Joe Prunty was born on February 12,1969 and is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association.
18 Facts About Joe Prunty
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Joe Prunty was the head coach of the Great Britain national team from June 2013 until September 2017.
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Joe Prunty played college basketball at De Anza College in Cupertino, California before going on to earn a bachelor's degree in Speech Communications from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
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Joe Prunty began his coaching career in 1992 in San Diego, California, coaching at University of San Diego High School and St Augustine High School.
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Joe Prunty left the Mavericks for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2008 when Avery Johnson was fired and replaced with Rick Carlisle.
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Joe Prunty served as the Blazers' head coach during the NBA Summer League in 2008 and 2009.
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Joe Prunty joined the Cleveland Cavaliers as an assistant coach in 2010, spending three seasons as a member of Byron Scott's team.
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On December 23,2015, Joe Prunty was named the interim head coach for 17 games as Kidd underwent hip surgery.
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On June 27,2018, Joe Prunty was hired by the Phoenix Suns as an assistant coach.
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Joe Prunty did not coach in the NBA for the next two seasons, but served as the head coach for the United States men's national basketball team during the third window of qualification for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup in February 2021.
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On June 23,2021, Suns coach Monty Williams credited Joe Prunty as being a partial inspiration for a Western Conference Finals game-winning inbounds alley-oop play set up between Jae Crowder and Deandre Ayton.
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On July 23,2021, the Atlanta Hawks announced that Joe Prunty would be joining Nate McMillan's staff as an assistant coach.
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Joe Prunty was named interim head coach on February 21,2023, after McMillan's firing.
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On June 28,2023, it was revealed that Joe Prunty would rejoin the Milwaukee Bucks as an assistant coach, joining Adrian Griffin's staff.
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On January 23,2024, Joe Prunty was named the interim head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, following the firing of Griffin.
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Joe Prunty served as interim coach for three games, until the Bucks hired Doc Rivers as head coach.
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Joe Prunty was named the head coach of the Great Britain men's national team in June 2013 after an extensive interview process following Chris Finch's resignation.
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The choice was initially somewhat controversial as Joe Prunty had little previous international coaching experience.