as an NBA free agent evaluator, while also assisting the team in other projects.
Van Gundy became the fifth head coach in franchise history when he took over the reigns from Riley on October 24, 2003.
Van Gundy’s 17 postseason wins rank second on Miami’s all-time list, one behind Riley, and both his postseason and regular season (.605) winning percentages rank first in HEAT history.
www.nba.com /heat/news/stan_van_gundy_resigns_051212.html   (742 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: U.S.
Van Gundy resigned this morning, citing a desire to spend more time with his wife and four children.
Van Gundy's job security has been the subject of much speculation since Riley said after the team lost to the Detroit Pistons in the seventh game of the Eastern Conference final that he would play an increased role in the club's day-to-day operation.
Van Gundy said stepping down had nothing to do with any power struggle with Riley, who has a career coaching record of 1,110-569 with the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Heat.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=a1XWGPPuUogs&refer=us   (418 words)

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