Michael Gregory Dunlap was born on May 27,1957 and is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Colorado Mesa Mavericks men's basketball team.
17 Facts About Mike Dunlap
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Mike Dunlap is the former head coach of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats, and worked as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks during their most recent NBA championship.
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Mike Dunlap attended Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, Alaska, where he played basketball and baseball.
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Mike Dunlap played as a third baseman for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks in 1976.
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Mike Dunlap became the first basketball player from Alaska to finish their collegiate career at an NCAA Division I school when he graduated from Loyola Marymount University as a member of the Lions basketball team in 1980.
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Mike Dunlap served three seasons in Australia as head coach of the Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League.
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Mike Dunlap was successful in taking the team to the NBL Grand Final in 1994 against the North Melbourne Giants and the semi-finals in 1995 and 1996.
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Mike Dunlap is credited as the coach who kick-started the NBL career of the 36ers all-time leading home grown player Brett Maher.
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Mike Dunlap served as head coach at Metro State in Denver.
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Mike Dunlap was assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets.
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Mike Dunlap served as associate head coach at the University of Arizona and the University of Oregon, and was interim head coach and associate head coach at St John's University.
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Mike Dunlap became the only coach in NBA history to triple a team's win total from the previous season.
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LMU and Mike Dunlap agreed to part ways after six seasons on March 8,2020.
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Mike Dunlap finished his career at his alma mater with 81 total wins, which is fifth-most all-time in program history.
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On November 17,2020, Mike Dunlap was hired as an assistant coach by the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Mike Dunlap won his first championship when the Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in 6 games in the 2021 NBA Finals.
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Mike Dunlap departed the team when Adrian Griffin replaced Mike Budenholzer as head coach and hired a new coaching staff.