Position Associate head coach 1998–2002 San Diego (assistant) League NBA Name David Fizdale | Nationality American Role Coach Coaching career 1998–present Spouse Natasha Sen (m. 2014) | |
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Born June 6, 1974 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California ( 1974-06-06 ) High school John C. Fremont
(Los Angeles, California) College San Diego Toreros men's basketball | ||
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David Sean Fizdale (born June 16, 1974) is the head coach for the Memphis Grizzlies in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Fizdale previously served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat.
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- Career
- Personal life
- References
Grizzlies coach david fizdale critical of officiating after loss first take april 18 2017
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. He subsequently attended college at the University of San Diego, where he graduated with a B.A. in communications and a minor in sociology.
Fizdale coached "Team Shaq", a squad selected by Shaquille O'Neal, at the 2013 Rising Stars Challenge during the NBA All-Star Weekend. His team was defeated by Charles Barkley's "Team Chuck", 163–135, coached by then San Antonio Spurs' assistant coach Mike Budenholzer.
After the reshuffle of the coaching staff, Fizdale became associate head coach after Ron Rothstein decided to retire his coaching career and Bob McAdoo was assigned to scouting staff.
On May 29, 2016, Fizdale was named as the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies.
Personal life
Fizdale currently resides in Memphis. He is married to marketer Natasha Sen and has one son, Kyle Jackson, from a prior relationship.
