Alvin Gentry
Coach
New Orleans Hornets prove Phoenix Suns Coach Alvin Gentry correct...Tenn.-based franchise. He led the club to a 23-4 record last season. "It just shows you how strange this league is, " said Gentry. "I mean, I was here with Tim and Jeff and Tim was the head coach and Jeff was an assistant, and I was an... In this article: New Orleans Hornets, Alvin Gentry, Phoenix Suns, Jan van Breda Kolff, Kenny Gattison, Hilton Armstrong, Phoenix, and Bobby Brown |
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Reuters | 1 day ago
Stojakovic leads Hornets to second straight win under Bower
...the Suns (10-3) just their third loss of the season. "They were embarrassed by the way they performed at our place," Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry told reporters. "You knew they were going to play better here. "No doubt in my mind." The...
In this article: New Orleans Hornets, Jeff Bower, Peja Stojakovic, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix, Darren Collison, Byron Scott, New Orleans, and UCLA
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Kansas City Star | 4 days ago
Phoenix Suns (9-2) at Houston Rockets (6-4), 8:30 p.m.
...assists for the Suns, who have won 11 in a row against Toronto. </p><p>"A good win for us against a quality team," Suns head coach Alvin Gentry said. "They present so many problems for you. I thought after the first quarter we were going to...
In this article: Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Steve Nash, Toyota Center, Phoenix, Rick Adelman, and NBA
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Reuters | 5 days ago
Suns squeeze by Raptors to remain perfect at home
...on a driving layup and added the winning free throw off a Jose Calderon foul on the play. "Steve's play was a big play," Suns coach Alvin Gentry told reporters. "But overall I thought we just found a way to grind it out. It's the third game...
In this article: Toronto Raptors, Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash, Hedo Turkoglu, Toronto, Phoenix, Amare Stoudemire, and Jay Triano
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Detroit News | 5 days ago
Amare Stoudemire rebounds for birthday
...are 18-3 at home since Alvin Gentry became coach. "A good win for us against a quality team," Gentry said. "They present so many problems for you. I thought after the first quarter we were going to have to score 120 points to win." Steve...
In this article: Toronto Raptors, Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns, Hedo Turkoglu, NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto, Chris Bosh, and Amare Stoudemire
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L.A. Times - Basketball | 5 days ago
Suns beat Toronto for the 11th straight time
...least 100 points in every game this season and they have scored at least 100 in 30 straight home games. They also are 18-3 at home since Alvin Gentry became coach. Steve Nash had 23 points and nine assists, and Channing Frye added 20,...
In this article: Suns, Steve Nash, Toronto, NBA, Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix, Raptors, Hedo Turkoglu, and Jose Calderon
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Kansas City Star | 6 days ago
Toronto Raptors (5-4) at Phoenix Suns (8-2), 8 p.m.
...points for Phoenix, which had a four-game winning streak come to an end. </p><p>"It was a tough matchup all around," Suns head coach Alvin Gentry said. "They took us out of almost everything we tried to do. They're a great basketball team.
In this article: Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix, Toronto, Chris Bosh, Andrea Bargnani, and Jared Dudley
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LA Daily News | November 13, 2009
Lakers run away from Suns
Jackson cautioned the Lakers against trying to go too fast for their own good, lest they wilt under the pressure. Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry had no such concerns about playing at a high tempo against the Lakers. The Suns were coming...
In this article: Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Mike D'Antoni, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum, and NBA Championship
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AP Online | November 12, 2009
Kobe scores 29, Lakers stop Suns' quick start
...by 26. NOTES: Lakers coach Phil Jackson earned his 1,048th victory, tying Charlotte's Larry Brown for fifth-most in NBA history. ... Alvin Gentry and Jackson both expressed surprise at New Orleans coach Byron Scott's firing earlier in the...
In this article: Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles, Jason Richardson, NBA, Byron Scott, Phil Jackson, Steve Nash, and Andrew Bynum
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washingtonpost.com | November 12, 2009
Suns strike early to eclipse Hornets
...like that... especially against a team as good as that." After missing the playoffs, the Suns have enjoyed a new beginning under coach Alvin Gentry, who took over for the sacked Terry Porter in the middle of last season. Under Gentry,...
In this article: Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Hornets, NBA, Steve Nash, New Orleans, and Amare Stoudemire
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L.A. Times - Basketball | November 10, 2009
Phoenix Suns going back to the basics
...but good shots. He has given point guard Steve Nash complete autonomy to run the offense, and Gentry simplified everything on offense and defense. Gentry has been the head coach in Miami, Detroit and for the Clippers. He was named interim...
In this article: Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, NBA, Steve Nash, Chuck Daly, Lakers, Phoenix, Boston, and San Antonio
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Alvin Gentry (born November 5, 1954) is an American professional basketball coach, and college basketball player, who has led three different NBA teams. He served as an interim coach for the Miami Heat at the end of the 1995 season, and later coached the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers. As of March 2006, Gentry is an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns.
He was born in Shelby, North Carolina, where he grew up, and attended Shelby High School. His first cousin is former NC State and NBA star David Thompson.
Gentry played college ball at Appalachian State University under Press Maravich and Bobby Cremins. In 1978, he spent one year as a graduate assistant at the University of Colorado. He also was an assistant coach at Baylor University under Gene Iba, in 1980. Gentry served as an assistant at the University of Kansas under Larry Brown, where they won the 1988 NCAA National Championship. After one year, Gentry joined the University of Colorado staff.
While in Colorado, Gentry married his first wife Pat Sue DeLuca. They have one daughter, Alexis Gentry, currently the Editor of entertainment blog Trashwire.com. DeLuca and Gentry divorced in 1986 after five years of marriage.
In 1989, he began his NBA coaching career as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs under Larry Brown. It was in San Antonio that Gentry met his future wife, Suzanne Harris, the daughter of a prominent Baptist pastor and sister of a local sportscaster/radio host in the San Antonio area. They have two children, Ryan and Jack.
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