American basketball player, coach and executive (1955–2015)
Flip Saunders
Saunders coaching the Washington Wizards in 2011
Personal information
Born
(1955-02-23)February 23, 1955 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died
October 25, 2015(2015-10-25) (aged 60) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Nationality
American
Listed height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight
175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school
Cuyahoga Heights (Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio)
College
Minnesota (1973–1977)
Coaching career
1977–2015
Career history
As coach:
1977–1981
Golden Valley Lutheran
1981–1986
Minnesota (assistant)
1986–1988
Tulsa (assistant)
1988–1989
Rapid City Thrillers
1989–1994
La Crosse Catbirds
1994–1995
Sioux Falls Skyforce
1995–2005
Minnesota Timberwolves
2005–2008
Detroit Pistons
2009–2012
Washington Wizards
2014–2015
Minnesota Timberwolves
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA All-Star Game head coach (2004, 2006)
2× CBA Coach of the Year (1990, 1992)
Philip Daniel "Flip" Saunders[1] (February 23, 1955 – October 25, 2015) was an American basketball player and coach. During his career, he coached the La Crosse Catbirds, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, and Washington Wizards.[2]
^Lee, Michael (March 5, 2011). "Wizards Coach Flip Saunders honors deceased mother Kay at spirited practice". Washington Post. Retrieved June 10, 2015. Philip Daniel Saunders was named after his two grandfathers...
^Steinberg, Dan (October 31, 2012). "Flip Saunders joins ESPN". Washington Post. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
Philip Daniel "Flip" Saunders (February 23, 1955 – October 25, 2015) was an American basketball player and coach. During his career, he coached the La...
coach FlipSaunders. Born in Medina, Minnesota, Saunders graduated from Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota in 2004. A walk-on, Saunders played...
2015, Saunders died at age 60. Mitchell took over as head coach. In honor of Saunders, the team announced that they would wear a patch reading "FLIP" on...
the team for three seasons. FlipSaunders was the head coach of the Timberwolves for 10 seasons. On October 25, 2015, Saunders died and Mitchell took head...
Krawczynski, Jon; Charania, Shams (February 22, 2021). "Timberwolves fire Ryan Saunders, hire Raptors' Chris Finch as new coach". The Athletic. Also written by...
(2009–2011) Rick Adelman (2011–2014) FlipSaunders (2014–2015) Sam Mitchell # (2015–2016) Tom Thibodeau (2016–2019) Ryan Saunders (2019–2021) Chris Finch (2021–...
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promptly named head coach of the New York Knicks, while the Pistons hired FlipSaunders, formerly of the Minnesota Timberwolves. During the 2005–06 season,...
won (467), playoff games coached (113), and playoff games won (71). FlipSaunders is the franchise's all-time leader in regular season win percentage...
represented his long-time friend FlipSaunders, who coached 17 seasons in the NBA and won 654 career games. Saunders died in 2015 at age 60 of Hodgkin's...
from the 13 teams with lottery picks, with Kevin McHale, Elgin Baylor, FlipSaunders, and Kevin Loughery among them, were in the workout that was scheduled...
Irvine (2000–2001) Rick Carlisle (2001–2003) Larry Brown (2003–2005) FlipSaunders (2005–2008) Michael Curry (2008–2009) John Kuester (2009–2011) Lawrence...
every second." NBA coach FlipSaunders was quoted in the St. Paul Pioneer Press the day after Musselman died. Of Musselman, Saunders said, "In anything he...
of 61–13, and ended Cleveland's franchise-best winning streak at 13. FlipSaunders reached an agreement to become the new coach of the team in mid-April...
then moved to the NBA as coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Later, FlipSaunders coached the Thrillers for a season and later became head coach of the...
the court. Widely known as the training ground for future NBA coach FlipSaunders, who led the team to both championships. Several future and previous...
was a coach for the San Diego Padres. Chip Roy, Texas congressman. FlipSaunders, head coach of the NBA team Minnesota Timberwolves, announced in August...
head coach of the Washington Wizards, accepting the position after FlipSaunders was fired in January 2012 for a 2-15 start. On June 4, 2012, the Wizards...
due to injuries, voiced his frustration over the midseason firing of FlipSaunders and not being offered a contract extension. After the 2004–05 season...
Kevin McHale (1995–2008) Jim Stack (2008–2009) David Kahn (2009–2013) FlipSaunders (2013–2015) Milt Newton (2015–2016) Tom Thibodeau (2016–2019) Scott...
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