Lloyd Pierce

Lloyd Daniel Pierce (born May 11, 1976)[1][2] is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously coached for the Philadelphia 76ers, Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Golden State Warriors. In addition to coaching, he has also played internationally.

Lloyd Pierce
Atlanta Hawks
PositionHead coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1976-05-11) May 11, 1976
San Jose, California
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolYerba Buena (San Jose, California)
CollegeSanta Clara (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998 / Undrafted
Playing career1998–2002
Coaching career2003–present
Career history
As player:
1998–1999Billings RimRockers
1999Soles de Jalisco
2000Mount Gambier Pioneers
2001–2002SV 03 Tübingen
As coach:
2003–2007Santa Clara (assistant)
2007–2010Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
2010–2011Golden State Warriors (assistant)
2011–2013Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2013–2018Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
2018–presentAtlanta Hawks

Playing career

Pierce made the varsity of Yerba Buena High School as a freshman in 1990. He loved playing defense and was considered one of the best-ever players from the San Jose area. He earned a full basketball scholarship to Santa Clara University.

With future NBA players Steve Nash and Marlon Garnett, the Santa Clara Broncos made the Sweet 16 twice in three NCAA tournaments from 1995 to 1997.[3] He was an honorable mention for all-West Coast Conference and averaged 7.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steal per game during his college playing years.[4]

Pierce played professionally for four seasons in Mexico, Australia, Germany, and Turkey.[4][5]

Coaching career

Santa Clara University

Pierce started coaching as by serving a volunteer for the position of director of basketball operations at Santa Clara in the 2002–03 season. He was part of Dick Davey's staff until 2007.[4] In 2016, he would become a finalist for the Santa Clara University Broncos head coaching job.[3]

Cleveland Cavaliers

Pierce served as the coordinator for player development for the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2007 to 2010.

Golden State Warriors

Pierce was an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors during the 2010–11 season under head coach Keith Smart.

Memphis Grizzlies

Pierce began coaching the Memphis Grizzlies in 2011 and worked under head coach Lionel Hollins.[6] He was also part of the player development staff.

Philadelphia 76ers

Pierce joined the Philadelphia 76ers just before the 2013–14 season.[7] He would be involved with the team throughout the next few seasons, becoming in charge of the team's defense and being involved in playcalling during timeouts.[3]

Atlanta Hawks

On May 11, 2018, Pierce was hired by the Atlanta Hawks as head coach.[1][8]

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
Atlanta 2018–19 822953.3543rd in Southeast———— Missed playoffs
Atlanta 2019–20 672047.2995th in Southeast———— Missed playoffs
Career 14949100.329000–

Personal life

Pierce graduated from Santa Clara University with a degree in business management. After graduation, he was a special education teacher for Pinnacle Academy in Santa Clara and also worked for a local financial services firm.[4]

He married his wife Melissa in 2015[3] and the two first had a child in 2018.[5]

References
  1. Pompey, Keith (May 11, 2018). "Sixers assistant Lloyd Pierce gets Atlanta Hawks head coaching job". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 14, 2018. On Friday, his 42nd birthday...
  2. The Redwood. 1997. p. 292.
  3. Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce has come a long way from that kid at the playground
  4. Lloyd Pierce profile in Santa Clara Athletics
  5. Meet Hawks Coach Lloyd Pierce ’98
  6. "Coaching staff complete". NBA.com. December 5, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  7. Pavorsky, Jake (August 25, 2013). "Sixers Hire Lloyd Pierce As Assistant Coach". Liberty Ballers. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  8. "Hawks Reach Agreement in Principle With Lloyd Pierce To Become Team's Head Coach". NBA.com. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
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