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David Sean Fizdale (born June 16, 1974) is an American professional basketball manager. He is currently the assistant general manager for the Utah Jazz. He previously was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, the head coach for the New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies, and was an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors and the Miami Heat. He won two championships with the Heat in 2012 and 2013.

David Fizdale

Fizdale in 2009
Utah Jazz
Position	Associate General Manager
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1974-06-16) June 16, 1974 (age 48) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Career information
High school	John C. Fremont (Los Angeles, California)
College	San Diego (1992–1996)
Coaching career	1998–present
Career history
As coach:
1998–2002	San Diego (assistant)
2002–2004	Fresno State (assistant)
2003–2004	Golden State Warriors (assistant)
2004–2008	Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
2008–2016	Miami Heat (assistant)
2016–2017	Memphis Grizzlies
2018–2019	New York Knicks
2021–2022	Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As assistant coach: 2× NBA champion (2012, 2013)

Career

Born in Los Angeles, Fizdale attended Fremont High School in Los Angeles, where he played as a point guard for the school's basketball team.[1] He subsequently attended college at the University of San Diego, where he graduated with a B.A. in communications and a minor in sociology.

Between 2003 and 2016, Fizdale was an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, and Miami Heat. During his tenure with the Heat, Fizdale coached "Team Shaq", a squad selected by Shaquille O'Neal, at the 2013 Rising Stars Challenge during the NBA All-Star Weekend.[2] His team was defeated 163–135, by Charles Barkley's "Team Chuck", coached by then San Antonio Spurs' assistant coach Mike Budenholzer. After the reshuffle of the Heat's coaching staff, Fizdale became an associate head coach after Ron Rothstein decided to retire from his coaching career and Bob McAdoo was assigned to the scouting staff.

On May 29, 2016, Fizdale was named as the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies.[3] He led the Grizzlies to a 43–39 record in the 2016–17 season, reaching the Western Conference playoffs. After a 7–12 start to the 2017–18 season, including eight consecutive losses, and a publicized fourth-quarter benching of Marc Gasol, Fizdale was fired from the team on November 27, 2017.[4]

On May 7, 2018, Fizdale was named as the head coach of the New York Knicks signing a four-year deal with the organization.[5] On December 6, 2019, he was fired by the Knicks after a 4–18 start to their season.[6]

In September 2021, Fizdale was hired as an assistant coach of the Los Angeles Lakers under Frank Vogel.

On June 28, 2022, Fizdale was hired as the associate general manager for the Utah Jazz.

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Memphis	2016–17	82	43	39	.524	3rd in Southwest	6	2	4	.333	Lost in First Round
Memphis	2017–18	19	7	12	.368	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
New York	2018–19	82	17	65	.207	5th in Atlantic	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
New York	2019–20	22	4	18	.182	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Career		205	71	134	.346		6	2	4	.333

Personal life

Fizdale is married to marketer Natasha Sen[7] and has one son from a prior relationship.[8]

References

External links

• NBA.com: David Fizdale coach profile

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