(1961-10-13) October 13, 1961 (age 62) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
210 lb (95 kg)[1]
Career information
High school
Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois)
College
Marquette (1980–1983)
NBA draft
1983: 2nd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career
1983–1996
Position
Point guard
Number
25
Coaching career
1999–present
Career history
As player:
1983–1991
Atlanta Hawks
1991–1992
Los Angeles Clippers
1992–1994
New York Knicks
1994–1996
San Antonio Spurs
As coach:
1999–2003
Orlando Magic
2004–2013
Boston Celtics
2013–2020
Los Angeles Clippers
2020–2023
Philadelphia 76ers
2024–present
Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
As player:
NBA All-Star (1988)
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1990)
FIBA World Cup MVP (1982)
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1982)
No. 31 retired by Marquette Golden Eagles
Mr. Basketball USA (1980)
First-team Parade All-American (1980)
McDonald's All-American (1980)
As coach:
NBA champion (2008)
NBA Coach of the Year (2000)
4× NBA All-Star Game head coach (2008, 2011, 2021, 2024)
Top 15 Coaches in NBA History
Career statistics
Points
9,377 (10.9 ppg)
Assists
4,889 (5.7 apg)
Steals
1,563 (1.8 spg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing United States
Basketball
FIBA World Cup
1982 Colombia
National team
Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An NBA player for 14 seasons, he was an NBA All-Star and was named one of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History.
Rivers played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles and was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft. He played point guard for the Hawks from 1983 to 1991 and was later a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs. Rivers was an All-Star with the Hawks in 1988.
After retiring as a player in 1996, Rivers began his NBA coaching career. He was the head coach of the Orlando Magic from 1999 to 2003, the Boston Celtics from 2004 to 2013, the Los Angeles Clippers from 2013 to 2020, and the Philadelphia 76ers from 2020 to 2023. Rivers was named the 2000 NBA Coach of the Year in his first season with the Magic and won an NBA championship with the Celtics in 2008. He was also an analyst for ESPN.
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Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee...
in NBA history to play for his father, coach DocRivers, then-head coach of the Clippers. In 2010, Rivers led Winter Park High School to the school's first...
Philadelphia 76ers head coach DocRivers, and the older brother of current NBA player Austin Rivers. Upon college graduation, Rivers signed with Mega Vizura...
that they found success once again. Under the leadership of head coach DocRivers, the team beat the Lakers to win a championship in 2008. The Celtics reached...
with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic (under Chuck Daly and DocRivers), and Atlanta Hawks (under Lon Kruger). Musselman grew up in Minneapolis...
volleyball player Callie Rivers, daughter of his former head coach DocRivers and sister of his former Duke teammate Austin Rivers. They have three children...
Four players from the 1983 draft later served or now serve as coaches—DocRivers for the Philadelphia 76ers, Randy Wittman for the Washington Wizards,...
Horford (8,288) 15. Mookie Blaylock (7,743) 16. Dan Roundfield (7,644) 17. DocRivers (7,357) 18. Pete Maravich (7,325) 19. Jason Terry (6,534) 20. Jeff Teague...
teams, while Rick Carlisle, Tyronn Lue, Nick Nurse, Frank Vogel, and DocRivers have won with their former teams. Note: Statistics are correct through...
reportedly eying DocRivers as potential replacement". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 20, 2024. "Milwaukee Bucks Hire DocRivers as Head Coach". Bucks...
Clippers agree to DocRivers deal". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2015. "Rivers introduced as Clippers'...
with head coach DocRivers of the Los Angeles Clippers. Prior to the 2019–20 season, Lue was named the lead assistant coach on Rivers' staff. On October...
Detroit Pistons tied this record in 2005. The Boston Celtics, coached by DocRivers, surpassed it during their 2008 championship season when they played 26...
Brown was fired on August 24, 2020. On October 3, 2020, the 76ers hired DocRivers as their new head coach. On November 2, the 76ers hired Daryl Morey to...
game. A reporter asked 76ers coach DocRivers if Simmons could be a point guard on a championship team, to which Rivers responded: "I don't even know how...
the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (541). DocRivers is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games won (307),...
the Los Angeles Clippers, reuniting him with former Celtics head coach DocRivers. He spent two seasons with the Clippers before retiring in 2017. On July...
and John Carroll spent their entire coaching career with the Celtics. DocRivers, led the team to one NBA championship. Note: Statistics are correct through...
the list's announcement, and four of them—Steve Kerr, Gregg Popovich, DocRivers, and Erik Spoelstra—were active. Six have died: Red Holzman in 1998, Red...
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