Marc Iavaroni

Marc Iavaroni
Iavaroni in 2009
Personal information
Born (1956-09-15) September 15, 1956
Jamaica, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn F. Kennedy
(Plainview, New York)
CollegeVirginia (1974–1978)
NBA draft1978: 3rd round, 55th overall pick
Drafted byNew York Knicks
Playing career1978–1992
PositionPower forward
Number8, 32, 43
Coaching career1992–2013
Career history
Playing
1978–1980Basket Brescia
1981–1982Fulgor Libertas Forlì
1982–1984Philadelphia 76ers
1984–1986San Antonio Spurs
1986–1989Utah Jazz
1989Olimpia Milano
1990–1991Caja de Ronda Málaga
1991–1992Sioux Falls Skyforce
Coaching
1992–1994Bowling Green (assistant)
1997–1999Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
1999–2002Miami Heat (assistant)
2002–2007Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2007–2009Memphis Grizzlies
2009–2010Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2010–2013Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points2,328 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds1,725 (3.2 rpg)
Assists514 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Marcus John Iavaroni (born September 15, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and former head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also served as an assistant coach for several NBA teams.

Iavaroni was a star player at Plainview, New York's John F. Kennedy High School in the 1970s and a teammate of Seth Greenberg.

Iavaroni, who joined the NBA at age 26 after playing four seasons in Europe, was an important role player as a rookie on the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers championship team, where he started 77 games in the regular season. In the 1983 NBA Finals, Iavaroni averaged 5.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in a four-game sweep.[1] He later played for the San Antonio Spurs, where he averaged career-highs of 6.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in 1985, and the Utah Jazz.[2]

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.[3] On January 22, 2009, he was fired by the Grizzlies after an 11–30 start to the 2008–09 season.[4][5]

On June 5, 2009, the Toronto Raptors announced that Iavaroni would become an assistant coach to Jay Triano.[5]

On July 17, 2010, the Los Angeles Clippers announced that Iavaroni would become an assistant coach to newly hired Vinny Del Negro.[6] He remained in that role until 2013.

Career playing statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1982–83† Philadelphia 80 77 20.2 .462 .000 .690 4.1 1.0 .4 .6 5.1
1983–84 Philadelphia 78 71 19.6 .463 .000 .740 4.0 1.2 .5 .7 5.1
1984–85 Philadelphia 12 10 13.0 .387 – 1.000 2.4 .5 .3 .3 2.5
San Antonio 57 33 20.7 .464 .000 .664 4.8 2.0 .5 .6 6.7
1985–86 San Antonio 42 7 15.9 .454 .000 .642 3.1 1.3 .5 .3 4.5
Utah 26 2 13.3 .444 – .688 3.0 1.1 .4 .1 4.0
1986–87 Utah 78 0 10.8 .465 .000 .672 2.2 .5 .2 .1 3.6
1987–88 Utah 81 71 15.3 .464 .000 .788 3.3 .8 .3 .3 4.5
1988–89 Utah 77 50 10.3 .442 .000 .818 1.7 .4 .1 .2 2.3
Career 531 321 15.8 .459 .000 .710 3.2 1.0 .3 .4 4.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983† Philadelphia 13 21.8 .558 – .500 4.4 1.5 .6 .5 5.2
1984 Philadelphia 4 16.0 .467 .500 .875 2.0 .8 .3 .3 5.5
1985 San Antonio 5 5 23.2 .536 .000 .750 5.2 2.6 1.0 .4 9.0
1986 Utah 4 0 18.3 .313 – .750 2.3 1.5 .3 .0 3.3
1987 Utah 5 0 9.4 .400 – .667 2.6 .8 .0 .6 2.0
1988 Utah 11 11 12.5 .552 – .857 1.7 1.3 .2 .2 4.0
1990 Utah 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 43 16 16.8 .503 .250 .716 3.1 1.4 .4 .3 4.7

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 2007–08 82 22 60 .268 5th in Southwest — — — — Missed Playoffs
Memphis 2008–09 41 11 30 .268 (fired) — — — — —
Career 123 33 90 .268 — — — —

References

  1. ^ 1983 NBA Finals
  2. ^ a b "Mark Iavaroni NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  3. ^ Griz hire Iavaroni as coach Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Memphis Grizzlies fire coach Marc Iavaroni – ESPN
  5. ^ a b Toronto Raptors hire Marc Iavaroni as assistant to Jay Triano – ESPN
  6. ^ "Clippers add Iavaroni as assistant to del Negro". July 18, 2010.
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