Kevin Loughery
Kevin Loughery was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on March 28th, 1940 and is the Basketball Coach. At the age of 84, Kevin Loughery biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Kevin Michael Loughery (born March 28, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
Career biography
Loughery spent 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (1962-1973), with almost every one of them with the Baltimore Bullets. He was sold alongside Fred Carter from the Bullets to the Philadelphia 76ers for Archie Clark, a 1973 second-round pick (19th overall) and cash on October 17, 1971. He started his head coaching career when he promoted Roy Rubin as player-coach of a 76ers team that was 4–47 on January 23, 1973. He was granted a player-coach deal, but there was also an agreement to serve in that role for two more years than the remainder of the season. The team barely improved under Loughery, posting a 5–26 record for the remainder of the season. He declined to remain with the 76ers and was later replaced by Gene Shue on June 15, 1973.
In the meantime, he effectively resigned as an active player after accepting a five-year deal as head coach of the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association (ABA), replacing Lou Carnesecca, who had opted to return to St. John's University in a similar role. Julius Erving, the Loughery family's best-selling player, has won two ABA championships in three seasons. Loughery continued to coach the Nets for their first five seasons in the league after the ABA disbanded and the Nets rejoined the NBA. Without Erving, the team will struggle in their first two seasons, after being sold to the Philadelphia 76ers due to financial difficulties. The team will also play in New Jersey and become the New Jersey Nets. He was shot midway through the 1980-81 season and was replaced by Bob MacKinnon.
The Atlanta Hawks recruited Loughery early this season, leading them to two straight playoff appearances, one with rookie Dominique Wilkins. After the 1982-83 season, he was fired once more and was replaced by Mike Fratello.
The Chicago Bulls coached Loughery for two seasons. Michael Jordan, the Bulls' second season, made the playoffs in his second season. Michael was quoted in the book "The Jordan Rules" as a child's favorite coach, and that Loughery was the most fun coach he'd ever played for, and that Loughery permitted him to free-lance and act in the way he wanted.
Loughery was a long-serving broadcaster for CBS Sports' coverage of the NBA throughout the 1980s, including regular season and late playoff games.
Loughery began as an assistant to Gene Shue in the Washington Bullets the next season. Shue was fired with 13 games remaining in the 1985–86 season, Loughery led the team to the playoffs and then to the playoffs once more this season. The Bullets got off to a rocky start in 1987-88, when Loughery was fired once more.
Loughery was hired by the Miami Heat as their second coach three years after working in broadcasting again as part-time work for TBS and TNT. The Heat took their first playoff appearance in 1993 and 1994, respectively.
After his time with the Heat, Loughery returned to broadcasting, first with CNN/SI until 2002, before they folded. Loughery, a frequent contributor to ESPN Radio, later joined ESPN Radio's coverage of the NBA Finals as a guest, before being hired full time by ESPN for their radio broadcasts of the NBA beginning with the 2002-03 season.